NetCDF Metadata

netcdf B0101.aanderaa.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (4891 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 = 52303.6666666698 ;
		current_speed:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_speed:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.2933, 0., 0. ;
		current_speed:epic_code = 300 ;
		current_speed:sensor_sn = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = 52303.6666666698 ;
		current_direction:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_direction:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.3516, 0., 0. ;
		current_direction:epic_code = 310 ;
		current_direction:sensor_sn = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = 52303.6666666698 ;
		current_u:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_u:epic_code = 1205 ;
		current_u:standard_name = "eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_u:grib_code = "49" ;
		current_u:sensor_sn = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = 52303.6666666698 ;
		current_v:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_v:epic_code = 1206 ;
		current_v:standard_name = "northward_sea_water_velocity" ;
		current_v:grib_code = "50" ;
		current_v:sensor_sn = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = 52303.6666666698 ;
		temperature:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		temperature:calibration_coeffs = -0.733, 0.03426, -6.292e-06, 4.8e-09 ;
		temperature:calibration_type = "Wide Range" ;
		temperature:epic_code = 20 ;
		temperature:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature" ;
		temperature:grib_code = "80" ;
		temperature:sensor_sn = "AANCM688" ;
		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 = "AANCM688" ;
		temperature_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:standard_name = "temperature data_quality" ;
		temperature_qc:units = "1" ;
	double offset_time(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		offset_time:long_name = "Offset from regular time interval" ;
		offset_time:standard_name = "offset_time" ;
		offset_time:short_name = "off_time" ;
		offset_time:units = "seconds" ;
		offset_time:_FillValue = -999. ;
		offset_time:valid_range = -3600., 3600. ;
		offset_time:Comment = "Add to time for actual sensor reading " ;

// 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 = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 62. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "B0101" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Western Maine Shelf" ;
		:history = "Thu Nov  8 04:40:45 2012: /usr/local/bin/ncks -A /data/gomoos/buoy/archive/B0101/realtime/B0101.aanderaa.realtime.old /data/gomoos/buoy/archive/B0101/realtime/B0101.aanderaa.realtime.nc\n",
			"Thu Feb 28 20:16:04 2008: /usr/local/bin/ncrcat -d time,52099.919444445,52361.630555556 B0101.aanderaa.realtime.nc B0101.aanderaa.realtime.nc.new\n",
			"Tue Feb 26 20:38:08 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 B0101.aanderaa.realtime.nc tmp.nc\n",
			"27-Jun-2003 13:06:11:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"Tue Jan  7 14:09:04 2003: ncatted -a valid_range,temperature,o,f,-0.5,30 /data/gomoos/buoy/B0101/B0101.aanderaa.raw.nc\n",
			"2002-03-28 14:45:00:  Recovered B0101 by R/V Argo Maine.\n",
			"2002-03-04 18:00:00:  Doppler buffer no longer being received\n",
			"2002-02-08 11:37:25:  Aanderaa data flagged as all bad.\n",
			"2002-01-29 16:00:00:  Aanderaa data becoming erratic.\n",
			"2001-10-05 11:09:19:  Modified [lon,lat] to [-70.428100,43.180550]\n",
			"2001-07-09 17:00:00:  Inductive modem not operational\n",
			"2001-07-09 17:00:00:  B0101 Deployed.\n",
			"" ;
		:breakout_id = 5 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52099.75 ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52304.875 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2001-07-09 18:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2002-01-30 21:00:00" ;
		:aanderaa_serial_number = 688. ;
		:aanderaa_temperature_sensor_3621_serial_number = 841. ;
		:aanderaa_doppler_current_sensor_3920_serial_number = 224. ;
		:aanderaa_reference_reading = 656. ;
		:magnetic_variation = -16.4 ;
		:last_mysql_update_index = 4895. ;
		:nco_openmp_thread_number = 1 ;
}

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