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 26 0108 WEATHER (WMO4501) -- ---- -------------------- 0 -- CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL) -1 (1) -- PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED) -2 (2) -- CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S) -3 (3) -- SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM, OR BLOWING SNOW -4 (4) -- FOG, THICK DUST OR HAZE -5 (5) -- DRIZZLE -6 (6) -- RAIN -7 (7) -- SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED -8 (8) -- SHOWER(S) -9 (9) -- THUNDERSTORM(S)