DATA FORM :

Units

What does this mean?

Date of data

mm/dd/yyyy

Julian day

1 to 365

Day of the year since New years

Greenwich time:

0 to 24

Time in Greenwich England on the prime meridian

Time data was collected:

Hours: minutes: seconds

Kauai time

Course over ground:

Degrees

Taken by satellite: O at North and 360 also at north. Measured clockwise East and counter clockwise is west

True heading:

degrees

Taken by satellite. O at North and 360 also at north. Measured clockwise

Speed over the ground:

knots

Taken by satellite

Speed through the water:

knots

Probe on the boat

Latitude:

Degrees minutes.seconds

Location on the plane

Longitude:

Degrees minutes.seconds

Location on the plane

True Wind direction (WTD):

Degrees
East or west

Compass north is 0

Wind speed (WTS):

Knots

Wind relative speed (Rel spd)

knots

Wraps

Whole number

How far into the cable roll we are.