OCL/NODC CODES USED IN THE WORLD OCEAN DATABASE 1998. OCL CODES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE USED BY NODC EXCEPT WHERE AN NODC CODE IS A CHARACTER VALUE IN WHICH CASE OCL ASSIGNS A NUMERIC EQUIVALENT. THE NODC CODE IS IN PARENTHESIS IF DIFFERENT FROM THE OCL CODE. THE DEFAULT CAST DIRECTION IS A DOWNCAST. FIRST NUMBER: OCL CODE SECOND NUMBER: NODC CODE THIRD NUMBER: CODE DESCRIPTION 11 0508 CAST DIRECTION -- ---- -------------------- 1 (U) -- UPCAST 2 (A) -- AVERAGE OF UP AND DOWN CASTS