NetCDF Metadata

netcdf K01.sbe16.historical.15m {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (22117 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 depth(depth) ;
		depth:long_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 ;
		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 transmissivity(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		transmissivity:long_name = "Transmissivity" ;
		transmissivity:short_name = "TRANS" ;
		transmissivity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		transmissivity:units = "percent" ;
		transmissivity:valid_range = 0.f, 100.f ;
		transmissivity:epic_code = 4011 ;
		transmissivity:ancillary_variables = "transmissivity_qc" ;
	byte transmissivity_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		transmissivity_qc:long_name = "Transmissivity Quality Control" ;
		transmissivity_qc:short_name = "TRQC" ;
		transmissivity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		transmissivity_qc:units = "1" ;
		transmissivity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		transmissivity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		transmissivity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		transmissivity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		transmissivity_qc:standard_name = "transmissivity data_quality" ;
	float conductivity(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		conductivity:long_name = "Conductivity" ;
		conductivity:short_name = "COND" ;
		conductivity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		conductivity:units = "msiemens/cm" ;
		conductivity:valid_range = 0., 100. ;
		conductivity:epic_code = 51 ;
		conductivity:ancillary_variables = "conductivity_qc" ;
		conductivity:standard_name = "sea_water_electrical_conductivity" ;
	byte conductivity_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		conductivity_qc:long_name = "Conductivity Quality" ;
		conductivity_qc:short_name = "CONDQ" ;
		conductivity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		conductivity_qc:units = "1" ;
		conductivity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		conductivity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		conductivity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		conductivity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		conductivity_qc:standard_name = "conductivity data_quality" ;
	float temperature(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		temperature:long_name = "Water Temperature" ;
		temperature:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature" ;
		temperature:short_name = "WT" ;
		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:units = "1" ;
		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" ;
	float salinity(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		salinity:long_name = "Salinity" ;
		salinity:standard_name = "sea_water_salinity" ;
		salinity:short_name = "S" ;
		salinity:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		salinity:units = "psu" ;
		salinity:valid_range = 10.f, 100.f ;
		salinity:epic_code = 41 ;
		salinity:ancillary_variables = "salinity_qc" ;
	byte salinity_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		salinity_qc:long_name = "Salinity Quality" ;
		salinity_qc:short_name = "S QC" ;
		salinity_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		salinity_qc:units = "1" ;
		salinity_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		salinity_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		salinity_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		salinity_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		salinity_qc:standard_name = "salinity data_quality" ;
	float sigma_t(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		sigma_t:long_name = "Sigma-T" ;
		sigma_t:standard_name = "sea_water_density" ;
		sigma_t:short_name = "SIGMAT" ;
		sigma_t:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sigma_t:units = "kg/m^3" ;
		sigma_t:valid_range = 10.f, 100.f ;
		sigma_t:epic_code = 70 ;
		sigma_t:ancillary_variables = "sigma_t_qc" ;
	byte sigma_t_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		sigma_t_qc:long_name = "Sigma-T Quality" ;
		sigma_t_qc:short_name = "STQ" ;
		sigma_t_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		sigma_t_qc:units = "1" ;
		sigma_t_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		sigma_t_qc:flag_values = 0b, 1b, 2b ;
		sigma_t_qc:flag_meanings = "quality_good out_of_range sensor_nonfunctional" ;
		sigma_t_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		sigma_t_qc:standard_name = "sigma_t 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 = 45.2040283795228 ;
		:longitude = -66.0175662496574 ;
		: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 = "sbe16" ;
		:instrument_number = 12. ;
		:processing = "historical" ;
		:water_depth = 25. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "K01" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "St. John" ;
		:history = "Thu Jul 31 18:53:41 2003: ncatted -a standard_name,conductivity,c,c,sea_water_electrical_conductivity /data/gomoos/buoy/archive/K01/K01.sbe16.historical.15m.nc\n",
			"27-Jun-2003 13:01:30:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"07-Apr-2003 16:09:13:  Moved temperature back to celsius.\n",
			"27-Mar-2003 15:45:26:  All transmissivity marked as invalid.\n",
			"25-Feb-2003:  Created from K0101.sbe16.post-recovery.nc" ;
		:breakout_id = 6 ;
		:delta_t = 15 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52117.2916666665 ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52347.6666666665 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2001-07-27 07:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2002-03-14 16:00:00" ;
		:magnetic_variation = -19.1 ;
}

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