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Dataset Title:	CalCOFI Surface Physical Data
Dataset ID:	erdCalcofiSur
Institution:	CalCOFI
Information:	Summary | Variables | Background | Make A Graph

Variable	Optional Constraint #1		Optional Constraint #2		Minimum	Maximum
longitude (degrees_east)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		195.9167	253.8833
latitude (degrees_north)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		18.4167	50.0333
altitude (m)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		-2625.0	0.0
time (UTC)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >		1949-02-28T22:42:00Z	1998-01-29T05:54:00Z
ID (Sequence ID)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
line_number (CalCOFI Line Number)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
station_number (CalCOFI Station Number)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
air_pressure (millibars)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
chlorophyll (integrated chlorophyll-a, mg m-2)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
phaeopigment (Integrated Phaeopigment, mg m-2)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
primary_productivity (mg m-2)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
secchi_depth (Secchi Disk Depth, m)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
wind_direction (degrees_true)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >
wind_speed (knots)	!= =~ <= >= = < >		!= =~ <= >= = < >

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orderBy(      " longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed ")
orderByMax(" longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed , longitude latitude altitude time ID line_number station_number air_pressure chlorophyll phaeopigment primary_productivity secchi_depth wind_direction wind_speed ")

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 actual_range 195.9167, 253.8833;
    String axis "X";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 250.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 200.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 actual_range 18.4167, 50.0333;
    String axis "Y";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 20.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  altitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Height";
    String _CoordinateZisPositive "up";
    Float32 actual_range -2625.0, 0.0;
    String axis "Z";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 0.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -3000.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Altitude";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String positive "up";
    String standard_name "altitude";
    String units "m";
  }
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range -6.5759508e+8, 8.8605324e+8;
    String axis "T";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time";
    Float64 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  ID {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "Sequence ID";
    Int32 missing_value 2147483647;
  }
  line_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "CalCOFI Line Number";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
  }
  station_number {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "CalCOFI Station Number";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
  }
  air_pressure {
    String ioos_category "Pressure";
    String long_name "Air Pressure";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "air_pressure";
    String units "millibars";
  }
  chlorophyll {
    String ioos_category "Ocean Color";
    String long_name "integrated chlorophyll-a";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water";
    String units "mg m-2";
  }
  phaeopigment {
    String ioos_category "Ocean Color";
    String long_name "Integrated Phaeopigment";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String units "mg m-2";
  }
  primary_productivity {
    String ioos_category "Productivity";
    String long_name "Integrated Primary Productivity (C14 Assimilation)";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "net_primary_productivity_of_carbon";
    String units "mg m-2";
  }
  secchi_depth {
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Secchi Disk Depth";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "depth";
    String units "m";
  }
  wind_direction {
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 360.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String description "wmo 0877 (00-36,49)";
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Wind Direction";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "wind_from_direction";
    String units "degrees_true";
  }
  wind_speed {
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Wind Speed";
    Float32 missing_value NaN;
    String standard_name "wind_speed";
    String units "knots";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "Station";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.0, Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 253.8833;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 50.0333;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 18.4167;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 253.8833;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min 195.9167;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 0.0;
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_min -2625.0;
    String geospatial_vertical_positive "up";
    String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
    String history 
"2009-11-23 http://192.168.31.13/dods/CalCOFI/Surface.cdp
2009-11-23 http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/erdCalcofiSur.html";
    String infoUrl "http://www.calcofi.org";
    String institution "CalCOFI";
    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.";
    Int32 max_profiles_per_request 27000;
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 50.0333;
    String sourceUrl "http://192.168.31.13/dods/CalCOFI/Surface.cdp";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 18.4167;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF-11";
    String summary 
"This is the CalCOFI surface physical data. Routine oceanographic sampling 
within the California Current System has occurred under the auspices of the 
California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) since 
1949, providing one of the longest existing time-series of the physics, 
chemistry and biology of a dynamic oceanic regime.";
    String time_coverage_end "1998-01-29T05:54:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "1949-02-28T22:42:00Z";
    String title "CalCOFI Surface Physical Data";
    Int32 total_profiles_in_dataset 26000;
    String version "1.1.0";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting 195.9167;
  }
}

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