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Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL _ncproperties String version=2,netcdf=4.7.4,hdf5=1.8.13,
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, COARDS
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 179.999
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 89.981
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -78.24
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution float 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 179.999
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -179.9994
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution float 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 4468.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double -1.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String down
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_inverse_flattening float 298.25723
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_longitude_of_prime_meridian float 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_name String latitude_longitude
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_semi_major_axis float 6378137.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Fri Nov 26 19:30:03 2021
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attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/
attribute NC_GLOBAL input_files String /data/socd5/sss/repository/SMAP/smap-jpl/L2NRT/2021/329/SMAP_L2B_SSS_NRT_36409_A_20211125T010448.h5
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attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String SMAP
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String 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
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
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 mission String Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
attribute NC_GLOBAL muc_contact String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL muc_history String All original L4 information are stored below
attribute NC_GLOBAL muc_origin String Binned 0.25 deg L4 SSS files are matched with NCEI GTSPP insitu data in the Match Up Creation (MUC) framework
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.noaa.coastwatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 89.981
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String SMAP
attribute NC_GLOBAL product_name String SP_D2021329_Map_SATSSS_data_1day.nc
attribute NC_GLOBAL product_version String V4.3_NRT
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String STAR Sea Surface Salinity Team (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SSS)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String SMAP Salinity and Wind Speed User's Guide, Version 4.0, JPL
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String NASA JPL
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -78.24
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute NC_GLOBAL subsetVariables String sat_nv
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String 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
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2021-11-29T11:43:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2015-04-02T11:12:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_stop String 2021-329T22:24:48.000
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Sea Surface Salinity, satellite (SMAP) and in situ matchups
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -179.9994
variable obs   int  
attribute obs actual_range int 0, 74162
attribute obs ioos_category String Unknown
attribute obs long_name String Obs
variable platform_id   String  
attribute platform_id comment String in situ platform ID as given in NCEI GSTPP files
attribute platform_id ioos_category String Identifier
attribute platform_id long_name String in situ platform ID
variable latitude   float  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range float -78.24, 89.981
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
variable longitude   float  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range float -179.9994, 179.999
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable time   double  
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.42797312E9, 1.6381861801E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time comments String seconds since 1900-01-01 00:00:00 of NCEI GTSPP observations
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String reference time of report
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 depth   float  
attribute depth _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute depth _CoordinateZisPositive String down
attribute depth _FillValue float -1.0
attribute depth actual_range float -1.5, 4468.3
attribute depth axis String Z
attribute depth colorBarMaximum double 8000.0
attribute depth colorBarMinimum double -8000.0
attribute depth colorBarPalette String TopographyDepth
attribute depth ioos_category String Location
attribute depth long_name String measurement depth
attribute depth positive String down
attribute depth source String GSTPP stations
attribute depth standard_name String depth
attribute depth units String m
attribute depth valid_max float 12000.0
attribute depth valid_min float 0.0
variable sst   float  
attribute sst _FillValue float -1.0
attribute sst actual_range float -999.0, 9.96921E36
attribute sst colorBarMaximum double 32.0
attribute sst colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute sst comments String Sea water temperature from GTSPP
attribute sst ioos_category String Temperature
attribute sst long_name String in situ sea water temperature
attribute sst source String GSTPP stations
attribute sst standard_name String sea_water_temperature
attribute sst units String degree_C
attribute sst valid_max float 900.0
attribute sst valid_min float 0.0
variable sss   float  
attribute sss _FillValue float -1.0
attribute sss actual_range float 0.0, 9.96921E36
attribute sss colorBarMaximum double 37.0
attribute sss colorBarMinimum double 32.0
attribute sss comments String Sea water salinity from GTSPP
attribute sss ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sss long_name String in situ sea water salinity
attribute sss source String GSTPP stations
attribute sss standard_name String sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute sss units String PSU
attribute sss valid_max float 900.0
attribute sss valid_min float 0.0
variable time_difference   float  
attribute time_difference actual_range float -95.99986, 96.0
attribute time_difference colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute time_difference colorBarMinimum double -10.0
attribute time_difference comment String Average of start and end times of L4 minus insitu time
attribute time_difference ioos_category String Unknown
attribute time_difference long_name String L4 Centered Time minus insitu time
attribute time_difference units String hours
variable distance   float  
attribute distance actual_range float 0.0, 19.67868
attribute distance comment String separation distance of in situ point from grid center
attribute distance ioos_category String Unknown
attribute distance long_name String L4 Grid Center to insitu distance
attribute distance units String km
variable Column   short  
attribute Column actual_range short 0, 1439
attribute Column comment String for traceability in original granule
attribute Column ioos_category String Unknown
attribute Column long_name String Column in original NC file for backtracing
variable Line   short  
attribute Line actual_range short 0, 672
attribute Line comment String for traceability in original granule
attribute Line ioos_category String Unknown
attribute Line long_name String Line in original NC file for backtracing
variable sat_lat   float  
attribute sat_lat actual_range float -78.125, 89.875
attribute sat_lat axis String Y
attribute sat_lat class String DIMENSION_SCALE
attribute sat_lat colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute sat_lat colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute sat_lat comment String Latitude values are the centers of the grid cells
attribute sat_lat coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute sat_lat ioos_category String Location
attribute sat_lat long_name String Latitude
attribute sat_lat name String lat
attribute sat_lat standard_name String grid_latitude
attribute sat_lat units String degrees_north
attribute sat_lat valid_max float 90.0
attribute sat_lat valid_min float -90.0
variable sat_lon   float  
attribute sat_lon actual_range float -179.875, 179.875
attribute sat_lon axis String X
attribute sat_lon class String DIMENSION_SCALE
attribute sat_lon colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute sat_lon colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute sat_lon comment String Longitude values are the centers of the grid cells
attribute sat_lon coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute sat_lon ioos_category String Location
attribute sat_lon long_name String Longitude
attribute sat_lon name String lon
attribute sat_lon standard_name String grid_longitude
attribute sat_lon units String degrees_east
attribute sat_lon valid_max float 180.0
attribute sat_lon valid_min float -180.0
variable sat_l2_lat   float  
attribute sat_l2_lat _FillValue float NaN
attribute sat_l2_lat _netcdf4coordinates int 0, 1, 2, 3
attribute sat_l2_lat actual_range float -77.37524, 82.90186
attribute sat_l2_lat c_format String %.4g
attribute sat_l2_lat colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute sat_l2_lat colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute sat_l2_lat ioos_category String Location
attribute sat_l2_lat long_name String Latitude from L2 files
attribute sat_l2_lat standard_name String grid_latitude
attribute sat_l2_lat units String degrees_north
variable sat_l2_lon   float  
attribute sat_l2_lon _FillValue float NaN
attribute sat_l2_lon _netcdf4coordinates int 0, 1, 2, 3
attribute sat_l2_lon actual_range float -179.9998, 179.9996
attribute sat_l2_lon c_format String %.4g
attribute sat_l2_lon colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute sat_l2_lon colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute sat_l2_lon ioos_category String Location
attribute sat_l2_lon long_name String Longitude from L2 files
attribute sat_l2_lon standard_name String grid_longitude
attribute sat_l2_lon units String degrees_north
variable sat_nv   float  
attribute sat_nv actual_range float 0.0, 0.0
attribute sat_nv class String DIMENSION_SCALE
attribute sat_nv ioos_category String Statistics
attribute sat_nv long_name String Sat Nv
attribute sat_nv name String This is a netCDF dimension but not a netCDF variable. 2
variable sat_sss   float  
attribute sat_sss _FillValue float NaN
attribute sat_sss _netcdf4coordinates int 0, 1, 2, 3
attribute sat_sss actual_range float 25.00387, 45.0
attribute sat_sss c_format String %.4g
attribute sat_sss cell_methods String time: point
attribute sat_sss colorBarMaximum double 37.0
attribute sat_sss colorBarMinimum double 32.0
attribute sat_sss coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute sat_sss grid_mapping String coord_ref
attribute sat_sss ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sat_sss long_name String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity
attribute sat_sss standard_name String sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute sat_sss units String PSU
variable sat_sss_dif   float  
attribute sat_sss_dif _FillValue float NaN
attribute sat_sss_dif _netcdf4coordinates int 0, 1, 2, 3
attribute sat_sss_dif actual_range float -10.59496, 14.72701
attribute sat_sss_dif c_format String %.4g
attribute sat_sss_dif cell_methods String time: point
attribute sat_sss_dif colorBarMaximum double 37.0
attribute sat_sss_dif colorBarMinimum double 32.0
attribute sat_sss_dif comment String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Monthly Analyzed Sea Surface Salinity, generated for QA and validation
attribute sat_sss_dif coverage_content_type String qualitifyInformation
attribute sat_sss_dif ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sat_sss_dif long_name String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Value
attribute sat_sss_dif standard_name String sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute sat_sss_dif units String PSU
variable sat_ssw   float  
attribute sat_ssw _FillValue float NaN
attribute sat_ssw _netcdf4coordinates int 0, 1, 2, 3
attribute sat_ssw actual_range float 0.0, 42.07999
attribute sat_ssw c_format String %.4g
attribute sat_ssw colorBarMaximum double 15.0
attribute sat_ssw colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute sat_ssw ioos_category String Wind
attribute sat_ssw long_name String SMAP Wind Speed
attribute sat_ssw standard_name String wind_speed
attribute sat_ssw units String m/sec

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