ERDDAP > info > drifters

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
		data	graph			Drifter Tracks from the NE US Shelf and beyond		F   I   M	background			NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC	drifters

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgment	String	NOAA Northeast Consortium, Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, and Northeast Cooperative Research
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Trajectory
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_trajectory_variables	String	id,depth
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_email	String	james.patrick.manning at gmail.com
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_name	String	James Manning
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_role	String	manager
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	nefsc.erddap at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	NOAA NEFSC
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2003-01-01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	Trajectory
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_positive	String	down
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_units	String	m
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	2014-01-01- reformatted from OPeNDAP to ERDDAP and converted to metric variables
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://studentdrifters.org/tracks/index.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	currents, ocean, seawater
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	processing_level	String	3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(source database)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	This is a collection of drifter tracks collected by various organizations covering the US Northeast shelf and beyond.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Drifter Tracks from the NE US Shelf and beyond
variable	id		String
attribute	id	cf_role	String	trajectory_id
attribute	id	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	UTC Date
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	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Degrees Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Degrees Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	depth		float
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth	long_name	String	Depth
attribute	depth	positive	String	down
attribute	depth	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	units	String	m
variable	sea_water_temperature		float
attribute	sea_water_temperature	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	sea_water_temperature	long_name	String	Sea Water Temperature
attribute	sea_water_temperature	standard_name	String	sea_water_temperature
attribute	sea_water_temperature	units	String	degree_C

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