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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
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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;
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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
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