sail

  PI:         William Broenkow
  dataset:    longtrack profile using SAIL-loop system and SeaBird
  project:    North Atlantic Bloom Experiment  
  ship:       Endeavor
  cruise:     198 - Reykjavik to 60 N Station and return


   Parameter     Description                                     Units

   lat           Latitude by LORAN                               decimal degrees 
   lon           Longitude by LORAN                              decimal degrees
   date          Date                                            YYYYMMDD
   time          Time of day                                     decimal hrs
   yrday         Day of 1989                                     decimal days
   temp_surf     Surface Temperature                             degrees C
                    SeaBird sensor: about 0.3 C > surface CTD values             
   sal           Salinity  applied offset = 0.0497,              PSU
                    precision vs CTD +/- 0.01
   temp_air      Air Temperature                                 degrees C
   press_bar     Barometric Pressure                             mbar
   wind_speed    Wind Speed corrected for ship motion            knots
   wind_dir      Wind Direction corrected for ship motion        degrees T
   
   nd indicates no data