The microcat data files contain the structure"mc". The example below is for bs3_201416_2134_edt.mat mc = setup: [1x1 struct] see below dday: [85707x1 double] 2014 decimal days; date: [85707x6 double] dates in the form of [y m d hh mm ss] datenum: [85707x1 double] matlab's version of time pressure: [85707x1 double] measured pressure [dbar] depth: [85707x1 double] converted depth [m], using presure and sw_dpth for lat=71.3943 temp: [85707x1 double] measured temperature [deg C] cond: [85707x1 double] measured conductivity [S/m] sal: [85707x1 double] derived salinity [psu] SS: [85707x1 double] derived sound speed [m/s] >> mc.setup ans = mooringID: 'BS3' instrument: 'SBE37-SM 485 V 2.3b SERIAL NO. 2134 ' latitude: 71.3943 longitude: -152.0485 bottom_depth: NaN instrument_depth: NaN start_time: [2014 7 7 23 59 59.0000] end_time: [2016 12 16 18 29 59] in_water_time: [2014 7 19 18 29 58] out_water_time: [2016 9 7 3 44 58] n_iwt: 1131 n_owt: 76048 comment: 'mc.dday is "decimal day": noon on Jan 1 = 0.5' processor: 'F. Bahr, WHOI, July 15, 2017'