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                          GLERL Lake Meteorological Data (LMD) Format 
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yyyyjjjhhmmTiiiiiiiilf aaa.a eee.e ddd ss.s gg.g ccc rrrr.r bbbb.b tt.t ww.w pp.p [nn.nn oo.oo] 

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    Field    Position   Description
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     yyyy     1-4       Year of observation

      jjj     5-7       Day of year (zero fill, i3.3)

       hh     8-9       Hour (GMT) (zero fill, i2.2)

       mm     10-11     Minute (zero fill, i2.2)

        T     12        Station type:
                              0 = Buoy
                              1 = CMAN station
                              2 = U.S. Coast Guard station
                              3 = Ship report
                              4 = OMR (Other Marine Reports) station
                              5 = Surface Synoptic station
                              6 = Surface Airways station
                              9 = GLERL met station
                          blank = unknown or not specified

  iiiiiiii    13-20     Unique Station ID code (8 characters, left justified)

         l    21        Lake number:
                              0 = Superior
                              1 = Michigan
                              2 = Huron
                              3 = St. Clair
                              4 = Erie
                              5 = Ontario
                              6 = Georgian Bay
                          blank = unknown or not specified

         f    22        Data Format (GLMON/LMD):

                              9 = Lake Meteorological Data (LMD) Format

     aaa.a    24-28     Air temperature         (degrees Centigrade)
     eee.e    30-34     Dew point               (degrees Centigrade)
       ddd    36-38     Wind direction          (degrees from, 0=north, 90=east)
      ss.s    40-43     Wind speed              (meters/second)
      gg.g    45-48     Maximum wind gust       (meters/second)
       ccc    50-53     Cloud cover             (percent)
    rrrr.r    54-59     Solar Radiation         (watts/meter**2)
    bbbb.b    61-66     Barometric pressure     (millibars)
      tt.t    68-71     Water temperature       (degrees Centigrade)
      ww.w    73-76     Significant Wave height (meters)
      pp.p    78-81     Wave period             (seconds)
      
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   The following fields are present for ship observations only:
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     nn.nn    83-87     North Latitude          (Decimal degrees)
     oo.oo    89-93     West Longitude          (Decimal degrees)
     
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              MISSING DATA ARE INDICATED BY "9" IN ALL DIGITS
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