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10_5066_P19NUBNW_11261sigb_a_nc

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL ast_qual_min double 108.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL ast_qual_sf double 0.93
attribute NC_GLOBAL atmospheric_pressure_correction_file String 11261sig-atmpres.cdf
attribute NC_GLOBAL atmospheric_pressure_correction_offset_applied float -9.483928
attribute NC_GLOBAL average_duration int 240
attribute NC_GLOBAL average_interval int 360
attribute NC_GLOBAL average_samples_per_burst int 960
attribute NC_GLOBAL basefile String mat/S102410A006_11261sig
attribute NC_GLOBAL beam_angle int 25
attribute NC_GLOBAL bin_size double 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String TimeSeries
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_timeseries_variables String station_id
attribute NC_GLOBAL clip_f String true
attribute NC_GLOBAL ClockError int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL COORD_SYSTEM String GEOGRAPHIC
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.usgs.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL cutoff_ampl int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_CMNT String No magnetic variation recorded, used data from IGRF model via ngdc.noaa.gov.
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_ORIGIN String USGS WHCMSC Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics Group
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_SUBTYPE String MOORED
attribute NC_GLOBAL data_type String Burst
attribute NC_GLOBAL DELTA_T int 360
attribute NC_GLOBAL Deployment_date String 10-Mar-2021 16:00
attribute NC_GLOBAL DEPTH_CONST double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL DESCRIPTION String Cape Cod Bay, Sandy Neck Beach, Barnstable, MA
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp String optimized
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_ibin int 3
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_iter int 100
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_method String IMLM
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_names String diwasp
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_pow2 String true
attribute NC_GLOBAL diwasp_smooth String ON
attribute NC_GLOBAL DRIFTER double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -70.330452
attribute NC_GLOBAL EXPERIMENT String CCB21
attribute NC_GLOBAL experiment_name String 10.5066-P19NUBNW
attribute NC_GLOBAL featureType String TimeSeries
attribute NC_GLOBAL Field_Activity_Number String 2021-018-FA, 2021-020-FA
attribute NC_GLOBAL filename String 11261sig
attribute NC_GLOBAL frequency double 1000.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geopotential_datum_name String NAVD88
attribute NC_GLOBAL geopotential_datum_note String Elevation at seabed using VDatum with LMSL and GEOID18
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 41.742658
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 41.742658
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -70.330452
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -70.330452
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL head_rotation String horizontal
attribute NC_GLOBAL height_above_geopotential_datum double -9.01
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String 2025-09-17T16:21:14.706172+00:00: Processed using mat2cdf.py with stglib 1.6.1+51.gd44a195.dirty, xarray 2024.2.0, NumPy 1.26.4, netCDF4 1.6.5, Python 3.11.8.
2025-09-17T16:22:16.155998+00:00: Atmospherically corrected using time-series from 11261sig-atmpres.cdf and offset of -9.483927726745605
2025-09-17T16:22:16.257850+00:00: Data clipped using Deployment_date of 10-Mar-2021 16:00 and Recovery_date of 07-Apr-2021 14:07.
2025-09-17T16:22:16.298974+00:00: Rotating heading and horizontal velocities by -14.47 degrees.
2025-09-17T16:22:16.431554+00:00: Trimmed velocity data using atmospherically corrected pressure (water level) and sidelobes.
2025-09-17T16:22:19.340344+00:00: brangeAST trimmed where ast_quality < 108.0
2025-09-17T16:22:19.343335+00:00: Create water_level variable relative to NAVD88 as brangeAST + zsen
2025-09-17T16:22:19.344337+00:00: Processed to CF-1.10 using runots.py.
2025-09-17T16:22:19.362339+00:00: make time encoding to dtype double because tstep <xarray.DataArray 'time' ()> Size: 8B
array(249998000, dtype='timedelta64[ns]') seconds is < 1 minute
2025-09-17T16:22:50.624693+00:00: Create averaged data product from continously sampled Burst data type using user specified interval 360 seconds and duration 240 seconds.Data variables ['Hdg_1215', 'Ptch_1216', 'Roll_1217'] averaged using vector averaging
2025-09-17T16:22:50.739329+00:00: Create water_depth variable by converting P_1ac to sensor depth using S_41 and T_28 from file 11263mc-a.nc + pressure_sensor_height
2025-09-17T16:22:50.762884+00:00: Trimmed average velocity data by additional user specified 1 surface bins
2025-09-17T16:22:50.770673+00:00: make time encoding int because tstep <xarray.DataArray 'time' ()> Size: 8B
array(359999998000, dtype='timedelta64[ns]') seconds is >= 1 minute, round time to seconds first
attribute NC_GLOBAL horizontal_datum_name String NAD83(2011)
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/ocean-time-series/
attribute NC_GLOBAL initial_instrument_height double 2.12
attribute NC_GLOBAL initial_instrument_height_note String From seabed
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution_url String https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument_type String Signature1000
attribute NC_GLOBAL latitude double 41.742658
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 longitude double -70.330452
attribute NC_GLOBAL magnetic_variation double -14.47
attribute NC_GLOBAL MOORING String 1126
attribute NC_GLOBAL NCProperties String version=2,netcdf=4.9.2,hdf5=1.14.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL nominal_sensor_depth double 6.739999999999999
attribute NC_GLOBAL nominal_sensor_depth_note String WATER_DEPTH - initial_instrument_height
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 41.742658
attribute NC_GLOBAL orientation String UP
attribute NC_GLOBAL P_1ac_note String Corrected for variations in atmospheric pressure using MesoWest Station FW7612 Dennis.
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform_type String Quadpod
attribute NC_GLOBAL POS_CONST double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL pressure_sensor_height double 2.12
attribute NC_GLOBAL PROJECT String USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://www.usgs.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL puv String false
attribute NC_GLOBAL Recovery_date String 07-Apr-2021 14:07
attribute NC_GLOBAL sample_interval double 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL sample_mode String CONTINUOUS
attribute NC_GLOBAL sample_rate int 4
attribute NC_GLOBAL SciPi String John Warner
attribute NC_GLOBAL sea_floor_depth_below_mean_sea_level double 8.86
attribute NC_GLOBAL serial_number int 102410
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 41.742658
attribute NC_GLOBAL start_time String 2021-03-10T16:00:00.125997000
attribute NC_GLOBAL stop_time String 2021-04-07T14:07:59.875996000
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Unspecified
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2021-04-07T14:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2021-03-10T16:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String CCB21 - 11261sigb-a
attribute NC_GLOBAL transducer_offset_from_bottom double 2.12
attribute NC_GLOBAL trim_ast String true
attribute NC_GLOBAL trim_avg_vel_bins int 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL trim_method String water level sl
attribute NC_GLOBAL VAR_FILL double NaN
attribute NC_GLOBAL vel_b5_bad_ens String 2021-03-10 15:39
2021-03-10 18:12
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_DEPTH double 8.86
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_DEPTH_NOTE String (meters), Mean water level from Signature pressure data, converted to depth using density and gravity
attribute NC_GLOBAL water_level_var String brangeAST
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_MASS String Cape Cod Bay
attribute NC_GLOBAL wave_duration int 2048
attribute NC_GLOBAL wave_interval int 3600
attribute NC_GLOBAL wave_start_time String 2021-03-10 16:00:00
attribute NC_GLOBAL wavedat_tolerance String 2 s
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -70.330452
attribute NC_GLOBAL zeroed_pressure String No
variable station_id   String  
attribute station_id actual_range String 10_5066_P19NUBNW_11261sigb_a_nc
10_5066_P19NUBNW_11261sigb_a_nc
attribute station_id cf_role String timeseries_id
attribute station_id ioos_category String Identifier
attribute station_id long_name String Station ID
variable time   double  
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.615392E9, 1.617804E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String proleptic_gregorian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String time (UTC)
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
variable bindist   double  
attribute bindist actual_range double 0.6000000014901161, 7.600000001490116
attribute bindist blanking_distance double 0.10000000149011612
attribute bindist ioos_category String Other
attribute bindist long_name String distance from transducer head
attribute bindist note String distance is along profile from instrument head to center of bin
attribute bindist units String m
variable ambig_vel   float  
attribute ambig_vel actual_range float 10.14419, 10.2532
attribute ambig_vel FillValue String nan
attribute ambig_vel ioos_category String Other
attribute ambig_vel long_name String Ambiguity velocity
attribute ambig_vel maximum float 10.253196
attribute ambig_vel minimum float 10.144187
attribute ambig_vel units String m s-1
variable brangeAST   float  
attribute brangeAST actual_range float 4.53493, 8.828388
attribute brangeAST FillValue String nan
attribute brangeAST ioos_category String Other
attribute brangeAST long_name String Acoustic Surface Tracking (AST) Range
attribute brangeAST maximum float 8.828388
attribute brangeAST minimum float 4.5349298
attribute brangeAST note String 2025-09-17T16:22:19.340344+00:00: brangeAST trimmed where ast_quality < 108.0
attribute brangeAST standard_name String altimeter_range
attribute brangeAST units String m
variable ast_quality   float  
attribute ast_quality actual_range float 91.23071, 115.3221
attribute ast_quality FillValue String nan
attribute ast_quality ioos_category String Other
attribute ast_quality long_name String Acoustic Surface Tracking (AST) Quality
attribute ast_quality maximum double 115.32209375000001
attribute ast_quality minimum double 91.23070833333333
attribute ast_quality units String dB
variable Hdg_1215   float  
attribute Hdg_1215 actual_range float 291.8007, 302.6747
attribute Hdg_1215 epic_code int 1215
attribute Hdg_1215 FillValue String nan
attribute Hdg_1215 ioos_category String Other
attribute Hdg_1215 long_name String Instrument Heading
attribute Hdg_1215 maximum float 302.6747
attribute Hdg_1215 minimum float 291.80066
attribute Hdg_1215 note String Heading is degrees true. Converted from magnetic with magnetic variation of -14.470000.
attribute Hdg_1215 standard_name String platform_orientation
attribute Hdg_1215 units String degrees
variable Ptch_1216   float  
attribute Ptch_1216 actual_range float -1.62024, -0.06428125
attribute Ptch_1216 epic_code int 1216
attribute Ptch_1216 FillValue String nan
attribute Ptch_1216 ioos_category String Other
attribute Ptch_1216 long_name String Instrument Pitch
attribute Ptch_1216 maximum float -0.06428125
attribute Ptch_1216 minimum float -1.6202396
attribute Ptch_1216 standard_name String platform_pitch
attribute Ptch_1216 units String degrees
variable Roll_1217   float  
attribute Roll_1217 actual_range float -1.226344, 0.3341979
attribute Roll_1217 epic_code int 1217
attribute Roll_1217 FillValue String nan
attribute Roll_1217 ioos_category String Other
attribute Roll_1217 long_name String Instrument Roll
attribute Roll_1217 maximum float 0.33419788
attribute Roll_1217 minimum float -1.2263439
attribute Roll_1217 standard_name String platform_roll
attribute Roll_1217 units String degrees
variable Tx_1211   float  
attribute Tx_1211 actual_range float 2.598302, 6.40376
attribute Tx_1211 epic_code int 1211
attribute Tx_1211 FillValue String nan
attribute Tx_1211 ioos_category String Other
attribute Tx_1211 long_name String Instrument Internal Temperature
attribute Tx_1211 maximum float 6.40376
attribute Tx_1211 minimum float 2.5983021
attribute Tx_1211 units String degree_C
variable SV_80   float  
attribute SV_80 actual_range float 1460.798, 1476.444
attribute SV_80 epic_code int 80
attribute SV_80 FillValue String nan
attribute SV_80 ioos_category String Other
attribute SV_80 long_name String Speed of Sound
attribute SV_80 maximum float 1476.444
attribute SV_80 minimum float 1460.7976
attribute SV_80 standard_name String speed_of_sound_in_sea_water
attribute SV_80 units String m s-1
variable P_1   float  
attribute P_1 actual_range float 5.275999, 9.556524
attribute P_1 epic_code int 1
attribute P_1 FillValue String nan
attribute P_1 ioos_category String Other
attribute P_1 long_name String Uncorrected pressure
attribute P_1 maximum float 9.556524
attribute P_1 minimum float 5.275999
attribute P_1 standard_name String sea_water_pressure
attribute P_1 units String dbar
variable P_1ac   float  
attribute P_1ac actual_range float 4.576901, 8.891934
attribute P_1ac FillValue String nan
attribute P_1ac ioos_category String Other
attribute P_1ac long_name String Corrected pressure
attribute P_1ac maximum double 8.891934712244353
attribute P_1ac minimum double 4.576900933050156
attribute P_1ac note String Corrected for variations in atmospheric pressure using MesoWest Station FW7612 Dennis.
attribute P_1ac standard_name String sea_water_pressure_due_to_sea_water
attribute P_1ac units String dbar
variable z   double  
attribute z actual_range double -6.289999998509884, 0.7100000014901164
attribute z axis String Z
attribute z geopotential_datum_name String NAVD88
attribute z ioos_category String Other
attribute z long_name String height relative to NAVD88
attribute z positive String up
attribute z standard_name String height
attribute z units String m
variable zsen   double  
attribute zsen actual_range double -6.89, -6.89
attribute zsen geopotential_datum_name String NAVD88
attribute zsen ioos_category String Other
attribute zsen long_name String pressure sensor height relative to NAVD88
attribute zsen positive String up
attribute zsen standard_name String height
attribute zsen units String m
variable depth_m   double  
attribute depth_m actual_range double -0.8600000014901168, 6.139999998509883
attribute depth_m ioos_category String Other
attribute depth_m long_name String depth below mean sea level
attribute depth_m positive String down
attribute depth_m standard_name String depth
attribute depth_m units String m
variable depthsen   double  
attribute depthsen actual_range double 6.739999999999999, 6.739999999999999
attribute depthsen ioos_category String Other
attribute depthsen long_name String pressure sensor depth below mean sea level
attribute depthsen positive String down
attribute depthsen standard_name String depth
attribute depthsen units String m
variable u_1205   float  
attribute u_1205 actual_range float -0.5230674, 0.4361437
attribute u_1205 epic_code int 1205
attribute u_1205 FillValue String nan
attribute u_1205 ioos_category String Other
attribute u_1205 long_name String Eastward Velocity
attribute u_1205 maximum float 0.43614373
attribute u_1205 minimum float -0.52306736
attribute u_1205 note String Velocity bins trimmed if out of water or if side lobes intersect sea surface.
attribute u_1205 standard_name String eastward_sea_water_velocity
attribute u_1205 units String m s-1
variable v_1206   float  
attribute v_1206 actual_range float -0.1844812, 0.3651201
attribute v_1206 epic_code int 1206
attribute v_1206 FillValue String nan
attribute v_1206 ioos_category String Other
attribute v_1206 long_name String Northward Velocity
attribute v_1206 maximum float 0.3651201
attribute v_1206 minimum float -0.18448122
attribute v_1206 note String Velocity bins trimmed if out of water or if side lobes intersect sea surface.
attribute v_1206 standard_name String northward_sea_water_velocity
attribute v_1206 units String m s-1
variable w_1204   float  
attribute w_1204 actual_range float -0.03067085, 0.04655965
attribute w_1204 epic_code int 1204
attribute w_1204 FillValue String nan
attribute w_1204 ioos_category String Other
attribute w_1204 long_name String Vertical Velocity
attribute w_1204 maximum float 0.046559647
attribute w_1204 minimum float -0.030670853
attribute w_1204 note String Velocity bins trimmed if out of water or if side lobes intersect sea surface.
attribute w_1204 standard_name String upward_sea_water_velocity
attribute w_1204 units String m s-1
variable w2_1204   float  
attribute w2_1204 actual_range float -0.03303699, 0.09087267
attribute w2_1204 FillValue String nan
attribute w2_1204 ioos_category String Other
attribute w2_1204 long_name String Vertical Velocity (2nd)
attribute w2_1204 maximum float 0.09087267
attribute w2_1204 minimum float -0.033036992
attribute w2_1204 note String Velocity bins trimmed if out of water or if side lobes intersect sea surface.
attribute w2_1204 units String m s-1
variable beam   int  
attribute beam actual_range int 1, 4
attribute beam ioos_category String Other
attribute beam long_name String Beam Reference Frame
attribute beam units String 1
variable vel   float  
attribute vel actual_range float -0.3474656, 0.3363355
attribute vel FillValue String nan
attribute vel ioos_category String Other
attribute vel long_name String Beam Velocity
attribute vel maximum float 0.33633545
attribute vel minimum float -0.34746563
attribute vel standard_name String radial_sea_water_velocity_away_from_instrument
attribute vel units String m s-1
variable cor   float  
attribute cor actual_range float 27.49479, 100.0
attribute cor FillValue String nan
attribute cor ioos_category String Other
attribute cor long_name String Acoustic Signal Correlation
attribute cor maximum double 100.0
attribute cor minimum double 27.494791666666668
attribute cor standard_name String beam_consistency_indicator_from_multibeam_acoustic_doppler_velocity_profiler_in_sea_water
attribute cor units String percent
variable amp   float  
attribute amp actual_range float 40.71823, 84.7599
attribute amp FillValue String nan
attribute amp ioos_category String Other
attribute amp long_name String Acoustic Signal Amplitude
attribute amp maximum float 84.759895
attribute amp minimum float 40.718227
attribute amp standard_name String signal_intensity_from_multibeam_acoustic_doppler_velocity_sensor_in_sea_water
attribute amp units String dB
variable bin_depth   float  
attribute bin_depth actual_range float -3.023099, 8.291935
attribute bin_depth FillValue String nan
attribute bin_depth ioos_category String Other
attribute bin_depth long_name String bin depth
attribute bin_depth maximum double 8.291934710754239
attribute bin_depth minimum double -3.0230990684399597
attribute bin_depth note String Actual depth time series of velocity bins. Calculated as corrected pressure (P_1ac) - bindist.
attribute bin_depth units String m
variable amp_avg   float  
attribute amp_avg actual_range float 41.83372, 84.6082
attribute amp_avg FillValue String nan
attribute amp_avg ioos_category String Other
attribute amp_avg long_name String Average Acoustic Signal Amplitude
attribute amp_avg maximum float 84.6082
attribute amp_avg minimum float 41.833725
attribute amp_avg standard_name String signal_intensity_from_multibeam_acoustic_doppler_velocity_sensor_in_sea_water
attribute amp_avg units String dB
variable cor_avg   float  
attribute cor_avg actual_range float 40.95964, 99.99895
attribute cor_avg FillValue String nan
attribute cor_avg ioos_category String Other
attribute cor_avg long_name String Average Acoustic Signal Correlation
attribute cor_avg maximum double 99.99895833333333
attribute cor_avg minimum double 40.959635416666664
attribute cor_avg standard_name String beam_consistency_indicator_from_multibeam_acoustic_doppler_velocity_profiler_in_sea_water
attribute cor_avg units String percent
variable latitude   double  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range double 41.742658, 41.742658
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude epic_code int 500
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
variable longitude   double  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range double -70.330452, -70.330452
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude epic_code int 502
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable brangeAST_untrimmed   float  
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed actual_range float 4.536817, 8.856984
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed FillValue String nan
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed ioos_category String Other
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed long_name String Acoustic Surface Tracking (AST) Range
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed maximum float 8.856984
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed minimum float 4.5368166
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed standard_name String altimeter_range
attribute brangeAST_untrimmed units String m
variable water_level   float  
attribute water_level actual_range float -2.355071, 1.938389
attribute water_level FillValue String nan
attribute water_level geopotential_datum_name String NAVD88
attribute water_level ioos_category String Other
attribute water_level long_name String Water level NAVD88
attribute water_level maximum double 1.938388674125764
attribute water_level minimum double -2.355070782625739
attribute water_level note String Water level calculated as brangeAST + zsen
attribute water_level standard_name String sea_surface_height_above_geopotential_datum
attribute water_level units String m
variable water_depth   float  
attribute water_depth actual_range float 6.67495, 10.96915
attribute water_depth epic_code int 3
attribute water_depth FillValue String nan
attribute water_depth ioos_category String Other
attribute water_depth long_name String Total water depth
attribute water_depth maximum double 10.969151877666196
attribute water_depth minimum double 6.674949439852284
attribute water_depth note String Water depth calculated by converting P_1ac to sensor depth using S_41 and T_28 from file 11263mc-a.nc + pressure_sensor_height
attribute water_depth standard_name String sea_floor_depth_below_sea_surface
attribute water_depth units String m

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