FORMAT FOR ANTARCTICA DAILY SURFACE DATA (1982-1985) : ---------------------------------------------------- COL NO. EXPLANATION 1 - 5 Station Index Number 89510 for Dakshin Gangotri (Base Camp) 9 - 10 Latitude in degrees 11 - 12 Latitude in minutes 13 - 14 Latitude in seconds 15 Latitude North (N) or South (S) of equator 16 - 17 Longitude in degrees 18 - 19 Longitude in minutes 20 - 21 Longitude in seconds 22 Longitude East (E) or West (W) of meridian 23 - 26 Year 27 - 28 Month 29 - 30 Date 31 - 34 Hour in UTC 35 - 37 Wind direction in degrees 38 - 40 Wind speed in 0.1 knots 41 - 44 Dry-bulb Temperature (in 0.1 degree C) 45 - 48 Wet-bulb Temperature (in 0.1 degree C) 49 - 53 Atmospheric pressure (in 0.1 hPa) 54 Cloud Amount in oktas 55 Blank 56 - 57 Type of cloud 60 Cloud Amount in oktas 61 Blank 62 - 63 Type of cloud 66 Cloud Amount in oktas 67 Blank 68 - 69 Type of cloud 72 Cloud Amount in oktas 73 Blank 74 - 75 Type of cloud 78 - 79 Visibility in code 81 - 84 Dew point temperature (in 0.1 degrees C) 85 -125 Remarks Note : Visibility Code: ---------------------- Code Day light observations Night observations 90 Objects not visible at 50 meters 100 meters 91 Objects visible at 50 meters but 330 meters not at 200 meters 92 Objects visible at 200 meters but 740 meters not at 500 meters 93 Objects visible at 500 meters but 1340 meters not at 1000 meters 94 Objects visible at 1000 meters but 2330 meters not at 2000 meters 95 Objects visible at 2000 meters but 4000 meters not at 4000 meters 96 Objects visible at 4000 meters but 7500 meters not at 10000 meters 97 Objects visible at 10000 meters but 12000 meters not at 20000 meters 98 Objects visible at 20000 meters but not at 50000 meters 99 Objects visible at 50000 meters or more