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. FIRST NUMBER: OCL CODE SECOND NUMBER: NODC CODE THIRD NUMBER: CODE DESCRIPTION 28 0105 CLOUD AMOUNT (WMO2700) -- ---- -------------------- 0 -- 0 (ZERO) 1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO) 2 -- 2 OKTAS 2/10-3/10 3 -- 3 OKTAS 4/10 4 -- 4 OKTAS 5/10 5 -- 5 OKTAS 6/10 6 -- 6 OKTAS 7/10-8/10 7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS (9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10) 8 -- 8 OKTAS 10/10 9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED