INFORMATION FOR BODC SERIES REF. NO.    36899                  
                                                                                
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                         Sea Floor Pressure Gauge Inventory Number :   6996     
                                                                                
 Start Time : 14 Dec 1981 0800 GMT                  Latitude  :  14deg 42.4min N
 End Time   : 11 Mar 1982 0600 GMT                  Longitude : 048deg 50.4min W
                                                                                
 Nominal Cycle Interval   : 3600.0 secs         Sensor Depth    :   3527.00m    
                                                Sea Floor Depth :   3527.00m    
                                                                                
 Positional Uncertainty   : 0.1 to 0.5 n.miles                                  
 Depth Datum              : Instantaneous                                       
                                                                                
 Data Category            : Offshore sea floor pressure series                  
 Instrument Type          : Tide gauge (unspecified)                            
 Instrument Mounting      : Sea floor - fixed                                   
 Originator Laboratory    : Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Bidston, UK      
 Originator's Identifier  : G3DP5/SMDFH0                                        
                                                                                
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 Additional information stored with the data:                                   
                                                                                
    Clock lost 1 minute 3 seconds over 89 days 20 hours 19 minutes  3  seconds; 
    the original cycle interval and time values have been corrected.            
    Instrument Characteristics                                                  
    Station G3                                                                  
    OSTG Mark IV no. 5  Sensors B+H4      (BODC Series Ref. 36899)              
                                DQ2291    (BODC Series Ref. 36906)              
                                                                                
    Nominal sampling interval      225secs                                      
    Integration period             225secs                                      
    Actual sampling interval       225.001826secs                               
                                                                                
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 The following additional documents apply to this series:                       
                                                                                
  32414; I.O.S. Mk IV Pressure Recorder
  32428; I.O.S. Data Processing of Off-Shore Pressure Recorder Data
                                                                                
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