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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	Meta- data	Back- ground Info	RSS	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph			NCCOS_Benthic_Surveys_AbioticQuadMeans_Caribbean_Gulf_of_Mexico		M	background		Coral Reef Conser...	NCCOS_Benthic_Surveys_AbioticQuadMeans_Caribbean_Gulf_of_Mexico

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgment	String	No use constraints are applicable.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_name	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	conventions	String	CF-1.6,ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	coralreef at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://coralreef.noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-64.45138
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featuretype	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	27.9265
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	17.63764
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-64.45138
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-93.82449
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/biological.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	coral reef, corals, CoRIS, CRCP
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	No access constraints are applicable.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_conventions	String	Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	gov.noaa.fisheries.www
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ncei_template_version	String	NCEI_NetCDF_Point_Template_v2.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	27.9265
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	processing_level	String	4
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	program	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_email	String	ncei_info at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_url	String	https://ncei.noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/deep-sea-coral-habitat
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	17.63764
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-01-09 to 2012-11-02
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2012-11-01T23:53:40Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2001-01-09T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	NCCOS_Benthic_Surveys_AbioticQuadMeans_Caribbean_Gulf_of_Mexico
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-93.82449
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	9.789984E8, 1.35181402E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	julian
attribute	time	comment	String	Date the observation was made
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	summary	String	Date the observation was made
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	17.63764, 27.9265
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	comment	String	Latitudinal location where station was surveyed. Precise to 6 decimal places.
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	summary	String	Latitudinal location where station was surveyed. Precise to 6 decimal places.
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	double	27.9265
attribute	latitude	valid_min	double	17.63764
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-93.82449, -64.45138
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	comment	String	Longitudinal location where station was surveyed. Precise to 6 decimal places.
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	summary	String	Longitudinal location where station was surveyed. Precise to 6 decimal places.
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	double	-64.45138
attribute	longitude	valid_min	double	-93.82449
variable	project		String
attribute	project	comment	String	Identified project the data was collected under
attribute	project	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	project	summary	String	Identified project the data was collected under
variable	region		String
attribute	region	comment	String	A code indicating the broad scale geographic location where sites were sites were surveyed
attribute	region	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	region	summary	String	A code indicating the broad scale geographic location where sites were sites were surveyed
variable	region_description		String
attribute	region_description	comment	String	Description of the region in which a sample was taken
attribute	region_description	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	region_description	summary	String	Description of the region in which a sample was taken
variable	study_area		String
attribute	study_area	comment	String	A code indicating the microscale geographic area within the region
attribute	study_area	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	study_area	summary	String	A code indicating the microscale geographic area within the region
variable	study_area_description		String
attribute	study_area_description	comment	String	A description of the microscale geographic area within the region
attribute	study_area_description	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	study_area_description	summary	String	A description of the microscale geographic area within the region
variable	batch_code		String
attribute	batch_code	comment	String	A code indicating the specific location of field effort by month and year
attribute	batch_code	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	batch_code	summary	String	A code indicating the specific location of field effort by month and year
variable	survey_id		int
attribute	survey_id	actual_range	int	40, 7182
attribute	survey_id	comment	String	A numerical index that uniquely identifies each specific station
attribute	survey_id	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	survey_id	summary	String	A numerical index that uniquely identifies each specific station
variable	station_code		String
attribute	station_code	comment	String	A code indicating the sample unit in which a sample was collected for that field effort. Not unique.
attribute	station_code	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	station_code	summary	String	A code indicating the sample unit in which a sample was collected for that field effort. Not unique.
variable	date		double
attribute	date	actual_range	double	9.789984E8, 1.35181402E9
attribute	date	comment	String	Date the observation was made
attribute	date	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	date	long_name	String	Date
attribute	date	summary	String	Date the observation was made
attribute	date	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	date	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	habitat		String
attribute	habitat	comment	String	Structure type of benthic hardbottom of hard, soft or mangrove (GIS layer, not diver assigned)
attribute	habitat	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	habitat	summary	String	Structure type of benthic hardbottom of hard, soft or mangrove (GIS layer, not diver assigned)
variable	habitat_type		String
attribute	habitat_type	comment	String	Full description of the HABITAT code describing the habitat type
attribute	habitat_type	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	habitat_type	summary	String	Full description of the HABITAT code describing the habitat type
variable	admin		String
attribute	admin	comment	String	A code of the name of the managed area in which the sample was collected.
attribute	admin	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	admin	summary	String	A code of the name of the managed area in which the sample was collected.
variable	administration_description		String
attribute	administration_description	comment	String	Description of the managed area
attribute	administration_description	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	administration_description	summary	String	Description of the managed area
variable	fish_method		String
attribute	fish_method	comment	String	Type of method used for fish surveys: Belt Transect method
attribute	fish_method	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	fish_method	summary	String	Type of method used for fish surveys: Belt Transect method
variable	hab_method		String
attribute	hab_method	comment	String	Type of method used for habitat surveys, either Quadrat or Rapid Habitat Assessment (RHA) method
attribute	hab_method	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	hab_method	summary	String	Type of method used for habitat surveys, either Quadrat or Rapid Habitat Assessment (RHA) method
variable	fine_sed		float
attribute	fine_sed	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	fine_sed	actual_range	float	0.0, 100.0
attribute	fine_sed	comment	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic fine sediment substrate at that site
attribute	fine_sed	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	fine_sed	summary	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic fine sediment substrate at that site
attribute	fine_sed	units	String	percent
variable	hard		float
attribute	hard	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	hard	actual_range	float	0.0, 100.0
attribute	hard	comment	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic hard substrate at that site
attribute	hard	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	hard	summary	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic hard substrate at that site
attribute	hard	units	String	percent
variable	rubble		float
attribute	rubble	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	rubble	actual_range	float	0.0, 100.0
attribute	rubble	comment	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic rubble substrate at that site
attribute	rubble	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	rubble	summary	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic rubble substrate at that site
attribute	rubble	units	String	percent
variable	sand		float
attribute	sand	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	sand	actual_range	float	0.0, 100.0
attribute	sand	comment	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic sand substrate at that site
attribute	sand	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	sand	summary	String	Mean percent cover (to the nearest 0.1 percent) of abiotic sand substrate at that site
attribute	sand	units	String	percent
variable	tot_abiotic_cover		float
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	actual_range	float	100.0, 100.0
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	comment	String	The sum of all the abiotic % cover columns of 'FINE_SED', 'HARD', 'RUBBLE', 'SAND'
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	summary	String	The sum of all the abiotic % cover columns of 'FINE_SED', 'HARD', 'RUBBLE', 'SAND'
attribute	tot_abiotic_cover	units	String	percent
variable	accession_url		String
attribute	accession_url	comment	String	Accession url of the species in the sample
attribute	accession_url	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	accession_url	summary	String	Accession url of the species in the sample

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