README for XCTD Observation during the R/V MIRAI MR11-07 (CINDY) Cruise


Ship Name   : MIRAI
Cruise Code : MR11-07 
Instrument  : XCTD-1/MK-130(software ver.3.07), Tsurumi-Seiki Co., Japan
Parameters  : Conductivity   0 to 60 [mS/cm] (Accuracy: +/-0.03 [mS/cm])
              Temperature   -2 to 35 [deg-C] (Accuracy: +/-0.02 [deg-C])
              Depth          0 to 1000 [m]   (Accuracy: 5 [m] or +/-2 [%])
Description : Data contain 1-dbar mean value starting from 1-dbar depth.
              In total, 14 casts have been made when the MIRAI cruise to
              Colombo from her stationary observation at 8S, 80.5E via
              5S, 78.5E.
              Exact launch time/location are listed in "xctdcast.log".
Data Format :

- Header (256 bytes) -

 Start  End  Bytes  Description                Sample [unit]
 -----  ---  -----  -----------                -------------
    1     9     9   serial number              01234567 
   10    10     1   delimiter                  ,
   11    16     6   material number            (space)
   17    17     1   delimiter                  ,
   18    25     8   date (YYYYMMDD)            20010123
   26    26     1   delimiter                  ,
   27    32     6   time (HHMMSS)              123456 [UTC]
   33    33     1   delimiter                  ,
   34    43    11   latitude (DD-MM.MMMM)      12-34.5678
   44    44     1   latitude flag              N / S
   45    45     1   delimiter                  ,
   46    56    11   longitude (DDDMM.MMMMMM)   123-45.6789
   57    57     1   longitude flag             W / E
   58    58     1   delimiter                  ,
   59    61     3   probe type                 CT1(XCTD-1) / CT2(XCTD-2)
   62    62     1   delimiter                  ,
   63    66     4   number of data             9999
   67    67     1   delimiter                  ,
   68    70     3   depth step                 ALL(*.ALL) / 1M (*.CTD)
   71    71     1   delimiter                  ,
   72   111    40   comment                    (space)
  112   112     1   delimiter                  ,
  113   115     3   probe bathy code           741(XCTD-1) / 742(XCTD-2)
  116   117     2   convertor bathy code       ?? (indeterminate code to MK-150 convertor)
  118   118     1   delimiter                  ,
  119   119     1   Position information flag  (space)
  120   253   134   space                      (space)
  254   254     1   delimiter                  ,
  255   255     1   terminator                 (CR)
  256   256     1   terminator                 (LF)


 - Data (48 bytes) -

 Start  End  Bytes  Description                Sample [unit]
 -----  ---  -----  -----------                -------------
    1     7     7   Depth                      9999.99 [m]
    8     8     1   delimiter                  ,
    9    15     7   temperature                (+:space)/(-)99.999 [deg-C]
   16    16     1   delimiter                  ,
   17    22     6   conductivity               99.999 [mS]
   23    23     1   delimiter                  ,
   24    29     6   salinity                   99.999 [PSU]
   30    30     1   delimiter                  ,
   31    31     1   terminator                 (CR)
   32    32     1   terminator                 (LF)


 -- Example --
 08112326 ,0000  ,20100806,043653,32-11.1933N,133-18.8208E,CT2,1541,1M ,                                        ,741  ,                                                                                                                                       ,
    0.00, 27.379,25.984,15.077,1518.92,1007.67,
    1.00, 28.075,57.853,35.815,1542.66,1023.21,
    2.00, 28.092,58.007,36.194,1542.82,1023.28,
 -- Example End --


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