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Dataset Title:  Sea Surface Salinity, satellite (SMAP) and in situ matchups   RSS
Institution:  NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch   (Dataset ID: noaacwInSituSatelliteSSSsmap)
Range: longitude = -179.9994 to 179.999°E, latitude = -78.24 to 89.981°N, depth = -1.5 to 4468.3m, time = 2015-04-02T11:12:00Z to 2021-11-29T11:43:00Z
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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  obs {
    Int32 actual_range 0, 74162;
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Obs";
  }
  platform_id {
    String comment "in situ platform ID as given in NCEI GSTPP files";
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "in situ platform ID";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 actual_range -78.24, 89.981;
    String axis "Y";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 actual_range -179.9994, 179.999;
    String axis "X";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.42797312e+9, 1.6381861801e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String comments "seconds since 1900-01-01 00:00:00 of NCEI GTSPP observations";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "reference time of report";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  depth {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Height";
    String _CoordinateZisPositive "down";
    Float32 _FillValue -1.0;
    Float32 actual_range -1.5, 4468.3;
    String axis "Z";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 8000.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -8000.0;
    String colorBarPalette "TopographyDepth";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "measurement depth";
    String positive "down";
    String source "GSTPP stations";
    String standard_name "depth";
    String units "m";
    Float32 valid_max 12000.0;
    Float32 valid_min 0.0;
  }
  sst {
    Float32 _FillValue -1.0;
    Float32 actual_range -999.0, 9.96921e+36;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 32.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String comments "Sea water temperature from GTSPP";
    String ioos_category "Temperature";
    String long_name "in situ sea water temperature";
    String source "GSTPP stations";
    String standard_name "sea_water_temperature";
    String units "degree_C";
    Float32 valid_max 900.0;
    Float32 valid_min 0.0;
  }
  sss {
    Float32 _FillValue -1.0;
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 9.96921e+36;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 37.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 32.0;
    String comments "Sea water salinity from GTSPP";
    String ioos_category "Salinity";
    String long_name "in situ sea water salinity";
    String source "GSTPP stations";
    String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity";
    String units "PSU";
    Float32 valid_max 900.0;
    Float32 valid_min 0.0;
  }
  time_difference {
    Float32 actual_range -95.99986, 96.0;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 10.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -10.0;
    String comment "Average of start and end times of L4 minus insitu time";
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "L4 Centered Time minus insitu time";
    String units "hours";
  }
  distance {
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 19.67868;
    String comment "separation distance of in situ point from grid center";
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "L4 Grid Center to insitu distance";
    String units "km";
  }
  Column {
    Int16 actual_range 0, 1439;
    String comment "for traceability in original granule";
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Column in original NC file for backtracing";
  }
  Line {
    Int16 actual_range 0, 672;
    String comment "for traceability in original granule";
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Line in original NC file for backtracing";
  }
  sat_lat {
    Float32 actual_range -78.125, 89.875;
    String axis "Y";
    String class "DIMENSION_SCALE";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
    String comment "Latitude values are the centers of the grid cells";
    String coverage_content_type "coordinate";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String name "lat";
    String standard_name "grid_latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
    Float32 valid_max 90.0;
    Float32 valid_min -90.0;
  }
  sat_lon {
    Float32 actual_range -179.875, 179.875;
    String axis "X";
    String class "DIMENSION_SCALE";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0;
    String comment "Longitude values are the centers of the grid cells";
    String coverage_content_type "coordinate";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String name "lon";
    String standard_name "grid_longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
    Float32 valid_max 180.0;
    Float32 valid_min -180.0;
  }
  sat_l2_lat {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    Int32 _netcdf4coordinates 0, 1, 2, 3;
    Float32 actual_range -77.37524, 82.90186;
    String c_format "%.4g";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude from L2 files";
    String standard_name "grid_latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  sat_l2_lon {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    Int32 _netcdf4coordinates 0, 1, 2, 3;
    Float32 actual_range -179.9998, 179.9996;
    String c_format "%.4g";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude from L2 files";
    String standard_name "grid_longitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  sat_nv {
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.0;
    String class "DIMENSION_SCALE";
    String ioos_category "Statistics";
    String long_name "Sat Nv";
    String name "This is a netCDF dimension but not a netCDF variable.         2";
  }
  sat_sss {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    Int32 _netcdf4coordinates 0, 1, 2, 3;
    Float32 actual_range 25.00387, 45.0;
    String c_format "%.4g";
    String cell_methods "time: point";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 37.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 32.0;
    String coverage_content_type "physicalMeasurement";
    String grid_mapping "coord_ref";
    String ioos_category "Salinity";
    String long_name "SMAP Sea Surface Salinity";
    String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity";
    String units "PSU";
  }
  sat_sss_dif {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    Int32 _netcdf4coordinates 0, 1, 2, 3;
    Float32 actual_range -10.59496, 14.72701;
    String c_format "%.4g";
    String cell_methods "time: point";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 37.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 32.0;
    String comment "SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Monthly Analyzed Sea Surface Salinity, generated for QA and validation";
    String coverage_content_type "qualitifyInformation";
    String ioos_category "Salinity";
    String long_name "SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Value";
    String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity";
    String units "PSU";
  }
  sat_ssw {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    Int32 _netcdf4coordinates 0, 1, 2, 3;
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 42.07999;
    String c_format "%.4g";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 15.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String ioos_category "Wind";
    String long_name "SMAP Wind Speed";
    String standard_name "wind_speed";
    String units "m/sec";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String _ncproperties "version=2,netcdf=4.7.4,hdf5=1.8.13,";
    String cdm_data_type "Other";
    String Conventions "CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, COARDS";
    String creator_email "coastwatch.info@noaa.gov";
    String creator_name "NOAA CoastWatch";
    String creator_type "institution";
    String creator_url "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 179.999;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 89.981;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min -78.24;
    Float32 geospatial_lat_resolution 0.25;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 179.999;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -179.9994;
    Float32 geospatial_lon_resolution 0.25;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 4468.3;
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_min -1.5;
    String geospatial_vertical_positive "down";
    String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
    Float32 grid_mapping_inverse_flattening 298.25723;
    Float32 grid_mapping_longitude_of_prime_meridian 0.0;
    String grid_mapping_name "latitude_longitude";
    Float32 grid_mapping_semi_major_axis 6378137.0;
    String history 
"Fri Nov 26 19:30:03 2021
: /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/bin/../bin/l3smap_gen -n -v -l -a 2 -w /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/NODC_salinity/WOA13/woa13_decav_s11_04v2.nc -V V4.3_NRT /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/bin/../config/.Config_SMAP.input /data/www/socd/mecb/coastwatch/smap/nc/SP_D2021329_Map_SATSSS_data_1day.nc 2
2024-03-28T10:56:43Z https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/
2024-03-28T10:56:43Z https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/tabledap/noaacwInSituSatelliteSSSsmap.das";
    String infoUrl "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/";
    String input_files 
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    String institution "NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch";
    String instrument "SMAP";
    String keywords "agencies, agencies-u.s, applications, atlas, atmosphere, atmospheric, atmospheric/ocean, backtracing, center, centered, climate, coastwatch, column, commerce, composite, coord, coord_ref, daily, data, day, density, department, depth, distance, doc, doc/noaa/nesdis/star, earth, earth observation satellites>earth explorers>smos>soil moisture and ocean salinity, earth remote sensing instruments>passive remote sensing>imaging spectrometers/radiometers>smap l-band radiometer, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Station Height, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Surface Salinity, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, environmental, federal, file, files, gcmd, GCMD:EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY, government, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES > DOC > NOAA, grid, height, identifier, indicators, information, insitu, jet, jpl, L2, L4, laboratory, latitude, line, longitude, measurement, minus, national, near, near real time, nesdis, noaa, noaa/nesdis, none:soil moisture active passive, nrt, obs, observations, ocean, oceans, original, platform, platform_id, practical, propulsion, real, ref, reference, report, research, salinity, salinity/density, sat, sat_l2_lat, sat_l2_lon, sat_lat, sat_lon, sat_nv, sat_sss, sat_sss_dif, sat_ssw, satellite, science, sea, sea surface salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature, seawater, service, situ, smap, speed, sss, sst, star, station, statistics, surface, temperature, time, time2, time_difference, US, value, water, wind, wind_speed, winds, world";
    String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords";
    String license 
"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.";
    String mission "Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)";
    String muc_contact "coastwatch.info@noaa.gov";
    String muc_history "All original L4 information are stored below";
    String muc_origin "Binned 0.25 deg L4 SSS files are matched with NCEI GTSPP insitu data in the Match Up Creation (MUC) framework";
    String naming_authority "gov.noaa.coastwatch";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 89.981;
    String platform "SMAP";
    String product_name "SP_D2021329_Map_SATSSS_data_1day.nc";
    String product_version "V4.3_NRT";
    String project "STAR Sea Surface Salinity Team (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SSS)";
    String publisher_email "coastwatch.info@noaa.gov";
    String publisher_name "NOAA CoastWatch";
    String publisher_type "institution";
    String publisher_url "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov";
    String references "SMAP Salinity and Wind Speed User's Guide, Version 4.0, JPL";
    String source "NASA JPL";
    String sourceUrl "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing -78.24;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29";
    String subsetVariables "sat_nv";
    String summary "Sea Surface Salinity - Near Real Time - SMAP Daily Composite. CoastWatch/OceanWatch Level-3 SSS products are generated directly from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) SMAP Level-2B SSS near real time swath HDF5 files. These products improve the application of satellite SSS products in NOAA by minimizing the data latency to within 24 hours of Level-2 data availability";
    String time_coverage_end "2021-11-29T11:43:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2015-04-02T11:12:00Z";
    String time_coverage_stop "2021-329T22:24:48.000";
    String title "Sea Surface Salinity, satellite (SMAP) and in situ matchups";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting -179.9994;
  }
}

 

Using tabledap to Request Data and Graphs from Tabular Datasets

tabledap lets you request a data subset, a graph, or a map from a tabular dataset (for example, buoy data), via a specially formed URL. tabledap uses the OPeNDAP (external link) 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.

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.


 

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