NetCDF Metadata

netcdf L0104.diagnostics.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	gps_depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (5751 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 gps_depth(gps_depth) ;
		gps_depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		gps_depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
		gps_depth:short_name = "D" ;
		gps_depth:units = "meters" ;
		gps_depth:positive = "down" ;
		gps_depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		gps_depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		gps_depth:epic_code = 3 ;
		gps_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 gps_lon(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		gps_lon:long_name = "GPS Longitude" ;
		gps_lon:standard_name = "Longitude" ;
		gps_lon:short_name = "Lon" ;
		gps_lon:ancillary_variables = "gps_lon_qc" ;
		gps_lon:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		gps_lon:units = "degrees_west" ;
		gps_lon:measurement_type = "Measured" ;
		gps_lon:instrument_range = -180.f, 180.f ;
		gps_lon:valid_range = -71.5f, -63.f ;
		gps_lon:precision = 0.0001f ;
		gps_lon:accuracy = 0.0005f ;
		gps_lon:is_dead = 0 ;
		gps_lon:epic_code = 501 ;
	byte gps_lon_qc(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		gps_lon_qc:long_name = "GPS Longitude QC" ;
		gps_lon_qc:short_name = "LONQC" ;
		gps_lon_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		gps_lon_qc:standard_name = "gps longitude data_quality" ;
		gps_lon_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		gps_lon_qc:units = "1" ;
		gps_lon_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		gps_lon_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		gps_lon_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional questionable" ;
	float gps_lat(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		gps_lat:long_name = "GPS Longitude" ;
		gps_lat:standard_name = "Latitude" ;
		gps_lat:short_name = "Lat" ;
		gps_lat:ancillary_variables = "gps_lat_qc" ;
		gps_lat:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		gps_lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
		gps_lat:measurement_type = "Measured" ;
		gps_lat:instrument_range = -90.f, 90.f ;
		gps_lat:valid_range = 41.f, 46.f ;
		gps_lat:precision = 0.0001f ;
		gps_lat:accuracy = 0.0005f ;
		gps_lat:is_dead = 0 ;
		gps_lat:epic_code = 500 ;
	byte gps_lat_qc(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		gps_lat_qc:long_name = "GPS Latitude QC" ;
		gps_lat_qc:short_name = "LATQC" ;
		gps_lat_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		gps_lat_qc:standard_name = "gps longitude data_quality" ;
		gps_lat_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		gps_lat_qc:units = "1" ;
		gps_lat_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		gps_lat_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		gps_lat_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional questionable" ;
	char region_id(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		region_id:long_name = "Region ID" ;
		region_id:short_name = "REGID" ;
		region_id:standard_name = "Region" ;
		region_id:c_format = "%s" ;
		region_id:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		region_id:comment = "mooring_id = sprintf(\'%s%02d%02d\',region_id,site_id,deployment_id)" ;
	byte site_id(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		site_id:long_name = "Site ID" ;
		site_id:short_name = "SID" ;
		site_id:valid_range = 1s, 99s ;
		site_id:_FillValue = -128b ;
		site_id:units = "1" ;
		site_id:standard_name = "Site" ;
	byte deployment_id(time, gps_depth, lat, lon) ;
		deployment_id:long_name = "Deployment ID" ;
		deployment_id:short_name = "DEPID" ;
		deployment_id:valid_range = 1s, 99s ;
		deployment_id:_FillValue = -128b ;
		deployment_id:units = "1" ;
		deployment_id:standard_name = "Deployment" ;

// 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 = "" ;
		: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 = "GOMOOS" ;
		: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 starts at 00:00:00 UTC on 17 November 1858 AD" ;
		:buffer_type = "diagnostics" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:gps_sensor_serial_number = "BAEGP014965" ;
		:gps_manufacturer = "Garmin" ;
		:gps_model = "GA-29" ;
		:processing = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 98 ;
		:mooring_site_id = "L0104" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Scotian Shelf" ;
		:mooring_type = "Slack" ;
		:ndbc_site_id = "44038" ;
		:uscg_light_list_letter = "" ;
		:uscg_light_list_number = "" ;
		:watch_circle_radius = 80 ;
		:station_photo = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/gomoos/images/generic_buoy.png" ;
		:position_datum = "WGS 84" ;
		:depth_datum = "Sea Level" ;
		:number_sampling_periods_per_hour = 1 ;
		:number_samples_per_period = 1 ;
		:sampling_period = 0 ;
		:sampling_period_units = "Minutes" ;
		:clock_time = "Center of period" ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -18.0667 ;
		:goes_platform_id = "0440A5AC" ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52920.7965277778 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2003-10-08 19:07:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 53160.3798611113 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2004-06-04 09:07:00" ;
}

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