An Example of a Float Meta File
internal ID number 54 transmission ID number 16746 transmission type ARGOS instrument type APEX_TS5 ARGOS program number 12281 WMO ID number 39035 WMO instrument type (table 1770) 846 WMO recorder type (table 4770) 60 start time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)] 03 11 2000 12 00 recorded start time launch time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)] 03 11 2000 12 21 recorded launch time launch position [lat latm lon lonm] -12.20 0.0 -130.00 0.0 recorded launch position delay of first down time [hours] 06 down time [days] 10 up time [hours] 18 transmission repetition rate [sec] 51.9968 clock drift [hours/hours] 0 last cycle NaN ================================ calib eq 1 for salinity sslope*cnts+soff calib coef for salinity SSLOPE=0.001; SOFF=0.0; calib eq 1 for temperature tslope*cnts+toff calib coeff for temperature TSLOPE=0.001; TOFF=0.0; calib eq 1 for pressure PSI pslope*cnts+poff calib coeff for pressure PSLOPE=0.1; POFF=0.0; calib eq 1 for voltage VDC vslope*cnts+voff calib coeff for voltage VSLOPE=0.1; VOFF=0.6; calib eq 1 for vacuum HG" vacslope*cnts+vacoff calib coeff for vacuum VACSLOPE=-0.376; VACOFF=29.15; ==================================== conductivty calibration date temperature recalibration date pressure recalibration date float manufacturer Webb float serial number 421 PI Steve Riser principal investigator address University of Washington originating country USA float deployer float deployer address deployment type R/V deployment platform Melville deployment cruise id Peru to Tahitti CTD station NaN nominal drift pressure [dbar] NaN cycles for drift pressure NaN nominal profile pressure [dbar] NaN cycles for profile pressure NaN pump type 260ml conductivity sensor type SBE41 conductivity sensor manufacturer Seabird conductivity sensor serial number Profile Sampling Method temperature sensor type temperature sensor manufacturer temperature sensor serial number pressure sensor type pressure sensor manufacturer pressure sensor serial number battery type initial battery voltage ROM version 051900 comment


