METDAT

                                                                                
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COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6        METDAT - Allows input of meteorological                       
                  data overriding information on data.                          
                                                                                
7-14    I8        Station number.                                0              
                                                                                
18-24   I7        Temperature in millidegrees K.                 0              
                                                                                
25-30   I6        Relative humidity in thousandths of percent.   0              
                                                                                
31-40   D10.8     Atmospheric pressure in millibars.             0.             
                                                                                
41-46   I6        Start date in form YYMMDD. :              Earliest Start      
47-50   I4        Start time in form HHMM.   :              date and time from  
51-60   D10.8     Seconds of start time.     :              EPOCH card(s).      
                                                                                
61-66   I6        Stop  date in form YYMMDD. :              Latest   Stop       
67-70   I4        Stop  time in form HHMM.   :              date and time from  
71-80   D10.8     Seconds of stop  time.     :              EPOCH card(s).      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED: Meteorological corrections will be obtained from               
                 observation data records if present or will be defined         
                 as 293.16 degrees Kelvin, 40 percent relative humidity,        
                 and 1013.5 millibars scaled by the altitude in meters (H)      
                 of the tracking station, P=1013.5*(1-1.1138D-4*H).

DEC 1992

9212.0

ARC SET - Option Cards

DATA SUBGROUP



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10