| Field 1 | Year | Year of record |
| Field 2 | Yday | 1.5 is noon on January 1 |
| Fields 3-7 | MO DA HH MM SS | start of 15 or 20 minute burst GMT |
| Field 8 | wave_height[m] | 4*sqrt(sum(Snn(f)*dF)),where f < 0.5 Hz
and Snn is the spectal intensity from the highest bin below 0.85*depth (from pressure),then
taken to the surface using linear wave theory
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| Field 9 | wave_period[seconds] | 1/fbar, where fbar = sum(Snn*f)/sum(Snn) |
| Field 10 | wave_dir_[degrees] | compass wave direction from which waves in peak are coming (PUV), as observed at 4.7 meters above bottom |
| Field 11 | temp_adcp_mean[degC] | temperature at 2.11 meters above bottom |
| Field 12 | vel1_adcp_mean[cm/s] | near-bottom mean velocity (3.7 meters above bottom) |
| Field 13 | vel1_adcp_dir[cm/s] | near-bottom velocity direction |
| Field 14 | vel2_adcp_mean[cm/s] | near-surface mean velocity (10.7 meters above bottom) |
| Field 15 | vel2_adcp_dir[cm/s] | near-surface velocity direction |
| Field 16 | tide_paros[m] | corrected for atm press using the Vaisala pressure
a nominal height was subtracted, as follows
paros pressure - 11.7 meters (to 6/02)
paros pressure - 11.8 (7/02 to present) |
| Field 17 | water_temp[degC] | mean water temperature (CTD) at 12.7 meters depth |
| Field 18 | salinity[ppt] | salinity (CTD) at 12.7 meters depth |
| Field 19 | wave_height_swell[m] | swell height (swell is observed from 0.05 to 0.15 Hz) |
| Field 20 | wave_height_windwave[m] | wind wave height (wind wave is observed from 0.15 to 0.25 Hz) |
| Field 21 | wave_period_swell[secs] | 1/fbar in swell region |
| Field 22 | wave_period_wind[secs] | 1/fbar in wind wave region |
| Field 23 | wave_directn_swell[degs] | PUV wave direction in swell region |
| Field 24 | wave_directn_windwave[degs] | PUV wave direction in wind wave region |