## Import SeaBASS formatted files

SeaDAS supports the import of SeaBASS (The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System) data files as vector input. The import is invoked from the menu item:
File -> Import Vector Data -> SeaBASS Data

There are only a few header fields required for the reader:

- /delimiter=tab, space or comma
- /missing=value for missing data
- /fields=lat,lon,chl,...
  - lat and lon are required along with the data values.

#### Example of a SeaBASS data file

>     /begin_header
>     !
>     ! COMMENTS
>     !
>     ! Slightly overcast, with large cumulous on horizon.  Wind from NE.
>     !
>     ! Turner fluorometer last calibrated: 12 December 2000
>     !
>     /missing=-999
>     /delimiter=space
>     /fields=lat,lon,CHL,PHAEO,Tpg
>     /units=deg,deg,mg/m^3,mg/m^3,mg/m^3
>     /end_header
>     -75.1    25.0    2.355    0.785    3.140
>     -75.2    25.0    2.180    1.005    3.185
>     ...