NetCDF Metadata

netcdf A0142.optics_s.std_flntus.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	FLNTUS_cals = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (4570 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 FLNTUS_cals(FLNTUS_cals) ;
		FLNTUS_cals:comment = "Calibration for FLNTUS" ;
	float chlorophyll(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		chlorophyll:standard_name = "chlorophyll_concentration_in_sea_water" ;
		chlorophyll:long_name = "Chlorophyll" ;
		chlorophyll:short_name = "Chl" ;
		chlorophyll:ancillary_variables = "chlorophyll_qc" ;
		chlorophyll:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		chlorophyll:units = "micrograms/liter" ;
		chlorophyll:valid_range = 0.f, 30.f ;
		chlorophyll:is_dead = 0.f ;
	byte chlorophyll_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		chlorophyll_qc:long_name = "Chlorophyll Quality" ;
		chlorophyll_qc:short_name = "ChlQ" ;
		chlorophyll_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		chlorophyll_qc:standard_name = "chlorophyll data_quality" ;
		chlorophyll_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		chlorophyll_qc:units = "1" ;
		chlorophyll_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		chlorophyll_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 19b, 25b ;
		chlorophyll_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional insufficient_FLNTUS_counts invalid_temperature_input" ;
	float turbidity(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		turbidity:standard_name = "turbidity_of_sea_water" ;
		turbidity:long_name = "Turbidity" ;
		turbidity:short_name = "Tur" ;
		turbidity:ancillary_variables = "turbidity_qc" ;
		turbidity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		turbidity:units = "ntus" ;
		turbidity:valid_range = 0.f, 30.f ;
		turbidity:is_dead = 0.f ;
	byte turbidity_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		turbidity_qc:long_name = "Turbidity Quality" ;
		turbidity_qc:short_name = "TurQ" ;
		turbidity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		turbidity_qc:standard_name = "turbidity data_quality" ;
		turbidity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		turbidity_qc:units = "1" ;
		turbidity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		turbidity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 19b, 25b ;
		turbidity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional insufficient_FLNTUS_counts invalid_temperature_input" ;
	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 = "" ;
		: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://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 = "optics_s" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:optics_package = "STD FLNTUS" ;
		:FLNTUS_serial_number = 1934 ;
		:FLNTUS_manufacturer = "Wet-Labs" ;
		:processing = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 65. ;
		:last_modified = "" ;
		:mooring_site_id = "A0142" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Massachusetts Bay" ;
		:station_type = "Surface Mooring" ;
		:mooring_type = "Slack" ;
		: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" ;
		:number_observations_per_hour = 1 ;
		:number_samples_per_observation = 1 ;
		:averaging_period = 1 ;
		:averaging_period_units = "Minutes" ;
		:clock_time = "Center of period" ;
		:breakout_id = 22 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -14.8 ;
		:goes_platform_id = "04427630" ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 58813.875 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2019-11-26 21:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 59126.75 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2020-10-04 18:00:00" ;
		:algorithm_ids = "OCR504_1.8:  10-Dec-2020 23:12:14\n",
			"OCR507_1.8:  10-Dec-2020 23:12:14\n",
			"DFLS_Chlorophyll_1.7:  10-Dec-2020 23:12:14\n",
			"FLCDS_CDOM_1.1:  10-Dec-2020 23:12:14\n",
			"FLNTUS_Chlorophyll_1.6:  10-Dec-2020 23:12:14" ;
}