Description of sample data file for transmission to NGDC.  Data from 
1985 Conrad cruise RC2606.

Overall file directories:

Directory DUC0:[DATA.SEABEAM.RC2606.PPROCESS]

AVGCB.DIR;1         PLIM.DIR;1          REMERGE.DIR;1      STRIPNAV.DIR;1      

Total of 5 files.

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Directory DUC0:[DATA.SEABEAM.RC2606.PPROCESS.AVGCB]

Description: AVERAGED DAILY FILES = .A00
      AVERAGED PARTIAL FILES = .A0x
      These files have been averaged by 5 pings as designated by .Axx suffice,
        if files have been autoaveraged by a variable amount, this is indicated
        by a .AAx suffix.
      Binary SeaBeam files.

Sample:

                                                    Depths
                                               X-Track Distances
Year Day Hr Mn Se  Latitude  Longitude  Speed Crse  n/u   CBTime  CBHead
---- --- -- -- --  --------- ----------  ---- ----- ---- -------  ------
     0     0  3470  3471  3458  3491  3463  3470  3455  3458  3455  3461  3453  3452  3442  3434  3439     0     0
     0     0 -1175  -997  -821  -659  -487  -324  -161     0   161   324   486   651   817   987  1165     0     0
1985 127 19:55:14   06 31.09 -080 18.45   0.0   0.0 0000   3299.5   203.55
     0     0  3473  3464  3460  3493  3465  3462  3455  3458  3452  3457  3455  3450  3442  3438  3442     0     0
     0     0 -1176  -995  -822  -659  -487  -323  -161     0   161   323   486   651   817   988  1165     0     0
1985 127 19:56:04   06 30.94 -080 18.53   0.0   0.0 0000   3349.5   203.91
     0     0  3473  3463  3458  3486  3465  3469  3456  3459  3455  3457  3452  3448  3440  3443  3438     0     0
     0     0 -1176  -995  -821  -657  -488  -324  -161     0   161   323   485   650   817   989  1164     0     0
1985 127 19:56:54   06 30.80 -080 18.60   0.0   0.0 0000   3399.6   202.85
     0     0  3473  3466  3456  3489  3463  3464  3454  3456  3452  3456  3452  3448  3438  3434  3437     0     0
     0     0 -1176  -996  -821  -658  -487  -323  -161     0   160   323   485   650   816   986  1163     0     0
1985 127 19:57:44   06 30.66 -080 18.67   0.0   0.0 0000   3449.6   203.55
     0     0  3473  3468  3460  3493  3466  3467  3456  3458  3454  3459  3455  3451  3440  3436  3443     0     0
     0     0 -1176  -996  -821  -659  -488  -324  -161     0   161   323   486   651   817   987  1165     0     0
1985 127 19:58:34   06 30.51 -080 18.75   0.0   0.0 0000   3499.6   202.85


File list:

CB85MAY07.A01;1     CB85MAY08.A00;1     CB85MAY09.A01;1     CB85MAY09.A02;1    
CB85MAY10.A00;1     CB85MAY11.A00;1     CB85MAY12.A00;1     CB85MAY13.A00;1    
CB85MAY14.A00;1     CB85MAY15.A00;1     CB85MAY16.A01;1     CB85MAY16.A02;1    
CB85MAY17.A00;1     CB85MAY18.A01;1     

Total of 14 files.

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Directory DUC0:[DATA.SEABEAM.RC2606.PPROCESS.PLIM]

Description:ASCII limit files describing boundaries of data.

File list:

RC2606.LIM;2        

Total of 1 file.

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Directory DUC0:[DATA.SEABEAM.RC2606.PPROCESS.REMERGE]

Binary daily Sea Beam files containing corrected navigation.  No averaging
done.  Same format as averaged data:

File list:

CB85MAY07.R01;1     CB85MAY08.R00;1     CB85MAY09.R00;1     CB85MAY10.R00;1    
CB85MAY11.R00;1     CB85MAY12.R00;1     CB85MAY13.R00;1     CB85MAY14.R00;1    
CB85MAY15.R00;1     CB85MAY16.R00;1     CB85MAY17.R00;1     CB85MAY18.R01;1    

Total of 12 files.

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Directory DUC0:[DATA.SEABEAM.RC2606.PPROCESS.STRIPNAV]

ASCII files containing date, time, navigation and centerbeam depth.
Sample:
 127-19:55:14   6 31.086N  80 18.452W  3458                     
 127-19:56:54   6 30.799N  80 18.600W  3459                     
 127-19:58:34   6 30.512N  80 18.754W  3458                     

The .Axx suffix indicates that these were derived from averaged files.

SN85MAY07.A01;1     SN85MAY08.A00;1     SN85MAY09.A01;1     SN85MAY09.A02;1    
SN85MAY10.A00;1     SN85MAY11.A00;1     SN85MAY12.A00;1     SN85MAY13.A00;1    
SN85MAY14.A00;1     SN85MAY15.A00;1     SN85MAY16.A00;1     SN85MAY17.A00;1    
SN85MAY18.A01;1     

Total of 13 files.

Grand total of 5 directories, 45 files.
