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Physical and Chemical Properties from
Selected Expeditions in the Arctic Ocean
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Code Tables used with the Oceanographic Station Data format (SD2)
0052 WIND FORCE(BEAUFORT)
0 -- CALM MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS <1 IN METERS/SEC 0-0.2 IN
KM/H <1 IN M.P.H. <1 /WAVE HT < .25 FT
1 -- LIGHT AIR MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 1-3 METERS/SEC
0.3-1.5 KM/H 1-5 M.P.H. 1-3 /WAVE HT= .25 FT
2 -- LIGHT BREEZE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 4-6 METERS/SEC
1.6-3.3 KM/H 6-11 M.P.H. 4-7 /WAVE HT = .5 FT
3 -- GENTLE BREEZE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 7-10 METERS/SEC
3.4-5.4 KM/H 12-19 M.P.H. 8-12 /WAVE HT = 2 FT
4 -- MODERATE BREEZE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 11-16
METERS/SEC 5.5-7.9 KM/H 20-28 M.P.H. 13-18 /WAVE HT = 4 FT
5 -- FRESH BREEZE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 17-21 METERS/SEC
8.0-10.7 KM/H 29-38 M.P.H. 19-24 /WAVE HT = 6 FT
6 -- STRONG BREEZE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 22-27 METERS/SEC
10.8-13.8 KM/H 39-49 M.P.H. 25-31 /WAVE HT = 10 FT
7 -- NEAR GALE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 28-33 METERS/SEC
13.9-17.1 KM/H 50-61 M.P.H. 32-38 /WAVE HT = 14 FT
8 -- GALE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 34-40 METERS/SEC 17.2-20.7
KM/H 62-74 M.P.H. 39-46 /WAVE HT = 18 FT
9 -- STRONG GALE MEAN VELOCITY IN KNOTS 41-47 METERS/SEC
20.8-24.4 KM/H 75-88 M.P.H. 47-54 /WAVE HT = 23 FT
0053 CLOUD TYPE (WMO500)
0 -- CIRRUS
1 -- CIRROCUMULUS
2 -- CIRROSTRATUS
3 -- ALTOCUMULUS
4 -- ALTOSTRATUS
5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS
6 -- STRATOCUMULUS
7 -- STRATUS
8 -- CUMULUS
9 -- CUMULONIMBUS
X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM,
SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA
0104 WAVE HT (WMO1555)
-- NOTE-50 ADDED TO DIRECTION FIELD (CODE 110) TO INDICATE
HEIGHTS > 4 1/2 METERS.
0 -- LESS THAN 1/4 M (1 FT) OR 5 M (16 FT)
1 -- 1/2 M (1 1/2 FT) OR 5 1/2 M (17 1/2 FT)
2 -- 1 M (3 FT) OR 6 M (19 FT)
3 -- 1 1/2 M (5 FT) OR 6 1/2 M (21 FT)
4 -- 2 M (6 1/2 FT) OR 7 M (22 1/2 FT)
5 -- 2 1/2 M (8 FT) OR 7 1/2 M (24 FT)
6 -- 3 M (9 1/2 FT) OR 8 M (25 1/2 FT)
7 -- 3 1/2 M (11 FT) OR 8 1/2 M (27 FT)
8 -- 4 M (13 FT) OR 9 M (29 FT)
9 -- 4 1/2 M (14 FT) OR 9 1/2 M (30 1/2 FT)
X -- HEIGHT NOT DETERMINED
0105 CLOUD AMT (WMO2700)
0 -- 0 (ZERO)
1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO)
2 -- 2 OKTAS 2/10-3/10
3 -- 3 OKTAS 4/10
4 -- 4 OKTAS 5/10
5 -- 5 OKTAS 6/10
6 -- 6 OKTAS 7/10-8/10
7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS (9/10 OR MORE, BUT
NOT 10/10)
8 -- 8 OKTAS 10/10
9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED
0108 WEATHER (WMO4501)
0 -- CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL)
1 -- PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED)
2 -- CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S)
3 -- SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM, OR BLOWING SNOW
4 -- FOG, THICK DUST OR HAZE
5 -- DRIZZLE
6 -- RAIN
7 -- SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
8 -- SHOWER(S)
9 -- THUNDERSTORM(S)
0109 SEA STATE (WMO3700)
0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS)
1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS)
2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS)
3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS)
4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS)
5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS)
6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS)
7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS)
8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS)
9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS)
0110 WIND-WAVE DIRECTION
00 -- CALM (NO WAVES-NO MOTION)
01 -- 5 DEGREES - 14 DEGREES
02 -- 15 DEGREES - 24 DEGREES
03 -- 25 DEGREES - 34 DEGREES
04 -- 35 DEGREES - 44 DEGREES
05 -- 45 DEGREES - 54 DEGREES
06 -- 55 DEGREES - 64 DEGREES
07 -- 65 DEGREES - 74 DEGREES
08 -- 75 DEGREES - 84 DEGREES
09 -- 85 DEGREES - 94 DEGREES
10 -- 95 DEGREES - 104 DEGREES
11 -- 105 DEGREES - 114 DEGREES
12 -- 115 DEGREES - 124 DEGREES
13 -- 125 DEGREES - 134 DEGREES
14 -- 135 DEGREES - 144 DEGREES
15 -- 145 DEGREES - 154 DEGREES
16 -- 155 DEGREES - 164 DEGREES
17 -- 165 DEGREES - 174 DEGREES
18 -- 175 DEGREES - 184 DEGREES
19 -- 185 DEGREES - 194 DEGREES
20 -- 195 DEGREES - 204 DEGREES
21 -- 205 DEGREES - 214 DEGREES
22 -- 215 DEGREES - 224 DEGREES
23 -- 225 DEGREES - 234 DEGREES
24 -- 235 DEGREES - 244 DEGREES
25 -- 245 DEGREES - 254 DEGREES
26 -- 255 DEGREES - 264 DEGREES
27 -- 265 DEGREES - 274 DEGREES
28 -- 275 DEGREES - 284 DEGREES
29 -- 285 DEGREES - 294 DEGREES
30 -- 295 DEGREES - 304 DEGREES
31 -- 305 DEGREES - 314 DEGREES
32 -- 315 DEGREES - 324 DEGREES
33 -- 325 DEGREES - 334 DEGREES
34 -- 335 DEGREES - 344 DEGREES
35 -- 345 DEGREES - 354 DEGREES
36 -- 355 DEGREES - 4 DEGREES
49 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES EQUAL TO
OR LESS THAN 4 3/4 METERS)
99 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES GEATER
THAN 4 3/4 METERS) WINDS VARIABLE, OR ALL DIRECTIONS OR UNKNOWN
0159 WEATHER (WMO4677)
00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR.
CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR
01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS
DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR.
02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE
STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF
THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
04 -- VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OF FOREST FIRES,
INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES
05 -- HAZE
06 -- WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, RAISED BY WIND
AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS.
07 -- DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT
THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR
SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN
08 -- WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR
NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF
OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
09 -- DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF
OBSERVA., OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR
10 -- MIST
11 -- PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION,
WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 METERS ON LAND OR
10 METERS AT SEA
12 -- MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE
STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 M ON LAND
OR 10 M AT SEA
13 -- LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD
14 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR
THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
15 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE
SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT (I.E. ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5
KM) FROM THE STATION
16 -- PREC. WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE
SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION
17 -- THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF
OBSERVATION
18 -- SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE
PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
19 -- FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING
PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
20 -- DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS
SHOWER(S)
21 -- RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
22 -- SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
23 -- RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) - NOT FALLING AS
SHOWER(S)
24 -- FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS
SHOWER(S)
25 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
26 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW - NOT FALLING AS
SHOWER(S)
27 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL - NOT FALLING AS
SHOWER(S)
28 -- FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
29 -- THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
30 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED
DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
31 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE
CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
32 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR
HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
33 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE
PRECEDING HOUR
34 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
35 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED
DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
36 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE
LEVEL)
37 -- HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
38 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE
EYE LEVEL)
39 -- HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
40 -- FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT
NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG
EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER
41 -- FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING
THE PRECEDING HOUR
43 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING
THE PRECEDING HOUR
44 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING
THE PRECEDING HOUR
45 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
46 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
47 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
48 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE
49 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE
50 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
51 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
52 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
53 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
54 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY (DENSE) AT
TIME OF OBSERVATION
55 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME
OF OBSERVATION
56 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
57 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE)
58 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT
59 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY
60 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
61 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
62 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
63 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
64 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
65 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
66 -- RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT
67 -- RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY
68 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT
69 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY
70 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
71 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
72 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
73 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
74 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
75 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
76 -- ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG)
77 -- SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG)
78 -- ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
79 -- ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A)
80 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
81 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
82 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT
83 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT
84 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY
85 -- SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
86 -- SHOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
87 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS,
TYPE(B),WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-SLIGHT
88 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B),
WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-MODERATE OR HEAVY
89 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW
MIXED, NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDER-SLIGHT
90 -- SHOWER(S)OF HAIL, WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW
MIXED, NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDER-MODERATE OR HEAVY
91 -- SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING
THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
92 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM
DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
93 -- SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF
OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
94 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL
AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT
NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
95 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT
W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION
96 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
97 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR
SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
98 -- THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT
TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
99 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
0378 WAVE PERIOD
0 -- 20 OR 21 SECONDS
1 -- OVER 21 SECONDS
2 -- 5 SECONDS OR LESS
3 -- 6 OR 7 SECONDS
4 -- 8 OR 9 SECONDS
5 -- 10 OR 11 SECONDS
6 -- 12 OR 13 SECONDS
7 -- 14 OR 15 SECONDS
8 -- 16 OR 17 SECONDS
9 -- 18 OR 19 SECONDS
X -- CALM, OR PERIOD NOT DETERMINED
0608 DATA QUALITY FLAGS
-- DATA PASSED ALL APPLIED QUALITY CHECKS
6 -- DEPTH MEASUREMENT IS BY UNCORRECTED WIRE-OUT, WITH
POSSIBLE ERROR
7 -- DATA VALUE MARKED QUESTIONABLE BY NODC
8 -- DATA VALUE MARKED QUESTIONABLE BY ORIGINATOR
9 -- AT THE PRECEEDING DEPTH
9 -- DENSITY INVERSION. SIGMA-T IS AT LEAST 0.02 UNITS LESS
THAN THAT
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