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The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL acknowledgement String This data is provided by TAMU as part of the "Understand Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS)" project. Funding is provided by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String Site maintained by the Texas A&M University (TAMU)). For oi_* global attribute explanations, see references attribute
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_name String Anthony Knap, Steve Dimarco, Andrew Dancer, Woody Lee, Michael Smith
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role String Principal Investigator, Principal Investigator, Instrument Specialist, Data Distribution, Data QA/QC
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3, COARDS
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String michaesm at marine.rutgers.edu
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_institution String Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, Rutgers University
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String Michael Smith
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String person
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String rucool.marine.rutgers.edu
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2025-01-08T21:03:52Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_issued String 2025-01-08T21:03:52Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_metadata_modified String 2025-01-08T21:03:52Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2025-01-08T21:03:52Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -84.00388
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 24.97236
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 18.01686
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -84.00388
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -86.96571
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 0.05807509803921581
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_comment String http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_epsg_code String EPSG:4326
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_inverse_flattening double 298.257223563
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_long_name String Coordinate Reference System
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_name String latitude_longitude
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_semi_major_axis String 6378137.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Hourly codar radial data combined into one hourly file containing vectors.
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.nationalacademies.org/gulf/fellowships-and-grants/understanding-gulf-ocean-systems (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String CODAR SeaSonde High Frequency Radar - 5MHz
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String 2x2, 6km, a&m, advisories, associated, calculate, circulation, coastal, component, control, covariance, current, currents, data, each, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Tides, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds, Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Radar, eastward, eigenvalue, engineering, environmental, Environmental Advisories > Marine Advisories > Marine Weather/Forecast, error, flag, forecast, gdop, geochemical, group, mapping, marine, matrix, maximum, measurements, norm, northward, number, number_of_radials, ocean, oceans, operator, primary, processes, qc303_maxspeed, qc305_validlocation, qc_operator_flag, qc_primary_flag, quality, radar, radial, research, root, science, sea, seawater, spectral, spectral/engineering, speed, square, square-root, statistics, status, surface, surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity, surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag, surface_northward_sea_water_velocity, test, texas, tides, time, total_errors, totalerrors, totals, u, u_err, university, used, uv_covariance, v, v_err, valid, value, velocity, water, waves, weather, weather/forecast, winds, with, yucatan
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String 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.
attribute NC_GLOBAL method String Unweighted Least Squares
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String edu.rutgers.marine.rucool
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 24.97236
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String UGOS HF Radar 5MHz Network
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String Level 3
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems - Gulf Consortium for Offshore Risk Reduction Engaging Stakeholders (GulfCORES) - High Frequency Radar Sea Surface Current Mapping
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String ncei.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String group
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String www.ncei.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String https://www.nationalacademies.org/gulf/fellowships-and-grants/understanding-gulf-ocean-systems (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL sea_name String Straits of Yucatán
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String CODAR SeaSonde Surface Current Mapping Device
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 18.01686
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v41
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Radial Vectors quality controlled using hfradarpy Python toolbox
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2024-02-25T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2024-02-24T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Yucatan 6km Sea Surface Currents
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -86.96571
dimension time   double nValues=25, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1h 0m 0s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.7087328E9, 1.7088192E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension depth   float nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0
attribute depth _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute depth _CoordinateZisPositive String down
attribute depth actual_range float 0.0, 0.0
attribute depth axis String Z
attribute depth comment String Derived from mean value of depth variable
attribute depth ioos_category String Location
attribute depth long_name String Depth
attribute depth positive String down
attribute depth source_name String z
attribute depth standard_name String depth
attribute depth units String m
dimension latitude   float nValues=130, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=0.05391860465116277
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range float 18.01686, 24.97236
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude short_name String lat
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
attribute latitude valid_max float 90.0
attribute latitude valid_min float -90.0
dimension longitude   float nValues=52, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.05807509803921581
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range float -86.96571, -84.00388
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude short_name String lon
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
attribute longitude valid_max float 180.0
attribute longitude valid_min float -180.0
variable u   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute u _FillValue float -9.99
attribute u ancillary_variables String qc302_gdop qc303_maxspeed qc305_validlocation qc_primary_flag qc_operator_flag
attribute u colorBarMaximum double 0.5
attribute u colorBarMinimum double -0.5
attribute u ioos_category String Currents
attribute u long_name String Eastward Surface Current (m/s)
attribute u short_name String u
attribute u standard_name String surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity
attribute u units String m/s
attribute u valid_max float 3.0
attribute u valid_min float -3.0
variable v   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute v _FillValue float -9.99
attribute v ancillary_variables String qc302_gdop qc303_maxspeed qc305_validlocation qc_primary_flag qc_operator_flag
attribute v colorBarMaximum double 0.5
attribute v colorBarMinimum double -0.5
attribute v ioos_category String Currents
attribute v long_name String Northward Surface Current (m/s)
attribute v short_name String v
attribute v standard_name String surface_northward_sea_water_velocity
attribute v units String m/s
attribute v valid_max float 3.0
attribute v valid_min float -3.0
variable u_err   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute u_err _FillValue float -0.0999
attribute u_err colorBarMaximum double 50.0
attribute u_err colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute u_err comment String velocity measurements with high u_err values are of questionable quality
attribute u_err ioos_category String Statistics
attribute u_err long_name String Associated GDOP mapping error value associated with eastward velocity component
attribute u_err short_name String uerr
attribute u_err units String m^2/s^2
attribute u_err valid_max float 1.0E-4
attribute u_err valid_min float 0.0
variable v_err   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute v_err _FillValue float -0.0999
attribute v_err colorBarMaximum double 50.0
attribute v_err colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute v_err comment String velocity measurements with high v_err values are of questionable quality
attribute v_err ioos_category String Statistics
attribute v_err long_name String Associated GDOP mapping error value associated with northward velocity component
attribute v_err short_name String verr
attribute v_err units String m^2/s^2
attribute v_err valid_max float 1.0E-4
attribute v_err valid_min float 0.0
variable total_errors   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute total_errors _FillValue float -9.99
attribute total_errors colorBarMaximum double 50.0
attribute total_errors colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute total_errors comment String velocity measurements with total_error values over 1.25 are of questionable quality
attribute total_errors ioos_category String Statistics
attribute total_errors long_name String Associated GDOP mapping error value, TotalErrors are the square-root of the norm covariance matrix (or the square root of the maximum eigenvalue of the 2x2 UV covariance matrix)
attribute total_errors short_name String totalerr
attribute total_errors units String m/s
attribute total_errors valid_max float 3.0
attribute total_errors valid_min float -3.0
variable uv_covariance   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute uv_covariance _FillValue float -0.0999
attribute uv_covariance colorBarMaximum double 50.0
attribute uv_covariance colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute uv_covariance comment String directional information of u and v
attribute uv_covariance ioos_category String Statistics
attribute uv_covariance long_name String Uv Covariance
attribute uv_covariance short_name String uvcov
attribute uv_covariance units String m^2/s^2
attribute uv_covariance valid_max float 0.03
attribute uv_covariance valid_min float -0.03
variable number_of_radials   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute number_of_radials _FillValue float -999.0
attribute number_of_radials colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute number_of_radials colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute number_of_radials comment String totals are not calculated with fewer than 3 contributing radial measurements from 2 sites
attribute number_of_radials ioos_category String Statistics
attribute number_of_radials long_name String Number of radial measurements used to calculate each totals velocity
attribute number_of_radials short_name String num_rads
attribute number_of_radials units String 1
variable qc303_maxspeed   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute qc303_maxspeed _FillValue float -999.0
attribute qc303_maxspeed colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute qc303_maxspeed colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute qc303_maxspeed flag_meanings String pass not_evaluated suspect fail missing_data
attribute qc303_maxspeed flag_values byte 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute qc303_maxspeed ioos_category String Quality
attribute qc303_maxspeed long_name String maximum speed test flag
attribute qc303_maxspeed short_name String qc303
attribute qc303_maxspeed standard_name String surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
attribute qc303_maxspeed units String 1
attribute qc303_maxspeed valid_max float 9.0
attribute qc303_maxspeed valid_min float 1.0
variable qc305_validlocation   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute qc305_validlocation _FillValue float -999.0
attribute qc305_validlocation colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute qc305_validlocation colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute qc305_validlocation flag_meanings String pass not_evaluated suspect fail missing_data
attribute qc305_validlocation flag_values byte 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute qc305_validlocation ioos_category String Quality
attribute qc305_validlocation long_name String valid location test flag
attribute qc305_validlocation short_name String qc305
attribute qc305_validlocation standard_name String surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
attribute qc305_validlocation units String 1
attribute qc305_validlocation valid_max float 9.0
attribute qc305_validlocation valid_min float 1.0
variable qc_primary_flag   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute qc_primary_flag _FillValue float -999.0
attribute qc_primary_flag ancillary_variables String qc302_gdop qc303_maxspeed qc305_validlocation
attribute qc_primary_flag colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute qc_primary_flag colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute qc_primary_flag flag_meanings String pass not_evaluated suspect fail missing_data
attribute qc_primary_flag flag_values byte 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute qc_primary_flag ioos_category String Quality
attribute qc_primary_flag long_name String Primary Flag
attribute qc_primary_flag short_name String primaryflag
attribute qc_primary_flag standard_name String surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
attribute qc_primary_flag units String 1
attribute qc_primary_flag valid_max float 9.0
attribute qc_primary_flag valid_min float 1.0
variable qc_operator_flag   float time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute qc_operator_flag _FillValue float -999.0
attribute qc_operator_flag colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute qc_operator_flag colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute qc_operator_flag flag_meanings String pass not_evaluated suspect fail missing_data
attribute qc_operator_flag flag_values byte 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute qc_operator_flag ioos_category String Quality
attribute qc_operator_flag long_name String Operator Flag
attribute qc_operator_flag short_name String opflag
attribute qc_operator_flag standard_name String surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
attribute qc_operator_flag units String 1
attribute qc_operator_flag valid_max float 9.0
attribute qc_operator_flag valid_min float 1.0

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