Output data format (*.ALL, *.CTD)			

The following table shows data format of XCTD on R/V MIRAI, JAMSTEC.
This file has a header of 256 bytes length records and the data of 48 bytes length records.
The records are defined as ;


- 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       49 (MK-150N 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)


>From the format manual of The Tsurumi Seiki Co., LTD


-- 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 --