erdCalCOFIzoovol

Name: CalCOFI NOAA Zooplankton Volume
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.

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph		files	public	CalCOFI NOAA Zooplankton Volume		F I M	background			NOAA SWFSC	erdCalCOFIzoovol

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, NCCSV-1.2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultGraphQuery	String	longitude,latitude,total_plankton&cruise="202301"&total_plankton>=0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-77.68667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	54.28667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	0.001666
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-77.68667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-179.8217
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/CalCOFI/calcofi_info.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA SWFSC
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	Northernmost_Northing	double	54.28667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_email	String	ed.weber at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	Ed Weber
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	0.001666
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF-12
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	cruise, station, line, tow_type,net_location, tow_number
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Standardized volumes (ml/1,000 m^3 of water sampled) of zooplankton captured in CalCOFI net tows. Small plankton are those with individual displacement volumes <5 ml. Total plankton is the standardized volume of all zooplankton in the sample. Voluming methods are described by are described by Kramer et al. (1972) and Smith and Richardson (1977; see the info url references section).
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2023-01-25T18:45:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	1951-01-09T18:16:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	CalCOFI NOAA Zooplankton Volume
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-179.8217
variable	cruise		String
attribute	cruise	description	String	Six-digit cruise code (YYYYMM)
attribute	cruise	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	cruise	long_name	String	Cruise
variable	ship		String
attribute	ship	description	String	Ship name
attribute	ship	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	ship	long_name	String	Ship Name
variable	ship_code		String
attribute	ship_code	description	String	Two-digit CalCOFI ship code
attribute	ship_code	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	ship_code	long_name	String	Ship Code
variable	order_occupied		int
attribute	order_occupied	actual_range	int	1, 915
attribute	order_occupied	description	String	Ordinal number in which the station was sampled for the cruise and ship
attribute	order_occupied	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	order_occupied	long_name	String	Order Occupied
variable	tow_type		String
attribute	tow_type	description	String	Net gear type. See the CalCOFI Tow Types table.
attribute	tow_type	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	tow_type	long_name	String	Tow Type
variable	tow_number		int
attribute	tow_number	actual_range	int	1, 3
attribute	tow_number	description	String	Replicate tow number for the station, net type, and location
attribute	tow_number	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	tow_number	long_name	String	Tow Number
variable	net_location		String
attribute	net_location	description	String	Port or Starboard location of net for paired tow types (e.g., bongo or pairovet)
attribute	net_location	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	net_location	long_name	String	Net Location (side)
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	-5.9885904E8, 1.6746723E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	description	String	Tow start time (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z')
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
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	0.001666, 54.28667
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	description	String	Latitude of Station
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		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-179.8217, -77.68667
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	description	String	Longitude of Station
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	line		float
attribute	line	actual_range	float	-29.5, 394.9
attribute	line	description	String	Nominal CalCOFI Line
attribute	line	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	line	long_name	String	CalCOFI Line
variable	station		float
attribute	station	actual_range	float	-280.8, 718.8
attribute	station	description	String	Nominal CalCOFI Station
attribute	station	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	station	long_name	String	CalCOFI Station
variable	volume_sampled		float
attribute	volume_sampled	actual_range	float	5.9, 3360.1
attribute	volume_sampled	description	String	Volume of water sampled by the net
attribute	volume_sampled	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	volume_sampled	long_name	String	Volume Sampled
attribute	volume_sampled	units	String	meters^3
variable	small_plankton		float
attribute	small_plankton	actual_range	float	1.0, 25137.0
attribute	small_plankton	description	String	Standardized volume of plankton with individual displacement volumes <5 ml
attribute	small_plankton	ioos_category	String	Zooplankton Abundance
attribute	small_plankton	long_name	String	Small Plankton Volume
attribute	small_plankton	units	String	ml/1,000 m^3 of water sampled
variable	total_plankton		float
attribute	total_plankton	actual_range	float	1.0, 114689.0
attribute	total_plankton	description	String	Standardized volume of plankton in the sample
attribute	total_plankton	ioos_category	String	Zooplankton Abundance
attribute	total_plankton	long_name	String	Total Plankton Volume
attribute	total_plankton	units	String	ml/1,000 m^3 of water sampled

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