TABLE 12. DESCRIPTION OF THE OCL ASCII FORMAT.
OCL ASCII FORMAT FOR PRIMARY HEADER
| FIELD | LENGTH | FORMAT | DESCRIPTION |
| 1. Bytes in field (2) | 1 | I1 | |
| 2. Bytes in station | from (1) | Integer | |
| 3. Bytes in field (4) | 1 | I1 | |
| 4. OCL station number | from (3) | Integer | OCL station identification |
| 5. Country code | 2 | A2 | NODC country codes (Appendix 1) |
| 6. Bytes in field (7) | 1 | I1 | |
| 7. Cruise number | from (6) | Integer | NODC/OCL number |
| 8. Year | 4 | I4 | |
| 9. Month | 2 | I2 | |
| 10. Day | 2 | I2 | |
| 11. Time - if time is missing its denoted as (-) in the Sig.Fig. field - if so, skip to (12) | |||
| a. Sig. figures | 1 | I1 | (-)if time missing |
| b. Total figures | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| c. Precision | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| d. Value | based on (b) | based on (a-c) | not present if a is ( -) |
| 12. Latitude - if latitude is missing its denoted as (-) in the Sig.Fig. field - if so, skip to (13) | |||
| a. Sig. figures | 1 | I1 | (-)if missing |
| b. Total figures | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| c. Precision | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| d. Value | based on (b) | based on (a-c) | not present if a is (-) |
| 13. Longitude - if longitude is missing its denoted as (-) in the Sig.Fig. field - if so, skip to (14) | |||
| a. Sig. figures | 1 | I1 | (-)if missing |
| b. Total figures | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| c. Precision | 1 | I1 | not present if a is (-) |
| d. Value | based on (b) | based on (a-c) | not present if a is (-) |
| 14. Bytes in field (15) | 1 | I1 | |
| 15. Number of Levels | from (14) | Integer | Number of depths |
| 16. Station type | 1 | I1 | (0)Obs, (1)Std |
| 17. # Params in station (N) | 2 | I2 | read (18-20) N times |
| 18. Bytes in field (19) | 1 | I1 | |
| 19. Parameter codes | from (18) | Integer | OCL parameter codes (Table 4) |
| 20. Error code per param. | 1 | I1 | see Appendix 9 |
^ denotes blank space
OCL ASCII FORMAT FOR CHARACTER DATA, SECONDARY AND BIOLOGICAL HEADER
| FIELD | LENGTH | FORMAT | DESCRIPTION |
| CHARACTER DATA AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | |||
| 1. Bytes in field (2) | 1 | I1 | if "0" go to second header |
| 2. Total bytes for character data | from (1) | Variable | |
| 3. Number of types of data (N) | 1 | I1 | orig. cruise and/or orig. sta. and/or PI |
| IF FIELD (4) IS 1=Originators Cruise, OR 2=Originators station code (read fields 4-6 N times) | |||
| 4. Type of data | 1 | I1 | (1)orig. cruise
(2)orig. station |
| 5. Bytes in field (6) | 2 | I2 | |
| 6. Character data | from (5) | A | |
| IF FIELD (4) IS 3=Principal investigator | |||
| 4. Type of data | 1 | I1 | always 3 |
| 5. Number of P.I. names | 2 | I2 | read fields 6-9 N times |
| 6. Bytes field (7) | 1 | I1 | |
| 7. Parameter code | from (6) | Integer | OCL code (Table 4) |
| 8. Bytes in field (9) | 1 | I1 | |
| 9. P.I. code | based on (8) | Integer | OCL code (file=pinames.txt) |
| SECONDARY HEADER | |||
| 1. Bytes in field (2) | 1 | I1 | if "0" go to biological header |
| 2. Total bytes for second headers | based on (1) | Variable | |
| 3. Bytes in field (4) | 1 | I1 | |
| 4. Number of entries (N) | based on (3) | Integer | read fields 5-10 N times |
| 5. Bytes in field (6) | 1 | I1 | |
| 6. Second header code | based on (5) | Integer | OCL code (Table 6) |
| 7. Significant figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 8. Total figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 9. Precision of value | 1 | I1 | |
| 10. Value | based on (9) | based on (7-9) | |
| BIOLOGICAL HEADER - entries (5-10) repeated based on number read in (4) | |||
| 1. Bytes in field (2) | 1 | I1 | if "0" go to station data |
| 2. Total bytes for biology | based on (1) | Integer | |
| 3. Bytes in field (4) | 1 | I1 | |
| 4. Number of entries (N) | based on (3) | Integer | read 5-10 N times |
| 5. Bytes in field (6) | 1 | I1 | |
| 6. Biological header code | based on (5) | Integer | OCL code (Table 7) |
| 7. Significant figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 8. Total figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 9. Precision of value | 1 | I1 | |
| 10. Value | based on (5) | based on (7-9) | |
OCL ASCII FORMAT FOR BIOMASS AND TAXONOMIC DATA
| FIELD | LENGTH | FORMAT | DESCRIPTION |
| TAXONOMIC AND BIOMASS DATA SETS | |||
| 1. Bytes in next field | 2 | I1 | if "0" go to next to next section |
| 2. Number of taxa sets | based on (1) | Integer | |
| 3. Bytes in next field | 1 | I1 | |
| 4. Number of entries per
taxa set |
based on (3) | Integer | steps 3-11 repeated based on step 2 |
| 5. Bytes in next field | 1 | I1 | |
| 6. Taxa or biomass parameter code | based on (5) | Integer | steps 5-11 repeated based on step 4
(Table 8 and Table 9) |
| 7. Significant figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 8. Total figures | 1 | I1 | |
| 9. Precision | 1 | I1 | |
| 10. Value | based on (5) | based on (4-6) | |
| 11. Error code for value | 1 | I1 | always "0" |
| STATION DATA - all steps repeated based on number of levels listed in the primary header
| |||
| 1. Number depth sig. figs. | 1 | I1 | |
| 2. Total figures in depth | 1 | I1 | |
| 3. Precision of depth value | 1 | I1 | |
| 4. Depth value | based on (2) | based on (1-3) | |
| 5. Depth error code | 1 | I1 | |
| 6. Number parameter sig. figs. | 1 | I1 | |
| 7. Total figures in parameter | 1 | I1 | |
| 8. Precision of parameter | 1 | I1 | |
| 9. Parameter value | based on (7) | based on (6-8) | |
| 10.Parameter error code | 1 | I1 | Appendix 9 |