NetCDF Metadata

netcdf K0104.accelerometer.goes-realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (2785 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: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:scale_factor = 1. ;
		depth:add_offset = 0. ;
		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:scale_factor = 1. ;
		time:add_offset = 0. ;
		time:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;
		time:epic_code = 624 ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	float significant_wave_height(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		significant_wave_height:long_name = "Significant Wave Height" ;
		significant_wave_height:standard_name = "significant_height_of_wind_and_swell_waves" ;
		significant_wave_height:short_name = "SWH" ;
		significant_wave_height:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		significant_wave_height:add_offset = 0.f ;
		significant_wave_height:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		significant_wave_height:units = "m" ;
		significant_wave_height:valid_range = 0.f, 40.f ;
		significant_wave_height:epic_code = 4061 ;
		significant_wave_height:is_dead = 0. ;
		significant_wave_height:sensor_depth = 0. ;
		significant_wave_height:ancillary_variables = "significant_wave_height_qc" ;
	byte significant_wave_height_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:long_name = "Significant Wave Height Quality Control" ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:short_name = "SWHQC" ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:units = "1" ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional algorithm_failure_no_infl_pt" ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		significant_wave_height_qc:standard_name = "significant_wave_height data_quality" ;
	float dominant_wave_period(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		dominant_wave_period:long_name = "Dominant Wave Period" ;
		dominant_wave_period:standard_name = "period" ;
		dominant_wave_period:short_name = "DWP" ;
		dominant_wave_period:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		dominant_wave_period:add_offset = 0.f ;
		dominant_wave_period:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		dominant_wave_period:units = "s" ;
		dominant_wave_period:valid_range = 0.f, 32.f ;
		dominant_wave_period:is_dead = 0. ;
		dominant_wave_period:sensor_depth = 0. ;
		dominant_wave_period:epic_code = 4063 ;
		dominant_wave_period:ancillary_variables = "dominant_wave_period_qc" ;
	byte dominant_wave_period_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:long_name = "Dominant Wave Period Quality" ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:short_name = "DWPQ" ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:units = "1" ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional algorithm_failure_no_infl_pt" ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		dominant_wave_period_qc:standard_name = "dominant_wave_period data_quality" ;

// 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 = "27-Jun-2003 12:57:33:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"" ;
		:source = "surface observation" ;
		:references = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/data/gomoos/buoy/doc/buoy_system_doc/buoy_system/book1.html" ;
		:comment = "processed with MATLAB" ;
		:latitude = 45.2058 ;
		:longitude = -66.0208 ;
		: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 = "accelerometer" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "goes-realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 25. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "K0104" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "St. John" ;
		:breakout_id = 7 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -19.1 ;
		:last_mysql_update_index = -1 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52787.6666666665 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2003-05-28 16:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52906.5 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2003-09-24 12:00:00" ;
		:significant_wave_height_algorithm_id = "$Id: calculate_wave_parameters.m,v 1.11 2003/04/09 14:12:40 jevans Exp $" ;
		:dominant_wave_period_algorithm_id = "$Id: calculate_wave_parameters.m,v 1.11 2003/04/09 14:12:40 jevans Exp $" ;
		:algorithm_ids = "Waves_SWH_DWP_1.12:  27-Aug-2003 13:27:23" ;
}