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Comma Separated Value (CSV)

Identifier = WMO Buoy number
Odate = Observation date  (yyyymmdd)
Otime = Observation time (hhmm)
Lat = Latitude (positive North)
Lon = Longitude (positive West)
PDT = Position date ( yyyymmdd)
PTM = Position time (hhmm)
Drogue = Drogue depth (m)
SST = Sea surface temperature (degrees C)
QC_SST = Quality control flag for SST**
Airtemp = Air temperature (degrees C)
QC_AirT = Quality control flag for Air temp**
Pressure = Air Pressure at sea level (hecto Pascals)
QC_Pr = Quality control flag for pressure**
WSp = Wind speed (m/s)
QC_Wsp = Quality control flag for Wind Speed**
WDir = Wind direction relative to true North (degrees)
QC_WD = Quality control flag for Wind direction**
RelHum = Relative humidity (%)
QC_RH = Quality control flag for relative humidity**

**Quality Control flags:
0=not checked     1=good     3=doubtful     4=bad

Notes about Drogue Depth:
9999.9 means the drogue has detached
A blank value usually means that the buoy was not drogued


Identifier,Odate,OTime,Lat,Lon,PDT,PTM,Drogue,SST,QC_SST,Airtemp,QC_AirT,Pressure,QC_Pr,WSp,QC_WS,WDir,QC_WD,RelHum,QC_RH
17557,20010801,0033, -32.09, -90.19,20010731,2339,       ,  16.80,1,  16.80,1,1025.00,1,   1.54,1, 320.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0211, -32.09, -90.20,20010801,0205,       ,  16.80,1,  17.30,1,1025.80,1,   1.54,1, 320.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0358, -32.09, -90.20,20010801,0205,       ,  16.90,1,  17.50,1,1025.80,1,   1.54,1, 320.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0538, -32.09, -90.20,20010801,0533,       ,  17.10,1,  17.50,1,1025.00,1,   1.54,1, 330.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0732, -32.09, -90.19,20010801,0726,       ,  17.10,1,  16.50,1,1023.40,1,   2.06,1, 300.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0904, -32.09, -90.19,20010801,0726,       ,  17.10,1,  17.00,1,1023.00,1,   2.06,1, 290.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,0951, -32.09, -90.19,20010801,0946,       ,  17.10,1,  16.30,1,1023.20,1,   2.06,1, 250.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1032, -32.10, -90.18,20010801,1026,       ,  17.10,1,  16.00,1,1023.20,1,   1.54,1, 260.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1132, -32.10, -90.18,20010801,1126,       ,  17.10,1,  15.50,1,1023.40,1,   3.09,1, 240.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1242, -32.10, -90.18,20010801,1126,       ,  17.10,1,  15.00,1,1024.40,1,   3.60,1, 220.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1309, -32.10, -90.18,20010801,1126,       ,  17.10,1,  14.80,1,1024.60,1,   2.06,1, 240.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1431, -32.09, -90.16,20010801,1425,       ,  16.90,1,  15.30,1,1025.40,1,   3.60,1, 210.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1624, -32.08, -90.16,20010801,1617,       ,  16.90,1,  14.30,1,1025.20,1,   4.63,1, 210.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,1803, -32.07, -90.18,20010801,1758,       ,  16.80,1,  14.80,1,1024.80,1,   3.60,1, 210.00,1,       , 
17557,20010801,2036, -32.05, -90.20,20010801,2030,       ,  16.80,1,  14.50,1,1024.40,1,   3.09,1, 200.00,1,       ,