METADATA FOR SHIPBOARD ADCP 

 #DATA_DATES: yyyy/mm/dd hh/mm/ss to yyyy/mm/dd hh/mm/ss
  #LAT_RANGE: 
  #LON_RANGE: 
#DEPTH_RANGE: 
#PLATFORM_NAME: <ship name>
#PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR_NAME: <multiple ok> 
#PI_INSTITUTION: 
#PI_COUNTRY: 
#PROJECT: <may be joint>
#CRUISE_NAME: 
      #PORTS: 
#GEOGRAPHIC_REGION: 
#PROCESSED_BY: <institution>
 #NAVIGATION: <type such as GPS or transit>
#QUALITY_NAV: <excellent> <good> <fair> <poor> <none>
#GENERAL_INFORMATION: 
CRUISE NOTES
  CHIEF SCIENTIST ON SHIP       :
    INSTITUTE                   :
    COUNTRY                     :
  SIGNIFICANT DATA GAPS         :
  SPECIAL SHIP TRACK PATTERNS   :
  COMMENTS                      :

ADCP INSTRUMENTATION
    MANUFACTURER                :
    HARDWARE MODEL              :
    SERIAL NUMBERS              :
    FIRMWARE VERSION            :
   <the following 5 fields are specific to a given hardware model>
    TRANSMIT FREQUENCY          :
    TRANSDUCER CONFIGURATION    : < JANUS CONVEX > < JANUS CONCAVE >
    ACOUSTIC BEAM WIDTH         :
    TRANSDUCER BEAM ANGLE       :
    COMMENTS                    :
 
ADCP INSTALLATION
    METHOD/DESCRIPTION OF THE
      ATTACHMENT TO THE HULL    :
    LOCATION/DEPTH ON HULL      :
    REPEATABLE ATTACHMENT       : < NO > < YES >
    DATE OF MOST RECENT ATTACH. :
    ACOUSTIC WINDOW             : < NO > < YES - EXPLAIN >
    COMMENTS                    :
 
ADCP INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION
<these are normally documented automatically and are part of Codas database>
    DEPTH RANGE                 :
    BIN LENGTH                  :
    NUMBER OF BINS              :
    TRANSMIT PULSE LENGTH       :
    BLANKING INTERVAL           :
    ENSEMBLE AVERAGING INTERVAL :
    SOUND SPEED CALCULATION     : <CONSTANT=> < FUNCTION OF TEMP AT TRANSDUCER>
    BOTTOM TRACKING             : 
    DIRECT COMMANDS             :
    COMMENTS                    :
    
ADCP DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
    SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS         :
    SOFTWARE VERSIONS           :
    DATA LOGGER, MAKE/MODEL     :
    ADCP/LOGGER COMMUNICATION   :
    USER BUFFER VERSION         :
    CLOCK                       :
    COMMENTS                    :
 
SHIP HEADING
    INSTRUMENT MAKE/MODEL       :
    SYNCHRO OR STEPPER          :
    SYNCHRO RATIO               :
    COMPENSATION APPLIED        :
    GPS ATTITUDE SYSTEM         : < NO > < YES >
       LOCATION OF ANTENNAS     :
       RIGID ATTACHMENT         : < NO > < YES >
       LOGGING RATE             :
       
ANCILLARY MEASUREMENTS
   SURFACE TEMP AND SALINITY    :
   PITCH/ROLL MEASUREMENTS      :
   HYDRO CAST MEASUREMENTS      :
   BIOMASS DETERMINATION        :
      DATE OF LAST CALIBRATION  :
      CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS  :
      BEAM-AVERAGED AGC AVAILABLE?: < NO > < YES >
      CALIBRATION NET TOWS?     :   < NO > < YES >
   COMMENTS                     :

NAVIGATION
   TRANSIT                      : < NO > < YES >
      MAKE/MODEL                :
      LOGGED WITH ADCP DATA     : < NO > < YES - USER BUFFER TYPE >
      COMMENTS                  :
   GPS                          : < NO > < YES >
      MAKE/MODEL                :
      SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY    : < NO > < YES >
      P-CODE                    : < NO > < YES >
      DIFFERENTIAL              :
      SAMPLE INTERVAL           :
      LOCATION OF ANTENNA
        RELATIVE TO TRANSDUCER  :
      TIME OBTAINED RELATIVE TO
        START/END OF ENSEMBLE   :
      AVERAGING/EDITING APPLIED :
      LOGGED WITH ADCP DATA     : < NO > < YES - HOW >
      LOGGED INDEPENDENTLY      : < NO > < YES - HOW >
      COMMENTS                  :
   OTHER                        :

ADCP DATA PROCESSING/EDITING
    PERSONNEL IN CHARGE         :
    SOUND SPEED CORRECTIONS     :
    DATE OF PROCESSING          :
    NOTABLE SCATTERING LAYERS   :
    COMMENTS                    :

CALIBRATION
    GYROCOMPASS CORRECTION      : < NO > < YES - HOW >
    BOTTOM TRACK METHOD         : < NO > < YES >
       AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE :
       TOTAL No. CALIBRATION PTS:
       TIME VARIANT             :
         VELOCITY DEPENDENT     :
         HEADING DEPENDENT      :
         AMPLITUDE              :
         PHASE                  :
       COMMENT                  :
    WATER TRACK METHOD          : < NO > < YES >
       REFERENCE LEVELS USED    :
       TIME SLIP APPLIED        :
       TOTAL No. CALIBRATION PTS:
       TOTAL No. AFTER EDITING  :
       TIME VARIANT             :
         VELOCITY DEPENDENT     :
         HEADING DEPENDENT      :
         AMPLITUDE              :
         PHASE                  :
       COMMENT                  :
    FINAL SELECTION             : AMPLITUDE=      PHASE=
    AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS
      CRUISES                   :
    COMMENTS                    :
 
NAVIGATION CALCULATION
    NAVIGATION USED             :
    REFERENCE LAYER DEPTH RANGE :
    FILTERING METHOD FOR
      SMOOTHING REFERENCE LAYER
      VELOCITY (FORM/WIDTH)     :
    FINALIZED SHIP VEL/POSITIONS
      STORED IN DATABASE        : < NO > < YES >
    COMMENTS                    :

QUALITY ASSESSMENT
    ON-STATION VS. UNDERWAY     :
    VECTOR, CONTOUR, STICK PLOTS:
    COMMENTS                    :

REFERENCES (DATA REPORTS,ETC)   :