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Dataset Title:	TAO/TRITON, RAMA, and PIRATA Buoys, Quarterly, 1977-present, Wind
Institution:	NOAA PMEL, TAO/TRITON, RAMA, PIRATA (Dataset ID: pmelTaoQrtW)
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Variable

Optional
Constraint #1

Optional
Constraint #2

Minimum

or a List of Values

Maximum

array

station

wmo_platform_code

longitude (Nominal Longitude, degrees_east)

latitude (Nominal Latitude, degrees_north)

time (Centered Time, UTC)

1977-11-16T12:00:00Z

2024-10-16T12:00:00Z

depth (m)

WU_422 (Zonal Wind, m s-1)

-8.267993

6.75775

WV_423 (Meridional Wind, m s-1)

-7.154685

8.109679

WS_401 (Wind Speed, m s-1)

1.034993

9.435715

QWS_5401 (Wind Speed Quality)

0.0

3.0

SWS_6401 (Wind Speed Source)

WD_410 (Wind Direction, degrees_true)

8.822325E-7

359.9886

QWD_5410 (Wind Direction Quality)

0.0

4.0

SWD_6410 (Wind Direction Source)

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  array {
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "Array";
  }
  station {
    String cf_role "timeseries_id";
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "Station";
  }
  wmo_platform_code {
    Int32 actual_range 13001, 56055;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "WMO Platform Code";
    Int32 missing_value 2147483647;
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 357.0;
    String axis "X";
    Int32 epic_code 502;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Nominal Longitude";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String type "EVEN";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 actual_range -25.0, 21.0;
    String axis "Y";
    Int32 epic_code 500;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Nominal Latitude";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String type "EVEN";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 2.485296e+8, 1.72908e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Centered Time";
    String point_spacing "uneven";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String type "UNEVEN";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  depth {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Height";
    String _CoordinateZisPositive "down";
    Float32 actual_range -10.0, -4.0;
    String axis "Z";
    Int32 epic_code 3;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Depth";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String positive "down";
    String standard_name "depth";
    String type "EVEN";
    String units "m";
  }
  WU_422 {
    Float32 actual_range -8.267993, 6.75775;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -15.0;
    Int32 epic_code 422;
    String generic_name "u";
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Zonal Wind";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "WU";
    String standard_name "x_wind";
    String units "m s-1";
  }
  WV_423 {
    Float32 actual_range -7.154685, 8.109679;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -15.0;
    Int32 epic_code 423;
    String generic_name "v";
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Meridional Wind";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "WV";
    String standard_name "y_wind";
    String units "m s-1";
  }
  WS_401 {
    Float32 actual_range 1.034993, 9.435715;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    Int32 epic_code 401;
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Wind Speed";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "WS";
    String standard_name "wind_speed";
    String units "m s-1";
  }
  QWS_5401 {
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 3.0;
    String colorBarContinuous "false";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 6.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String description "Quality: 0=missing data, 1=highest, 2=standard, 3=lower, 4=questionable, 5=bad, -9=contact Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov.  To get probably valid data only, request QWS_5401>=1 and QWS_5401<=3.";
    Int32 epic_code 5401;
    String generic_name "qws";
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String long_name "Wind Speed Quality";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "QWS";
  }
  SWS_6401 {
    String colorBarContinuous "false";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 8.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String description 
"Source Codes:
0 = No Sensor, No Data
1 = Real Time (Telemetered Mode)
2 = Derived from Real Time
3 = Temporally Interpolated from Real Time
4 = Source Code Inactive at Present
5 = Recovered from Instrument RAM (Delayed Mode)
6 = Derived from RAM
7 = Temporally Interpolated from RAM";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String long_name "Wind Speed Source";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
  }
  WD_410 {
    Float32 actual_range 8.822325e-7, 359.9886;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 60.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    Int32 epic_code 410;
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "Wind Direction";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "WD";
    String standard_name "wind_to_direction";
    String units "degrees_true";
  }
  QWD_5410 {
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 4.0;
    String colorBarContinuous "false";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 6.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String description "Quality: 0=missing data, 1=highest, 2=standard, 3=lower, 4=questionable, 5=bad, -9=contact Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov.  To get probably valid data only, request QTAU_5440>=1 and QTAU_5440<=3.";
    Int32 epic_code 5410;
    String generic_name "qwd";
    String ioos_category "Quality";
    String long_name "Wind Direction Quality";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
    String name "QWD";
  }
  SWD_6410 {
    String colorBarContinuous "false";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 8.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String description 
"Source Codes:
0 = No Sensor, No Data
1 = Real Time (Telemetered Mode)
2 = Derived from Real Time
3 = Temporally Interpolated from Real Time
4 = Source Code Inactive at Present
5 = Recovered from Instrument RAM (Delayed Mode)
6 = Derived from RAM
7 = Temporally Interpolated from RAM";
    String ioos_category "Other";
    String long_name "Wind Direction Source";
    Float32 missing_value 1.0e+35;
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "TimeSeries";
    String cdm_timeseries_variables "array, station, wmo_platform_code, longitude, latitude, depth";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
    String CREATION_DATE "07:07  3-NOV-2024";
    String creator_email "Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov";
    String creator_name "GTMBA Project Office/NOAA/PMEL";
    String creator_type "group";
    String creator_url "https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/mission";
    String Data_Source "Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Project Office/NOAA/PMEL";
    String defaultGraphQuery "longitude,latitude,WU_422,WV_423&orderByMax(\"station,time\")&.draw=vectors&.color=0xFF0000&time>=now-6months";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 357.0;
    String featureType "TimeSeries";
    String File_info "Contact: Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov";
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 21.0;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min -25.0;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 357.0;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min 0.0;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_max -4.0;
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_min -10.0;
    String geospatial_vertical_positive "down";
    String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
    String history 
"This dataset has data from the TAO/TRITON, RAMA, and PIRATA projects.
This dataset is a product of the TAO Project Office at NOAA/PMEL.
2024-11-04 Bob Simons at NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/ERD (bob.simons@noaa.gov) fully refreshed ERD's copy of this dataset by downloading all of the .cdf files from the PMEL TAO FTP site.
2024-11-23T07:56:49Z (local files)
2024-11-23T07:56:49Z https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelTaoQrtW.html";
    String infoUrl "https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/mission";
    String institution "NOAA PMEL, TAO/TRITON, RAMA, PIRATA";
    String keywords "atmosphere, atmospheric, buoys, centered, depth, direction, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, from, identifier, meridional, noaa, pirata, pmel, quality, quarterly, rama, source, speed, station, surface, tao, time, triton, wind, wind_from_direction, wind_speed, wind_to_direction, winds, x_wind, y_wind, zonal";
    String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords";
    String license 
"Request for Acknowledgement: If you use these data in publications or presentations, please acknowledge the GTMBA Project Office of NOAA/PMEL. Also, we would appreciate receiving a preprint and/or reprint of publications utilizing the data for inclusion in our bibliography. Relevant publications should be sent to: GTMBA Project Office, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

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.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 21.0;
    String project "TAO/TRITON, RAMA, PIRATA";
    String Request_for_acknowledgement "If you use these data in publications or presentations, please acknowledge the GTMBA Project Office of NOAA/PMEL. Also, we would appreciate receiving a preprint and/or reprint of publications utilizing the data for inclusion in our bibliography. Relevant publications should be sent to: GTMBA Project Office, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing -25.0;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v70";
    String subsetVariables "array, station, wmo_platform_code, longitude, latitude, depth";
    String summary 
"This dataset has quarterly Wind data from the
TAO/TRITON (Pacific Ocean, https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/ ),
RAMA (Indian Ocean, https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/pmel-theme/indian-ocean-rama ), and
PIRATA (Atlantic Ocean, https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/pirata/ )
arrays of moored buoys which transmit oceanographic and meteorological data to shore in real-time via the Argos satellite system.  These buoys are major components of the CLIVAR climate analysis project and the GOOS, GCOS, and GEOSS observing systems.  Quarterly data is an average of monthly values collected during a 3 month period.  A minimum of 2 monthly values are required to compute a quarterly average.  This dataset contains realtime and delayed mode data (see the 'source' variable).  For more information, see
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/mission .";
    String testOutOfDate "now-130days";
    String time_coverage_end "2024-10-16T12:00:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "1977-11-16T12:00:00Z";
    String title "TAO/TRITON, RAMA, and PIRATA Buoys, Quarterly, 1977-present, Wind";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting 0.0;
  }
}

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Data Access Protocol (DAP) (external link)

and its selection constraints (external link)

The URL specifies what you want: the dataset, a description of the graph or the subset of the data, and the file type for the response.

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https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/datasetID.fileType{?query}
For example,
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelTaoDySst.htmlTable?longitude,latitude,time,station,wmo_platform_code,T_25&time>=2015-05-23T12:00:00Z&time<=2015-05-31T12:00:00Z
Thus, the query is often a comma-separated list of desired variable names, followed by a collection of constraints (e.g., variable<value), each preceded by '&' (which is interpreted as "AND").

For details, see the tabledap Documentation.

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