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Dataset Title:	SAMOS Thermosalinograph data INTERMEDIATE Quality- South China Sea.
Institution:	Department of Marine And Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University (Dataset ID: SAMOS_TSG_DATA_SCS_INTERMEDIATE)
Information:	Summary \| License \| FGDC \| ISO 19115 \| Metadata \| Background \| Subset \| Make a graph

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Variable

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Constraint #1

Optional
Constraint #2

Minimum

or a List of Values

Maximum

time (UTC)

2010-06-24T08:34:04Z

2019-11-28T12:01:26Z

platform (platform Identification)

salinity (PSU)

30.100000381469727

35.099998474121094

temperature (degrees C)

18.35099983215332

34.70100021362305

longitude (degrees_east)

91.00008

139.0

latitude (degrees_north)

-10.99981

29.85

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.2773684448e+9, 1.5749424864e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  platform {
    Float64 actual_range 1.0, 14.0;
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "platform Identification";
    String platform_list 
"1:KAOU:ROGER REVELLE
2:KTDQ:T.G. THOMPSON
3:VLHJ:SOUTHERN SURVEYOR
4:VLMJ:INVESTIGATOR
5:WCX7:LAURENCE M. GOULD
6:WDA7:KILO MOANA
7:WSAF:SALLY RIDE
8:WTDH:OKEANOS EXPLORER
9:WTDO:OREGON II
10:WTEA:THOMAS JEFFERSON
11:WTEC:RON BROWN
12:WTEE:OSCAR ELTON SETTE
13:WTEU:KA'IMIMOANA
14:ZCYL:FALKOR
15:ZMFR:TANGAROA
";
  }
  salinity {
    Float64 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float64 actual_range 30.100000381469727, 35.099998474121094;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 37.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 32.0;
    String ioos_category "Salinity";
    String long_name "salinity";
    String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity";
    String units "PSU";
  }
  temperature {
    Float64 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float64 actual_range 18.35099983215332, 34.70100021362305;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 40.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -10.0;
    String ioos_category "Temperature";
    String long_name "Temperature";
    String units "degrees C";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 actual_range 91.00008, 139.0;
    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";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 actual_range -10.99981, 29.85;
    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";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "Point";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 139.0;
    String featureType "Point";
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 29.85;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min -10.99981;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 139.0;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min 91.00008;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String history 
"Created by Eli Hunter (hunter@marine.rutgers.edu),15-Mar-2021 08:45:03
2025-11-12T02:51:49Z http://samos.coaps.fsu.edu
2025-11-12T02:51:49Z https://tds.marine.rutgers.edu/erddap/tabledap/SAMOS_TSG_DATA_SCS_INTERMEDIATE.html";
    String infoUrl "SAMOS Thermosalinograph data- South China Sea.";
    String institution "Department of Marine And Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University";
    String keywords "data, density, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, identification, latitude, local, longitude, ocean, oceans, platform, practical, salinity, sea, sea_water_practical_salinity, seawater, source, temperature, time, water";
    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.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 29.85;
    String sourceUrl "http://samos.coaps.fsu.edu";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing -10.99981;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29";
    String subsetVariables "platform";
    String summary "DATA from the SAMOS dataset for the South China Sea.";
    String time_coverage_end "2019-11-28T12:01:26Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2010-06-24T08:34:04Z";
    String title "SAMOS Thermosalinograph data INTERMEDIATE Quality- South China Sea.";
    String Type "SAMOS thermosalinigraph data - South China Sea.";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting 91.00008;
  }
}

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