MASTR - Yucatan High Frequency Radar - 6km Sea Surface Currents - 2024/01/15 to 2024/05/15 - Postprocessed

Radial Vectors quality controlled using hfradarpy Python toolbox

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][depth][latitude][longitude]):
u (Eastward Surface Current (m/s), m/s)
v (Northward Surface Current (m/s), m/s)
u_err (Normalized uncertainty associated with eastward velocity component, <(u_hat - u)^2>/<u^2>, 1)
v_err (Normalized uncertainty associated with northward velocity component, <(v_hat - v)^2>/<v^2>, 1)
total_errors (Associated mapping error value, sqrt(U_err^2 + Verr^2), 1)
uv_covariance (Directional information of u and v, <(u_hat -u)(v_hat- v)>/sqrt(<u^2><v^2>), 1)
number_of_radials (Number of radial measurements used to calculate each totals velocity, 1)
qc303_maxspeed (maximum speed test flag, 1)
qc305_validlocation (valid location test flag, 1)
qc306_uerr (Uerr flag, 1)
qc307_verr (Verr flag, 1)
qc_primary_flag (Primary Flag, 1)
qc_operator_flag (Operator Flag, 1)

The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University