| CODE | MEANING | 
  
    | AIST (RUS) | CTD: AIST (Russia) | 
  
    | ALACE Prof | FLOAT: Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer | 
  
    | ALACE_SBE_ | FLOAT: Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer (Sea-Bird CTD Module for ALACE) | 
  
    | ALACE_T_PR | FLOAT: Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer (Sea-Bird CTD Module for ALACE, Temperature and Pressure only) | 
  
    | AML 12 | STD: APMCRO 12 | 
  
    | AML CTD12 | CTD: AML CTD-12 | 
  
    | AML CTD-12 | CTD: AML CTD-12 | 
  
    | AML STD+ | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS PLUS | 
  
    | AML STD12 | STD: AML STD-12 (a.k.a. AML CTD-12) | 
  
    | AML STD-12 | STD: AML STD-12 | 
  
    | AML STD12+ | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 PLUS | 
  
    | AMS STD-12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | AMS STD12+ | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 PLUS | 
  
    | A.M.STD12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | APEX | FLOAT: Autonomous Profiling Explorer | 
  
    | APEX-SBE | FLOAT: Autonomous Profiling Explorer (Sea-Bird CTD Module for ALACE) | 
  
    | APEX/SBE P | FLOAT: Autonomous Profiling Explorer (Sea-Bird CTD Module for ALACE, Pressue only) | 
  
    | AXBT | AXBT: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | BISSETT-B | CTD: BISSETT-BERMAN, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | BOT BATHOM | BOTTLE: BATHOMETER (Russia) | 
  
    | BOT BUCKET | BOTTLE: OPEN BUCKET | 
  
    | BOT SEASMP | BOTTLE: WHOI-developed SEA SAMPLER (circa 1950 MBT on bottle rosette) | 
  
    | Bottle | BOTTLE: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | BOT TMFREE | BOTTLE: TRACE METAL FREE BOTTLE | 
  
    | Brinkman D | BOTTLE: Brinkman Model 665 Dosimat Titrators | 
  
    | Bucket | BOTTLE: OPEN BUCKET | 
  
    | CHELSEA AQ | CTD: CHELSEA INSTRUMENTS AQUALINK | 
  
    | CTD | CTD: Manufacturer, Model unknown | 
  
    | ED 9071 | STD: ED 9071 | 
  
    | EG&G MKIII | CTD: EG&G MARK III (EG&G Ocean products) | 
  
    | FSI CTD | CTD: FSI CTD (Falmouth Scientific, Inc.) | 
  
    | FSI ICTD | CTD: FSI ICTD Profiler (Falmouth Scientific, Inc.) | 
  
    | FSI MICRO | CTD: FSI Micro CTD Serial 1534 (Falmouth Scientific, Inc.) | 
  
    | GLDLN | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GLDLN 8701 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8701 | 
  
    | GLDLN8701M | CTD: GUILDLINE 8701 MODIFIED | 
  
    | GLDLN8705 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8705 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8705 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8705 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8706 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8706 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8709 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8709 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8715 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8715 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8737 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8737 "WOCE" (WOCE-specifications) | 
  
    | GLDLN 8755 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8755 | 
  
    | GLDLN 8770 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8770 | 
  
    | GLDLN CTD | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GLDLNE8705 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8705 | 
  
    | GLDLNE8709 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8709 | 
  
    | GLDLNE8715 | CTD: GUILDLINE 8715 | 
  
    | GLDLN UKN | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GLDLN UNK | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GLDLN UNKN | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GLDLN WOCE | CTD: GUILDLINE 8737 "WOCE" (WOCE-specifications) | 
  
    | Go-flo | BOTTLE: General Oceanics, Miami) Go-flo Bottle | 
  
    | Guildline | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | GuildlineP | CTD: GUILDLINE, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | ISTOK 4 | CTD: ISTOK-4 (Russia) | 
  
    | JASUS | CTD: JASUS (by M. Du Chaffaut and T. Labadie) | 
  
    | KROSSBIM | CTD: KROSSBIM STD ROSETTES | 
  
    | Low Resolu | CTD: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | ME | CTD: Meerestechnik Elektronik, Kiel Multisonde Compact System (Germany) | 
  
    | ME  UNKN | CTD: Meerestechnik Elektronik, Kiel Multisonde Compact System (Germany) | 
  
    | Minilog | Mililog Data Logger (Temperature) | 
  
    | Minilog-TD | Mililog Data Logger, records (Temperature and Depth) | 
  
    | NBRNPACODF | CTD: MODIFIED NEIL BROWN, PACODF CTD-O2 | 
  
    | NBROWN II | CTD: NEIL BROWN MARK II | 
  
    | NBROWN III | CTD: NEIL BROWN MARK III | 
  
    | NBROWN IV | CTD: NEIL BROWN MARK IV | 
  
    | NBROWN SMT | CTD: NEIL BROWN SMART CTD | 
  
    | NBROWN UNK | CTD: NEIL BROWN, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | NBROWN V | CTD: NEIL BROWN MARK V | 
  
    | NBRWN DRCM | CTD: NEIL BROWN DRCM | 
  
    | NBRWN IIIB | CTD: NEIL BROWN MARK IIIB | 
  
    | Neil Brown | CTD: NEIL BROWN, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | Nikskin | BOTTLE: NISKIN, UNKNOWN | 
  
    | NISKIN | BOTTLE: NISKIN, UNKNOWN | 
  
    | Niskin 10L | BOTTLE: Niskin 10 Litre | 
  
    | Niskin 12L | BOTTLE: Niskin 12 Litre | 
  
    | Niskin1.7L | BOTTLE: Niskin 1.7 Litre | 
  
    | Niskin 5L | BOTTLE: Niskin 5 Litre | 
  
    | Niskin Bot | BOTTLE: NISKIN, UNKNOWN | 
  
    | OCEAN CASS | CTD: OCEAN CASSETTE | 
  
    | ODE 302 | CTD: OCEAN DATA EQUIPMENT (ODE) 302 CSTD | 
  
    | OM-87 | CTD: OM-87 (Institut fuer Meereskunde Warnemuende, Germany) | 
  
    | OS200 STD | STD: Ocean Sensors (OS200) | 
  
    | OTS-1200 | CTD: MEERESTECHNIK OTS-1200 | 
  
    | PALACE_CTD | FLOAT: Profiling Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer | 
  
    | PALACE_T_P | FLOAT: Profiling Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer, Temperature and Pressure only) | 
  
    | PLES C9040 | CTD: PLESSEY 9040 | 
  
    | PLES C9041 | CTD: PLESSEY 9041 | 
  
    | PLESS 8400 | STD: PLESSEY 8400 | 
  
    | PLESS 9006 | STD: PLESSEY 9006 | 
  
    | PLES S9040 | STD: PLESSEY 9040 | 
  
    | PLES S9041 | STD: PLESSEY 9041 | 
  
    | PLESS 9060 | CTD: PLESSEY 9060 | 
  
    | PLESS 9400 | CTD: PLESSEY 9400 | 
  
    | PLESS/GRUN | CTD: PLESSEY/GRUNDY, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | PLESS UNK | CTD: PLESSEY, MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | R1 | FLOAT: R1 P-ALACE Float (Webb Research Corporation) | 
  
    | R1-SBE | R1 P-ALACE Float (Sea-Bird CTD Module) (Webb Research Corporation) | 
  
    | SALIN GM65 | STD: SALINOMETER GM 65 | 
  
    | SB19SEACAT | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SB911+ | CTD: SBE 911 PLUS (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE | CTD: Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., Model Unknown | 
  
    | SBE 102 | CTD: SBE 102 (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE19 | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 19 | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE -19 | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 19+ | CTD: SBE 19 PLUS SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-19 | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-19+ | CTD: SBE 19 PLUS SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE19+ | CTD: SBE 19 PLUS SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE19plus | CTD: SBE 19 PLUS SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 19Plus | CTD: SBE 19 PLUS SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE25 | CTD: SBE 25 SEALOGGER (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 25 | CTD: SBE 25 SEALOGGER (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-25 | CTD: SBE 25 SEALOGGER (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 37-IM | CTD: SBE 37-IM MicroCAT (Sea-Bird Electronics,Inc) | 
  
    | SBE9 | CTD: SBE 9 (Deep ocean precision CTD, Sea-Bird Electronics, | 
  
    | SBE 9 | CTD: SBE 9 (Deep ocean precision CTD, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-9 | CTD: SBE 9 (Deep ocean precision CTD, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE911 | CTD: SBE 911 (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 911 | CTD: SBE 911 (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 911+ | CTD: SBE 911 PLUS (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-911 | CTD: SBE 911 (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE-911+ | CTD: SBE 911 PLUS (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE911+ | CTD: SBE 911 PLUS (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE 9S | CTD: SBE 9s (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SBE UNK | CTD: Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | SD200 | STD: SD200 TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | SD 202 | STD: SENSORDATA, MODEL SD-202 | 
  
    | SEABIRD | CTD: Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | SEABIRD 19 | CTD: SBE 19 SEACAT profiler (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SEABIRD 25 | CTD: SBE 25 SEALOGGER (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | Sea-Bird C | CTD: Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., Model Unknown | 
  
    | SeaBirdCTD | CTD: Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., MODEL UNKNOWN | 
  
    | SEACAT UNK | CTD: SEACAT, TYPE UNKNOWN (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | SeaSoar | CTD: CSIRO SeaSoar towed CTD | 
  
    | SIPX AXCTD | XCTD: AXCTD (SIPPICAN) | 
  
    | SIPX DEEP | XCTD: DEEP (SIPPICAN) | 
  
    | SIPX STD | XCTD: STANDARD (SIPPICAN) | 
  
    | SIPX SXCTD | XCTD: SXCTD (SIPPICAN) | 
  
    | SP2T | TD Recorder (temperature, depth) NKE Instrumentation (France) | 
  
    | STD12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | STD 12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | STD-12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | STD-12 PL | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 PLUS | 
  
    | STD-12-PLU | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 PLUS | 
  
    | STD-12PLUS | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 PLUS | 
  
    | STE 12 | STD: APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS 12 | 
  
    | STPS | Autonomous multiparameter recorder (salinity, water height, temperature), NKE Instrumentation (France) | 
  
    | THERM CHN | THERMISTER CHAIN | 
  
    | UNK | UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK BOTTLE | BOTTLE: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK CTD | CTD: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK MBT | MBT: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK NISKIN | BOTTLE: NISKIN UNKNOWN | 
  
    | unknown | CTD: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK SCTD | XCTD: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK STD | STD: TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UNK UWAY | UNDERWAY: UNDERWAY DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT, TYPE UNKNOWN | 
  
    | UWAY DRTAG | UNDERWAY: MK3 data recording tag (Wildlife Computers) mounted on elephant seal | 
  
    | UWAY SBE21 | UNDERWAY: SEACAT Thermosalinograph SBE 21 (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.) | 
  
    | UWAY TSUNK | UNDERWAY: THERMOSALINOGRAPH, UNKNOWN BRAND AND MODEL | 
  
    | WC MK10-AF | MK10-AF Depth-Temperature recording tag (Wildlife Computers) mounted on Fish | 
  
    | ZOND-BATH | CTD: ZOND-BATHOMETER | 
  
    | ZULLUG HPT | CTD: HYDROPOLYTESTER/NEPHELOMETER ZULLIG |