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Field
14
COUNTRY CODE. See table II. Entry reflects nationality of
the agency operating the vessel.
15
INSTITUTE CODE. See table III. Institute operating the ves-
sel, cruise, or BT program of cruise. A PT obtained while on
an Ocean Weather Station is identified by the Ocean Station
letter designator following the institute code.
16
MARSDEN SQUARE. (Blank on INPUT Listing)
17
UNIT SQUARE. 1° square number;
18
DAY. (GMT)
19
MONTH. (GMT)
20
YEAR
21
HOUR AND MINUTES. (GMT) If 3 digits are shown, tenths of hours
are given in place of minutes.
22
LATITUDE. Degrees and minutes of latitude, N or S.
When given 3 digits, tenths of degrees are given in place of
minutes.
23
LONGITUDE. Degrees and minutes of longitude, E or W.
When given 4 digits, tenths of degrees are given in place of
minutes.
24
DEPTH OF BOTTOM. See Unit Code, Field 32, and Table IX for
units (generally fathoms.)
25
MAXIMUM TRACE DEPTH. Maximum depth of trace in tens of meters,
feet, or fathoms. See Field 32 and Table IX for Units.
26
DEPTH OF GRID. See Table IV.
27
WIND DIRECTION. See Table V. (WMO Code 0877)
28
WIND SPEED. (Force) When preceded by letter S, wind speed is
given in knots. When preceded by the letter F, wind force is
given in the Beaufort scale.
29
AIR TEMPERATURE. Dry bulb reading. For units see Field 32 and
Table IX.
2.