Code Tables Used with Intertidal Organisms
and Habitats File type (F030)                                               


 0008   COMPOSITION 
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      1 -- BEDROCK  
      2 -- RUBBLE GREATER THAN 2 SQUARE FEET
      3 -- RUBBLE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2 SQUARE FEET   
      4 -- COMBINATION OF 2 AND 3 ABOVE 
      5 -- GRAVEL   
      6 -- SAND 
      7 -- MUD  

 0009   COVER (030) 
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      1 -- BARE 
      2 -- LIGHT
      3 -- MEDIUM   
      4 -- HEAVY


 0010   GEAR TYPE (030) 
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- TRANSECT 
      1 -- ARROW
      2 -- CORE 
      3 -- NESTED QUADRANT  
      4 -- NON-QUANTITATIVE SHOVEL  
      5 -- GRID FREQUENCY   
      6 -- DREDGE NET   
      7 -- SEINE NET
      8 -- EKMAN GRAB   
      9 -- AMPHIPOD TRAP
      A -- PLANKTON NET 
      B -- DIP NET  
      C -- SMALL FRAME TOTAL DESTRUCT   
      D -- STOMACH ANALYSIS 
      E -- HAND GATHERED
      F -- SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB  
      G -- CARTER BROAD SCOOP   
      H -- OTTER TRAWL(GULF-TYPE SHRIMP NET: 1.8M WIDE,50MM MESH
           THROUGHOUT)
      J -- BEAM TRAWL(3M WIDE,13MM MESH IN COD END) 

 0011   SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY  
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- SILT OR MUD  
      2 -- SAND 
      3 -- SHELL
      4 -- SMALL ROCKS  
      5 -- WOOD 
      6 -- CLEAN
      7 -- SMOOTH   
      8 -- IRREGULAR
      9 -- DEEPLY CREVICED  


 0053   CLOUD TYPE (WMO500) 
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      0 -- CIRRUS   
      1 -- CIRROCUMULUS 
      2 -- CIRROSTRATUS 
      3 -- ALTOCUMULUS  
      4 -- ALTOSTRATUS  
      5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS 
      6 -- STRATOCUMULUS
      7 -- STRATUS  
      8 -- CUMULUS  
      9 -- CUMULONIMBUS 
      X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM,   
           SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA 


 0069   CONDITION   
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- DEAD 
      2 -- STERILE  
      3 -- FERTILE  
      4 -- GRAVID   
      5 -- SPAWNED OUT  
      6 -- SENESCENT
      7 -- IMMATURE 
      8 -- FRAGMENT 
      9 -- LARVAL STAGE 
      A -- MISSING OR COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY DISSOLVED SHELL,    
           VALVE(S) OR SHELLPLATES  
      B -- EGGS 

 0070   STARFISH MEASUREMENT
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- TOTAL LENGTH 
      2 -- RADIUS   
      3 -- DIAMETER IRREGULAR  (GREATEST)   
      4 -- DIAMETER REGULAR 
      5 -- APERTURE LENGTH  

 0071   SLOPE (030) 
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      1 -- VERTICAL 
      2 -- STEEP (GREATER THAN 45 DEGREES)  
      3 -- MODERATE (45 DEGREES OR LESS)
      4 -- FLAT 


 0098   HABITAT 
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- CLIFF FACE   
      2 -- SAND BAR 
      3 -- MAN MADE STRUCTURES  
      4 -- BOULDER BEACH
      5 -- SAND DUNES   
      6 -- BARRIER ISLAND, SEA BEACH
      7 -- BARRIER ISLAND, LAGOON BEACH 
      8 -- MAINLAND, SEA BEACH  
      9 -- MAINLAND, LAGOON BEACH   
      A -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, SEA BEACH  
      B -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, LAGOON BEACH   
      C -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, RIVER SHORE
      D -- MARSH, SEA BEACH 
      E -- MARSH, LAGOON BEACH  
      F -- LAGOON (NO BEACH)
      G -- BAY (NO BEACH)   
      H -- OPEN WATER (NO BEACH)
      J -- SALT POND OR LAGOON  
      K -- FRESH WATER POND 
      L -- MAINLAND, OVER TUNDRA
      M -- MAINLAND, DRY TUNDRA 
      N -- MAINLAKE, LAKE   
      P -- DELTA ISLAND 
      Q -- BARRIER ISLAND   
      R -- PLATEAU  
      S -- SLOPE
      T -- OPEN SURF-SWEPT BEACH, INTERTIDAL
      U -- MUDFLAT  
      V -- RIVER COURSE 
      W -- DEPOSITIONAL SLOPE   
      X -- FLOODPLAIN   
      Y -- ISLAND, WET TUNDRA   

                                              
 0101   SEX 
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- MALE 
      2 -- FEMALE   
      3 -- HERMAPHRODITE
      4 -- TRANSITIONAL 
      5 -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT   
      6 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE
      7 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE  


 0103   SUBSTRATA TYPE  
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        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- MUD  
      2 -- SAND 
      3 -- SHELL
      4 -- SMALL ROCKS  
      5 -- MEDIUM ROCKS 
      6 -- LARGE ROCKS  
      7 -- BEDROCK  
      8 -- WOOD 
      9 -- TIDEPOOL 
      A -- DIRT 
      B -- SCREE
      C -- VEGETATION   
      D -- CLAY 
      E -- PEAT 
      F -- GRAVEL   
      G -- BOULDERS 
      H -- COMBINATIONS OF ABOVE (SEE TEXT) 
      J -- TALAS
      K -- VOLCANIC ASH 
      L -- CONCRETE 
      M -- WOODEN PILINGS   
      N -- PEBBLE   
      P -- COBBLE   
      Q -- SILT 
      R -- MARL 
      S -- SHINGLE  


 0105   CLOUD AMT (WMO2700) 
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      0 -- 0 (ZERO) 
      1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT 0) 
      2 -- 2 OKTAS     2/10-3/10
      3 -- 3 OKTAS     4/10 
      4 -- 4 OKTAS     5/10 
      5 -- 5 OKTAS     6/10 
      6 -- 6 OKTAS     7/10-8/10
      7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS    (9/10 OR MORE, BUT
             NOT 10/10)
      8 -- 8 OKTAS     10/10
      9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED


 0109   SEA STATE (WMO3700) 
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      0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS)  
      1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS)   
      2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS)   
      3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS)  
      4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS)
      5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS)   
      6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS)  
      7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS)
      8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS)  
      9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS)   


 0159   WEATHER (WMO4677)   
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     00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR.
           CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR  
     01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS
           DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR. 
     02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF
           THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
     03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF
           THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 
     04 -- VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OF FOREST
           FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES   
     05 -- HAZE 
     06 -- WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, RAISED BY
           WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS.  
     07 -- DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT
           THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL   
           DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO
           DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN
     08 -- WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT
           OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
           OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR
           SANDSTORM
     09 -- DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF
           OBSERVA., OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR 
     10 -- MIST 
     11 -- PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION,
           WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT  
           2 METERS ON LAND OR 10 METERS AT SEA
     12 -- MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE
           STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER
           THAN ABOUT 2 M ON LAND OR 10 M AT SEA   
     13 -- LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD  
     14 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR
           THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
     15 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE
           SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT(I.E.  
           ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5 KM) FROM THE STATION
     16 -- PREC. WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE
           SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION   
     17 -- THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     18 -- SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE
           PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
     19 -- FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING
           PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
     20 -- DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS
           SHOWER(S) 
     21 -- RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)   
     22 -- SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)  
     23 -- RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     24 -- FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS
           SHOWER(S) 
     25 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 
     26 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     27 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     28 -- FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
     29 -- THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) 
     30 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS
           DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     31 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO
           APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     32 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR
           HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     33 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE
           PRECEDING HOUR
     34 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     35 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS
           INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     36 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW
           EYE LEVEL)  
     37 -- HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)  
     38 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE
           EYE LEVEL) 
     39 -- HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)  
     40 -- FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION,
           BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING 
           HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE
           THAT OF THE OBSERVER
     41 -- FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
     42 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR 
     43 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     44 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR  
     45 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     46 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
           THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     47 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
           THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR  
     48 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE
     49 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE  
     50 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF 
           OBSERVATION   
     51 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     52 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME
           OF OBSERVATION  
     53 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     54 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY (DENSE) AT
           TIME OF OBSERVATION 
     55 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY (DENSE) AT
           TIME OF OBSERVATION   
     56 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
     57 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) 
     58 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT 
     59 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     60 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     61 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     62 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     63 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     64 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     65 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     66 -- RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT   
     67 -- RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY
     68 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT 
     69 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     70 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     71 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     72 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     73 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     74 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     75 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     76 -- ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG) 
     77 -- SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG)
     78 -- ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
     79 -- ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A)
     80 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT   
     81 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
     82 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT  
     83 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT 
     84 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     85 -- SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT   
     86 -- SHOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
     87 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS,
           TYPE(B),WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-SLIGHT
     88 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B),
           WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED- 
           MODERATE OR HEAVY   
     89 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND
           SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDER-SLIGHT   
     90 -- SHOWER(S)OF HAIL, WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW
           MIXED, NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDER-MODERATE OR HEAVY   
     91 -- SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
     92 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM
           DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.   
     93 -- SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING  
           HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 
     94 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL
           AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION   
     95 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT
           W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
           -THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
     96 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.  
     97 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAIN
           AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME  
           OF OBSERVATION  
     98 -- THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT
           TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 
     99 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION


 0183   PH SCALE
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      1 -- NBS PH SCALE 
      2 -- SORENSEN PH SCALE
      3 -- HANSSON PH SCALE 

   

 0220   SECCHI VISIBILITY   
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        -- BLANK-NO INFORMATION 
      Y -- YES-VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM