NetCDF Metadata

netcdf I0106.milmet.realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	wind_depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (2439 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 wind_depth(wind_depth) ;
		wind_depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		wind_depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
		wind_depth:short_name = "D" ;
		wind_depth:units = "meters" ;
		wind_depth:positive = "down" ;
		wind_depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		wind_depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		wind_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 wind_gust(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_gust:long_name = "Wind Gust" ;
		wind_gust:short_name = "WGST" ;
		wind_gust:ancillary_variables = "wind_gust_qc" ;
		wind_gust:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wind_gust:units = "m/s" ;
		wind_gust:valid_range = 0.f, 200.f ;
		wind_gust:is_dead = 0 ;
		wind_gust:epic_code = 42 ;
	byte wind_gust_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_gust_qc:long_name = "Wind Gust QC" ;
		wind_gust_qc:short_name = "WGSTQC" ;
		wind_gust_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_gust_qc:standard_name = "wind_gust data_quality" ;
		wind_gust_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_gust_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_gust_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_gust_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		wind_gust_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional questionable" ;
	float wind_speed(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_speed:long_name = "Wind Speed" ;
		wind_speed:standard_name = "wind_speed" ;
		wind_speed:ancillary_variables = "wind_speed_qc" ;
		wind_speed:short_name = "WSPD" ;
		wind_speed:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wind_speed:units = "m/s" ;
		wind_speed:valid_range = 0.f, 200.f ;
		wind_speed:is_dead = 52907.625 ;
		wind_speed:epic_code = 401 ;
	byte wind_speed_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_speed_qc:long_name = "Wind Speed QC" ;
		wind_speed_qc:short_name = "WSPDQC" ;
		wind_speed_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_speed_qc:standard_name = "wind_speed data_quality" ;
		wind_speed_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_speed_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_speed_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_speed_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		wind_speed_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional questionable" ;
	float wind_direction(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_direction:long_name = "Wind Direction" ;
		wind_direction:standard_name = "wind_from_direction" ;
		wind_direction:ancillary_variables = "wind_direction_qc" ;
		wind_direction:short_name = "WDIR" ;
		wind_direction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wind_direction:units = "degrees" ;
		wind_direction:valid_range = 0.f, 360.f ;
		wind_direction:is_dead = 0 ;
		wind_direction:epic_code = 410 ;
	byte wind_direction_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_direction_qc:long_name = "Wind Direction QC" ;
		wind_direction_qc:short_name = "WDIRQC" ;
		wind_direction_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_direction_qc:standard_name = "wind_from_direction data_quality" ;
		wind_direction_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_direction_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_direction_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_direction_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b, 3b ;
		wind_direction_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional questionable" ;

// 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 = "13-Oct-2003 15:49:25:  Parameter wind_speed marked as non-functional as of julian day 2452908.625000 (2003-09-25 15:00:00)\n",
			"Fri Sep 26 17:16:37 2003: ncrcat -d time,2452908.624, I0106.milmet.realtime.nc tmp.nc\n",
			"" ;
		: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,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 = "milmet" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 100 ;
		:mooring_site_id = "I0106" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Acadia" ;
		:breakout_id = 92 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = -17.67 ;
		:goes_platform_id = "04401622" ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52907.625 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2003-09-25 15:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 53010.5 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2004-01-06 12:00:00" ;
		:algorithm_ids = "WIND_DIR_1.2:  10-Sep-2003 17:29:57" ;
}