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Dataset Title: | Labrador Sea Sailbuoy 4803921
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Institution: | Memorial University (Dataset ID: sailbuoy_4803921) |
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Attributes { s { wmo_platform_code { String actual_range "4803921 4803921"; String cf_role "trajectory_id"; String long_name "WMO platform code"; } time { String _CoordinateAxisType "Time"; Float64 actual_range 1.5833466e+9, 1.5865218e+9; String axis "T"; String gts_ingest "true"; 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"; } latitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat"; Float32 actual_range 47.2392, 52.71948; String axis "Y"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Latitude"; String standard_name "latitude"; String units "degrees_north"; } longitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon"; Float32 actual_range -52.93875, -43.26651; String axis "X"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Longitude"; String source_name "Long"; String standard_name "longitude"; String units "degrees_east"; } TTFF { Float32 actual_range 24.0, 84.0; String long_name "TTFF"; } Count { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 59.0; Float64 colorBarMaximum 100.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String long_name "Count"; } Commands { String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 2; String long_name "Commands"; } TxTries { String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 1, 7; String long_name "Tx Tries"; } ONT { Int16 actual_range 20, 1580; String long_name "ONT"; } I { Float32 actual_range 0.016, 0.208; String long_name "I"; } V { Float32 actual_range 13.0, 14.2; String long_name "V"; } Temperature { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 10.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Sea Surface Temperature"; String standard_name "sea_surface_temperature"; String units "degrees_C"; } AirmarAirTemp { Float32 actual_range -6.1, 4.5; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Air Temperature"; String standard_name "air_temperature"; String units "degrees_C"; } AirmarWindDirection { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 350.0; Float64 colorBarMaximum 360.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Wind From Direction"; String standard_name "wind_from_direction"; } AirmarWindSpeed { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 54.0; Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Wind Speed"; String standard_name "wind_speed"; String units "m s-1"; } AirmarWindGust { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 54.0; Float64 colorBarMaximum 30.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String long_name "Wind Speed Of Gust"; String standard_name "wind_speed_of_gust"; String units "m s-1"; } AirmarHeading { Int16 actual_range 0, 360; String long_name "Airmar Heading"; } AirmarAirFix { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 1.0; String long_name "Airmar Air Fix"; } MOSE_OnMin { Float32 actual_range 10.0, 10.0; String long_name "MOSE On Min"; } Hs { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 8.9; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Significant Wave Height"; String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_significant_height"; String units "m"; } Ts { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 19.0; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "significant wave period"; String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_significant_period"; String units "seconds"; } T0 { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 11.75; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Mean Wave Period"; String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_mean_period"; String units "seonds"; } Hmax { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 14.1; String gts_ingest "true"; String long_name "Maximum Wave Height"; String standard_name "sea_surface_wave_maximum_height"; String units "m"; } Err { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 89.0; String long_name "Error"; } } NC_GLOBAL { String cdm_data_type "Trajectory"; String cdm_trajectory_variables "wmo_platform_code"; String contributor_name "Nicolai von Oppeln-Bronikowski"; String contributor_role "Deployment Operator"; String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3"; Float64 Easternmost_Easting -43.26651; String featureType "Trajectory"; Float64 geospatial_lat_max 52.71948; Float64 geospatial_lat_min 47.2392; String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north"; Float64 geospatial_lon_max -43.26651; Float64 geospatial_lon_min -52.93875; String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east"; String gts_ingest "true"; String history "2025-04-08T04:56:54Z (local files) 2025-04-08T04:56:54Z https://data.pmel.noaa.gov/generic/erddap/tabledap/sailbuoy_4803921.html"; String infoUrl "https://www.mun.ca/physics/"; String institution "Memorial University"; String keywords "air, airmar, AirmarAirFix, AirmarAirTemp, AirmarHeading, AirmarWindDirection, AirmarWindGust, AirmarWindSpeed, atmosphere, atmospheric, commands, count, data, direction, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Err, error, fix, gust, heading, hmax, latitude, local, longitude, min, mose, MOSE_OnMin, ont, science, source, speed, surface, temperature, time, time2, tries, ttff, TxTries, v, wind, wind_from_direction, wind_speed, wind_speed_of_gust, winds"; String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords"; String license "These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0)."; Float64 Northernmost_Northing 52.71948; String principal_investigator "Dr. Brad DeYoung"; String sourceUrl "(local files)"; Float64 Southernmost_Northing 47.2392; String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29"; String subsetVariables "wmo_platform_code"; String summary "Labrador Sea Sailbuoy 4803921"; String time_coverage_end "2020-04-10T12:30:00Z"; String time_coverage_start "2020-03-04T18:30:00Z"; String title "Labrador Sea Sailbuoy 4803921"; Float64 Westernmost_Easting -52.93875; String wmo_platform_code "4803921"; } }
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Tabledap request URLs must be in the form
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.