Table 2
Listing of the varialbes, format, definitions, units, and codes contained in the radiocarbon data for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans (ndp027.atl, ndp027.pac, and ndp027.ind).
| Variable | Column | Format | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Header Record 1 | |||
| MREC | 2 | I2 | Multi-record station
Zero = single-record Non-Zero = multi-record |
| NATION | 3-5 | A3 | Originators nationality |
| ROSID | 14-16 | I2 | Rosette/Niskin ID |
| SQ | 17-22 | I4 | Canadian 10-degree square |
| ONESQ | 23-24 | I2 | Canadian one-degree square |
| TWOSQ | 25-26 | I2 | Canadian two-degree square |
| FIVESQ | 27 | I1 | Canadian five-degree square |
| HEMLAT | 28 | A1 | Hemisphere of latitude |
| DEGLAT | 29-30 | I2 | Degrees latitude |
| MINLAT | 31-32 | I2 | Minutes Latitude |
| MINTEN | 33 | I1 | Minutes Latitude, tenths |
| HEMLON | 34 | A1 | Hemisphere of longitude
E or W |
| DEGLON | 35-37 | I3 | Degrees longitude |
| MINLON | 39-40 | I2 | Minutes longitude |
| LONTEN | 41 | I1 | Minutes longitude, tenths |
| YEAR | 42-43 | I2 | Year of cruise |
| Month | 44-45 | I2 | Month of year, GMT |
| Day | 46-47 | I2 | Day of year, GMT |
| CODE | 48-56 | A9 | Alphanumeric ship code
Knorr - research vessel used for the Atlantic Ocean cruise. Melville - research vessel used for the Pacific and Indian Ocean cruises. |
| BDEPTH | 57-61 | I5 | Depth to bottom in meters. |
| ODEPTH | 71-74 | I4 | First observed depth in meters. |
| SDEPTH | 75-78 | I4 | Maximum sampling depth in meters. |
| Header Record 2 | |||
| CRUISE | 1-17 | A17 | Originator's cruise
30 = Atlantic Ocean 31 = Pacific Ocean 135 = Indian Ocean |
| STATN | 18-26 | A9 | Originator's station (sequence #) |
| NUMOBS | 63-64 | I2 | Number of observed depths. |
| NUMDET | 68-69 | I2 | Number of detail depths. |
| Data Record | |||
| CAST | 3-4 | I2 | Cast number. |
| BOT | 5-6 | I2 | Bottle or barrell number. |
| DEPTH | 7-13 | I5 | Sampling depth in meters (Determined from pressure and density). |
| TEMP | 14-21 | F6.3 | Potential temperature in degrees Celsius. |
| SALIN | 22-29 | F6.3 | Salinity g/kg sea water. |
| C14 | 30-37 | F6.1 | Delta C-14, measured in mil at the University of Washington. |
| CARB14 | 38-45 | F6.1 | Delta C-14, measured in Mil at the University of Miami. |
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