NetCDF Metadata

netcdf B01.aanderaa.historical {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (155815 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 ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
	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 ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
	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:standard_name = "sea_water_velocity" ;
		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.f, 1000.f ;
		current_speed:epic_code = 300 ;
		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 = -127s, 127s ;
		current_speed_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_speed_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		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:standard_name = "direction_of_sea_water_velocity" ;
		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.f, 360.f ;
		current_direction:epic_code = 310 ;
		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 = -127s, 127s ;
		current_direction_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_direction_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		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:standard_name = "eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		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.f, 1000.f ;
		current_u:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_u:epic_code = 1205 ;
		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 = -127s, 127s ;
		current_u_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_u_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		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:standard_name = "northward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		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.f, 1000.f ;
		current_v:epic_code = 1206 ;
		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 = -127s, 127s ;
		current_v_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		current_v_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		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:standard_name = "sea_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:epic_code = 20 ;
		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 = -127s, 127s ;
		temperature_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		temperature_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		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 = 43.1806472713891 ;
		:longitude = -70.4276963702579 ;
		: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" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "historical" ;
		:water_depth = 62. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "B01" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Western Maine Shelf" ;
		:history = "Fri Oct 12 15:44:57 2018: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0131.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Jan 26 18:49:39 2018: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0129.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Dec  8 19:39:25 2017: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0128.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Sat Jul  9 13:51:06 2016: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0127.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Thu Jun  4 17:29:02 2015: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0126.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Tue Jun  3 13:26:47 2014: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0125.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Thu Jun 20 13:50:47 2013: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0124.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Oct 26 15:46:46 2012: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0123.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Sun Apr 15 12:07:00 2012: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0122.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Oct  7 21:08:06 2011: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0121.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Thu Oct 14 05:11:57 2010: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0120.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Wed Sep 23 23:22:31 2009: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0118.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Sat Mar 21 18:33:48 2009: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0117.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Thu Oct  2 13:25:02 2008: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0116.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Mon Jun  9 16:51:42 2008: ncrcat -d time,51000.00,54366.89931 B01.aanderaa.historical.nc new.nc\n",
			"Wed Apr 16 16:51:50 2008: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0115.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Wed Oct 24 16:57:48 2007: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0114.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Mar 23 21:39:39 2007: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0113.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Dec 15 05:48:47 2006: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0112.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Wed Sep 13 12:45:54 2006: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0111.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Wed Apr 12 16:19:09 2006: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0110.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Sat Oct 22 17:36:54 2005: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0109.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Mon May  2 19:53:07 2005: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0108.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Fri Jan  7 23:07:04 2005: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0107.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Thu Oct  7 19:38:24 2004: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0106.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Tue Mar 23 20:27:04 2004: /usr/local/nco/bin/ncrcat B01.aanderaa.historical.nc B0105.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc.new\n",
			"Sat Oct 11 01:10:27 2003: ncrcat /data/gomoos/buoy/archive/B01/B01.aanderaa.historical.nc /data/gomoos/buoy/archive/B0104/realtime/B0104.aanderaa.realtime.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc\n",
			"11-Sep-2003 16:40:43:  Corrected B01, B02 deployments for current_u and current_v for rotation to true north\n",
			"27-Jun-2003 13:01:53:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"09-May-2003 14:43:42:  Added B0103 data from B0103.aanderaa.realtime.nc.  The post recovery file was missing the final eleven days of data.\n",
			"Fri May  9 14:41:41 2003: ncrcat /data/gomoos/buoy/B01/B01.aanderaa.historical.nc /data/gomoos/buoy/B0103/B0103.aanderaa.realtime.nc bh.nc\n",
			"07-Apr-2003 15:47:36:  Moved temperature back to celsius.  Moved current_u, current_v, current_speed back to cm/s.\n",
			"07-Apr-2003 15:24:40:  Added flag_values/flag_meaning attribute pairs.  Now discriminating sensor death from out_of_range.\n",
			"27-Mar-2003 17:09:39:  Removed current_speed_counts, current_direction_counts, temperature_counts.  Changed scaling to match CF standard for temperature, velocities.\n",
			"Fri Feb 21 21:33:27 2003: ncrcat B0101.aanderaa.raw.nc B0102.aanderaa.post-recovery.nc B01.aanderaa.historical.nc" ;
		:breakout_id = 5 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52099.75 ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 59106.7916666665 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2001-07-09 18:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2020-09-14 19:00:00" ;
		:magnetic_variation = -16.4 ;
		:nco_openmp_thread_number = 1 ;
}

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