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Dataset Title:  BEDI Data Recovery: F127 Marine Mammal Sighting and Census   RSS
Institution:  NCEI   (Dataset ID: bedi_F127)
Range: longitude = -179.9997 to 179.9997°E, latitude = 51.91333 to 75.34333°N
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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  air_temperature {
    Float32 actual_range -25.0, 20.0;
    String ioos_category "Temperature";
  }
  animal_or_group_heading {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 360;
    String description "Degrees toward";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "angular_degree";
  }
  animal_sighted_code {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String units "NODC CODE 0117";
  }
  bearing_to_animals {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 355;
    String description "Degrees true";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "angular_degree";
  }
  begin_date_time {
    String description "Date and time in iso 8601 form YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Begin Date Time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  begin_latitude {
    Float32 actual_range 52.02833, 74.86;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "degreeN";
  }
  begin_longitude {
    Float32 actual_range -179.9997, 179.9997;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "degreeE";
  }
  behavior_i {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0139";
  }
  behavior_ii {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0139";
  }
  behavior_iii {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0139";
  }
  characteristics_of_heavy_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0065";
  }
  characteristics_of_moderate_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0066";
  }
  characteristics_of_thin_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0066";
  }
  cloud_amount {
    String ioos_category "Meteorology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0105";
  }
  cloud_type {
    String ioos_category "Meteorology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0053";
  }
  completeness {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0002";
  }
  cruise_header_record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  cruise_header_text_sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 14;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  cruise_header_text_sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  cruise_header_text_station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  cruise_header_text_text {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  cruise_header_text_text_record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  cruise_id {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  current_direction {
    String description "Degrees toward";
    String ioos_category "Currents";
    String units "angular_degree";
  }
  current_speed {
    String ioos_category "Currents";
    String units "knots";
  }
  debris {
    String ioos_category "Contaminants";
  }
  decomposition {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0004";
  }
  deformation {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0067";
  }
  detail_sighting__author_and_date {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  detail_sighting__code_level {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__collection_method {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0001";
  }
  detail_sighting__confidence {
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String units "NODC CODE 0003";
  }
  detail_sighting__control_code {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__identification_reliability {
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String units "NODC CODE 0141";
  }
  detail_sighting__nodc_code {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__number_of_adults {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 1000;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  detail_sighting__number_of_juveniles {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 19;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  detail_sighting__number_of_subadults {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 35;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  detail_sighting__rank {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 99;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  detail_sighting__taxon_serial_number {
    String ioos_category "Taxonomy";
  }
  detail_sighting__taxonomic_name {
    String ioos_category "Taxonomy";
  }
  detail_sighting__type {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  distance_of_animals_from_platform {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 9999;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "meters";
  }
  distance_of_animals_to_ice_edge {
    Float32 actual_range 0.8, 0.8;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "kilometers";
  }
  distance_of_animals_to_shore {
    Float32 actual_range 0.4, 40.2;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "kilometers";
  }
  dive_time {
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String units "minutes";
  }
  end_date_of_survey {
    String description "Date in iso 8601 form YYYY-MM-DD";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "End Date Of Survey";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  end_latitude {
    Float32 actual_range 51.91333, 75.04333;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "degreeN";
  }
  end_longitude {
    Float32 actual_range -179.9167, 179.9997;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "degreeE";
  }
  end_time {
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String units "HH:MM";
  }
  environment_record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  environment_sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 99;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  environment_sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  environment_station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  glare_amount {
    String ioos_category "Optical Properties";
    String units "NODC CODE 0035";
  }
  glare_location {
    String ioos_category "Optical Properties";
    String units "NODC CODE 0116";
  }
  group_size {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0356";
  }
  human_activity {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0354";
  }
  ice_type {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0064";
  }
  institution_or_agency {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  investigator_scientist_or_data_source {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  leg_made_good {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0117";
  }
  location__record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  location__sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 1, 2424;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  location__sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  location__station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  nodc_file_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  nodc_track_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  number_of_adult_females {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 133;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  number_of_adult_males {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 7;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  number_of_groups {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 78;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  number_of_individuals {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 10400;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  number_of_unknown {
    Int32 actual_range -1, 10400;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  octas_of_heavy_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0065";
  }
  octas_of_moderate_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0065";
  }
  octas_of_thin_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0065";
  }
  photos_taken {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0117";
  }
  platform_activity {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0005";
  }
  platform_altitude {
    Int32 actual_range 1, 2895;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "meters";
  }
  platform_altitude_observer_height {
    Int32 actual_range 10, 351;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "meters";
  }
  platform_direction {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 359;
    String description "Degrees toward";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String units "angular_degree";
  }
  platform_id {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String units "NODC CODE 0063";
  }
  platform_speed {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 197;
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "knots";
  }
  platform_type {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String units "NODC CODE 0100";
  }
  sea_state {
    String ioos_category "Surface Waves";
    String units "NODC CODE 0052";
  }
  sea_surface_temperature {
    Float32 actual_range -0.9, 8.6;
    String ioos_category "Temperature";
  }
  sighting_date_time {
    String description "Date and GMT time in iso 8601 form YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Sighting Date Time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 actual_range 51.91333, 75.34333;
    String axis "Y";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 actual_range -179.9997, 179.9997;
    String axis "X";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  special_marks_or_tags {
    String ioos_category "Biology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0062";
  }
  start_date_of_survey {
    String description "Date in iso 8601 form YYYY-MM-DD";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Start Date Of Survey";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  station_identifier {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__author_and_date {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  summary_sighting__code_level {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__collection_method {
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "NODC CODE 0001";
  }
  summary_sighting__confidence {
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String units "NODC CODE 0003";
  }
  summary_sighting__control_code {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__identification_reliability {
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String units "NODC CODE 0141";
  }
  summary_sighting__nodc_code {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__number_of_adults {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 1000;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  summary_sighting__number_of_juveniles {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 19;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  summary_sighting__number_of_subadults {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 15;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  summary_sighting__rank {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  summary_sighting__record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 99;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  summary_sighting__taxon_serial_number {
    String ioos_category "Taxonomy";
  }
  summary_sighting__taxonomic_name {
    String ioos_category "Taxonomy";
  }
  summary_sighting__type {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  surface_visibility {
    String ioos_category "Meteorology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0006";
  }
  text_record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  text_sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 99;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  text_sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  text_station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  text_text {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  total_number_of_individuals {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 10400;
    String ioos_category "Biology";
  }
  transect_width_ice {
    String ioos_category "Ice Distribution";
    String units "NODC CODE 0068";
  }
  transit__record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 1, 2402;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__text_sequence_number {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 99;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__text_sighting_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__text_station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  transit__text_text {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  transit__text_text_record {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  vessel_platform_name {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
  }
  water_color {
    String ioos_category "Ocean Color";
    String units "NODC CODE 0051";
  }
  water_depth {
    Int32 actual_range 1, 3493;
    String ioos_category "Bathymetry";
    String units "meters";
  }
  weather {
    String ioos_category "Meteorology";
    String units "NODC CODE 0159";
  }
  width_of_track {
    Float32 actual_range 10.0, 200.0;
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String units "kilometers";
  }
  wind_direction {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 355;
    String description "Degrees from";
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String units "angular_degrees";
  }
  wind_speed {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 50;
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String units "knots";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "Other";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 179.9997;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 75.34333;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 51.91333;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 179.9997;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -179.9997;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String history 
"2024-04-24T20:25:33Z (local files)
2024-04-24T20:25:33Z https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/tabledap/bedi_F127.das";
    String infoUrl "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov";
    String institution "NCEI";
    String license 
"The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 75.34333;
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 51.91333;
    String summary "Marine mammal sighting and census data recovered from old files that were derived from punched cards.  The recovery is part of the Big Earth Data Initiative Project.  Dataset ID F127";
    String title "BEDI Data Recovery: F127 Marine Mammal Sighting and Census";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting -179.9997;
  }
}

 

Using tabledap to Request Data and Graphs from Tabular Datasets

tabledap lets you request a data subset, a graph, or a map from a tabular dataset (for example, buoy data), via a specially formed URL. tabledap uses the OPeNDAP (external link) Data Access Protocol (DAP) (external link) and its selection constraints (external link).

The URL specifies what you want: the dataset, a description of the graph or the subset of the data, and the file type for the response.

Tabledap request URLs must be in the form
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/datasetID.fileType{?query}
For example,
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/erdGlobecBottle.htmlTable?longitude,latitude,time,bottle_posn,temperature1&time>=2002-08-17T00:00:00Z&time<=2002-08-19T20:18:00Z
Thus, the query is often a comma-separated list of desired variable names, followed by a collection of constraints (e.g., variable<value), each preceded by '&' (which is interpreted as "AND").

For details, see the tabledap Documentation.


 
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