WMO Pub. No. 47 (1973-98) - icoads - NOAA

VI
EXPLANATORY NOTES INCLUDING ABBREVIATIONS USED
Column 9:
The method of obtaining see surface tempereture; abbrevietions:
BU
C
TT
HC
HT
RAD
ETT
OT
bucket thermometer
thermometer in condenser intake on steam ships,
or inlet of engine cooling system on motor ships
trailing thermistor
hull contact sensor
"through hull" sensor
radiation thermometer
bait tanks thermometer
other
Collrmn IO:
The type of barograph; abbreviations:
os
: open scale barograph
ss I small scale barograph
IF the barograph is not deaigned with a seven-day clock,
the type of clock is indicated; e.g. : 1 day.
Column 11: Various instruments used aboard the ship and not indicated
previously; abbreviations:
MAX
MIN
RT
TSD
EAT
87
XBT
HA
A
SA
AG
RG
P
R
W
ST
maximum thermometer
minimum thermometer
reversing thermometer
temperature/salinity/depth probe
bethythermometer
bathythermograph (towed)
expendable bathythermograph
hand anemometer
anemmeter
ship's anemometer
anemograph
rain-gauge
pilot-balloon equipment
radiosonde equipment
radiowind or radarwind equipment
eea thermograph
Column 12:
This column contains data concerning radio transmitters,
as mentioned below:
T
M
S
: ships equipped with radio telephone
: ships equipped with medium-wave radio equipment
: ships equipped with short-wave radio equipment
Column 13:
The number of radio operators.
Column 14:
Height, in metres, of the observing platform, measured from
the mean water-line.
Column 15:
Height, in metres, of the anemometer.
NOTE :
1) The countries of reaistry and the call signs of ships listed in this
publication are shown on the basis of the information provided by
Members and following the practices of IMCI! and ITU.
Ed. 1983