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1) Pick an attribute: 

cdm_data_type institution ioos_category keywords long_name standard_name variableName

2) Pick a(n) variableName: 

aggregation allfiles_download_size allfiles_requests altitude analysed_sst analysis_error bleaching_alert_area cdom chl_oc4me chl_oci chla chlor_a chlor_a_diff chlor_a_pdif chlora cols column csv_download_size csv_requests dataset_id date_fmt degree_heating_week depth distance doc dods_download_size dods_requests dt_analysis eke estuary estuaryid graph_download_size graph_requests graphics hotspot iceclass iceconc icesrftemp icethickness image_requests images_size input_dir iso20c iso26c json_download_size json_requests kd_490 kd_par l2_lat l2_lon l2_time l2p_flags l3s_flags label_anti label_cyclo landmask latitude level line longitude mask matlab_download_size matlab_requests measurement_dtime mesi metadata_download_size metadata_requests model_speed month netcdf_download_size netcdf_requests nlw_410 nlw_411 nlw_443 nlw_445 nlw_486 nlw_489 nlw_551 nlw_556 nlw_638_ag nlw_642_ag nlw_667 nlw_671 nrcs oa03_reflectance oa06_reflectance obs ohc omld other_download_size other_requests platform_id q_flag quality_level rows sar_wind sat_l2_lat sat_l2_lon sat_lat sat_lon sat_nv sat_sss sat_sss_dif sat_ssw satellite_zenith_angle sea_ice_fraction sea_surface_temperature sea_surface_temperature_anomaly sevendayperiodofyear sla sm spm sses_bias sses_standard_deviation ssh ssha sshae sss sss_dif sst sst_count sst_dtime sst_front_position sst_gradient_magnitude sst_source ssw standard_deviation state swath_latitude swath_longitude time time_difference time_epoch u_current u_wind uinside_anti uinside_cyclo unique_visitors v_current v_wind vinside_anti vinside_cyclo wind_speed windspeed x x_tau y y_tau year zlev

3) The results of the search for variableName = nlw_486

5 matching datasets, listed in alphabetical order. (Or, refine this search with Advanced Search  )
 

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	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M	files	nLw486, NOAA S-NPP VIIRS, Science Quality, Global 4km, Level 3, 2012-present, Daily		F   I   M	background		NOAA NESDIS Coast...	noaacwNPPVIIRSSQnLw486Daily
data			graph	M	files	nLw486, NOAA S-NPP VIIRS, Science Quality, Global 4km, Level 3, 2012-present, Monthly		F   I   M	background		NOAA NESDIS Coast...	noaacwNPPVIIRSSQnLw486Monthly
data			graph	M	files	nLw486, NOAA S-NPP VIIRS, Science Quality, Global 4km, Level 3, 2012-present, Weekly		F   I   M	background		NOAA NESDIS Coast...	noaacwNPPVIIRSSQnLw486Weekly
data			graph	M	files	nLw486, NOAA S-NPP, VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Global 4km, 2017-present, Daily		F   I   M	background		NOAA NESDIS Coast...	noaacwNPPVIIRSnLw486Daily
data			graph	M	files	nLw486, NOAA S-NPP, VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Global 4km, 2017-present, Weekly		F   I   M	background		NOAA NESDIS Coast...	noaacwNPPVIIRSnLw486Weekly

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