NetCDF Metadata

netcdf F0103.aanderaa.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (5678 currently)
variables:
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:long_name = "Latitude" ;
		lat:short_name = "lat" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
		lat:scale_factor = 1. ;
		lat:add_offset = 0. ;
		lat:_FillValue = -999. ;
		lat:valid_range = -90., 90. ;
		lat:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		lat:epic_code = 500 ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:long_name = "Longitude" ;
		lon:short_name = "lon" ;
		lon:modulo = 360. ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
		lon:scale_factor = 1. ;
		lon:add_offset = 0. ;
		lon:_FillValue = -999. ;
		lon:valid_range = -180., 180. ;
		lon:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		lon:epic_code = 502 ;
	double depth(depth) ;
		depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		depth:short_name = "D" ;
		depth:units = "meters" ;
		depth:positive = "down" ;
		depth:scale_factor = 1. ;
		depth:add_offset = 0. ;
		depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		depth:epic_code = 3 ;
		depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
	double time(time) ;
		time:long_name = "Time" ;
		time:short_name = "time" ;
		time:units = "days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00" ;
		time:scale_factor = 1. ;
		time:add_offset = 0. ;
		time:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		time:epic_code = 624 ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
	float current_speed(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_speed:long_name = "Current Speed" ;
		current_speed:short_name = "CSPD" ;
		current_speed:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		current_speed:add_offset = 0.f ;
		current_speed:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_speed:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_speed:valid_range = 0., 2000. ;
		current_speed:C_format = "%.4f" ;
		current_speed:is_dead = 52542.4166666665 ;
		current_speed:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_speed:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.2933, 0., 0. ;
		current_speed:history = "  24-May-2002 12:59:45:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.625000 (2002-05-22 15:00:00)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 13:25:36:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.500000 (2002-05-22 12:00:00)" ;
		current_speed:epic_code = 300 ;
		current_speed:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_speed:ancillary_variables = "current_speed_qc" ;
	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:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_speed_qc:valid_range = 0b, 127b ;
		current_speed_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_speed_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_speed_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_speed_qc:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_speed_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_speed_qc:standard_name = "current_speed data_quality" ;
		current_speed_qc:units = "1" ;
	float current_direction(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_direction:long_name = "Current Direction" ;
		current_direction:short_name = "CDIR" ;
		current_direction:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		current_direction:add_offset = 0.f ;
		current_direction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_direction:units = "angular_degrees" ;
		current_direction:valid_range = 0., 360. ;
		current_direction:C_format = "%.4f" ;
		current_direction:is_dead = 52542.4166666665 ;
		current_direction:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_direction:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.3516, 0., 0. ;
		current_direction:history = "  12-Apr-2002 14:33:59:  Applied magnetic_variation correction for this variable as of julian day 2452377.606820 (2002-04-12 14:33:49)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 12:59:46:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.625000 (2002-05-22 15:00:00)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 13:25:37:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.500000 (2002-05-22 12:00:00)" ;
		current_direction:epic_code = 310 ;
		current_direction:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_direction:ancillary_variables = "current_direction_qc" ;
	byte current_direction_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_direction_qc:long_name = "Current Direction Quality" ;
		current_direction_qc:short_name = "CDIR QC" ;
		current_direction_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_direction_qc:valid_range = 0b, 127b ;
		current_direction_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_direction_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_direction_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_direction_qc:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_direction_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_direction_qc:standard_name = "current_direction data_quality" ;
		current_direction_qc:units = "1" ;
	float current_u(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_u:long_name = "East Velocity Component" ;
		current_u:short_name = "u" ;
		current_u:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		current_u:add_offset = 0.f ;
		current_u:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_u:valid_range = -1000., 1000. ;
		current_u:C_format = "%.4f" ;
		current_u:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_u:is_dead = 52542.4166666665 ;
		current_u:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_u:history = "  24-May-2002 12:59:47:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.625000 (2002-05-22 15:00:00)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 13:25:38:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.500000 (2002-05-22 12:00:00)" ;
		current_u:epic_code = 1205 ;
		current_u:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_u:ancillary_variables = "current_u_qc" ;
	byte current_u_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_u_qc:long_name = "East Current Velocity Component Quality" ;
		current_u_qc:short_name = "U QC" ;
		current_u_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_u_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_u_qc:valid_range = 0b, 127b ;
		current_u_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_u_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_u_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_u_qc:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_u_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_u_qc:standard_name = "current_u data_quality" ;
	float current_v(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_v:long_name = "North Velocity Component" ;
		current_v:short_name = "v" ;
		current_v:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		current_v:add_offset = 0.f ;
		current_v:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_v:units = "cm/s" ;
		current_v:valid_range = -1000., 1000. ;
		current_v:C_format = "%.4f" ;
		current_v:is_dead = 52542.4166666665 ;
		current_v:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_v:history = "  24-May-2002 12:59:48:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.625000 (2002-05-22 15:00:00)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 13:25:38:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.500000 (2002-05-22 12:00:00)" ;
		current_v:epic_code = 1206 ;
		current_v:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_v:ancillary_variables = "current_v_qc" ;
	byte current_v_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_v_qc:long_name = "Speed North Quality" ;
		current_v_qc:short_name = "V QC" ;
		current_v_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_v_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_v_qc:valid_range = 0b, 127b ;
		current_v_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_v_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_v_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_v_qc:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		current_v_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_v_qc:standard_name = "current_v data_quality" ;
	float temperature(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		temperature:long_name = "Water Temperature" ;
		temperature:short_name = "WT" ;
		temperature:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		temperature:add_offset = 0.f ;
		temperature:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		temperature:units = "celsius" ;
		temperature:valid_range = -0.5f, 30.f ;
		temperature:C_format = "%.4f" ;
		temperature:is_dead = 0. ;
		temperature:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		temperature:calibration_coeffs = -0.6993, 0.03424, -6.292e-06, 4.8e-09 ;
		temperature:calibration_type = "Wide Range" ;
		temperature:history = "  24-May-2002 12:59:49:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.625000 (2002-05-22 15:00:00)\n",
			"  24-May-2002 13:25:39:  Marked this parameter as non-functional as of julian day 2452417.500000 (2002-05-22 12:00:00)" ;
		temperature:epic_code = 20 ;
		temperature:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		temperature:ancillary_variables = "temperature_qc" ;
	byte temperature_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		temperature_qc:long_name = "Water Temperature Quality" ;
		temperature_qc:short_name = "WT QC" ;
		temperature_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		temperature_qc:valid_range = 0b, 127b ;
		temperature_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		temperature_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		temperature_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		temperature_qc:sensor_sn = "AANCM709" ;
		temperature_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:standard_name = "temperature data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:units = "1" ;

// 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" ;
		:source = "surface observation" ;
		:references = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/data/gomoos/doc/buoy_system_doc/buoy_system/book1.html" ;
		:comment = "processed with MATLAB" ;
		:latitude = 44.0548771516308 ;
		:longitude = -68.9982574404747 ;
		:Conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
		:project = "GOMOOS" ;
		:project_url = "http://gomoos.org" ;
		:contact = "nealp@maine.edu,ljm@umeoce.maine.edu,jevans@umeoce.maine.edu" ;
		:time_zone = "UTC" ;
		:julian_day_convention = "Julian date convention starts at 00:00:00 UTC on 17 November 1858 AD" ;
		:buffer_type = "aanderaa" ;
		:aanderaa_serial_number = 709 ;
		:aanderaa_temperature_sensor_3621_serial_number = -1 ;
		:aanderaa_reference_reading = 791 ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 110. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "F0103" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "W. Penobscot Bay" ;
		:history = "2013-04-29 19:23:55:  Parameter current_direction marked as non-functional as of julian day 52542.416667 (2002-09-25 10:00:00)\n",
			"2013-04-29 19:23:48:  Parameter current_v marked as non-functional as of julian day 52542.416667 (2002-09-25 10:00:00)\n",
			"2013-04-29 19:23:46:  Parameter current_u marked as non-functional as of julian day 52542.416667 (2002-09-25 10:00:00)\n",
			"2013-04-29 19:23:42:  Parameter current_speed marked as non-functional as of julian day 52542.416667 (2002-09-25 10:00:00)\n",
			"2008-03-14 17:49:19:  current_u and current_v recalculated from rotated spd,direc. RJF\n",
			"Fri Feb 29 22:21:04 2008: ncrcat -v time,depth,lat,lon,current_speed,current_speed_qc,current_direction,current_direction_qc,current_u,current_u_qc,current_v,current_v_qc,temperature,temperature_qc F0103.aanderaa.raw.nc F0103.aanderaa.realtime.nc\n",
			"27-Jun-2003 13:15:22:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"2002-10-03 18:48:00 - Recovered F0103.  \n",
			"2002-06-23 18:10:00 - Surface current meter was rebatteried, all data OK.\n",
			"2002-05-23 23:00:00 - Aanderaa data no longer being received by data logger, battery failure.\n",
			"2002-04-13 17:00:00 - Magnetic variation applied to wind direction; all wind directions are now relative to true north.\n",
			"2002-04-05 16:30:00 - Lamp is fixed\n",
			"2002-01-30 18:00:00 - Lamp is reported by Pen.Bay pilots to be out\n",
			"2002-01-08 17:00:00 - Deployed F0103 mooring at site F.\n",
			"" ;
		:breakout_id = 5 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52282.7083333302 ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52550.75 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2002-01-08 17:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2002-10-03 18:00:00" ;
		:magnetic_variation = -17.4 ;
		:last_mysql_update_index = 5677. ;
		:nco_openmp_thread_number = 1 ;
}

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