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Dataset Title:	Waves - tafb
Institution:	Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey   (Dataset ID: Waves_tafb_nc)
Information:	Summary | License | FGDC | ISO 19115 | Metadata | Background | Files | Make a graph

 

Variable	Optional Constraint #1		Optional Constraint #2		Minimum	Maximum
station_id	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		"Waves_tafb_nc"	"Waves_tafb_nc"
significantWaveHeight (m)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		0.01	0.42
peakPeriod (s)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		1.26	25.6
meanPeriod (sea_surface_wave_mean_period, s)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		1.7	13.02
peakDirection (degree)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		0.365	360.0
peakDirectionalSpread (degree)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		18.413	80.94
meanDirection (degree)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		0.291	360.0
meanDirectionalSpread (degree)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		46.989	80.972
latitude (degrees_north)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		30.02498	30.02523
longitude (degrees_east)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		-85.47747	-85.47708
processing_source	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		"embedded"	"embedded"
surfaceTemp (degree_C)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		4.24	25.24
barometerData (air_pressure, hPa)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		1006.1	1033.5
feature_type_instance	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		"tafb"	"tafb"
time (UTC)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		2025-01-12T00:25:00Z	2025-04-06T19:55:00Z

 

Server-side Functions

distinct()

orderBy orderByDescending orderByClosest orderByCount orderByLimit orderByMax orderByMin orderByMinMax orderByMean orderBySum (" station_id significantWaveHeight peakPeriod meanPeriod peakDirection peakDirectionalSpread meanDirection meanDirectionalSpread latitude longitude processing_source surfaceTemp barometerData feature_type_instance time station_id significantWaveHeight peakPeriod meanPeriod peakDirection peakDirectionalSpread meanDirection meanDirectionalSpread latitude longitude processing_source surfaceTemp barometerData feature_type_instance time station_id significantWaveHeight peakPeriod meanPeriod peakDirection peakDirectionalSpread meanDirection meanDirectionalSpread latitude longitude processing_source surfaceTemp barometerData feature_type_instance time station_id significantWaveHeight peakPeriod meanPeriod peakDirection peakDirectionalSpread meanDirection meanDirectionalSpread latitude longitude processing_source surfaceTemp barometerData feature_type_instance time station_id significantWaveHeight peakPeriod meanPeriod peakDirection peakDirectionalSpread meanDirection meanDirectionalSpread latitude longitude processing_source surfaceTemp barometerData feature_type_instance time ")

File type: (more information) .asc - View OPeNDAP-style ISO-8859-1 comma-separated text. .csv - Download a ISO-8859-1 comma-separated text table (line 1: names; line 2: units; ISO 8601 times). .csvp - Download a ISO-8859-1 .csv file with line 1: name (units). Times are ISO 8601 strings. .csv0 - Download a ISO-8859-1 .csv file without column names or units. Times are ISO 8601 strings. .dataTable - A JSON file formatted for use with the Google Visualization client library (Google Charts). .das - View the dataset's metadata via an ISO-8859-1 OPeNDAP Dataset Attribute Structure (DAS). .dds - View the dataset's structure via an ISO-8859-1 OPeNDAP Dataset Descriptor Structure (DDS). .dods - OPeNDAP clients use this to download the data in the DODS binary format. .esriCsv - Download a ISO_8859_1 .csv file for ESRI's ArcGIS 9.x and below (separate date and time columns). .fgdc - View the dataset's UTF-8 FGDC .xml metadata. .geoJson - Download longitude,latitude,otherColumns data as a UTF-8 GeoJSON .json file. .graph - View a Make A Graph web page. .help - View a web page with a description of tabledap. .html - View an OPeNDAP-style HTML Data Access Form. .htmlTable - View a UTF-8 .html web page with the data in a table. Times are ISO 8601 strings. .iso19115 - View the dataset's ISO 19115-2/19139 UTF-8 .xml metadata. .itx - Download an ISO-8859-1 Igor Text File. Each response column becomes a wave. .json - View a table-like UTF-8 JSON file (missing value = 'null'; times are ISO 8601 strings). .jsonlCSV1 - View a UTF-8 JSON Lines CSV file with column names on line 1 (mv = 'null'; times are ISO 8601 strings). .jsonlCSV - View a UTF-8 JSON Lines CSV file without column names (mv = 'null'; times are ISO 8601 strings). .jsonlKVP - View a UTF-8 JSON Lines file with Key:Value pairs (missing value = 'null'; times are ISO 8601 strings). .mat - Download a MATLAB binary file. .nc - Download a flat, table-like, NetCDF-3 binary file with COARDS/CF/ACDD metadata. .ncHeader - View the UTF-8 header (the metadata) for the NetCDF-3 .nc file. .ncCF - Download a NetCDF-3 CF Discrete Sampling Geometries file (Contiguous Ragged Array). .ncCFHeader - View the UTF-8 header (the metadata) for the .ncCF file. .ncCFMA - Download a NetCDF-3 CF Discrete Sampling Geometries file (Multidimensional Array). .ncCFMAHeader - View the UTF-8 header (the metadata) for the .ncCFMA file. .nccsv - Download a NetCDF-3-like 7-bit ASCII NCCSV .csv file with COARDS/CF/ACDD metadata. .nccsvMetadata - View the dataset's metadata as the top half of a 7-bit ASCII NCCSV .csv file. .ncoJson - Download a UTF-8 NCO lvl=2 JSON file with COARDS/CF/ACDD metadata. .odvTxt - Download longitude,latitude,time,otherColumns as an ISO-8859-1 ODV Generic Spreadsheet File (.txt). .subset - View an HTML form which uses faceted search to simplify picking subsets of the data. .tsv - Download a ISO-8859-1 tab-separated text table (line 1: names; line 2: units; ISO 8601 times). .tsvp - Download a ISO-8859-1 .tsv file with line 1: name (units). Times are ISO 8601 strings. .tsv0 - Download a ISO-8859-1 .tsv file without column names or units. Times are ISO 8601 strings. .wav - Download a .wav audio file. All columns must be numeric and of the same type. .xhtml - View a UTF-8 XHTML (XML) file with the data in a table. Times are ISO 8601 strings. .kml - View a .kml file, suitable for Google Earth. .smallPdf - View a small .pdf image file with a graph or map. .pdf - View a standard, medium-sized .pdf image file with a graph or map. .largePdf - View a large .pdf image file with a graph or map. .smallPng - View a small .png image file with a graph or map. .png - View a standard, medium-sized .png image file with a graph or map. .largePng - View a large .png image file with a graph or map. .transparentPng - View a .png image file (just the data, without axes, landmask, or legend).

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  station_id {
    String actual_range 
"Waves_tafb_nc
Waves_tafb_nc";
    String cf_role "timeseries_id";
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "Station ID";
  }
  significantWaveHeight {
    Float64 actual_range 0.01, 0.42;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_significant_height";
    String units "m";
  }
  peakPeriod {
    Float64 actual_range 1.26, 25.6;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum";
    String units "s";
  }
  meanPeriod {
    Float64 actual_range 1.7, 13.02;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_mean_period";
    String units "s";
  }
  peakDirection {
    Float64 actual_range 0.365, 360.0;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_from_direction_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum";
    String units "degree";
  }
  peakDirectionalSpread {
    Float64 actual_range 18.413, 80.94;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_directional_spread_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum";
    String units "degree";
  }
  meanDirection {
    Float64 actual_range 0.291, 360.0;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_from_direction";
    String units "degree";
  }
  meanDirectionalSpread {
    Float64 actual_range 46.989, 80.972;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_directional_spread";
    String units "degree";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float64 actual_range 30.02498, 30.02523;
    String axis "Y";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float64 actual_range -85.47747, -85.47708;
    String axis "X";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  processing_source {
    String ioos_category "Other";
  }
  surfaceTemp {
    Float64 actual_range 4.24, 25.24;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "sea_surface_temperature";
    String units "degree_C";
  }
  barometerData {
    Float64 actual_range 1006.1, 1033.5;
    String FillValue "nan";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String standard_name "air_pressure";
    String units "hPa";
  }
  feature_type_instance {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "station code";
  }
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.7366415e+9, 1.7439693e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String calendar "proleptic_gregorian";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "TimeSeries";
    String cdm_timeseries_variables "station_id";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
    String creator_url "https://www.usgs.gov";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting -85.47708;
    String experiment_name "Waves";
    String featureType "TimeSeries";
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 30.02523;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 30.02498;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max -85.47708;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -85.47747;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String history 
"Generated using sofar-buoy.py
2025-04-06T20:35:37Z (local files)
2025-04-06T20:35:37Z https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/erddap/tabledap/Waves_tafb_nc.html";
    String infoUrl "https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/ocean-time-series/";
    String institution "Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey";
    String license 
"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.";
    String naming_authority "gov.usgs.cmgp";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 30.02523;
    String original_folder "waves";
    String publisher_url "https://www.usgs.gov";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 30.02498;
    String summary "Unspecified";
    String time_coverage_end "2025-04-06T19:55:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2025-01-12T00:25:00Z";
    String title "Waves - tafb";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting -85.47747;
  }
}

 

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