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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	[ABLE Surface 2016-18] - Surface data from ABLE deployments in the upwelling region of the west coast of northern California from 2016-2018 (Collaborative Research: Field test of larval behavior on transport and connectivity in an upwelling regime)		F   I   M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_724002

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	access_formats	String	.htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv,.esriCsv,.geoJson,.odvTxt
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acquisition_description	String	We simulated documented behaviors using the Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer (ABLE). It can be programmed to maintain depth or vertically migrate in response to in-situ variables, like the larvae under study. It can reveal quasi-Lagrangian transport of vertically migrating plankters that swim between water parcels at different depths. ABLE weighs 3 kg and is 36 cm tall, topped by a 15 cm antenna mast. It necessarily integrates water motions at and below its own scale. Consequently, it cannot mimic transport of individual plankters, nor diffusive processes at scales smaller than its own. ABLE best simulates the transport of the centroid of a cloud of plankters that is large relative to its own dimensions. ABLE dynamically calculates its target depth from measurements of its immediate microenvironment and a behavioral model for the organism being simulated. It moves toward the new target depth at a biologically realistic velocity, permitting it to show transport consequences of adaptive behaviors in response to actual (not average) conditions and actual (not modeled) water movements. Because behavioral patterns are under the experimenter\u2019s control, ABLE can reveal effects of either known or hypothetical behavior patterns. ABLE has no structures outside the parcel of water in which it is embedded, hence no extraneous drag that would cause drift errors. Use of ABLE (unlike modeling) requires no a priori characterization of the system before the first data can be collected; immediately upon deployment it begins yielding information on how water and organisms in the system move. Although ABLE has no extraneous drag, hence no drift errors, while embedded in the tracked water parcel, it must periodically leave that parcel and make excursions to the surface to obtain and transmit GPS fixes. A drift error is created by velocity differences (relative to the target parcel) at other depths multiplied by the time ABLE spends transiting each during a pop-up, which cannot be simply estimated in heterogeneous systems. A rule of thumb analogous to that for suspended-drogue drifters would be that ABLE must spend <1/40 of the time making excursions to the surface. As target (operating) depth increases, transit time to the surface increases, and hence allowable fix frequency decreases. To facilitate tracking, it has an ultrasonic beacon that provides bearings and telemeters depth during operation at depth; when at the surface it obtains fixes from its GPS receiver and transmits the fix data by VHF radio (short range) and satellite modem (global range). The GPS fix obtained at each surface interval is logged in ABLE\u2019s data memory, even if it is not received by the Globalstar satellite system. To facilitate recovery at the sea surface, it transmits updated fixes continuously by VHF and periodically via satellite while blinking high-brightness LED beacons for visual fixes. We also command ABLE to surface for recovery by decoding ultrasonic signals while rejecting noise from surf and biota. It senses the bottom and swims up a programmed distance above the substrate. When deployed, it uses measurements of in-situ variables (depth, T, S, PAR, time of day, vertical speed relative to water). It subtly adjusts buoyancy (by < 1g) to \"swim\"\u00a0toward that target depth, maintaining a rate realistic for the organism being simulated (0 to >10 cm/s). It periodically pops to the surface to obtain a GPS fix and transmit it by VHF, ultrasonic pinger and satellite (or cell phone) modem. Along its entire trajectory, it logs in-situ measurements; the suite of variables and frequency of logging are user- selectable. On the bench, ABLE communicates by wireless Bluetooth with a host computer or smart phone and presents a menu for downloading logged data, testing and calibrating sensors, altering data logging parameters, or even rewriting the entire program. Endurance during deployments is about 2 wk with 7 NiMH \"D\"\u00a0cells, depending on frequency of excursions to the surface and pumping of ballast to hoist antennas.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_nid	String	568290
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_number	String	OCE-1334448
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_data_url	String	http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1334448
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funder_name	String	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_acronym	String	NSF OCE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_source_nid	String	355
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager	String	David L. Garrison
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager_nid	String	50534
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_nid	String	568297
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_number	String	OCE-1334553
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_data_url	String	http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1334553
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funder_name	String	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_acronym	String	NSF OCE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_source_nid	String	355
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager	String	David L. Garrison
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager_nid	String	50534
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	2016-2018 Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer (ABLE) surface data PI: Steven G. Morgan (Bodega Marine Laboratory) Co-PIs: John L. Largier (Bodega Marine Laboratory), Thomas G. Wolcott & Donna Wolcott (North Carolina State University) Version history: 29 Jan 2019 (current) - added 2018 data 21 Feb 2018 - corrected lat/lon values 17 Jan 2018 - original
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	info at bco-dmo.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_source	String	extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2018-01-17T21:16:03Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2019-08-01T19:35:15Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultDataQuery	String	&amp;time&lt;now
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	doi	String	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.724002.2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-122.9741
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	38.41627
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	38.07565
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-122.9741
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-123.16774
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_max	double	30.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_min	double	0.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_positive	String	down
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_units	String	m
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724002
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_acronym	String	ABLE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid	String	724014
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_description	String	The Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer (ABLE), designed by Tom Wolcott, is a biomimetic robotic drifter that senses in situ environmental stimuli (e.g., variations in PAR, pressure, salinity, or temperature) and can be programmed to respond to these cues with vertical migration behavior like that of the planktonic organism of interest.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_name	String	Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_nid	String	682336
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_supplied_name	String	ABLE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	active, aspe, available, batt, Batt_V, bco, bco-dmo, behavior, biological, chemical, cum, d_cumLat_norm, d_cumLon_norm, d_drop_norm, d_Lat_norm, d_Lon_norm, d_pos_norm, data, dataset, date, Date_Local, deployment, depth, dir, dmo, dop, downwelling, downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_radiance_in_sea_water, drop, drop_dir, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Radiance, elapsed, elapsed_time, erddap, fix, fix_interval, Fix_secs, flag, interval, latitude, local, longitude, management, migration, Migration_depth_1, Migration_depth_2, Migration_model, model, name, norm, ocean, oceanography, oceans, office, optics, PAR, photon, photosynthetic, photosynthetically, pos, preliminary, QA_flag, radiance, radiation, report, Report_no, salin, science, sea, seawater, secs, spe, step, step_dir, Temp, temperature, time, v, water, xspe
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724002/license
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/724002
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	38.41627
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	param_mapping	String	{'724002': {'Lat': 'flag - latitude', 'Date_UTC': 'flag - time', 'Lon': 'flag - longitude', 'Migration_depth_1': 'flag - depth'}}
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	parameter_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/724002/parameters
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation	String	University of California-Davis
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation_acronym	String	UC Davis-BML
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_name	String	Steven Morgan
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_nid	String	506186
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role	String	Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation	String	University of California-Davis
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation_acronym	String	UC Davis-BML
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_name	String	John L. Largier
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_nid	String	568294
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role	String	Co-Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation	String	North Carolina State University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation_acronym	String	NCSU
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_name	String	Donna Wolcott
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_nid	String	568301
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role	String	Co-Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_affiliation	String	North Carolina State University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_affiliation_acronym	String	NCSU
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_person_name	String	Thomas G. Wolcott
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_person_nid	String	568299
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_role	String	Co-Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_affiliation	String	University of California-Davis
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_affiliation_acronym	String	UC Davis-BML
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_person_name	String	Steven Morgan
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_person_nid	String	506186
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_role	String	Contact
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_4_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_affiliation	String	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_affiliation_acronym	String	WHOI BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_person_name	String	Shannon Rauch
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_person_nid	String	51498
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_role	String	BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_5_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	ABLE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_acronym	String	ABLE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_description	String	Description from NSF award abstract: The majority of larvae of coastal marine species are planktonic and generally weak swimmers. Thus, they are thought to be dispersed widely by coastal currents. However, there is accumulating evidence that their behavior can strongly influence their transport: some remain within estuaries, while others make true migrations between adult and larval habitats, even out to the edge of the continental shelf and back. Rates and directions of larval transport are thought to be determined largely by the timing, duration, and amplitude of vertical migrations and the mean depth that larvae occupy in stratified flows. The PIs propose to provide one of the first direct tests of how behavior affects across-shelf and alongshore transport using biomimetic drifters. The study will be conducted in a region of persistent upwelling, where strong currents are widely believed to overwhelm larval swimming and limit recruitment to adult populations. Knowledge of underlying mechanisms regulating larval transport is central to understanding ecology and evolution in the sea and anticipating the impacts of climate change on marine populations and communities. The proposed research will provide the first experimental field-test of how larval behavior affects the rates, directions and distances of transport and population connectivity in an upwelling regime. The PIs will test three hypotheses: 1. Residence below the wind-driven surface layer and vertical migrations below that layer keep larvae closer to shore compared to residence in the surface layer or larvae without depth preferences and vertical migration. 2. Residence at depth enhances northward transport near shore, and vertical migration leads to decreased alongshore mean displacement but increased variance for a group. 3. Depth preferences and vertical migrations have pronounced effects on retention and transport of plankton in upwelling regions. The study will compare direct measurements from mimetic drifters with observed and modeled cross-shelf larval distributions, and with modeled alongshore transport. Results will be broadly applicable to upwelling regimes along the western margins of continents, and the approach can be applied to non-upwelling systems throughout the world.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_end_date	String	2017-08
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_geolocation	String	Upwelling region, West coast of USA, Northern California
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_name	String	Collaborative Research: Field test of larval behavior on transport and connectivity in an upwelling regime
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_project_nid	String	568291
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_start_date	String	2013-09
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	38.07565
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	QA_flag
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Surface data from ABLE deployments in the upwelling region of the west coast of northern California from 2016-2018: GPS position locations for each ABLE unit during each deployment and other spatial data, as well as common fields describing the ABLE unit, deployment, and other identifiers for that data subset.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2018-07-07T02:11:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2016-06-07T12:04:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[ABLE Surface 2016-18] - Surface data from ABLE deployments in the upwelling region of the west coast of northern California from 2016-2018 (Collaborative Research: Field test of larval behavior on transport and connectivity in an upwelling regime)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	version	String	2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-123.16774
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	xml_source	String	osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable	Deployment		String
attribute	Deployment	bcodmo_name	String	date
attribute	Deployment	description	String	Date of deployment YY-MM-DD
attribute	Deployment	long_name	String	Deployment
attribute	Deployment	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ADATAA01/
attribute	Deployment	units	String	unitless
variable	name		String
attribute	name	bcodmo_name	String	instrument
attribute	name	description	String	Unique identifier used for naming individual instruments
attribute	name	long_name	String	Name
attribute	name	units	String	unitless
variable	Migration_model		String
attribute	Migration_model	bcodmo_name	String	brief_desc
attribute	Migration_model	description	String	Vertical swimming behavior program (DVM = Diel Vertical Migration where ABLE is at the deeper Migration_depth_2 for 14hrs45min during day and at the shallower Migration_depth_1 for 9hrs15min at night; Constant = constant depth maintained)
attribute	Migration_model	long_name	String	Migration Model
attribute	Migration_model	units	String	unitless
variable	depth		double
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	depth	actual_range	double	0.5, 30.0
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	bcodmo_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	description	String	Shallower (night time) migration depth in meters for DVM behaviors OR migration depth in meters for constant behaviors
attribute	depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth	long_name	String	Migration Depth 1
attribute	depth	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/DEPH/
attribute	depth	positive	String	down
attribute	depth	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	units	String	m
variable	Migration_depth_2		float
attribute	Migration_depth_2	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	Migration_depth_2	actual_range	float	0.5, 30.0
attribute	Migration_depth_2	bcodmo_name	String	depth
attribute	Migration_depth_2	description	String	Deeper (day time) migration depth in meters for DVM behaviors OR migration depth in meters for constant behaviors
attribute	Migration_depth_2	long_name	String	Migration Depth 2
attribute	Migration_depth_2	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/DEPH/
attribute	Migration_depth_2	units	String	meters
variable	Fix_secs		int
attribute	Fix_secs	_FillValue	int	2147483647
attribute	Fix_secs	actual_range	int	0, 584244668
attribute	Fix_secs	bcodmo_name	String	time_elapsed
attribute	Fix_secs	description	String	cumulative seconds
attribute	Fix_secs	long_name	String	Fix Secs
attribute	Fix_secs	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ELTMZZZZ/
attribute	Fix_secs	units	String	seconds
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.46530104E9, 1.53092946E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	bcodmo_name	String	ISO_DateTime_UTC
attribute	time	description	String	Date and time (UTC) formatted to ISO 8601 standard
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Date UTC
attribute	time	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/DTUT8601/
attribute	time	source_name	String	Date_UTC
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	time_precision	String	1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	Date_Local		String
attribute	Date_Local	bcodmo_name	String	ISO_DateTime_Local
attribute	Date_Local	description	String	Date and time (local; Pacific Time) formatted to ISO 8601 standard
attribute	Date_Local	long_name	String	Date Local
attribute	Date_Local	time_precision	String	1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	Date_Local	units	String	unitless
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	38.07565, 38.41627
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	bcodmo_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	description	String	latitude in decimal degrees; positive values = North
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-123.16774, -122.9741
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	bcodmo_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	description	String	longitude in decimal degrees; positive values = East
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	DOP		float
attribute	DOP	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	DOP	actual_range	float	0.0, 4.8
attribute	DOP	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	DOP	description	String	dilution of precision for GPS quality (0.0)
attribute	DOP	long_name	String	DOP
attribute	DOP	units	String	unitless
variable	Temp		float
attribute	Temp	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	Temp	actual_range	float	-0.39, 122.12
attribute	Temp	bcodmo_name	String	temperature
attribute	Temp	description	String	temperature in degrees centigrade (0.00 °C)
attribute	Temp	long_name	String	Temperature
attribute	Temp	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPP901/
attribute	Temp	units	String	degrees Celsius
variable	PAR		double
attribute	PAR	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	PAR	actual_range	double	0.0, 13756.3184
attribute	PAR	bcodmo_name	String	PAR
attribute	PAR	colorBarMaximum	double	70.0
attribute	PAR	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PAR	description	String	photosynthetically active radiation in mol m?2 s?1 (0)
attribute	PAR	long_name	String	Downwelling Photosynthetic Photon Radiance In Sea Water
attribute	PAR	units	String	moles per square meter per second (mol m?2 s?1)
variable	Salin		float
attribute	Salin	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	Salin	actual_range	float	0.0, 121.33
attribute	Salin	bcodmo_name	String	sal
attribute	Salin	description	String	salinity in practical salinity scale (0.00 PSU)
attribute	Salin	long_name	String	Salin
attribute	Salin	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/PSALST01/
attribute	Salin	units	String	practical salinity units
variable	Batt_V		float
attribute	Batt_V	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	Batt_V	actual_range	float	0.0, 9.546
attribute	Batt_V	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	Batt_V	description	String	battery voltage (0.00 V)
attribute	Batt_V	long_name	String	Batt V
attribute	Batt_V	units	String	volts
variable	Report_no		byte
attribute	Report_no	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	Report_no	actual_range	byte	1, 62
attribute	Report_no	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	Report_no	description	String	Position report number for given ABLE on given deployment
attribute	Report_no	long_name	String	Report No
attribute	Report_no	units	String	unitless
variable	fix_interval		double
attribute	fix_interval	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	fix_interval	actual_range	double	1.0, 483.1666667
attribute	fix_interval	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	fix_interval	description	String	Time difference (hours) between fixes OR default of 4 for first fix (this interval value is used to compute mean aspe, xspe, spe, dir values in subsequent columns).
attribute	fix_interval	long_name	String	Fix Interval
attribute	fix_interval	units	String	hours
variable	aspe		double
attribute	aspe	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	aspe	actual_range	double	-11.93833668, 9.57324263
attribute	aspe	bcodmo_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	aspe	description	String	alongshore windspeed (meters per second, positive is North) at Bodega Marine Laboratory sensor (boon.bml.edu)
attribute	aspe	long_name	String	Aspe
attribute	aspe	units	String	meters per second (m/s)
variable	xspe		double
attribute	xspe	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	xspe	actual_range	double	-10.76523399, 19.2194074
attribute	xspe	bcodmo_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	xspe	description	String	cross-shore windspeed (meters per second, positive is East) at Bodega Marine Laboratory sensor (boon.bml.edu)
attribute	xspe	long_name	String	Xspe
attribute	xspe	units	String	meters per second (m/s)
variable	spe		double
attribute	spe	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	spe	actual_range	double	0.891599549, 20.10834028
attribute	spe	bcodmo_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	spe	description	String	wind speed (meters per second) at Bodega Marine Laboratory sensor (boon.bml.edu)
attribute	spe	long_name	String	Spe
attribute	spe	units	String	meters per second (m/s)
variable	dir		double
attribute	dir	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	dir	actual_range	double	6.5, 353.0
attribute	dir	bcodmo_name	String	wind_dir
attribute	dir	description	String	wind direction (degrees True) at Bodega Marine Laboratory sensor (boon.bml.edu)
attribute	dir	long_name	String	Dir
attribute	dir	units	String	degrees
variable	elapsed_time		double
attribute	elapsed_time	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	elapsed_time	actual_range	double	0.0, 49.4775
attribute	elapsed_time	bcodmo_name	String	time_elapsed
attribute	elapsed_time	description	String	total time (hours) elapsed during deployment up to surface report
attribute	elapsed_time	long_name	String	Elapsed Time
attribute	elapsed_time	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ELTMZZZZ/
attribute	elapsed_time	units	String	hours
variable	d_pos_norm		double
attribute	d_pos_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_pos_norm	actual_range	double	0.0, 16585.45639
attribute	d_pos_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_pos_norm	description	String	change in position between current and previous position reports (meters per hour)
attribute	d_pos_norm	long_name	String	D Pos Norm
attribute	d_pos_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	d_drop_norm		double
attribute	d_drop_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_drop_norm	actual_range	double	0.0, 16585.45639
attribute	d_drop_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_drop_norm	description	String	change in position between current position report and drop location (meters per hour)
attribute	d_drop_norm	long_name	String	D Drop Norm
attribute	d_drop_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	d_Lat_norm		double
attribute	d_Lat_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_Lat_norm	actual_range	double	-16585.02487, 2513.142831
attribute	d_Lat_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_Lat_norm	description	String	change in North-South direction between current and previous position reports (meters per hour)
attribute	d_Lat_norm	long_name	String	D Lat Norm
attribute	d_Lat_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	d_Lon_norm		double
attribute	d_Lon_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_Lon_norm	actual_range	double	-1081.364908, 762.9531134
attribute	d_Lon_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_Lon_norm	description	String	change in East-West direction between current and previous position reports (meters per hour)
attribute	d_Lon_norm	long_name	String	D Lon Norm
attribute	d_Lon_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	d_cumLat_norm		double
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	actual_range	double	-16585.02487, 1271.950651
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	description	String	change in North-South direction between current position report and drop location (meters per hour)
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	long_name	String	D Cum Lat Norm
attribute	d_cumLat_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	d_cumLon_norm		double
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	actual_range	double	-865.9014819, 606.061473
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	description	String	change in East-West direction between current position report and drop location (meters per hour)
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	long_name	String	D Cum Lon Norm
attribute	d_cumLon_norm	units	String	meters per hour (m/h)
variable	step_dir		double
attribute	step_dir	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	step_dir	actual_range	double	0.0, 359.960394
attribute	step_dir	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	step_dir	description	String	Compass bearing (degrees True) from previous position report to current position report
attribute	step_dir	long_name	String	Step Dir
attribute	step_dir	units	String	degrees
variable	drop_dir		double
attribute	drop_dir	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	drop_dir	actual_range	double	0.114556387, 359.2995247
attribute	drop_dir	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	drop_dir	description	String	Compass bearing (degrees True) from drop location to current position report
attribute	drop_dir	long_name	String	Drop Dir
attribute	drop_dir	units	String	degrees
variable	Behavior		String
attribute	Behavior	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	Behavior	description	String	categorical identifier of behavior (DVM, Deep, or Shallow)
attribute	Behavior	long_name	String	Behavior
attribute	Behavior	units	String	unitless
variable	QA_flag		byte
attribute	QA_flag	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	QA_flag	actual_range	byte	0, 0
attribute	QA_flag	bcodmo_name	String	q_flag
attribute	QA_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	150.0
attribute	QA_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	QA_flag	description	String	Quality assurance flag (0 means no QA done, 1 means QA pass, 2 means QA fail)
attribute	QA_flag	long_name	String	QA Flag
attribute	QA_flag	units	String	unitless

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