Description of the CSV files:

A CSV (Comma Separated Value) sample file:

Lake,SchedDate,SchedTime,ActDateTime,SchedDepth,ActDepth,Temp,pH,Cond,DO,DOpctSat,Turb
LkIndep,06/19/1998,18:00:00,06-19-1998 18:02:46,1.0,0.8,21.2,8.8,315,8.9,100,15,358,12.3
LkIndep,06/19/1998,18:00:00,06-19-1998 18:07:01,2.0,2.2,20.8,8.7,314,8.8,98,22,360,12.2
LkIndep,06/19/1998,18:00:00,06-19-1998 18:09:16,3.0,2.8,20.8,8.7,314,8.4,94,15,362,12.3
LkIndep,06/19/1998,18:00:00,06-19-1998 18:11:13,4.0,4.0,20.4,8.6,317,8.1,89,5,366,12.4
[etc...]

The first line contains the headings for each column entry.
Each subsequent line contains the results obtained by the RUSS unit at the indicated depth and time.
The values are separated by commas (hence the name of the format).
Lines end with carriage return/linefeed characters.

Description of each entry:

Lake

This is a string that won't exceed 7 characters.
It is an abbreviation of the site name.

SchedDate

Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY
The scheduled date for the reading.

SchedTime

Time Format: HH:MM:SS
The scheduled time for the reading.
All the readings for a given profile have the same SchedTime and SchedDate.

ActDateTime

Date Format: MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS
The actual date and time the reading was made.
The RUSS is generally programmed to take a set of readings at one meter depth intervals (a profile) beginning at the SchedTime. The ActDateTime will be later than the SchedTime because of the time needed to move and equilibrate the sensors.

SchedDepth

Number Format: 1 decimal place
The depth in meters where the reading is scheduled to occur.

ActDepth

Number Format: 1 decimal place
The depth in meters where the reading actually was made.
Generally this is well within 0.5 meters of the SchedDepth.

Temp

Number Format: 1 decimal place
The temperature in degrees Celsius.

pH

Number Format: 1 decimal place
The pH value.

Cond

Number Format: 0 decimals place
The electrical conductivity in microSiemens/cm.

DO

Number Format: 1 decimal place
Dissolved oxygen in mg/L.

DOpctSat

Number Format: 0 decimals
Dissolved oxygen % saturation at temperature.

Turb

Number Format: 0 decimals
The turbidity in NTUs.