GOES Data Format:

CAUTION: This data is collected from the USGS in real-time without any quality
         control checking.  So the data will not always be accurate.

Station IDs:

  dtr = Detroit River Sontek Meter
  scr = St Clair River Sontek Meter
  smr = St Marys River


Directories:

  raw  = Raw data from GOES message downloads (cf. LRGS Client Guide)
  data = Decoded data text files


File name format:

  First three characters of file name are the station ID
  Then date in YYYYMMDD format (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day)
  Then file name suffix .raw for raw data files, .dat for formatted text files

  Example data file names:
  goes/dtr/raw/dtr20120824.raw
  goes/dtr/data/dtr20120824.dat


Data file format:

  Each line contains data in columns as follows:

  YYYYMMDD HHMMSS TTTT.TT VVVV.VV

  where YYYYMMDD = year, month, day
        HHMMSS   = hour, minute, second (UTC)
        TTTT.TT  = temperature, F
        VVVV.VV  = velocity, ft/sec

  Example data:

  20120824 040030   74.37    2.58
  20120824 040630   74.35    2.56
  20120824 041230   74.33    2.63