Metadata for Float Type: APEX_TS20
internal ID number 0880
transmission ID number 46379
transmission type ARGOS
instrument type APEX_TS20
ARGOS program number 12281
WMO ID number 5900598
WMO instrument type (table 1770) 846
WMO recorder type (table 4770) 60
start time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)] 05 10 2004 23 53
status of start time as recorded
launch time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)] 06 10 2004 00 19
status of launch time as recorded
launch position [lat latm lon lonm] -28. -00.0 171. 00.0
status of launch position as recorded
delay of first down time [hours] 06
down time [days] 10.
up time [hours] 13.
transmission repetition rate [sec] 64.0000
clock drift [hours/hours] 0
last cycle n/a
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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 coef for temperature TSLOPE=0.001; TOFF=0.0;
calib eq 1 for pressure pslope*cnts+poff
calib coef for pressure PSLOPE=0.1; POFF=0.0;
calib eq 1 for voltage vslope*cnts+voff
calib coef for voltage VSLOPE=0.077; VOFF=0.538
calib eq 1 for vacuum vacslope*cnts+vacoff
calib coef for vacuum VACSLOPE=0.289 VACOFF=-29.899;
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conductivity calibration date 12 03 2004
temperature calibration date 12 03 2004
pressure calibration date 08 03 2004
float manufacturer Webb
float serial number 1380
PI Stephen Riser
principal investigator address UW, Seattle
originating country USA
float deployer John Hunt
float deployer address NIWA, NZ
deployment type R/V
deployment platform Kaharoa
deployment cruise id n/a
profile at deployment n/a
nominal drift pressure [dbar] 1000
cycles for drift pressure 1
nominal profile pressure [dbar] 2000 1000
cycles for profile pressure 1 3
Profile Sampling Method discrete
pump type 260ml
conductivity sensor type SBE41
conductivity sensor manufacturer SBE
conductivity sensor serial number 1493
temperature sensor type SBE41
temperature sensor manufacturer SBE
temperature sensor serial number 1493
pressure sensor type 2900 PSIA
pressure sensor manufacturer DRUCK
pressure sensor serial number 5617
battery type Alkaline
initial battery voltage [volt] 15.7
ROM version 043004
comment Controller Type: APF-9a REV C
Controller S/N: 0002