Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL BASS_norm_factor double 0.0293
attribute NC_GLOBAL BASS_zero_offset_A double 13.14
attribute NC_GLOBAL BASS_zero_offset_B double -21.26
attribute NC_GLOBAL BASS_zero_offset_C double -13.85
attribute NC_GLOBAL BASS_zero_offset_D double 8.45
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String TimeSeries
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_timeseries_variables String station_id
attribute NC_GLOBAL COMPOSITE double 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_name String B. Butman
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role String principalInvestigator
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL COORD_SYSTEM String GEOGRAPHICAL
attribute NC_GLOBAL CREATION_DATE String 31-Dec-2008 18:07:24
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String rsignell at usgs.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String Rich Signell
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_phone String +1 (508) 548-8700
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.usgs.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_CMNT String Boston Approach BASS MIDAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_ORIGIN String USGS WHFC Sed Trans Grp
attribute NC_GLOBAL DATA_TYPE String TIME
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2017-04-11T22:13:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_issued String 2017-04-11T22:13:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_metadata_modified String 2017-04-11T22:13:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2017-04-11T22:13:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL DELTA_T String 225
attribute NC_GLOBAL DEPTH_CONST int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL DESCRIPT String Boston Buoy B BASS MIDAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL DRIFTER int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -70.785
attribute NC_GLOBAL EXPERIMENT String Mass Bay Longterm
attribute NC_GLOBAL experiment_name String MBAY_LT
attribute NC_GLOBAL featureType String TimeSeries
attribute NC_GLOBAL FILL_FLAG double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_bounds String POINT(-70.78500366210938 42.37699890136719)
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_bounds_crs String EPSG:4326
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 42.377
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 42.377
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution long 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -70.785
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -70.785
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution long 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_resolution String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String meters
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 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_name String latitude_longitude
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_semi_major_axis double 6378137.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Fri Nov  1 20:19:23 2019: ncatted -a project,global,a,c,, CMG_Portal MBAY_LT/5161v-a_d2.nc\nWATER_DEPTH related attributes corrected by adj_tripod_depth: 6 pad values replaced by linear interpolations using EPIC_interp.m :Concatenation of files 5161Av-e_d2.nc through 5161Fv-trm_d2.nc ;Variables u_1205, v_1206, CD_310, CS_300, w_1204, Werr_1201,  edited using rangedit.m to select Werr_1201 in the range -5 to 5.  :Trimmed using truncate.m to select records in the range 397 to 12000.  :Calibrated and rotated by BASS2pre.m, using BASSuvw  :Converted to netCDF by MIDAS.EXE v2.00\n2017-04-11T22:13:00Z - pyaxiom - File created using pyaxiom
attribute NC_GLOBAL id String 5161v-a_d2
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/ocean-time-series/
attribute NC_GLOBAL INST_TYPE String MIDAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument_number String MIDAS4
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Pressure > Water Pressure, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL latitude double 42.37697166654799
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended\nfor legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data\nContributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any\nof their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or\nimplied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a\nparticular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,\ncompleteness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL longitude double -70.78470333337783
attribute NC_GLOBAL magnetic_variation double -16.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL MOORING long 516
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.usgs.cmgp
attribute NC_GLOBAL ncei_template_version String NCEI_NetCDF_TimeSeries_Orthogonal_Template_v2.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL NCO String netCDF Operators version 4.8.1 (Homepage = http://nco.sf.net, Code = https://github.com/nco/nco)
attribute NC_GLOBAL NCProperties String version=1|netcdflibversion=4.4.1.1|hdf5libversion=1.8.17
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 42.377
attribute NC_GLOBAL original_filename String 5161v-a_d2.nc
attribute NC_GLOBAL original_folder String MBAY_LT
attribute NC_GLOBAL pod_misalignment_angle double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL POS_CONST int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL PROJECT String MWRA
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Data, CMG_Portal
attribute NC_GLOBAL project_summary String Measurements of currents and other oceanographic properties were made to assess the impact of sewage discharge from the proposed outfall site.
attribute NC_GLOBAL project_title String Long-term observations in Massachusetts Bay; Site A-Boston Harbor
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String emontgomery at usgs.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String Ellyn Montgomery
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_phone String +1 (508) 548-8700
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://www.usgs.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String USGS
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 42.377
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF-1.6
attribute NC_GLOBAL start_time String 10-Feb-1998 15:01:52
attribute NC_GLOBAL stop_time String 17-Jun-1998 13:39:22
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Measurements of currents and other oceanographic properties were made to assess the impact of sewage discharge from the proposed outfall site.
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_duration String PT10967850S
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 1998-06-17T13:39:22Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_resolution String PT225S
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 1998-02-10T15:01:52Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Long-term observations in Massachusetts Bay; Site A-Boston Harbor - 5161v-a_d2
attribute NC_GLOBAL VAR_DESC String u:v:CD:CS:w:Werr:comp:tiltx:tilty
attribute NC_GLOBAL VAR_FILL String NaN
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_DEPTH float 30.741455
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_DEPTH_NOTE String water depth computed using mean pressure from 5161tcp-a1h.nc - atmosphere (1013.3): (m) 
attribute NC_GLOBAL WATER_MASS String ?
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -70.785
variable station_id String
attribute station_id actual_range String MBAY_LT_5161v_a_d2_nc\nMBAY_LT_5161v_a_d2_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 feature_type_instance String
attribute feature_type_instance ioos_category String Identifier
attribute feature_type_instance long_name String Identifier for each feature type instance
variable latitude float
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range float 42.377, 42.377
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String sensor latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
attribute latitude valid_max float 42.377
attribute latitude valid_min float 42.377
variable longitude float
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range float -70.785, -70.785
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String sensor longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
attribute longitude valid_max float -70.785
attribute longitude valid_min float -70.785
variable crs int
attribute crs actual_range int -2147483647, -2147483647
attribute crs epsg_code String EPSG:4326
attribute crs grid_mapping_name String latitude_longitude
attribute crs inverse_flattening double 298.257223563
attribute crs ioos_category String Identifier
attribute crs long_name String http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326 (external link)
attribute crs semi_major_axis double 6378137.0
variable platform int
attribute platform actual_range int -2147483647, -2147483647
attribute platform definition String http://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/definition/stationID (external link)
attribute platform ioos_category String Identifier
attribute platform ioos_code String 5161v-a_d2
attribute platform long_name String USGS-CMG time-series data from the Long-term observations in Massachusetts Bay; Site A-Boston Harbor project, mooring 516 and package 5161v-a_d2. Measurements of currents and other oceanographic properties were made to assess the impact of sewage discharge from the proposed outfall site.
attribute platform nodc_name String FIXED PLATFORM, MOORINGS
attribute platform short_name String USGS-CMG time-series data: MBAY_LT - 516 - 5161v-a_d2
attribute platform type String fixed
variable time double
attribute time _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 8.87122912E8, 8.98090762E8
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String time of measurement
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 z float
attribute z actual_range float -30.34146, -30.34146
attribute z axis String Z
attribute z FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute z grid_mapping String crs
attribute z ioos_category String Other
attribute z long_name String z of the sensor relative to the water surface
attribute z positive String up
attribute z standard_name String height
attribute z units String m
attribute z valid_max float -30.341455
attribute z valid_min float -30.341455
variable CD_310 float
attribute CD_310 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute CD_310 actual_range float 0.05690023, 359.9938
attribute CD_310 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute CD_310 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute CD_310 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute CD_310 epic_code int 310
attribute CD_310 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute CD_310 FORTRAN_format String f8.2 
attribute CD_310 generic_name String vdir 
attribute CD_310 grid_mapping String crs
attribute CD_310 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute CD_310 ioos_category String Other
attribute CD_310 long_name String Current direction
attribute CD_310 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute CD_310 platform String platform
attribute CD_310 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute CD_310 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute CD_310 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute CD_310 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute CD_310 standard_name String direction_of_sea_water_velocity
attribute CD_310 units String degree
variable CS_300 float
attribute CS_300 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute CS_300 actual_range float 1.902766E-4, 0.2492028
attribute CS_300 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute CS_300 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute CS_300 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute CS_300 epic_code int 300
attribute CS_300 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute CS_300 FORTRAN_format String f8.2 
attribute CS_300 generic_name String vspd 
attribute CS_300 grid_mapping String crs
attribute CS_300 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute CS_300 ioos_category String Other
attribute CS_300 long_name String Current speed
attribute CS_300 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute CS_300 platform String platform
attribute CS_300 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute CS_300 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute CS_300 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute CS_300 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute CS_300 standard_name String sea_water_speed
attribute CS_300 units String m/s
variable Werr_1201 float
attribute Werr_1201 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute Werr_1201 actual_range float -1.970649, 1.756883
attribute Werr_1201 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute Werr_1201 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute Werr_1201 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute Werr_1201 epic_code int 1201
attribute Werr_1201 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute Werr_1201 FORTRAN_format String F8.1
attribute Werr_1201 generic_name String w 
attribute Werr_1201 grid_mapping String crs
attribute Werr_1201 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute Werr_1201 ioos_category String Other
attribute Werr_1201 long_name String Error Velocity         
attribute Werr_1201 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute Werr_1201 platform String platform
attribute Werr_1201 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute Werr_1201 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute Werr_1201 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute Werr_1201 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute Werr_1201 units String cm/s
variable comp_1406 float
attribute comp_1406 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute comp_1406 actual_range float 151.9749, 154.8913
attribute comp_1406 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute comp_1406 AtoD_factor double 0.00122
attribute comp_1406 cal_A0 double -10.07
attribute comp_1406 cal_A1 double 101.54
attribute comp_1406 cal_A2 double -0.89
attribute comp_1406 cal_A3 double 0.13
attribute comp_1406 comment String corrected for magnetic variation
attribute comp_1406 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute comp_1406 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute comp_1406 epic_code int 1406
attribute comp_1406 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute comp_1406 FORTRAN_format String f10.3
attribute comp_1406 generic_name String comp
attribute comp_1406 grid_mapping String crs
attribute comp_1406 ioos_category String Other
attribute comp_1406 long_name String Instrument Heading (BASS pods)
attribute comp_1406 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute comp_1406 platform String platform
attribute comp_1406 sensor_depth float 28.4515
attribute comp_1406 sensor_hab float 2.29
attribute comp_1406 sensor_type String KVH Autocomp   
attribute comp_1406 serial_number String 0011
attribute comp_1406 standard_name String platform_orientation
attribute comp_1406 units String degree
variable tiltx_4017 float
attribute tiltx_4017 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute tiltx_4017 actual_range float -0.4770166, -0.05621933
attribute tiltx_4017 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute tiltx_4017 AtoD_factor double 0.00122
attribute tiltx_4017 cal_A double 44.5088
attribute tiltx_4017 cal_B double -8.42355
attribute tiltx_4017 cal_C double -5.87973
attribute tiltx_4017 cal_D double 0.837863
attribute tiltx_4017 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute tiltx_4017 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute tiltx_4017 epic_code int 4017
attribute tiltx_4017 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute tiltx_4017 FORTRAN_format String f10.3
attribute tiltx_4017 generic_name String tilt
attribute tiltx_4017 grid_mapping String crs
attribute tiltx_4017 ioos_category String Other
attribute tiltx_4017 long_name String TILT IN POD X-Z PLANE    
attribute tiltx_4017 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute tiltx_4017 platform String platform
attribute tiltx_4017 sensor_depth float 28.4515
attribute tiltx_4017 sensor_hab float 2.29
attribute tiltx_4017 sensor_type String Spectron       
attribute tiltx_4017 serial_number String 129
attribute tiltx_4017 units String degrees
attribute tiltx_4017 voltage_divider_factor double 1.2
variable tilty_4018 float
attribute tilty_4018 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute tilty_4018 actual_range float -1.257707, -0.8927117
attribute tilty_4018 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute tilty_4018 AtoD_factor double 0.00122
attribute tilty_4018 cal_A double -44.824
attribute tilty_4018 cal_B double 7.69864
attribute tilty_4018 cal_C double 6.39732
attribute tilty_4018 cal_D double -0.909835
attribute tilty_4018 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute tilty_4018 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute tilty_4018 epic_code int 4017
attribute tilty_4018 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute tilty_4018 FORTRAN_format String f10.3
attribute tilty_4018 generic_name String tilt
attribute tilty_4018 grid_mapping String crs
attribute tilty_4018 ioos_category String Other
attribute tilty_4018 long_name String TILT IN POD Y-Z PLANE    
attribute tilty_4018 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute tilty_4018 platform String platform
attribute tilty_4018 sensor_depth float 28.4515
attribute tilty_4018 sensor_hab float 2.29
attribute tilty_4018 sensor_type String Spectron       
attribute tilty_4018 serial_number String 129
attribute tilty_4018 units String degrees
attribute tilty_4018 voltage_divider_factor double 1.2
variable u_1205 float
attribute u_1205 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute u_1205 actual_range float -0.183515, 0.2434444
attribute u_1205 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute u_1205 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute u_1205 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute u_1205 epic_code int 1205
attribute u_1205 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute u_1205 generic_name String u 
attribute u_1205 grid_mapping String crs
attribute u_1205 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute u_1205 ioos_category String Other
attribute u_1205 long_name String Eastward (u) velocity
attribute u_1205 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute u_1205 platform String platform
attribute u_1205 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute u_1205 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute u_1205 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute u_1205 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute u_1205 standard_name String eastward_sea_water_velocity
attribute u_1205 units String m/s
variable v_1206 float
attribute v_1206 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute v_1206 actual_range float -0.1726697, 0.1072919
attribute v_1206 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute v_1206 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute v_1206 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute v_1206 epic_code int 1206
attribute v_1206 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute v_1206 generic_name String v 
attribute v_1206 grid_mapping String crs
attribute v_1206 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute v_1206 ioos_category String Other
attribute v_1206 long_name String Northward (v) velocity
attribute v_1206 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute v_1206 platform String platform
attribute v_1206 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute v_1206 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute v_1206 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute v_1206 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute v_1206 standard_name String northward_sea_water_velocity
attribute v_1206 units String m/s
variable w_1204 float
attribute w_1204 _ChunkSizes uint 1000
attribute w_1204 actual_range float -0.02241487, 0.01620344
attribute w_1204 ancillary_variables String platform
attribute w_1204 coordinates String time z latitude longitude
attribute w_1204 coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute w_1204 epic_code int 1204
attribute w_1204 FillValue String -9999.900390625
attribute w_1204 generic_name String w 
attribute w_1204 grid_mapping String crs
attribute w_1204 interp_note String 1 pad values interpolated.
attribute w_1204 ioos_category String Other
attribute w_1204 long_name String Upward (w) velocity
attribute w_1204 missing_value float -9999.9
attribute w_1204 platform String platform
attribute w_1204 sensor_depth float 30.3415
attribute w_1204 sensor_hab float 0.4
attribute w_1204 sensor_type String BASS           
attribute w_1204 serial_number String Sys #4
attribute w_1204 standard_name String upward_sea_water_velocity
attribute w_1204 units String m/s