Data Format B-5 Time-series observation data file structure.

Data file containing observation data (.wq,.dat)

Description

10993 USGS_Speedy, Salinity, PPT
01-Jul-1999 00:00 27.7
01-Jul-1999 01:00 27.6
01-Jul-1999 02:00 27.8
01-Jul-1999 03:00 27.8
01-Jul-1999 04:00 27.7
01-Jul-1999 05:00 27.6
01-Jul-1999 06:00 27.6
01-Jul-1999 07:00 27.5
01-Jul-1999 08:00 27.5
01-Jul-1999 09:00 27.5
01-Jul-1999 10:00 27.6
01-Jul-1999 11:00 27.8
01-Jul-1999 12:00 27.9
01-Jul-1999 13:00 28
01-Jul-1999 14:00 27.9
01-Jul-1999 15:00 28
01-Jul-1999 16:00 28.1
01-Jul-1999 17:00 28.1
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First line:10993: number (N) of data points; USGS_Speedy, Name, Units: title for some meaning (here: station name, water temperature in Celsius degree). This text is only used for labeling.

Second line to N lines:Date (Gregorian) (Julian date is also OK, for example, the 370th day counting from 01-Jan-1999), time and parameter's value. The Gregorian date format can be in any format that Windows recognizes as a date. EE uses the last parameter in the line as the data value.

The data lines are repeated for all N data points.