62811
RE001AA1_V
RE001AA1_V
Entity
Published / External
5823
XBT Station Log Data collected during the NOAA R/V Townsend Cromwell cruises between 1976 and 1992 in the Pacific Ocean
Data Set
Completed
Xbt station log data collected during NOAA R/V Townsend Cromwell cruises.
Data Table
Yes
Xbt station log data collected during NOAA R/V Townsend Cromwell cruises.
1
DATASET_CODE
VARCHAR2
5
No
No
Active
Source ID Code assigned by the data entry staff.
VARCHAR2
2
VERSION_CODE
VARCHAR2
3
No
No
Active
Code for the format version assigned by the data entry staff.
VARCHAR2
3
VESSEL_CODE
VARCHAR2
3
No
No
Active
Code for the vessel.
VARCHAR2
4
CRUISE_NUMBER
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
Active
Last two digits of the year of the cruise and two digits incremental number of the cruise for the year.
VARCHAR2
5
YEAR
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
Active
Year in Greenwich Mean Time of XBT deployment.
VARCHAR2
6
MONTH
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Month in Greenwich Mean Time of XBT deployment.
VARCHAR2
7
DAY
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Day in Greenwich Mean Time of XBT deployment.
VARCHAR2
8
GREENWICH_MEAN_TIME
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
Active
Time in Greenwich Mean Time of XBT deployment.
VARCHAR2
9
OCTANT
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Octant of the globe. OCTANT used to determine latitude direction (N/S), longitude direction (E/W) and the first digit of LONGITUDE_DEGREES (0/1).
VARCHAR2
0 = North Latitude; 00° West - 89° 59’ West Longitude
1 = North Latitude; 90° West - 179° 59’ West Longitude
2 = North Latitude; 180° - 90° 01’ East Longitude
3 = North Latitude; 90° East - 00° 01’ East Longitude
5 = South Latitude; 00° West - 89° 59’ West Longitude
6 = South Latitude; 90° West - 179° 59’W Longitude
7 = South Latitude; 180° - 90° 01’ East Longitude
8 = South Latitude; 90° East - 00° 01’ East Longitude
10
LATITUDE_DEGREES
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Latitude degrees of the XBT deployment. Units for values are degrees.
VARCHAR2
degrees
11
LATITUDE_MINUTES
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Latitude minutes of the XBT deployment. Units for values are minutes.
VARCHAR2
minutes
12
LATITUDE_DIRECTION
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Latitude direction of the XBT deployment. OCTANT used to determine LATITUDE_DIRECTION (N/S).
VARCHAR2
N =NORTH
S = SOUTH
13
LATITUDE_DD
NUMBER
42
No
No
38
Active
Computed latitude, in decimal degrees, of the XBT deployment. Postive values are North latitudes; negative values are South latitudes. Units for values are degrees. Measures are reported with a precision of 40.
NUMBER
degrees
14
LONGITUDE_DEGREES
VARCHAR2
3
No
No
Active
Longitude degrees of the XBT deployment site. During data entry, the first digit (0 or 1) was omitted. It has been inserted into the data using OCTANT. Units for values are degrees.
VARCHAR2
degrees
15
LONGITUDE_MINUTES
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Longitude minutes of the XBT deployment. Units for values are minutes.
VARCHAR2
minutes
16
LONGITUDE_DIRECTION
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Longitude direction of the XBT deployment. OCTANT used to determine LONGITUDE_DIRECTION (E/W).
VARCHAR2
E = EAST
W = WEST
17
LONGITUDE_DD
NUMBER
41
No
No
36
Active
Computed longitude, in decimal degrees, of the XBT deployment. Positive values are East longitudes; negative values are West longitudes. Units for values are degrees. Measures are reported with a precision of 39.
NUMBER
degrees
18
XBT_NUMBER
VARCHAR2
3
No
No
Active
A consecutive number assigned to each XBT deployed during the cruise.
VARCHAR2
19
THERMOCLINE_DEPTH
VARCHAR2
3
No
No
Active
Depth of the thermocline, in meters. Units for values are meters.
VARCHAR2
meters
20
SEA_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
1
Active
Surface temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius. During data entry the decimal point was omitted; it has been inserted into the data. Units for values are degrees Celsius. Measures are reported with a precision of 3.
VARCHAR2
degrees Celsius
21
SURFACE_SALINITY
VARCHAR2
5
No
No
2
Active
Surface salinity, in parts per thousand. During data entry the first value '3' and the decimal point were omitted. The '3' and decimal point have been inserted into the data. Units for values are parts per thousand. Measures are reported with a precision of 4.
VARCHAR2
parts per thousand
22
TEN_METER_TEMPERATURE
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
1
Active
Sea temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius, at 10 meters below the surface. During data entry the decimal point was omitted; it has been inserted into the data. Units for values are degrees Celsius. Measures are reported with a precision of 3.
VARCHAR2
degrees Celsius
23
WIND_DIRECTION
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Direction from which the surface wind is blowing, (0-360), divided by 10.
VARCHAR2
24
WIND_SPEED
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Speed of wind, in knots. Units for values are knots.
VARCHAR2
knots
25
BAROMETER
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Barometric pressure minus 900 or 1000 millibars. Units for values are millibars.
VARCHAR2
millibars
26
WEATHER_CODE
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Weather code.
VARCHAR2
27
SEA_CODE
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Sea code.
VARCHAR2
0 = FLAT, CALM
1 = LESS THAN 1 FOOT
2 = 1 TO 3 FEET
3 = 3 TO 5 FEET
4 = 5 TO 8 FEET
5 = 8 TO 12 FEET
6 = 12 TO 20 FEET
7 = 20 TO 40 FEET
8 = 40 FEET AND OVER
9 = VERY ROUGH, CONFUSED SEA
28
VISIBILITY_CODE
VARCHAR2
2
No
No
Active
Visibility code.
VARCHAR2
90 = LESS THAN 50 YARDS
91 = 50 TO 199 YARDS
92 = 200 YARDS TO ¼ NAUTICAL MILE
93 = 3/8 TO LESS THAN ½ NAUTICAL MILE
94 = ½ TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE
95 = 1 TO LESS THAN 2 NAUTICAL MILES
96 = 2 TO LESS THAN 5 NAUTICAL MILES
97 = 5 TO LESS THAN 10 NAUTICAL MILES
98 = 10 TO LESS THAN 25 NAUTICAL MILES
99 = 25 NAUTICAL MILES OR MORE
29
DRY_BULB_AIR_TEMPERATURE
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
1
Active
Dry bulb air temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius. During data entry the decimal point was omitted; it has been inserted into the data. Units for values are degrees Celsius. Measures are reported with a precision of 3.
VARCHAR2
degrees Celsius
30
WET_BULB_AIR_TEMPERATURE
VARCHAR2
4
No
No
1
Active
Wet bulb air temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius. During data entry the decimal point was omitted; it has been inserted into the data. Units for values are degrees Celsius. Measures are reported with a precision of 3.
VARCHAR2
degrees Celsius
31
CLOUD_TYPE_CODE
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Code for the type of cloud present.
VARCHAR2
0 = STATUS OR FRACOSTRATUS
1 = CIRRUS
2 = CIRROSTRATUS
3 = CIRROCUMULUS
4 = ALTOCUMULUS
5 = ALTOSTRATUS
6 = STRATOCUMULUS
7 = NIMBOSTRATUS
8 = CUMULUS OR FRACTOCUMULUS
9 = CUMULONIMBUS
32
CLOUD_AMOUNT_CODE
VARCHAR2
1
No
No
Active
Code for the amount of sky covered with clouds.
VARCHAR2
0 = NO CLOUDS
1 = LESS THAN 1/10 OR 1/10
2 = 2/10 AND 3/10
3 = 4/10
4 = 5/10
5 = 6/10
6 = 7/10 AND 8/10
7 = 9/10 AND 9/10 PLUS
8 = 10/10
9 = SKY OBSCURED
33
JOB_NUMBER
VARCHAR2
6
No
No
Active
A consecutive number assigned by the data entry staff to a block of data that is entered and verified. Format DYYNNN, where D is constant, YY is the last two digits of the year and NNN is the consecutive number that starts with 001 at the beginning of each calendar year, e.g., D83202.
VARCHAR2
34
SEQUENCE_NUMBER
VARCHAR2
8
No
No
Active
A consecutive number assigned to each record for a block of data.
VARCHAR2
35
DATE_LOADED
DATE
22
No
No
Active
Date when the record was loaded into Oracle or updated.
DATE
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:62811
Brent Miyamoto
2020-08-19T21:48:51
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:55
2020-08-20
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2020-08-20
1 Year
2021-08-20