cmems_biogeochem_optics

Name: Monthly mean fields for product GLOBAL_ANALYSISFORECAST_BGC_001_028
Creator: Mercator Ocean
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.

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	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M		Monthly mean fields for product GLOBAL_ANALYSISFORECAST_BGC_001_028		F I M	background			Mercator Ocean	cmems_biogeochem_optics

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	area	String	GLOBAL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contact	String	https://marine.copernicus.eu/contact
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.10, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Mercator Ocean
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	person
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	credit	String	E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (CMEMS)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	179.75
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-80.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	179.75
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-180.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	MERCATOR BIO4GLO12
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Mercator Ocean
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	400-500, analysisforecast, attenuation, averaged, bgc, coeff, coefficient, data, depth, diffuse, downwelling, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Attenuation/Transmission, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Radiance, fields, flux, global, latitude, light, longitude, mean, mercator, month, monthly, ocean, oceans, optical, optical properties, optics, over, product, properties, radiance, radiative, range, science, sea, seawater, time, transmission, volume, volume_attenuation_coefficient_of_downwelling_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, water
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	licence	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/service-commitments-and-licence/
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	Northernmost_Northing	double	90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	producer	String	CMEMS - Global Monitoring and Forecasting Centre
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	product_user_manual	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu/documents/PUM/CMEMS-GLO-PUM-001-028.pdf
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	quality_information_document	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu/documents/QUID/CMEMS-GLO-QUID-001-028.pdf
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	http://marine.copernicus.eu
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	MERCATOR BIO4GLO12
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-80.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Monthly mean fields for product GLOBAL_ANALYSISFORECAST_BGC_001_028
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	testOutOfDate	String	now-108days
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2025-02-15T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2023-12-16T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Monthly mean fields for product GLOBAL_ANALYSISFORECAST_BGC_001_028
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-180.0
dimension	time		double	nValues=15, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=30 days 11h 8m 34s
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.702728E9, 1.7395776E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	gregorian
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time (hours since 1950-01-01)
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
dimension	depth		float	nValues=50, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=116.88618315510205
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	actual_range	float	0.4940254, 5727.917
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth	long_name	String	Depth
attribute	depth	positive	String	down
attribute	depth	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	unit_long	String	Meters
attribute	depth	units	String	m
attribute	depth	valid_max	float	5727.9165
attribute	depth	valid_min	float	0.49402538
dimension	latitude		float	nValues=681, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-80.0, 90.0
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	step	float	0.25
attribute	latitude	unit_long	String	Degrees North
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	float	90.0
attribute	latitude	valid_min	float	-80.0
dimension	longitude		float	nValues=1440, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-180.0, 179.75
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	step	float	0.25
attribute	longitude	unit_long	String	Degrees East
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	float	179.75
attribute	longitude	valid_min	float	-180.0
variable	kd		float	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	kd	_FillValue	float	9.96921E36
attribute	kd	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	kd	colorBarMinimum	double	-10.0
attribute	kd	ioos_category	String	Optical Properties
attribute	kd	long_name	String	diffuse attenuation coeff of light in sea water, averaged over the 400-500 nm range
attribute	kd	standard_name	String	volume_attenuation_coefficient_of_downwelling_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
attribute	kd	unit_long	String	per meter
attribute	kd	units	String	m-1
attribute	kd	valid_max	float	5.0
attribute	kd	valid_min	float	0.0

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