NetCDF Metadata

netcdf M0123.aanderaa.goes-realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (2610 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:epic_code = 500 ;
		lat:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	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:epic_code = 502 ;
		lon:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	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:epic_code = 3 ;
		depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	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:epic_code = 624 ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	float current_speed(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_speed:long_name = "Current Speed" ;
		current_speed:standard_name = "sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_speed:short_name = "CSPD" ;
		current_speed:ancillary_variables = "current_speed_qc" ;
		current_speed:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		current_speed:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_speed:measurement_type = "Measured" ;
		current_speed:instrument_range = 0.f, 300.f ;
		current_speed:valid_range = 0.f, 300.f ;
		current_speed:precision = 0.3 ;
		current_speed:accuracy = 3. ;
		current_speed:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_speed:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.2933, 0., 0. ;
		current_speed:epic_code = 300 ;
	byte current_speed_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_speed_qc:long_name = "Current Speed Quality" ;
		current_speed_qc:short_name = "CSPDQC" ;
		current_speed_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_speed_qc:standard_name = "sea_water_velocity data_quality" ;
		current_speed_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_speed_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_speed_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_speed_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_speed_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float current_direction(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_direction:long_name = "Current Direction" ;
		current_direction:standard_name = "direction_of_sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_direction:short_name = "CDIR" ;
		current_direction:ancillary_variables = "current_direction_qc" ;
		current_direction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_direction:units = "angular_degrees" ;
		current_direction:measurement_type = "Measured" ;
		current_direction:instrument_range = 0.f, 360.f ;
		current_direction:valid_range = 0.f, 360.f ;
		current_direction:precision = 0.35 ;
		current_direction:accuracy = 5. ;
		current_direction:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_direction:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.3516, 0., 0. ;
		current_direction:epic_code = 310 ;
		current_direction:comment = "Rotated to true north using magnetic_variation" ;
	byte current_direction_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_direction_qc:long_name = "Current Direction QC" ;
		current_direction_qc:short_name = "CDIRQC" ;
		current_direction_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_direction_qc:standard_name = "direction_of_sea_water_velocity data_quality" ;
		current_direction_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_direction_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_direction_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_direction_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_direction_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float current_u(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_u:long_name = "East Current Velocity Component" ;
		current_u:standard_name = "eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_u:ancillary_variables = "current_u_qc" ;
		current_u:short_name = "u" ;
		current_u:measurement_type = "Derived" ;
		current_u:dependency = "current_speed, current_direction, current_v" ;
		current_u:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_u:instrument_range = -300.f, 300.f ;
		current_u:valid_range = -300.f, 300.f ;
		current_u:precision = 0.1 ;
		current_u:accuracy = 3. ;
		current_u:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		current_u:is_dead = 0. ;
	byte current_u_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_u_qc:long_name = "East Current Velocity Component QC" ;
		current_u_qc:short_name = "UQC" ;
		current_u_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_u_qc:standard_name = "eastward_sea_water_velocity data_quality" ;
		current_u_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_u_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_u_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_u_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_u_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float current_v(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_v:long_name = "North Current Velocity Component" ;
		current_v:standard_name = "northward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_v:short_name = "v" ;
		current_v:ancillary_variables = "current_v_qc" ;
		current_v:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_v:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_v:measurement_type = "Derived" ;
		current_v:dependency = "current_speed, current_direction, current_u" ;
		current_v:instrument_range = -300.f, 300.f ;
		current_v:valid_range = -300.f, 300.f ;
		current_v:precision = 0.1 ;
		current_v:accuracy = 3. ;
		current_v:is_dead = 0. ;
	byte current_v_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_v_qc:long_name = "North Current Velocity Component QC" ;
		current_v_qc:short_name = "VQC" ;
		current_v_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_v_qc:standard_name = "northward_sea_water_velocity data_quality" ;
		current_v_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_v_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_v_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_v_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_v_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	float temperature(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		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:measurement_type = "Measured" ;
		temperature:instrument_range = -0.64f, 32.87f ;
		temperature:valid_range = -0.5f, 30.f ;
		temperature:precision = 0.003 ;
		temperature:accuracy = 0.05 ;
		temperature:is_dead = 0 ;
		temperature:calibration_coeffs = -0.7015, 0.03423, -6.292e-06, 4.8e-09 ;
		temperature:calibration_type = "Wide Range" ;
		temperature:epic_code = 20 ;
	byte temperature_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		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 ;
		temperature_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
	double time_created(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		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, lat, lon) ;
		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 = "Sat May 31 15:39:25 2014: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat -d time,56808.59028,56809.99 M0123.aanderaa.goes-realtime.nc M0123.aanderaa.goes-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" ;
		:project_url = "http://gomoos.org" ;
		:contact = "nealp@maine.edu,ljm@umeoce.maine.edu,bfleming@umeoce.maine.edu" ;
		:time_zone = "UTC" ;
		:julian_day_convention = "Julian date convention begins at 00:00:00 UTC on 17 November 1858 AD" ;
		:buffer_type = "aanderaa" ;
		:aanderaa_serial_number = "AANCM712" ;
		:aanderaa_manufacturer = "Aanderaa Instruments" ;
		:aanderaa_model = "RCM9 MkII" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "goes-realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 285. ;
		:last_modified = "" ;
		:mooring_site_id = "M0123" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Jordan Basin" ;
		:breakout_id = 5 ;
		:station_type = "Surface Mooring" ;
		:mooring_type = "Slack" ;
		:ndbc_site_id = "44037" ;
		:uscg_light_list_letter = "M" ;
		:uscg_light_list_number = "6" ;
		:watch_circle_radius = 55 ;
		:station_photo = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/gomoos/images/generic_buoy.png" ;
		:position_datum = "WGS 84" ;
		:depth_datum = "Sea Level" ;
		:number_observations_per_hour = 1 ;
		:number_samples_per_observation = 120 ;
		:averaging_period = 2 ;
		:averaging_period_units = "Minutes" ;
		:clock_time = "Center of period" ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -17.5 ;
		:goes_platform_id = "044181BA" ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 56808.625 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2014-05-31 15:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 56918.625 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2014-09-18 15:00:00" ;
		:algorithm_ids = "AANCM_Currents_1.5:  28-May-2014 22:33:32\n",
			"AANCM_Temperature_1.5:  28-May-2014 22:33:32" ;
		:nco_openmp_thread_number = 1 ;
}

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