Parameter Description

ABCD: Access to Biological Data Collections

kstocks — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:33:00 -0700

ABCD is a metadata standard for the exchange of information about biological collections (i.e. museum specimens) and observations (i.e. primary biodiversity data). It is maintained and endorsed by Biological Information Standards, formerly known as the Taxonomic Databases Working Group, and is used by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Argo Parameters and quality control code lists

kwalz — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:25:00 -0800

(see Tables 2 and 3, page 46)

Quality control codes are numbers 0-9 with meaning, real-time comments, and delayed comments. Parameter codes are 4-letters for temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pressure, salinity.

BOG CTD Bottle Data Field Names

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:55:00 -0800

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Biological Ocean Group CTD bottle data (up cast), productivity, physical, and chemical data field names.

BOG CTD Profiling Data Field Names

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:55:00 -0800

List of field names used for the profiling CTD data set type at MBARI.

Describes Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Biological Ocean Group samples from the Profiling CTD (down cast), productivity and physical parameters (sensor data). One record for each meter in depth.

British Oceanographic Data Centre Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

mhug — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:27:00 -0800

The BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary may be used to either label parameters in data set discovery metadata records (e.g. ISO19115) or provide a term layer in a hierarchical discovery interface for data marked up with the BODC Data Markup Vocabulary.

British Oceanographic Data Centre Parameter Usage Vocabulary

rkl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:04:00 -0800

The BODC Parameter Dictionary has been completely overhauled during 2004 and now consists of integrated parameter usage and parameter discovery vocabularies. The BODC Parameter Usage Vocabulary may be used as a tool to label a measurement with information on what it is and how it was obtained. The scope and level of detail for this information differs significantly from term to term.

BUFR Parameters

kwalz — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:51:00 -0800

World Meteorological Organization's Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) has numerical codes (descriptor) and acronym-style (mnemonic) names, as well as a full description for each parameter (for distributing SeaWinds data products).

Data Dictionary from SEACOOS

rkl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:52:00 -0800

Dictionary includes standard names that are coordinate-related, time_date names, atmospheric data, physical oceanographic, chemical oceanographic, electromagnetic radiation, ADCP, sensor-related, platform-related, M_aeri data-related, and navigation. For each name, there is a definition, short name, long name, data type, data class, units, axis, valid range, parameter reference, instrument general, equivalent standard name, and standard.

EPIC (NOAA, PMEL) Units

graybeal — Thu, 18 May 2006 10:01:00 -0700

The EPIC program developed a key file describing all its variables using a numeric code. This code is then encoded into the netCDF file, and includes various attributes for each parameter, including that parameter's units. Thus, the second column of the EPIC key file contains all the units used in the program.

More a working example than an authoritative list of units, but useful to give an idea of the needs of operational programs.

GEMET - GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus

mhug — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:19:00 -0800

Reference URL

GEMET thesaurus

GEMET provides a user friendly parameter discovery interface for the European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET). It makes use of SKOS, the Simple Knowledge Organisation System and also the metadata registries standard, ISO 11179.

Global Change Master Directory Keywords

swatson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:21:00 -0800

A hierarchical list of keywords to the variable level (groupings: science, services, projects, instruments, platforms, locations), the GCMD keywords are used in many contexts. The keywords are updated with new submissions through a fairly informal process.

ISDM Dictionary of Oceanographic Codes

kwalz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:44:39 -0700

From web site:

"This web site contains the meanings of oceanographic codes as used by participating national and international institutes. It is intended as a reference tool to standardize the use of such codes."

NetCDF Dataset Discovery Attribute Convention

ngalbraith — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:21:00 -0800

Standard attributes describe a NetCDF dataset to facilitate data discovery. The attributes parallel the "digital library metadata" defined in the THREDDS catalog specification.

Attributes are used to add information inside the NetCDF file, while THREDDS catalog metadata adds information external to the NetCDF file. THREDDS tools will use these attributes for extracting metadata from datasets, and exporting to Dublin Core, DIF, ADN, FGDC, ISO 19115 etc. metadata formats.

Ethan Davis at unidata requests comments and suggestions.

OBO: Open Biological Ontologies

graybeal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:45:00 -0800

From the site: "This site contains ontologies and points to some other efforts within the community. Ideally we see a range of ontologies being designed for biological domains. Some of these will be generic and apply across all organisms and others will be more restricted in scope, for example to specific taxonomic groups."

The site is not simply a compendium of ontologies. It has inclusion criteria which are fairly strict, in order to facilitate interoperation of the multiple ontologies listed.

OceanSITES NetCDF Convention

swatson — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:52:00 -0800

OceanSITES is a project to assimilate measurements from long-term ocean reference stations measuring dozens of variables and monitoring the full depth of the ocean from air-sea interactions down to 5,000 meters. The OceanSITES data managment team has developed specific guidance for the implementation of netCDF conventions.

Type

Content Standard

Producer

The OceanSITES project.

SIO/GDC Vocabulary Terms

graybeal — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:14:00 -0800

Controlled Vocabulary utilized in SIOExplorer, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geological Data Center (SIO/GDC). Includes listing of terms for various parameters in the GDC scheme.

U.S. GLOBEC Thesaurus

swatson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:15:00 -0800

alphabetical listing of field names with definitions and units associated with the U.S. GLOBEC Program.

U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Parameters

rkl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:52:00 -0800

List of parameter names, descriptions, and units according to the following categories: Sampling attributes, Physical properties, Chemistries, Trace elements, Organic compounds, Biology - Organism abundance/biomass, Biology - Production/uptake/respiration, Isotopes, Optics