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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph			TAO OceanSITES flux data Absolute Wind Speed and LWR climatology		F   I   M	background			NOAA/PMEL	tao_flux_clim_lwr_absolute

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	area	String	Tropical Ocean
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	array	String	TAO/TRITON
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	author	String	Dr. Michael J. McPhaden
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	TimeSeries
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_timeseries_variables	String	site_code, latitude, longitude
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	citation	String	These data were collected and made available by the GTMBA Project Office of NOAA/PMEL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contact	String	Dai.C.McClurg at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	OceanSITES Manual 1.2, CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creation_date	String	11:47 29-Sep-2021
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	Dai.C.McClurg at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Dai C Mcclurg
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	person
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_assembly_center	String	NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_mode	String	M
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Data_Source	String	GTMBA Project Office/NOAA/PMEL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_type	String	OceanSITES time-series data
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_update	String	2021-09-29T18:47:09Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	distribution_statement	String	Follows CLIVAR (Climate Varibility and Predictability) standards, http://www.clivar.org/resources/data/clivar-data-policy/. Data available free of charge. User assumes all risk for use of data. User must display citation in any publication or product using data. User must contact PI prior to any commercial use of data.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	180.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	TimeSeries
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	File_info	String	Contact: Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	format_version	String	1.2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	21.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-25.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	180.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-170.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_min	String	0.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	20210929 00:00:00 data updated at PMEL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	id	String	OS_8s95w_199911_M_FLUX_ABS_WSPD_LW_CLIM_hr
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA/PMEL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution_references	String	https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	adjusted, african, african-asian-australian, altitude, analysis, array, asian, atlantic, atmosphere, atmosphere/ocean, atmospheric, australian, data, direction, direction_of_surface_downward_stress, downward, due, each, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Station Height, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Stress, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain, eastward, EMP, environmental, EVAP, evaporation, flag, flux, FLUX_DM, FLUX_QC, heat, height, HEIGHTZS, hour, hourly, in-situ, laboratory, latent, latitude, longitude, magnitude, magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress, marine, measurement, meridional, meters, method, minus, monsoon, moored, net, noaa, noaa/pacific, northward, ocean, oceansites, pacific, pilot, pirata, pmel, precipitation, prediction, processing, QLAT, QRAIN, QSEN, quality, radiation, rain, rainfall, rainfall_rate, rama, rate, research, science, sensible, shortwave, situ, speed, station, stress, surface, surface_downward_eastward_stress, surface_downward_northward_stress, surface_evaporation_minus_precipitation, surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux, surface_sensible_heat_flux_due_to_rain, surface_upward_latent_heat_flux, surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux, surface_water_evaporation_rate, SWNET, tao, TAU, TAUX, TAUY, TDIR, time, tropical, upward, water, wind, wind_speed_adjusted_to_10_meters, winds, WZS, zonal
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	Follows CLIVAR (Climate Varibility and Predictability) standards, http://www.clivar.org/resources/data/clivar-data-policy/. Data available free of charge. User assumes all risk for use of data. User must display citation in any publication or product using data. User must contact PI prior to any commercial use of data.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	OceanSITES
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	netcdf_version	String	3.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	network	String	TAO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	21.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	pi_name	String	Dr. Michael J. McPhaden: Michael.J.McPhaden@noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_code	String	8s95w
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	qc_manual	String	OceanSITES Users Manual v1.2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	quality_control_indicator	String	5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	quality_index	String	A
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Request_for_acknowledgement	String	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
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	Mooring observation
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-25.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	site_code,latitude, longitude, HEIGHT, HEIGHTZS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	This file contains hourly delayed-mode and realtime data from one of the Tropical Atmosphere/Ocean (TAO)/TRITON, Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), or Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) mooring sites in the tropical oceans. Included in this file are air-sea fluxes computed using absolute wind speeds and a climatology of longwave radiation. For detailed information see www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/drupal/flux/documentation-lw.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2021-09-28T18:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	1997-06-19T11:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	TAO OceanSITES flux data Absolute Wind Speed and LWR climatology
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	update_interval	String	void
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-170.0
variable	site_code		String
attribute	site_code	cf_role	String	timeseries_id
variable	wmo_platform_code		String
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	8.66718E8, 1.632852E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	colorBarMaximum	double	100000.0
attribute	time	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	point_spacing	String	even
attribute	time	QC_indicator	int	0
attribute	time	QC_procedure	int	0
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	type	String	EVEN
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	time	valid_max	double	90000.0
attribute	time	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-25.0, 21.0
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	coordinate_reference_frame	String	urn:ogc:crs:EPSG::4326
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude of each location
attribute	latitude	QC_indicator	int	0
attribute	latitude	QC_procedure	int	0
attribute	latitude	references	String	WGS84
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	float	90.0
attribute	latitude	valid_min	float	-90.0
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-170.0, 180.0
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	coordinate_reference_frame	String	urn:ogc:crs:EPSG::4326
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude of each location
attribute	longitude	QC_indicator	int	0
attribute	longitude	QC_procedure	int	0
attribute	longitude	references	String	WGS84
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	float	180.0
attribute	longitude	valid_min	float	-180.0
variable	HEIGHT		float
attribute	HEIGHT	actual_range	float	0.0, 0.0
attribute	HEIGHT	axis	String	Z
attribute	HEIGHT	colorBarMaximum	double	25.0
attribute	HEIGHT	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	HEIGHT	coordinate_reference_frame	String	urn:ogc:crs:EPSG::5113
attribute	HEIGHT	long_name	String	Height of each measurement
attribute	HEIGHT	point_spacing	String	even
attribute	HEIGHT	positive	String	up
attribute	HEIGHT	QC_indicator	int	0
attribute	HEIGHT	QC_procedure	int	0
attribute	HEIGHT	references	String	sea_level
attribute	HEIGHT	standard_name	String	altitude
attribute	HEIGHT	type	String	EVEN
attribute	HEIGHT	units	String	meters
attribute	HEIGHT	valid_max	float	20.0
attribute	HEIGHT	valid_min	float	0.0
variable	HEIGHTZS		float
attribute	HEIGHTZS	actual_range	float	10.0, 10.0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	axis	String	Z
attribute	HEIGHTZS	colorBarMaximum	double	25.0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	coordinate_reference_frame	String	urn:ogc:crs:EPSG::5113
attribute	HEIGHTZS	long_name	String	Height of each measurement
attribute	HEIGHTZS	point_spacing	String	even
attribute	HEIGHTZS	positive	String	up
attribute	HEIGHTZS	QC_indicator	int	0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	QC_procedure	int	0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	references	String	sea_level
attribute	HEIGHTZS	standard_name	String	altitude
attribute	HEIGHTZS	type	String	EVEN
attribute	HEIGHTZS	units	String	meters
attribute	HEIGHTZS	valid_max	float	20.0
attribute	HEIGHTZS	valid_min	float	0.0
variable	QLAT		float
attribute	QLAT	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	QLAT	actual_range	float	-71.27485, 564.2565
attribute	QLAT	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	QLAT	colorBarMaximum	double	250.0
attribute	QLAT	colorBarMinimum	double	-250.0
attribute	QLAT	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	QLAT	long_name	String	Latent Heat Flux
attribute	QLAT	name	String	qlat
attribute	QLAT	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	QLAT	standard_name	String	surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
attribute	QLAT	units	String	W m-2
attribute	QLAT	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	QLAT	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	QSEN		float
attribute	QSEN	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	QSEN	actual_range	float	-38.78229, 160.1906
attribute	QSEN	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	QSEN	colorBarMaximum	double	250.0
attribute	QSEN	colorBarMinimum	double	-250.0
attribute	QSEN	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	QSEN	long_name	String	Sensible Heat Flux
attribute	QSEN	name	String	qsen
attribute	QSEN	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	QSEN	standard_name	String	surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
attribute	QSEN	units	String	W m-2
attribute	QSEN	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	QSEN	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	QRAIN		float
attribute	QRAIN	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	QRAIN	actual_range	float	-170.4438, 1059.875
attribute	QRAIN	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	QRAIN	colorBarMaximum	double	250.0
attribute	QRAIN	colorBarMinimum	double	-250.0
attribute	QRAIN	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	QRAIN	long_name	String	Sensible Heat Flux Due To Rain
attribute	QRAIN	name	String	qrain
attribute	QRAIN	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	QRAIN	standard_name	String	surface_sensible_heat_flux_due_to_rain
attribute	QRAIN	units	String	W m-2
attribute	QRAIN	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	QRAIN	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	SWNET		float
attribute	SWNET	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	SWNET	actual_range	float	-2.84445, 1453.032
attribute	SWNET	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	SWNET	colorBarMaximum	double	500.0
attribute	SWNET	colorBarMinimum	double	-500.0
attribute	SWNET	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	SWNET	long_name	String	Net Shortwave Radiation
attribute	SWNET	name	String	swnet
attribute	SWNET	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	SWNET	standard_name	String	surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux
attribute	SWNET	units	String	W m-2
attribute	SWNET	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	SWNET	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	WZS		float
attribute	WZS	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	WZS	actual_range	float	0.06376773, 29.6356
attribute	WZS	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	WZS	colorBarMaximum	double	1500.0
attribute	WZS	colorBarMinimum	double	-500.0
attribute	WZS	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	WZS	long_name	String	Wind Speed Adjusted To 10 Meters
attribute	WZS	name	String	wzs
attribute	WZS	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	WZS	standard_name	String	wind_speed_adjusted_to_10_meters
attribute	WZS	units	String	m s-1
attribute	WZS	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	WZS	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	TAU		float
attribute	TAU	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	TAU	actual_range	float	0.0, 2.644637
attribute	TAU	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	TAU	colorBarMaximum	double	1500.0
attribute	TAU	colorBarMinimum	double	-500.0
attribute	TAU	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	TAU	long_name	String	Wind Stress Magnitude
attribute	TAU	name	String	tau
attribute	TAU	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	TAU	standard_name	String	magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress
attribute	TAU	units	String	N m-2
attribute	TAU	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	TAU	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	TAUX		float
attribute	TAUX	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	TAUX	actual_range	float	-2.18646, 1.701647
attribute	TAUX	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	TAUX	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	TAUX	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	TAUX	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	TAUX	long_name	String	Zonal Wind Stress
attribute	TAUX	name	String	taux
attribute	TAUX	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	TAUX	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress
attribute	TAUX	units	String	N m-2
attribute	TAUX	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	TAUX	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	TAUY		float
attribute	TAUY	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	TAUY	actual_range	float	-2.127539, 1.968393
attribute	TAUY	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	TAUY	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	TAUY	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	TAUY	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	TAUY	long_name	String	Meridional Wind Stress
attribute	TAUY	name	String	tauy
attribute	TAUY	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	TAUY	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress
attribute	TAUY	units	String	N m-2
attribute	TAUY	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	TAUY	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	TDIR		float
attribute	TDIR	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	TDIR	actual_range	float	0.0, 360.0
attribute	TDIR	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	TDIR	colorBarMaximum	double	360.0
attribute	TDIR	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	TDIR	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	TDIR	long_name	String	Wind Stress Direction
attribute	TDIR	name	String	tdir
attribute	TDIR	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	TDIR	standard_name	String	direction_of_surface_downward_stress
attribute	TDIR	units	String	degrees
attribute	TDIR	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	TDIR	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	RAIN		float
attribute	RAIN	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	RAIN	actual_range	float	-53.2, 272.5
attribute	RAIN	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	RAIN	colorBarMaximum	double	1.0E-4
attribute	RAIN	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	RAIN	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	RAIN	long_name	String	precipitation
attribute	RAIN	name	String	rain
attribute	RAIN	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	RAIN	standard_name	String	rainfall_rate
attribute	RAIN	units	String	MM' 'Hr-1
attribute	RAIN	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	RAIN	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	EVAP		float
attribute	EVAP	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	EVAP	actual_range	float	-0.1029922, 0.8153507
attribute	EVAP	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	EVAP	colorBarMaximum	double	1.0E-4
attribute	EVAP	colorBarMinimum	double	-1.0E-4
attribute	EVAP	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	EVAP	long_name	String	evaporation
attribute	EVAP	name	String	evap
attribute	EVAP	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	EVAP	standard_name	String	surface_water_evaporation_rate
attribute	EVAP	units	String	MM' 'Hr-1
attribute	EVAP	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	EVAP	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	EMP		float
attribute	EMP	_FillValue	float	1.0E35
attribute	EMP	actual_range	float	-272.2085, 48.22472
attribute	EMP	ancillary_variables	String	FLUX_QC FLUX_DM
attribute	EMP	colorBarMaximum	double	1.0E-4
attribute	EMP	colorBarMinimum	double	-1.0E-4
attribute	EMP	DM_indicator	String	M
attribute	EMP	long_name	String	Evaporation Minus Precipitation
attribute	EMP	name	String	emp
attribute	EMP	QC_procedure	String	5
attribute	EMP	standard_name	String	surface_evaporation_minus_precipitation
attribute	EMP	units	String	MM' 'Hr-1
attribute	EMP	valid_max	float	1000.0
attribute	EMP	valid_min	float	-100.0
variable	FLUX_QC		byte
attribute	FLUX_QC	_FillValue	byte	-128
attribute	FLUX_QC	actual_range	byte	1, 1
attribute	FLUX_QC	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	FLUX_QC	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	FLUX_QC	conventions	String	OceanSITES reference table 2
attribute	FLUX_QC	flag_meanings	String	no_qc_performed good_data probably_good_data bad_data_that_are_potentially_correctable bad_data value_changed nominal_value interpolated_value missing_value
attribute	FLUX_QC	flag_values	int	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
attribute	FLUX_QC	long_name	String	quality flag
attribute	FLUX_QC	name	String	qual
variable	FLUX_DM		char
attribute	FLUX_DM	actual_range	char	" ", R
attribute	FLUX_DM	colorBarMaximum	double	20.0
attribute	FLUX_DM	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	FLUX_DM	conventions	String	OceanSITES reference table 5
attribute	FLUX_DM	flag_meanings	String	real-time provisional delayed-mode mixed
attribute	FLUX_DM	flag_values	String	R P D M
attribute	FLUX_DM	long_name	String	method of data processing
attribute	FLUX_DM	name	String	src

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