NetCDF Metadata

netcdf M0101.aanderaa.goes-realtime {
dimensions:
	lon = 1 ;
	lat = 1 ;
	depth = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (1025 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:epic_code = 500 ;
		lat:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	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:epic_code = 502 ;
		lon:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
	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:epic_code = 3 ;
		depth:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		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:epic_code = 624 ;
		time:Comment = "Coordinate variable" ;
		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 = "m/s" ;
		current_speed:valid_range = 0.f, 20.f ;
		current_speed:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_speed:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_speed:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.2933, 0., 0. ;
		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 QC" ;
		current_speed_qc:short_name = "CSPDQC" ;
		current_speed_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_speed_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_speed_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_speed_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_speed_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		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:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_direction:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_direction:calibration_coeffs = 0., 0.3516, 0., 0. ;
		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 QC" ;
		current_direction_qc:short_name = "CDIRQC" ;
		current_direction_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_direction_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_direction_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_direction_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_direction_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		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 Current 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 = -10.f, 10.f ;
		current_u:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		current_u:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_u:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_u:ancillary_variables = "current_u_qc" ;
	byte current_u_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_u_qc:long_name = "East Current Velocity Component QC" ;
		current_u_qc:short_name = "UQC" ;
		current_u_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_u_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_u_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_u_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_u_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_u_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		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 Current 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 = -10.f, 10.f ;
		current_v:is_dead = 0. ;
		current_v:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_v:ancillary_variables = "current_v_qc" ;
	byte current_v_qc(time, depth, lat, lon) ;
		current_v_qc:long_name = "North Current Velocity Component QC" ;
		current_v_qc:short_name = "VQC" ;
		current_v_qc:_FillValue = -128b ;
		current_v_qc:units = "1" ;
		current_v_qc:valid_range = -127s, 127s ;
		current_v_qc:quality_good = 0b ;
		current_v_qc:quality_bad = 1b ;
		current_v_qc:sensor_depth = 2. ;
		current_v_qc:intent = "data_quality" ;
		current_v_qc:standard_name = "current_v data_quality" ;

// global attributes:
		:title = "Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System: Realtime Buoy Observations" ;
		:institution = "THE_INSTITUTION" ;
		:institution_url = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu" ;
		:history = "27-Jun-2003 13:22:13:  Added ancillary_variables, intent attributes for CF compliance.\n",
			"" ;
		:source = "surface observation" ;
		:references = "http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/data/gomoos/doc/buoy_system_doc/buoy_system/book1.html" ;
		:comment = "processed with MATLAB" ;
		:latitude = 43.512 ;
		:longitude = -67.614 ;
		: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 = "goes-realtime" ;
		:water_depth = 285. ;
		:mooring_site_id = "M0101" ;
		:mooring_site_desc = "Jordan Basin" ;
		:breakout_id = 5 ;
		:delta_t = 60 ;
		:magnetic_variation = 18.2 ;
		:goes_platform_id = "GOES_PLATFORM_ID" ;
		:last_mysql_update_index = -1 ;
		:starting_julian_day_number = 52102.5 ;
		:starting_julian_day_string = "2001-07-12 12:00:00" ;
		:ending_julian_day_number = 52208.625 ;
		:ending_julian_day_string = "2001-10-26 15:00:00" ;
}

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