BATHY/TESAC Data - Code table


Platform Type

CodeDescriptions
1Ship
2Lightship
3Buoy
4Fixed tower
5Submersible
6Aircraft
7Ice island
8Fixed coastal station
9Other


Quadrant of position

CodeDescriptions
1Lat. is North, Long. is East
3Lat. is South, Long. is West
5Lat. is South, Long. is East
7Lat. is North, Long. is West


Ocean Data Acquisition System(ODAS) Category code

CodeDescriptions
1Mobile ODAS - Vessels which are covered by the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
2Mobile ODAS - Drifting(free-floating), surface penetrating ODAS
3Mobile ODAS - Drifting(free-floating), sub-surface ODAS
4Anchored(moored) or bottom-bearing ODAS - surface penetrating ODAS
5Anchored(moored) or bottom-bearing ODAS - sub-surface ODAS


Sea surface temperature instrument indicator

CodeDescriptions
1Bucket thermometer
2Thermometer in condenser intake on steam ships, or onlet of engine cooling system on motor ships
3Trailing thermistor
4Hull contact sensor
5"Through hull" sensor
6Radiation thermometer
7Bait tanks thermometer
9Other


Swell period

CodeDescriptions
55 seconds or less
66 seconds
77 seconds
88 seconds
99 seconds
010 seconds
111 seconds
212 seconds
313 seconds
414 seconds or more
/Calm or not determined


K3 indicator

Duration and time of current measurement (Vector or Doppler current profiling method)

CodeDescriptions
1Instantaneous (Between H-1 and H)
2Averaged over 3 minutes or less (Between H-1 and H)
3Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most (Between H-1 and H)
4Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most (Between H-1 and H)
5Instantaneous (Between H-2 and H-1)
6Averaged over 3 minutes or less (Between H-2 and H-1)
7Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most (Between H-2 and H-1)
8Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most (Between H-2 and H-1)
9Vector or Doppler current profiling method not used

Note:
H = Time of observation. When Doppler current profiling method is used, codes 1 through 4 are used.


K4 indicator

Period of current measurement (Drift method)

CodeDescriptions
11 hour or less
2More than 1 hour but 2 at the most
3More than 2 hours but 4 at the most
4More than 4 hours but 8 at the most
5More than 8 hours but 12 at the most
6More than 12 hours but 18 at the most
7More than 18 hours but 24 at the most
9Drift method not used


Last update : September 24, 1997