NetCDF Metadata

netcdf A0135.sbe16.trans.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (6086 currently)
variables:
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:long_name = "Latitude" ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:short_name = "lat" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
		lat:_FillValue = -999. ;
		lat:valid_range = -90., 90. ;
		lat:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		lat:epic_code = 500 ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:long_name = "Longitude" ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:short_name = "lon" ;
		lon:modulo = 360. ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
		lon:_FillValue = -999. ;
		lon:valid_range = -180., 180. ;
		lon:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		lon:epic_code = 502 ;
	double depth(depth) ;
		depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
		depth:short_name = "D" ;
		depth:units = "meters" ;
		depth:positive = "down" ;
		depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		depth:epic_code = 3 ;
	double time(time) ;
		time:long_name = "Time" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
		time:short_name = "time" ;
		time:units = "days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00" ;
		time:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		time:epic_code = 624 ;
	float transmissivity_voltage(time, depth) ;
		transmissivity_voltage:long_name = "Transmissivity_Voltage" ;
		transmissivity_voltage:short_name = "volts" ;
		transmissivity_voltage:standard_name = "transmission_volts" ;
		transmissivity_voltage:ancillary_variables = "transmissivity_voltage_qc" ;
		transmissivity_voltage:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		transmissivity_voltage:units = "transmissivity_voltage" ;
		transmissivity_voltage:is_dead = 0 ;
		transmissivity_voltage:valid_range = 0.f, 5.f ;
		transmissivity_voltage:epic_code = 4010 ;
	byte transmissivity_voltage_qc(time, depth) ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:long_name = "Transmissivity_Voltage QC" ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:short_name = "VQC" ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:standard_name = "transmissivity_voltage data_quality" ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:units = "1" ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		transmissivity_voltage_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float transmissivity(time, depth) ;
		transmissivity:long_name = "Transmissivity" ;
		transmissivity:short_name = "TRANS" ;
		transmissivity:standard_name = "sea_water_percent_transmission" ;
		transmissivity:ancillary_variables = "transmissivity_qc" ;
		transmissivity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		transmissivity:units = "percent" ;
		transmissivity:is_dead = 0 ;
		transmissivity:valid_range = 0.f, 100.f ;
		transmissivity:epic_code = 4011 ;
		transmissivity:vdark = -0.0023 ;
		transmissivity:vair = 4.625 ;
		transmissivity:focal_length = 25 ;
	byte transmissivity_qc(time, depth) ;
		transmissivity_qc:long_name = "Transmissivity QC" ;
		transmissivity_qc:short_name = "TRQC" ;
		transmissivity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		transmissivity_qc:standard_name = "transmissivity data_quality" ;
		transmissivity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		transmissivity_qc:units = "1" ;
		transmissivity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		transmissivity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		transmissivity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float attenuation(time, depth) ;
		attenuation:long_name = "Beam Attenuation" ;
		attenuation:standard_name = "volume_beam_attenuation_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		attenuation:short_name = "attn" ;
		attenuation:ancillary_variables = "attenuation_qc" ;
		attenuation:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		attenuation:units = "m-1" ;
		attenuation:valid_range = 0.f, 10000.f ;
		attenuation:is_dead = 0 ;
		attenuation:epic_code = 55 ;
		attenuation:vdark = 0.0039 ;
		attenuation:vair = 4.2818 ;
		attenuation:focal_length = 25 ;
	byte attenuation_qc(time, depth) ;
		attenuation_qc:long_name = "Beam Attenuation Quality" ;
		attenuation_qc:short_name = "ATTNQ" ;
		attenuation_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		attenuation_qc:standard_name = "beam_attenuation_data_quality" ;
		attenuation_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		attenuation_qc:units = "1" ;
		attenuation_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		attenuation_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b ;
		attenuation_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range" ;
	float conductivity(time, depth) ;
		conductivity:standard_name = "sea_water_electrical_conductivity" ;
		conductivity:long_name = "Conductivity" ;
		conductivity:short_name = "COND" ;
		conductivity:ancillary_variables = "conductivity_qc" ;
		conductivity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		conductivity:units = "msiemens/cm" ;
		conductivity:is_dead = 0 ;
		conductivity:valid_range = 20.f, 60.f ;
		conductivity:epic_code = 51 ;
	byte conductivity_qc(time, depth) ;
		conductivity_qc:long_name = "Conductivity QC" ;
		conductivity_qc:short_name = "CONDQC" ;
		conductivity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		conductivity_qc:standard_name = "conductivity data_quality" ;
		conductivity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		conductivity_qc:units = "1" ;
		conductivity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		conductivity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		conductivity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float temperature(time, depth) ;
		temperature:long_name = "Water Temperature" ;
		temperature:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature" ;
		temperature:short_name = "WT" ;
		temperature:ancillary_variables = "temperature_qc" ;
		temperature:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		temperature:units = "celsius" ;
		temperature:valid_range = -0.5f, 30.f ;
		temperature:is_dead = 0 ;
		temperature:epic_code = 20 ;
	byte temperature_qc(time, depth) ;
		temperature_qc:long_name = "Water Temperature QC" ;
		temperature_qc:short_name = "WTQC" ;
		temperature_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		temperature_qc:units = "1" ;
		temperature_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		temperature_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		temperature_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional invalid_input" ;
	float salinity(time, depth) ;
		salinity:long_name = "Salinity" ;
		salinity:standard_name = "sea_water_salinity" ;
		salinity:short_name = "SAL" ;
		salinity:ancillary_variables = "salinity_qc" ;
		salinity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		salinity:units = "psu" ;
		salinity:valid_range = 15.f, 37.f ;
		salinity:is_dead = 0 ;
		salinity:epic_code = 41 ;
	byte salinity_qc(time, depth) ;
		salinity_qc:long_name = "Salinity QC" ;
		salinity_qc:short_name = "SALQC" ;
		salinity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		salinity_qc:standard_name = "sea_water_salinity data_quality" ;
		salinity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		salinity_qc:units = "1" ;
		salinity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		salinity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		salinity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional invalid_input" ;
	float sigma_t(time, depth) ;
		sigma_t:long_name = "Sigma T" ;
		sigma_t:short_name = "SIGMAT" ;
		sigma_t:standard_name = "sea_water_sigma_t" ;
		sigma_t:ancillary_variables = "sigma_t_qc" ;
		sigma_t:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sigma_t:units = "kg/m^3" ;
		sigma_t:valid_range = 10.f, 100.f ;
		sigma_t:is_dead = 0 ;
		sigma_t:epic_code = 70 ;
	byte sigma_t_qc(time, depth) ;
		sigma_t_qc:long_name = "SigmaT QC" ;
		sigma_t_qc:short_name = "SIGTQC" ;
		sigma_t_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		sigma_t_qc:standard_name = "sea_water_density data_quality" ;
		sigma_t_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		sigma_t_qc:units = "1" ;
		sigma_t_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		sigma_t_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		sigma_t_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional invalid_input" ;
	double time_created(time, depth) ;
		time_created:long_name = "Time Record Created" ;
		time_created:standard_name = "time_created" ;
		time_created:short_name = "time_cr" ;
		time_created:units = "days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00" ;
		time_created:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time_created:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;
	double time_modified(time, depth) ;
		time_modified:long_name = "Time Record Last Modified" ;
		time_modified:standard_name = "time_modified" ;
		time_modified:short_name = "time_mod" ;
		time_modified:units = "days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00" ;
		time_modified:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time_modified:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;

// global attributes:
		:title = "Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System: Realtime Buoy Observations" ;
		:institution = "Department of Physical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine" ;
		:institution_url = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu" ;
		:history = "2015-10-27 03:20:40:  Modified [lon,lat] to [-70.565727,42.522770].\n",
			"Tue Oct 27 00:24:03 2015: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat -d time,57321.920833333334,57331.920833333334 A0135.sbe16.trans.realtime.nc A0135.sbe16.trans.realtime.nc.new\n",
			"" ;
		:source = "Ocean Data Acquisition Systems (ODAS) Buoy" ;
		:references = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/data/gomoos/buoy/doc/buoy_system_doc/buoy_system/book1.html" ;
		:comment = "" ;
		:Conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
		:project = "NERACOOS/MWRA" ;
		:project_url = "http://neracoos.org" ;
		:contact = "nealp@maine.edu,ljm@umeoce.maine.edu,bfleming@umeoce.maine.edu" ;
		:ndbc_site_id = "44029" ;
		:uscg_light_list_letter = "A" ;
		:uscg_light_list_number = "367" ;
		:watch_circle_radius = 45 ;
		:station_photo = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/gomoos/images/generic_buoy.png" ;
		:position_datum = "WGS 84" ;
		:depth_datum = "Sea Level" ;
		:time_zone = "UTC" ;
		:julian_day_convention = "Julian date convention begins at 00:00:00 UTC on 17 November 1858 AD" ;
		:buffer_type = "sbe16" ;
		:instrument_number = 21 ;
		:transmissometer_serial_number = "SBETR049" ;
		:transmissometer_calibration_comments = "Data may be adjusted in post-processing if observed voltage is greater than 0.95*Vair" ;
		:sbe16_serial_number = "SBE1650048" ;
		:processing = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 65. ;
		:last_modified = "" ;
		:mooring_site_id = "A0135" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Massachusetts Bay" ;
		:breakout_id = 13 ;
		:number_samples_per_observation = 4 ;
		:averaging_period = 1 ;
		:averaging_period_units = "Seconds" ;
		:clock_time = "Center of period" ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:number_observations_per_hour = 1 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -16. ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 57321.9583333335 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2015-10-26 23:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 57576.5833333335 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2016-07-07 14:00:00" ;
		:algorithm_ids = "Conductivity_at_35PSU_15C_0P_1.2:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10\n",
			"Salinity_1.2:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10\n",
			"Conductivity_Ratio_1.2:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10\n",
			"Salinity_RT_T_1.2:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10\n",
			"Sigma_T_1.3:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10\n",
			"Standard_Mean_Ocean_Water_Density_1.2:  14-Sep-2015 10:56:10" ;
		:nco_openmp_thread_number = 1 ;
		:longitude = -70.5657272338867 ;
		:latitude = 42.5227699279785 ;
}

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