NetCDF Metadata

netcdf K01.met.historical {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	air_temperature_depth = 1 ;
	visibility_depth = 1 ;
	wind_depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (15890 currently)
variables:
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:long_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 ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:long_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 ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
	double air_temperature_depth(air_temperature_depth) ;
		air_temperature_depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		air_temperature_depth:short_name = "D" ;
		air_temperature_depth:units = "meters" ;
		air_temperature_depth:positive = "down" ;
		air_temperature_depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		air_temperature_depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		air_temperature_depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		air_temperature_depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
	double visibility_depth(visibility_depth) ;
		visibility_depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
		visibility_depth:short_name = "D" ;
		visibility_depth:units = "meters" ;
		visibility_depth:positive = "down" ;
		visibility_depth:_FillValue = -999. ;
		visibility_depth:valid_range = -10000., 100. ;
		visibility_depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		visibility_depth:standard_name = "depth" ;
	double wind_depth(wind_depth) ;
		wind_depth:long_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" ;
		wind_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:_FillValue = -999. ;
		time:valid_range = 0., 99999. ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		time:epic_code = 624 ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
	float air_temperature(time, air_temperature_depth, lat, lon) ;
		air_temperature:long_name = "Air Temperature" ;
		air_temperature:standard_name = "air_temperature" ;
		air_temperature:short_name = "AT" ;
		air_temperature:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		air_temperature:units = "celsius" ;
		air_temperature:valid_range = -40.f, 40.f ;
		air_temperature:epic_code = 21 ;
		air_temperature:ancillary_variables = "air_temperature_qc" ;
	byte air_temperature_qc(time, air_temperature_depth, lat, lon) ;
		air_temperature_qc:long_name = "Air Temperature Quality" ;
		air_temperature_qc:short_name = "AT QC" ;
		air_temperature_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		air_temperature_qc:units = "1" ;
		air_temperature_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		air_temperature_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		air_temperature_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		air_temperature_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		air_temperature_qc:standard_name = "air_temperature data_quality" ;
	float wind_gust(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_gust:long_name = "Wind Gust" ;
		wind_gust:short_name = "GST" ;
		wind_gust:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wind_gust:units = "m/s" ;
		wind_gust:valid_range = 0., 200. ;
		wind_gust:epic_code = 402 ;
		wind_gust:ancillary_variables = "wind_gust_qc" ;
	byte wind_gust_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_gust_qc:long_name = "Wind Gust Quality" ;
		wind_gust_qc:short_name = "GSTQC" ;
		wind_gust_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_gust_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_gust_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_gust_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		wind_gust_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		wind_gust_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_gust_qc:standard_name = "wind_gust data_quality" ;
	float wind_speed(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_speed:long_name = "Wind Speed" ;
		wind_speed:standard_name = "wind_speed" ;
		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:epic_code = 401 ;
		wind_speed:ancillary_variables = "wind_speed_qc" ;
	byte wind_speed_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_speed_qc:long_name = "Wind Speed Quality" ;
		wind_speed_qc:short_name = "WSPD QC" ;
		wind_speed_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_speed_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_speed_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_speed_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		wind_speed_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		wind_speed_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_speed_qc:standard_name = "wind_speed data_quality" ;
	float wind_direction(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_direction:long_name = "Wind Direction" ;
		wind_direction:standard_name = "wind_from_direction" ;
		wind_direction:short_name = "WD" ;
		wind_direction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wind_direction:units = "degrees" ;
		wind_direction:valid_range = 0., 360. ;
		wind_direction:epic_code = 410 ;
		wind_direction:ancillary_variables = "wind_direction_qc" ;
	byte wind_direction_qc(time, wind_depth, lat, lon) ;
		wind_direction_qc:long_name = "Wind Direction Quality" ;
		wind_direction_qc:short_name = "WDIR QC" ;
		wind_direction_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		wind_direction_qc:units = "1" ;
		wind_direction_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		wind_direction_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		wind_direction_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		wind_direction_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		wind_direction_qc:standard_name = "wind_direction data_quality" ;
	float visibility(time, visibility_depth, lat, lon) ;
		visibility:long_name = "Visibility" ;
		visibility:standard_name = "visibility_in_air" ;
		visibility:short_name = "VIS" ;
		visibility:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		visibility:units = "meters" ;
		visibility:valid_range = 0.f, 3000.f ;
		visibility:ancillary_variables = "visibility_qc" ;
	byte visibility_qc(time, visibility_depth, lat, lon) ;
		visibility_qc:long_name = "Visibility Quality" ;
		visibility_qc:short_name = "VIS QC" ;
		visibility_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		visibility_qc:units = "1" ;
		visibility_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		visibility_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		visibility_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		visibility_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		visibility_qc:standard_name = "visibility data_quality" ;

// 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 = 45.2042351016252 ;
		:longitude = -66.0147784986443 ;
		: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 = "met" ;
		:instrument_number = 0 ;
		:processing = "historical" ;
		:water_depth = 25. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "K01" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "St. John" ;
		:history = "22-Jul-2003 14:42:32:  K0103 wind direction flagged as invalid for K0103 flagged invalid at 2003-03-08 00:00:00\n",
			"22-Jul-2003 14:41:58:  Provisionally appended with realtime data from K0103 starting with julian date 2452593.08333333\n",
			"Tue Jul 22 14:40:42 2003: ncrcat old_K01.met.historical.nc K0103.met.realtime.nc K01.met.historical.nc\n",
			"Tue Jul 22 14:40:34 2003: ncatted -a add_offset,,d,, old_K01.met.historical.nc\n",
			"Tue Jul 22 14:40:29 2003: ncatted -a scale_factor,,d,, old_K01.met.historical.nc\n",
			"27-Jun-2003 13:01:27:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"07-Apr-2003 16:03:22:  Moved air_temperature back to celsius.\n",
			"Mon Feb 24 14:45:01 2003:  Created this file from K0101.met.raw.nc, K0102.met.raw.nc.  No visibility data on K0101." ;
		:breakout_id = 1 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52117.2916666698 ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52787.5416666665 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2001-07-27 07:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2003-05-28 13:00:00" ;
		:magnetic_variation = -19.1 ;
}

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