Accessed 2005-08-02 11:52:00 am pacific time
Jeremy Cothran
Southeast Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS) Dictionary
includes standard names that are coordinate-related, time_date names, atmospheric data, physical oceanographic, chemicaloceanographic, electromagnetic radiation, ADCP, sensor-related, platform-related,M_aeri data-related, and navigation. For each name, there is a definition, shortname, long name, data type, data class, units, axis, valid range, parameter reference, instrument general, equivalent standard name, and standard.
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Luis Bermudez MMI
2005-08-02T06:42:35
Category
Parameter
Axis
Dependency
Units
CDL Coordinate Attribute
Datum
User
NetCDF Datatype
Version
Glossary
Long Name
Equivalent Standard Name
Abbreviation
Definition
Standard
Standard Name
Geophysical Valid Range
Comment
density
water_density
Jeremy
density
Mass of water per unit volume
CF_name='sea_water_density'
2.0
water_density
float
kg m-3
Atmospheric<COMMA> Oceanographic
measurement | derived
SeaCOOS
Current velocity measured parallel to the path of beam 3
-300.<COMMA>300.
float
current velocity from beam3
beam3_velocity
T<COMMA>Z
SeaCOOS
2.0
Jeremy
cm s-1
beam3_velocity
Acoustic Doppler<COMMA> Oceanographic<COMMA> Atmospheric?
measurement
beam3_vel
Instrument
Conductive or convective exchange of heat from the atmosphere to the ocean. Positive is downward.
W m-2
sensible_heat_flux
float
Jeremy
Atmospheric
SeaCOOS
-200.<COMMA> 20.
T
sensible_heat_flux
sensible heat flux
EPIC_name='sensible_heat'<COMMA>CF_name='surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux'
2.0
Q_sensible
derived
SeaCOOS
T<COMMA>Z
Measure of the echo intensity returning to beam 2 from the ADCP transmit pulse
Jeremy
beam2_echo
beam2_echo_intensity
float
measurement
2.0
beam 2 echo intensity
db
beam2_echo_intensity
0.<COMMA>200.
Jeremy
latitude
2.1
Y-coordinate of dependent observation in geographic coordinate. North is positive. Alternate definition: The angular distance north and south of the equator<COMMA> with the equator being 0¡ and the poles 90¡
geographical coordinates
CF_name='latitude'<COMMA>EPIC_name='latitude'<COMMA>EPIC_code=500<COMMA>NAVO_name='latitude'<COMMA>NAVO_code=1
lat
degrees_north
SeaCOOS
spatial
Y
Y-coordinate of dependent observation in geographic coordinate. North is positive. Alternate definition: The angular distance north and south of the equator<COMMA> with the equator being 0� and the poles 90�
latitude
Spatial
Sara
long
coordinate
2.0
latitude
-90.<COMMA>90.
meter
Jeremy
Average height of the highest one-third of the wind-waves<COMMA> if a separation between swell and wind-wave energy peak exists.
wind_wv_ht
wind_wave_height
wind_wave_height
measurement
float
SeaCOOS
2.0
T
wind wave height
NAVO_name='Wind Wave Height (wind_wv_ht)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=44<COMMA>NDBC='Swell Height (SwH)'<COMMA>CF='significant_height_of_wind_waves'
North/South component of wind vector. Northward wind is positive.
-150.<COMMA> 150.
northward_wind
north_wind
Jeremy
measurement| derived
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
m s-1
float
SeaCOOS
CF_name='northward_wind'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Northward Wind Velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=25
north/south component of wind
northward_wind
Jeremy
long_term_average
seconds
SeaCOOS
float
temporal length of long term average veloicities
long_term_avg
attribute
long_term_average
2.0
oxygen_concen
2.0
oxygen concentration
Concentration in water of dissolved oxygen.
Oceanographic<COMMA> Chemical
measurement
oxygen_concentration
Jeremy
T
ug L-1
SeaCOOS
float
oxygen_concentration
wind_stress
N m-2
derived
tau
2.0
surface wind stress
NAVO_name='Surface Wind Stress Magnitude'<COMMA>NAVO_code=57
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
float
Magnitude of wind stress. Wind stress is the force of wind imposed on a unit area.
wind_stress
derived
Net IR radiation<COMMA> includes reflected IR radiation. Positive is downward.
net_longwave_radiation
W m-2
2.0
float
SeaCOOS
T
net_longwave_radiation
Q_lw
Jeremy
-200.<COMMA> 20.
net longwave radiation
measurement
relative_humidity
relative_humidity
zero precent
precent
0.<COMMA>105.
Jeremy
relative humidity
float
2.0
Amount of moisture in the air as vapor relative to how much it can possibly hold at the same temperature.
CF_name='relative_humidity'
T
SeaCOOS
rel_humid
2.1
SeaCOOS
Mass of air per unit volume.
float
air_density
Elizabeth
measurement
kg m-3
T
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
air density
air density
CF_name='air_density'
atmospheric
NC_LONG
Jeremy
air_density
downwelling_longwave_irradiance
SeaCOOS
2.0
Integrated downwelling irradiance for spectral wavelengths greater than 700nm.
Electromagnetic
Eppley/PIR
downwelling_longwave_irradiance
pir_irrad
W m-2
longwave irradiance
measurement
CF_name='surface_downwelling_longwave_flux'
Jeremy
float
Jeremy
day 1 of reference year
days
day of year
day_of_year
day_of_year
Temporal
SeaCOOS
T
int
doy
2.0
0.<COMMA>366.
time
Number of days since day 1 of reference year.
oceanographic
lon_sec
coordinate
seconds longitude
0.<COMMA>60.
longitude_seconds+A151
X
float
angular_second
SeaCOOS
Fraction of lon_min divided by 60.
longitude_seconds+A151
geographical coordinates
2.0
Jeremy
wind_gust
m s-1
Maximum instantaneous wind speed (usually no more than but not limited to 10 seconds) within a sample averaging interval.
wind_gust
T<COMMA>Z
Jeremy
measurement
2.0
float
wgust
wind gusts
zero
0.<COMMA> 250.
NWS_name='Wind Gust'<COMMA> NDBC_name='Wind Gust'
SeaCOOS
degrees_true
SeaCOOS
2.0
T
float
relative_wind_from_direction
relative wind direction meteorological conv
measurement
relative_wind_from_direction
clockwise from true north
Direction from which wind is blowing relative to a moving platform<COMMA> e.g. ship.
Jeremy
rel_wnddirec
0.<COMMA>360.
Jeremy
transducer_frequency
2.0
trans_freq
attribute
float
transducer_frequency
SeaCOOS
adcp transducer frequency
kHz
mixing ratio
mix
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
g kg-1
The ratio of mass of water vapor to the mass of dry air in the sample.
float
mixing_ratio
2.0
derived
CF_name='humidity_mixing_ratio<COMMA> mass_mixing_ratio'
mixing_ratio
T
downward_longwave_radiation
downward_longwave_radiation
Jeremy
measured
Q_dlw
250.<COMMA> 450.
Downward IR radiation. Positive is downward.
SeaCOOS
downward longwave radiation
float
2.0
W m-2
T
Explorer/Umiami_name='intake_temperature'<COMMA>CF_name='surface_temperature<COMMA>sea_surface_temperature<COMMA>sea_water_temperature'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Water Temperature<COMMA>Water Surface Temperature'<COMMA>NAVO_code=15<COMMA>14
In situ water temperature
Jeremy
NC_FLOAT
2.0
measurement
10.<COMMA> 35.
water_temperature
In situ temperature of the ocean.
SeaCOOS
T<COMMA>Z
2.1
water temperature
wtemp
water_temperature
water_temperature
celsius
float
Elizabeth
float
2.0
Time periood over which several observations are averaged.
T
seconds
average_interval
averaging_interval
SeaCOOS
attribute
averaging time interval
averaging_interval
Jeremy
gps_elevation
gps_elevation
2.0
km
SeaCOOS
GPS1 elevation #1
measurement
gps_elev
Jeremy
float
m s-1
Jeremy
sound_velocity
T<COMMA>Z
sound_velocity
sound_velocity
Magnitude of velocity of sound in water.
float
EPIC_name='sound_velocity'
2.0
SeaCOOS
sound velocity
measurement | derived
wave_steepness
NDBC_name='Steepness (STP)'
2.0
SeaCOOS
wave_steepness
Measure of departure from typical wave slope.
Jeremy
steepness
swell_to_direction
SeaCOOS
float
swell_dir
Jeremy
swell_to_direction
degrees_true
NAVO_name='Swell Direction (swell_dir)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=48<COMMA>NDBC_name='Swell Direction (SwD)'
2.0
swell wave direction
T
measurement
Direction the swell is coming from.
2.0
bin_direction
Current direction of bin
cm s-1
0.<COMMA>360.
SeaCOOS
measurement
T<COMMA>Z
bin_direction
Jeremy
bin_dir
current direction of bin
float
StdDevAirTemp
StdDevAirTemp
2.0
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
SeaCOOS
longitude_degrees
geographical coordinates
degrees_east
degrees longitude
-180.<COMMA>180.
Integer degrees of longitude
int
Jeremy
coordinate
X
longitude_degrees
2.0
lon_deg
on or off
attribute
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
status of bottom tracking
btm_track_code
2.0
character
bottom_tracking_code
bottom_tracking_code
SeaCOOS
float
Jeremy
relative_wind_speed
relative wind speed
2.0
ship speed
m s-1
0.<COMMA>70.
measurement
rel_wndspd
relative_wind_speed
Magnitude of wind velocity relative to a moving platform<COMMA> e.g. ship.
T
Jeremy
float
Z
meter
profile_depths
profile_depths
??
2.0
profile_depths
coordinate
profile depths
SeaCOOS
mm hr-1
Jeremy
T
instantaneous precipitation rate
precip_rate
float
measurement
precipitation_rate
Amount of wet equivalent precipitation per unit time.
2.0
SeaCOOS
precipitation_rate
Eppley/PIR Dome Temperature
dome_temperature
celsius
measurement
dome_temperature
float
2.0
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
dome_temp
Jeremy
current_to_direction
EPIC_name='CURRENT DIRECTION'
float
measurement
c_dir
T<COMMA>Z
degrees_true
direction of current relative to true north
SeaCOOS
0.<COMMA>360.
current_to_direction
2.0
Direction towards which ocean current is going.
nitrate concentration
SeaCOOS
nitrate_concentration
measurement
ug L-1
T
2.0
Jeremy
float
nitrate
nitrate_concentration
SeaCOOS
2.0
Jeremy
string YYYY MM DD hh mm ss
time
T
date_time_string
date_time_string
char
date_time string
Date and time character string of observation that includes year<COMMA> month<COMMA> day<COMMA> hour<COMMA> minute<COMMA> and second.
date_time_string
2.0
longitude_minutes
0.<COMMA>60.
angular_minute
minutes longitude
coordinate
Fraction of longitude degree divided by 60.
geographical coordinates
Jeremy
longitude_minutes
lon_min
X
float
SeaCOOS
beam echo intensity
measurement
SeaCOOS
NC_FLOAT
Elizabeth
T<COMMA>Z
2.1
beam_echo_intensity
Measure of the echo intensity returning to beam 1 from the ADCP transmit pulse
echo_amplitude
Attributes echo_intensity: beam_number=$beam_num
beam_echo_intensity
beam_echo
db
0.<COMMA>200.
T
Jeremy
float
derived
sig_wv_ht
SeaCOOS
NAVO_name='Sig Wave Height (sig_wv_ht)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=41<COMMA>NDBC_name='Overall Height (H0)'<COMMA>CF_name='significant_height_of_wind_and_swell_waves'
2.0
meter
significant wave height
signifcant_wave_height
signifcant_wave_height
Average height of the highest one-third of the waves.
time
SeaCOOS
Time coordinate of observation based on number of seconds since the defined reference time.
2.0
long
Jeremy
time
Time
CF_name='time'<COMMA>NAVO_name='time'<COMMA>NAVO_code=13
sec since 1970-1-1 00:00:00
1970-1-1 00:00:00 (UTC)
T
time
time
turbidity
2.0
Measure of light scattering due to suspended material in water.
float
EPIC
turbidity
turb
NTU
SeaCOOS
turbidity
measurement
Jeremy
Direction toward which wind stress is acting.
surface wind stress to direction
degrees_true
Jeremy
wind_stress_to_direction
SeaCOOS
float
2.0
derived
wind_stress_to_direction
tau_dir
CF_name='depth'<COMMA>NAVO_name='depth'<COMMA>NAVO_code=5
depth
sea surface | geiod | ellipsoid | MSL | MLLW | AGL
depth
depth
Jeremy
Z-coordinate of (dependent?) observation in vertical distance below reference. Down is positive.
float
2.0
0.<COMMA>300.
coordinate
meter/decibar
SeaCOOS
measurement depth
Z
number_beams
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
attribute
Number of directionally independent beams of the ADCP
2.0
2<COMMA>6
integer
number_adcp_beams
number_adcp_beams
number of adcp beams
water_leaving_radiance
Radiance from below<COMMA> leaving the water surface.
float
SeaCOOS
water_leaving_radiance
2.0
measurement
water leaving radiance
Jeremy
Luw
W m-2 m-1 sr-1
beam2_velocity
-300.<COMMA>300.
beam2_velocity
Current velocity measured parallel to the path of beam 2
float
current velocity from beam2
2.0
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
cm s-1
T<COMMA>Z
beam2_vel
measurement
Rrs
remoste-sensing reflectance
2.0
sr-1
Jeremy
remote_sensing_spectral_reflectance
float
remote_sensing_spectral_reflectance
Upwelling radiance (Lu) divided by downwelling radiance (Ed) at a specific spectral wavelength.
measurement
SeaCOOS
East/West component of wind vector. Eastward wind is positive.
m s-1
-150.<COMMA> 150.
eastward_wind
east_wind
float
eastward_wind
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
east/west component of wind
CF_name='eastward_wind'<COMMA> NAVO_name='Eastward Wind Velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=24
measurement| derived
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
0.<COMMA>60.
geographical coordinates
angular_minute
latitude_minutes
lat_min
Jeremy
float
Fraction of latitude degree divided by 60.
Y
SeaCOOS
2.0
coordinate
minutes latitude
latitude_minutes
Y
char
Jeremy
latitude_hemisphere
hemisphere of latitude
SeaCOOS
geographical coordinates
Northern or Southern hemisphere
coordinate
latitude_hemisphere
lat_hem
N | S
2.0
MeanUncertaintySkinTemp
Jeremy
MeanUncertaintySkinTemp
2.0
SeaCOOS
magnetic north
Relative Heading (deg)
2.0
rel_hdg
degrees
relative heading
coordinate
float
Jeremy
Relative Heading (deg)
SeaCOOS
oxygen_tmp
2.0
oxygen temperature
measuremnt
celsius
float
oxygen_temperature
SeaCOOS
T
oxygen_temperature
Jeremy
Height or altitude of the sea surface above specified reference.
CF_name='sea_surface_elevation'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Water Surface Elevation'<COMMA>NAVO_code=32
measurement | derived
meter
2.0
Jeremy
float
SeaCOOS
T
sea_surface_elevation
sea_surface_elevation
surf_el
sea surface elevation
geoid | ellipsoid | MSL | MLLW | NGVD84
upwelling_irradiance
upwelling irradiance
upwelling_irradiance
Irradiance from below
SeaCOOS
Eu
float
W m-2 m-1
measurement
2.0
Jeremy
db
beam 4 echo intensity
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
Measure of the echo intensity returning to beam 4 from the ADCP transmit pulse
beam4_echo_intensity
beam4_echo_intensity
measurement
SeaCOOS
beam4_echo
Jeremy
float
0.<COMMA>200.
Z-coordinate of (dependent?) observation in vertical distance above reference. Up is positive.
2.0
altitude
sea surface | geiod | ellipsoid | MSL | MLLW | AGL
Jeremy
float
altitude
altitude
altitude above reference
Z
meter
CF_name='altitude'
SeaCOOS
coordinate
2.0
pCO2
SeaCOOS
pCO2
Jeremy
2.0
beam3_echo
beam3_echo_intensity
0.<COMMA>200.
Jeremy
measurement
Measure of the echo intensity returning to beam 3 from the ADCP transmit pulse
T<COMMA>Z
beam3_echo_intensity
db
float
SeaCOOS
beam 3 echo intensity
magnetic_cog
SeaCOOS
cog_mag
Jeremy
degrees
magnetic course over ground
float
coordinate
2.0
magnetic_cog
magnetic north
StdDevSkinTemp
SeaCOOS
StdDevSkinTemp
2.0
Jeremy
visibility
Jeremy
Greatest distance an object can be seen and identified. Usually refering to visibility in air<COMMA> but could be other medium.
measurement
float
SeaCOOS
NWS_name='Visibility'
2.0
m
visibility
visibility
visibility
latent_heat_flux
Q_latent
W m-2
latent heat flux
float
latent_heat_flux
2.0
-600.<COMMA> 20.
SeaCOOS
derived
EPIC_name='latent heat'<COMMA>CF_name='surface_downward_latent_heat_flux'
Evaporative exchange of heat from the atmosphere to the ocean. Positive is downward.
Jeremy
T
Z
Upper millimeter to centimeter of a surface.
skin
meter
float
Jeremy
2.0
SeaCOOS
skin
-0.01<COMMA> 0.01
skin
reference surface
skin
attribute
T<COMMA>Z
NAVO_name='Water Pressure'<COMMA>NAVO_code=6
float
Pa | bar | dbar | atm
Amount of pressure caused by overlying water column.
water_press
measurement
Jeremy
2.0
water pressure
water_pressure
SeaCOOS
water_pressure
instrument
SeaCOOS
percent
0.<COMMA> 100.
float
Jeremy
cloud cover
T
measurement
Percent of sky covered by clouds of all types.
cloud_cover
cloud_cover
CF_name='cloud_area_fraction'<COMMA> NWS_name='Total Cloud Cover'
percent cloud coverage
2.0
Jeremy
downwelling_irradiance
downwelling irradiance
measurement
downwelling_irradiance
float
SeaCOOS
W m-2 m-1
2.0
Ed
Irradiance from above.
case_temp
Jeremy
measurement
case temperature
SeaCOOS
case_temperature
float
2.0
celsius
case_temperature
salinity
PSS or PSU or PPT
float
CF_name='surface_salinity<COMMA>sea_surface_salinity<COMMA>sea_water_salinity'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Salinity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=16
salinity
T<COMMA>Z
22.<COMMA>38.
measurement | derived
Measure of salt content of a seawater sample follows UNESCO standards; approximately parts per thousand.
Jeremy
salinity
SeaCOOS
2.0
salinity
measurement
photosynthetically_available_radiation
Jeremy
float
SeaCOOS
Integrated downwelling irradiance for wavelengths from 400 to 700nm.
photosynthetically avail radiation
2.0
photosynthetically_available_radiation
W m-2
PAR
float
2.0
R
measurement
reflectance
SeaCOOS
Upwelling irradiance (Eu) divided by downwelling radiance (Ed) at a specific spectral wavelength.
Jeremy
spectral_reflectance
spectral_reflectance
optical_partical_timer
SeaCOOS
2.0
opc timer ??
optical_partical_timer
Jeremy
opc_timer
Jeremy
downward shortwave radiation
Downward solar insolation. Positive is downward.
measured
0.<COMMA> 1400.
W m-2
float
downward_shortwave_radiation
downward_shortwave_radiation
2.0
T
Q_dsw
SeaCOOS
psp_irrad
downwelling_shortwave_irradiance
float
SeaCOOS
measurement
Jeremy
CF_name='surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux'
W m-2
2.0
downwelling_shortwave_irradiance
Integrated downwelling irradiance for spectral wavelengths less than 700nm.
Eppley/PSP
shortwave irradiance
longitude
SeaCOOS
X
-180.<COMMA>180
geographical coordinates
degrees_east
long
Jeremy
coordinate
longitude
lon
X-coordinate of dependent observation in geographic coordinate. East is positive. Alternate definition: The angular distance east and west of the prime meridian (0¡ lon.)<COMMA> that runs through Greenwich<COMMA> England.
CF_name='longitude'<COMMA>EPIC_name='longitude'<COMMA>EPIC_code=501<COMMA>NAVO_name='longitude'<COMMA>NAVO_code=2
2.0
longitude
North/South component of wind stress. Northward is positive.
derived
N m-2
northward surface wind stress
northward_wind_stress
Jeremy
tau_y
2.0
CF_name='downward_northward_momentum_flux_in_air<COMMA> surface_downward_northward_stress'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Northward Surface Wind Stress'<COMMA>NAVO_code=59
SeaCOOS
float
northward_wind_stress
SeaCOOS
swell wave height
T
swell_height
swell_height
Jeremy
meter
NAVO_name='Swell Height (swell_ht)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=47<COMMA>NDBC_name='Swell Height (SwH)'<COMMA>CF_name='significant_height_of_swell_waves'
2.0
Average height of the highest one-third of the swells<COMMA> if a separation between swell and wind-wave energy peak exists.
swell_ht
measurement
float
float
NAVO_name='Sig Wave Direction (sig_wv_dir)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=42
degrees_true
sig_wv_dir
SeaCOOS
signifcant_wave_to_direction
signifcant_wave_to_direction
T
2.0
Significant wave direction.
signifcant wave direction
Jeremy
derived
0.<COMMA>360.
Direction toward which wind is blowing. Oceanographic convention.
clockwise from true north
degrees_true
true wind direction oceanographic convention
wind_to_direction
T<COMMA>Z
SeaCOOS
wind_to_direction
CF_name='wind_to_direction'
float
Jeremy
2.0
measurement
wdir
float
north/south component of bin
bin_v
measurement| derived
North/South component of bin vector. Northward is positive.
bin_v_vector
T<COMMA>Z
-300.<COMMA> 300.
bin_v_vector
2.0
Jeremy
cm s-1
SeaCOOS
2.0
coordinate
course over ground
SeaCOOS
cog
float
course_over_ground
Jeremy
course_over_ground
degrees
measurement
E
spectral irradiance
SeaCOOS
Light energy of specific wavelength from all directions at a point and time in space.
W m-2 m-1
spectral_irradiance
float
spectral_irradiance
2.0
Jeremy
km
satellite_altitude
satellite_altitude
float
coordinate
SeaCOOS
satellite_altitude
2.0
Jeremy
satalt1
earth surface
0.<COMMA>60.
seconds latitude
float
2.0
Fraction of lat_min divided by 60.
angular_second
latitude_seconds
geographical coordinates
coordinate
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
latitude_seconds
Y
lat_sec
attribute
number_profile_bins
number_profile_bins
integer
number_bins
Jeremy
2.0
SeaCOOS
Number of uniformely spaced depth cells where data is collected
number of bins in profile
Current velocity of bin
bin_velocity
bin_velocity
float
2.0
measurement
SeaCOOS
T<COMMA>Z
bin_vel
-300.<COMMA>300.
Jeremy
current velocity of bin
cm s-1
measurement
particle size
float
SeaCOOS
optical_particle_size
Jeremy
um
particle_size
T
2.0
optical_particle_size
Jeremy
Q_net
Combined net shortwave<COMMA> net longwave<COMMA> sensible and latent heat fluxes. Positive is downward.
net_heat_flux
W m-2
SeaCOOS
net heat flux
derived
T
-1000.<COMMA> 600.
2.0
CF_name='downward_heat_flux_in_air<COMMA> surface_downward_heat_flux_in_air'
net_heat_flux
Jeremy
optical_particle_count
T
particle count
SeaCOOS
particle_count
float
2.0
optical_particle_count
measurement
float
degrees_true
SeaCOOS
NAVO_name='Wind Wave Direction (wind_wv_dir)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=45<COMMA>NDBC='Wind Wave Direction (WWD)'
wind_wave_to_direction
wind_wave_to_direction
measurement
wind wave direction
wind_wv_dir
Direction the wind-waves are coming from.
Jeremy
2.0
T
Jeremy
condition code
condition_code
long
condition_code
2.0
attribute
none
condition
SeaCOOS
CF_name='eastward_sea_water_velocity'<COMMA> NAVO_name='Eastward Water Velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=18
eastward_current
2.0
float
SeaCOOS
measurement
East/West component of ocean current. Eastward is positive.
T<COMMA>Z
water_u
-300.<COMMA>300.
eastward_current
cm s-1
Jeremy
east/west component of current
bottom
2.0
bottom
attribute
bottom
reference surface
Jeremy
Bottom of a layer<COMMA> commonly ocean bottom.
CF_name='sea_floor_depth'
bottom
SeaCOOS
float
measurement
volt
voltage
volts
voltage
2.0
SeaCOOS
battery voltage
Jeremy
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
surface
reference surface
surface
Upper 1-2 meters (??) of an interface between two layers<COMMA> commonly the sea surface.
attribute
surface
2.0
surface
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
northward_current
2.0
cm s-1
northward_current
-300.<COMMA> 300.
North/South component of ocean current. Northward is positive.
T<COMMA>Z
water_v
CF_name='northward_sea_water_velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Northward Water Velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=17
N/S component of current
float
measurement
W m-2
bw_irrad
bw_irradiance
SeaCOOS
bw_irradiance
Black & White shortwave irradiance
float
measurement
Irradiance for black body and white light source.
Jeremy
2.0
Eppley/BW
mode
mode
2.0
attribute
char
manual or automated mode
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
mode
Time period between observations.
T
float
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
attribute
sample_interval
seconds
2.0
sample_interval
sampling time interval
sample_interval
2.0
float
SeaCOOS
debubbler flow
liters/minute
measurement
debub_flow
flow
flow
Jeremy
current velocity from beam1
beam_velocity
Elizabeth
measurement
2.1
T<COMMA>Z
beam_velocity
beam_velocity
cm s-1
beam_vel
SeaCOOS
Current velocity measured parallel to the path of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler beam
NC_FLOAT
-300..<COMMA>300.
bin_width
Width distance between bins
width distance between bins
2.0
Jeremy
bin_width
float
SeaCOOS
bin_width
attribute
meters
speed over ground
float
speed_over_ground
2.0
Jeremy
knots
coordinate
sog
SeaCOOS
speed_over_ground
dew_point
celsius
Jeremy
dew_point_temperature
float
dew_point_temperature
-10.<COMMA>40.
SeaCOOS
measurement / derived
T
dew point temperature
2.0
CF_name='dew_point_temperature'
Temperature at which air begins to condense.
2.0
current velocity from beam1
beam1_velocity
cm s-1
float
beam1_velocity
-300..<COMMA>300.
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
T<COMMA>Z
measurement
beam1_vel
Current velocity measured parallel to the path of beam 1
conductivity
Ability of a material to pass an electrical current. Inverse of resistance.
Jeremy
conductivity
SeaCOOS
measurement
2.0
conductivity
cond
siemens | uS
float
T<COMMA>Z
W m-2 m-1 sr-1
float
CF_name='spectral_radiance'
spectral_radiance
Light energy of specific wavelength from a set of directions (solid angle) at a point and time in space.
SeaCOOS
spectral_radiance
L
measurement
2.0
Jeremy
spectral radiance
downwelling_uv_radiance
Jeremy
downwelling_uv_radiance
Integrated downwelling radiance for wavelengths in the ultraviolet region.
2.0
UV radiance
float
W m-2 sr-1
measurement
SeaCOOS
uv_rad
albedo
0.<COMMA> 1.
T
derived
Fraction of downward radiation that is reflected or scattered
albedo
albedo
float
SeaCOOS
2.0
alb
Jeremy
float
2.0
celsius
PIR_thermo
PIR_thermopile
PIR_thermopile
measurement
SeaCOOS
PIR thermopile temperature
Jeremy
Eppley/TUV
Jeremy
W m-2
2.0
Integrated downwelling irradiance for wavelengths in the ultraviolet region.
float
SeaCOOS
UV irradiance
measurement
downwelling_uv_irradiance
downwelling_uv_irradiance
uv_irrad
float
vertical_current
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
T<COMMA>Z
vertical_current
2.0
CF_name='upward_sea_water_velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Vertical Water Velocity'<COMMA>NAVO_code=19
Upward/Downward component of ocean current. Upward is positive.
cm s-1
water_w
vertical velocity of water parcel
measurment
specific_conductance
uS cm-1
2.0
Ability of a specific volume (1 cubic centimeter) of water to pass an electrical current.
SeaCOOS
float
Jeremy
measurement
USGS_name='Specific Conductivity'
sp_cond
specific conductance
specific_conductance
celsius scale
air_temperature
measurement
Temperature of air<COMMA> in situ.
Jeremy
air temperature
2.0
float
air_temp
air_temperature
SeaCOOS
CF_name='air_temperature<COMMA> surface_air_temperature'
T<COMMA>Z
celsius
-10.<COMMA>40.
Jeremy
initial_bin_distance
meters
attribute
2.0
initial_bin_distance
distance to first bin
Distance from instrument to first bin measurement
init_bin_dist
float
SeaCOOS
SeaCOOS
derived
NAVO_name='Sig Wave Period (sig_wv_per)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=43<COMMA>NDBC_name='Overall Period (AVP)'
significant_wave_period
2.0
second
sig_wv_per
significant wave period
Jeremy
Period of the significant wave.
float
significant_wave_period
measurement
wind_wv_per
second
wind_wave_period
wind_wave_period
wind wave period
Period of wind-waves.
2.0
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
NAVO_name='Wind Wave Period (wind_wv_per)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=46<COMMA>NDBC_name='Wind Wave Period (WWP)'
float
long | float | double
SeaCOOS
{sec | hr | day} since YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.xxx {+/- ZONE}
source_time
time
2.0
source_time
Jeremy
source_time
reference date and time
T
originator time base
Time coordinate of observation based on unit of time (seconds<COMMA> hours<COMMA> days) since a defined reference time<COMMA> if different from SEA-COOS time standard name.
SeaCOOS
Lu
upwelling radiance
Radiance from above.
upwelling_radiance
W m-2 m-1 sr-1
2.0
measurement
upwelling_radiance
float
Jeremy
Integer degrees of latitude
degrees latitude
-90.<COMMA>90.
geographical coordinates
2.0
latitude_degrees
degrees_north
latitude_degrees
int
lat_deg
coordinate
Y
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
CF_name='air_pressure<COMMA> air_pressure_at_sealevel<COMMA> surface_air_pressure'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Air Pressure<COMMA> Surface Atmos Pressure'<COMMA>NAVO_code=7<COMMA>62
air_press
float
barometer height of z
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
Pressure exerted by overlying air.
822.<COMMA>1040.
T
atmospheric pressure
hPa
2.0
air_pressure
air_pressure
measurement
MeanUncertaintyAirTemp
SeaCOOS
2.0
MeanUncertaintyAirTemp
Jeremy
lon_hem
Eastern or Western hemisphere
E | W
Jeremy
hemisphere of longitude
SeaCOOS
longitude_hemisphere
char
coordinate
longitude_hemisphere
X
2.0
2.0
measurement
T<COMMA>Z
current_speed
Magnitude of velocity of ocean current.
float
Jeremy
c_spd
0.<COMMA>300.
cm s-1
SeaCOOS
speed of current
CF_name='sea_water_speed'<COMMA>EPIC_name='CURRENT SPEED'
current_speed
-300.<COMMA> 300.
Jeremy
float
bin_u_vector
bin_u_vector
bin_u
East/West component of bin vector. Eastward is positive.
east/west component of bin
T<COMMA>Z
SeaCOOS
2.0
measurement| derived
cm s-1
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
upward_wind
z_wind
Up/Down component of wind vector. Up is positive.
measurement| derived
-150.<COMMA> 150.
upward_wind
m s-1
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
upward velocity of air
float
CF_name='upward_air_velocity'<COMMA> NAVO_name='Vertical Wind Velocity'<COMMA> NAVO_code=26
satellite_azimuth
satellite_azimuth
satellite_azimuth
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
2.0
long
sataz
coordinate
degrees
horizon
wet_bulb_temp
measurement
Temperature of evaporative cooling.
celsius
wet_bulb_temperature
-10.<COMMA>40.
wet_bulb_temperature
CF_name='wet_bulb_temperature'
Jeremy
T
SeaCOOS
wet bulb temperature
2.0
float
degrees
measurement
ship heading from bottom tracking
btm_track_hdg
Jeremy
2.0
SeaCOOS
float
btm_track_heading
btm_track_heading
CF_name='electromagnetic_wavelength'
Jeremy
electromagnetic_wavelength
float
m
2.0
SeaCOOS
specific frequency of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum.
electromagnetic_wavelength
wavelength
wavelength
btm_track_depth
measurement
2.0
bottom_tracking_depth
bottom tracking depth
bottom_tracking_depth
SeaCOOS
float
Distance to sea floor determined by a series of long pulses sent out from ADCP
Jeremy
meters
Sara
beam1_echo
float
measurement
2.1
beam1_echo_intensity
0.<COMMA>200.
db
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
beam 1 echo intensity
Measure of the echo intensity returning to beam 1 from the ADCP transmit pulse
beam1_echo_intensity
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
seconds
short_term_avg
attribute
short_term_average
short_term_average
SeaCOOS
2.0
Jeremy
float
temporal length of short term average velocities
Period of the swells.
float
second
swell wave period
SeaCOOS
measurement
swell_period
swell_per
Jeremy
2.0
swell_period
NAVO_name='Swell Period (swell_per)'<COMMA>NAVO_code=49<COMMA>NDBC_name='Swell Period (SwP)'<COMMA>CF_name='swell_wave_period'
chl_concentration
Chlorophyll Concentration
T
float
2.0
concentration of chloropyll-a in a defined volume of water
ug L-1 (not kg m-3)
SeaCOOS
chl_conc
Jeremy
chl_concentration
derived
float
0.<COMMA> 1400.
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
2.0
net_shortwave_radiation
T
net shortwave radiation
derived
net_shortwave_radiation
W m-2
Net solar insolation considering albedo effects. Positive is downward.
Q_sw
reference table
gain setting
character
2.0
gain
gain
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
attribute
gain
eastward_wind_stress
derived
tau_x
CF_name='downward_eastward_momentum_flux_in_air<COMMA>surface_downward_eastward_stress'<COMMA>NAVO_name='Eastward Surface Wind Stress'<COMMA> NAVO_code=58
eastward surface wind stress
Jeremy
float
eastward_wind_stress
2.0
East/West component of wind stress. Eastward is positive.
N m-2
SeaCOOS
2.0
height
height
float
Z
CF_name='height'
Jeremy
sea surface | geiod | ellipsoid | MSL | MLLW | AGL
meter
SeaCOOS
Z-coordinate of (dependent?) observation in vertical distance above reference. Up is positive.
height above reference
height
coordinate
SkinTemp
2.0
SkinTemp
Jeremy
SeaCOOS
Jeremy
coordinate
z
float
Z
SeaCOOS
vertical coordinate
meter
z
Z-coordinate of (dependent?) observation. Zero (z=0) is defined by reference. Up is positive.
2.0
z
Amount of wet equivalent precipitation accumulated for a 24 hour period.
measurement
mm
precipitation_accumlated_daily
accumulated precipitation
float
2.0
SeaCOOS
sampling interval
Jeremy
T
precipitation_accumlated_daily
precip_accum
Ld
downwelling_radiance
downwelling radiance
W m-2 m-1 sr-1
Radiance from below.
Jeremy
float
SeaCOOS
2.0
measurement
downwelling_radiance
cdom
Jeremy
mg/l or 1/m
derived
cdom
2.0
SeaCOOS
cdom
colored (or chromophoric) dissolved organic matter<COMMA> of riverine origin
colored dissolved organic matter
float
T
Eppley/BW
bw_rad
Jeremy
float
Radiance for black body and white light source.
bw_radiance
W m-2 sr-1
bw_radiance
measurement
SeaCOOS
2.0
Black & White shortwave radiance
Current velocity measured parallel to the path of beam 4
float
measurement
cm s-1
beam4_velocity
current velocity from beam4
SeaCOOS
beam4_vel
Jeremy
beam4_velocity
T<COMMA>Z
2.0
-300.<COMMA>300.
m-1
Measure of combined effects on light caused by absorption and scattering over a defined distance for a specific wavelength of light.
attenuate
SeaCOOS
light_attenuation_coefficient
Jeremy
light_attenuation_coefficient
measurement
EPIC
2.0
float
light attenuation
gain_volts
2.0
attribute
gain setting in volts
gain_volts
float
gain_volts
zero
SeaCOOS
volts
Jeremy
transmittance
measurement
Jeremy
float
T
0.<COMMA>100.
transmittance
percent transmittance
transmittance
percent
SeaCOOS
2.0
measurement
oxygen_saturation
oxygen_sat
ug L-1
oxygen saturation
oxygen_saturation
Concentration at which oxygen becomes saturated in water.
T
SeaCOOS
float
Jeremy
2.0
SeaCOOS
0.<COMMA>360.
Direction from which wind is blowing. Meteorological Convention.
degrees_true
true wind direction meteorological convention
clockwise from true north
Jeremy
measurement
wind_from_direction
CF_name='wind_from_direction'
wind_from_direction
float
T<COMMA>Z
wdir
2.0
float
wspd
zero
SeaCOOS
measurement
wind_speed
wind_speed
Jeremy
2.0
true wind speed
m s-1
EPIC_code=401<COMMA>CF_name='wind_speed'<COMMA>
T<COMMA>Z<COMMA>X<COMMA>Y
0.<COMMA>150.
Magnitude of wind velocity.