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. More information: http://marinemetadata.org/vocabularies/refs/markup/seacoosddhttp://marinemetadata.org/vocabularies/refs/markup/seacoosdd 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&iuml;&iquest;&frac12; and the poles 90&iuml;&iquest;&frac12; 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.