Global Ocean Currents NetCDF Format Description Version 3

Feature Type: Time Series Profile

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Global Attribute Section
Attribute Name	Attribute Value
acknowledgment	The most important contributors are the collectors of the original data. Without their efforts, this compilation of data would not have been possible. These data were acquired from the US NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). This work was supported by the NCEI management.
cdm_data_type	Station
comment	Data that have been undergone additional QA/QC procedures at the same resolution and location as Level 2 source data.
contributor_name	B. Butman, M. Bothner, and R. Signell
contributor_role	data originator
Conventions	CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
creator_email	Charles.Sun@noaa.gov
creator_institution	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
creator_name	Charles Sun
creator_type	person
creator_url	http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/gocd/
date_created	2016-08-11T13:50:18Z
date_issued	2016-08-11T13:50:18Z
date_metadata_modified	2016-08-11T13:50:18Z
date_modified	2016-08-11T13:50:18Z
featureType	timeSeriesProfile
geospatial_bounds	POLYGON((42.3746681213379 -70.78466796875, 42.3746681213379 -70.78466796875, 42.3746681213379 -70.78466796875, 42.3746681213379 -70.78466796875, 42.3746681213379 -70.78466796875))
geospatial_bounds_crs	EPSG:4326
geospatial_bounds_vertical_crs	EPSG:4326
geospatial_lat_min	42.3746681213379
geospatial_lat_max	42.3746681213379
geospatial_lon_min	-70.78466796875
geospatial_lon_max	-70.78466796875
geospatial_lat_units	degrees_north
geospatial_lat_resolution	point
geospatial_lon_units	degrees_east
geospatial_lon_resolution	point
geospatial_vertical_min	0.479999780654907
geospatial_vertical_max	22.4799995422363
geospatial_vertical_units	meters
geospatial_vertical_resolution	point
geospatial_vertical_positive	down
history	2016-08-11T13:50:18Z csun updateGOCD.R Version 4.0, 2016-06-06T13:12:54Z csun updateGOCD.R Version 3.0, Thu Jan 7 14:29:28 2016: ncatted -a valid_max,seafloor_depth,d,, ../V3/a0060062/gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc, Thu Jan 7 14:29:28 2016: ncatted -a valid_min,seafloor_depth,d,, ../V3/a0060062/gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc, Thu Jan 7 14:29:28 2016: ncatted -a missing_value,seafloor_depth,d,, ../V3/a0060062/gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc, Thu Jan 7 14:29:28 2016: ncatted -a missing_value,sampling_interval,d,, ../V3/a0060062/gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc, 2016-01-07T14:01:54Z csun updateGOCD.R Version 1.0, 2015-05-04T19:19:46Z csun convUSGSnc.f90 Version 1.3
id	0093183
institution	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
instrument	RD Instruments ADCP
instrument_vocabulary	NCEI Ocean Archive System database
keywords	EARTH SCIENCE,OCEANS,OCEAN CIRCULATION,OCEAN CURRENTS
keywords_vocabulary	GCMD Science Keywords
license	These data are openly available to the public Please acknowledge the use of these data with the text given in the acknowledgment attribute.
metadata_link	http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/text/query
naming_authority	gov.noaa.ncei
platform	WHITE HEATH, ASTERIAS, CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, MARCUS HANNA, ABBIE BURGESS, LOONEY, and ARGO MAINE
platform_vocabulary	NCEI Ocean Archive System database
processing_level	Level 3
product_version	GOCD 3.0
program	unknown
project	USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
publisher_email	NCEI.info@noaa.gov
publisher_institution	US DOC; NESDIS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION - IN295
publisher_name	US DOC; NESDIS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION - IN295
publisher_type	institution
publisher_url	http://www.ncei.noaa.gov
references	http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
source	global ocean currents in the NCEI archive holdings
standard_name_vocabulary	NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention
summary	global ocean currents in the NCEI archive holdings
time_coverage_start	1994-04-04T14:00:00Z
time_coverage_end	1994-04-07T05:00:00Z
time_coverage_duration	P0Y002DT15H00M00S
time_coverage_resolution	R000126/1994-04-04T14:00:00Z/P0Y002DT15H00M00
title	Global Ocean Currents Database - gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc
ncei_template_version	NCEI_NetCDF_TimeSerie_Orthogonal_Template_v2.0
gocd_id	gocd_a0060062_4381adc-a.nc
gocd_format_version	GOCD-3.0
QC_Manual	Reference Manual for Quality Control Subsurface Currents Data, Version 1.0
QC_test_names	Platform_Identification, Impossible_Date/Time, Impossible_Location, Position_on_Land, Global_Impossible_Parameter_Values, Spike, Constant_Speed, Constant_Direction, Rate_of_Change_in_Time
QC_test_codes	1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
QC_test_results	1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
QC_indicator	1
QC_Software	qcscd.R, 1.3, 2015-03-09
uuid	7c54ed7e-3066-4245-a85b-4f225dba09b9

Variable Metadata Section
Variable ID Number	Variable Name	Variable Type	Number of Attributes	Number of Dimensions
1	crs	int	6	0
2	depth	float	12	1
3	depth_quality_flag	int	4	1
4	latitude	float	10	0
5	latitude_quality_flag	int	4	0
6	longitude	float	10	0
7	longitude_quality_flag	int	4	0
8	seafloor_depth	float	4	0
9	time	double	12	1
10	time_quality_flag	int	4	1
11	u	float	15	2
12	u_quality_flag	int	6	2
13	v	float	15	2
14	v_quality_flag	int	6	2

Data Metadata Section
Variable Name (Dimension Name(s))	Variable Type	Attribute Name	Attribute Value
crs	int
		long_name	Coordinate Reference System
		grid_mapping_name	latitude_longitude
		epsg_code	EPSG:4326
		longitude_of_prime_meridian	0.0f
		semi_major_axis	6378137.0
		inverse_flattening	298.257223563
depth ( z )	float
		long_name	Depth
		units	meters
		postive	down
		valid_min	0.f
		valid_max	15000.f
		data_min	0.48
		data_max	22.48
		C_format	%7.2f
		FORTRAN_format	F7.2
		standard_name	depth
		positive	down
		coverage_content_type	coordinate
depth_quality_flag ( z )	int
		long_name	Depth QC Flags
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
latitude	float
		long_name	latitude
		standard_name	latitude
		units	degrees_north
		grid_mapping	crs
		ancillary_variables	latitude_quality_flag
		valid_min	-90.f
		valid_max	90.f
		data_min	42.3747
		data_max	42.3747
		coverage_content_type	coordinate
latitude_quality_flag	int
		long_name	Latitude Quality Flag
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
longitude	float
		long_name	longitude
		standard_name	longitude
		units	degrees_east
		grid_mapping	crs
		ancillary_variables	longitude_quality_flag
		valid_min	-180.f
		valid_max	180.f
		data_min	-70.7847
		data_max	-70.7847
		coverage_content_type	coordinate
longitude_quality_flag	int
		long_name	Longitude Quality Flag
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
seafloor_depth	float
		long_name	Seafloor Depth
		units	meters
		postive	down
		_FillValue	9999.9f
time ( time )	double
		long_name	time
		standard_name	time
		units	days since 1900-01-01 00:00:00
		axis	T
		ancillary_variables	time_quality_flag
		data_min	34426.5833333335
		data_max	34429.2083333335
		C_format	%9.4f
		FORTRAN_format	F9.4
		calendar	julian
		cf_role	timeseries_id
		coverage_content_type	coordinate
		coverage_content_type	coordinate
time_quality_flag ( time )	int
		long_name	Time Quality Flag
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
u ( time , z )	float
		long_name	Eastward Velocity Component
		standard_name	eastward_sea_water_velocity
		units	m s-1
		coordinates	time latitude longitude depth
		grid_mapping	crs
		cell_methods	time:point z:point
		ancillary_variables	u_quality_flag
		data_min	-0.2508
		data_max	0.256651611328125
		valid_min	-5.
		valid_max	5.
		C_format	%7.4f
		FORTRAN_format	F7.4
		_FillValue	9999.9f
		coverage_content_type	physicalMeasurement
u_quality_flag ( time , z )	int
		long_name	Eastward Velocity component QC Flags
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
		coordinates	time latitude longitude depth
		cell_methods	time:point z:point
v ( time , z )	float
		long_name	Northward Velocity Component
		standard_name	northward_sea_water_velocity
		units	m s-1
		coordinates	time latitude longitude depth
		grid_mapping	crs
		cell_methods	time:point z:point
		ancillary_variables	v_quality_flag
		data_min	-0.1336
		data_max	0.252
		valid_min	-5.
		valid_max	5.
		C_format	%7.4f
		FORTRAN_format	F7.4
		_FillValue	9999.9f
		coverage_content_type	physicalMeasurement
v_quality_flag ( time , z )	int
		long_name	Northward Velocity component QC Flags
		flag_values	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
		flag_meanings	good_value probably_good probably_bad bad_value modified_value not_used not_used not_used missing_value
		_FillValue	-9
		coordinates	time latitude longitude depth
		cell_methods	time:point z:point