The column assignment for the files NTAS_2009_PSD_flux_5min_all.txt and NTAS_2009_PSD_flux_30min_all.txt. is as follow: jdy=x(:,1); %Day-Of-Year at beginning of time average s1t1=x(:,2); %psd bow true wind speed, m/s dir1t1=x(:,3); %psd bow true wind direction, deg ts=x(:,4); %psd seasnake T, C ts_tsg=x(:,5); %ship thermosalinograph T, C bow (NaN is not available) sal_tsg=x(:,6); %ship thermosalinograph salinity, psu bow (NaN is not available) ta=x(:,7); %psd air T, C qs=x(:,8); %psd air specific humidity at sea surface, g/kg qa=x(:,9); %psd air specific humidity, g/kg psp=x(:,10); %psd solar flux, w/m^2 pir=x(:,11); %psd IR flux, w/m^2 org=x(:,12); %psd optical raingage precip rate, mm/hr sogm5=x(:,13); %SOG from gps, m/s cogm5=x(:,14); %COG from gps, deg relsp1=x(:,15); %relative bow wind speed, m/s reldir1=x(:,16); %relative bow wind direction, deg lat=x(:,17); %decimal latitude, deg lon=x(:,18); %decimal longtude, deg zt=x(:,19); %Depth of SST sensor used in heat flux calc, m sig_sp=x(:,20); %standard deviation of ship speed, m/s taub=x(:,21); %wind stress, coare 3.0, N/m^2 hsb=x(:,22); %sensible heat flux, coare 3.0, w/m^2 hlb=x(:,23); %latent heat flux, coare 3.0, w/m^2 rf=x(:,24); %rain heat flux, w/m^2 ta_im=x(:,25); %IMET air t, C from RTD (NaN if not available) qa_im=x(:,26); %IMET air specific humidity from RTD, g/kg (NaN if not available) s_shp1=x(:,27); %ship port true wind speed, m/s (NaN if not available) dir_shp1=x(:,28); %IMET port true wind direction, deg (NaN if not available) psp_im=x(:,29); %IMET solar flux, w/m^2 (NaN if not available) pir_im=x(:,30); %IMET IR flux, w/m^2 (NaN if not available) pressm=x(:,31); %Barometric pressure, mb rh_psd=x(:,32); %RH (%)