obs_11_latest

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		files	Spectacle Reef Light: Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station		F I M	background			NOAA-GLERL	obs_11_latest

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	_NCProperties	String	version=2,netcdf=4.9.3,hdf5=1.14.6
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgement	String	Thanks to Mathew Biddle, Tim Boyer, and the NCEI NetCDF working group for guidance
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	TimeSeries
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_timeseries_variables	String	platform,longitude,latitude
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	These data were automatically archived by GLOS' Seagull Platform. Contact GLOS with questions or concerns.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_name	String	NOAA-GLERL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_role	String	Ocean Observing System Contributor
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS,CF-1.7,IOOS-1.2,ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_country	String	USA
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	reagan.errera at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_institution	String	NOAA-GLERL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	NOAA-GLERL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_sector	String	gov_federal
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	group
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2026-03-17T09:00:39.918605Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_issued	String	2026-03-17T09:00:39.918628Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_metadata_modified	String	2026-03-17T09:00:39.918624Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2026-03-17T09:00:39.918620Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-84.137
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	TimeSeries
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_bounds	String	POINT (-84.137000 45.773000)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_bounds_crs	String	EPSG:4326
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_bounds_vertical_crs	String	EPSG:5829
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	45.773
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	45.773
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-84.137
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-84.137
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_positive	String	down
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_units	String	m
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	These data were automatically archived by GLOS' Seagull Platform. Corrections to data may periodically occur. Contact GLOS with questions or concerns.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	id	String	obs_11_latest
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/recon/station-srl.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA-GLERL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instrument_vocabulary	String	Uniform Resource Name (URN)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	(downwelling, (from), Air, air, at, depth, Dew, dew, direction, downwelling, flux, from, humidity, in, Incident, point, radiation, Relative, relative, sea, shortwave, shortwave), solar, speed, surface, temp, temperature, Water, water, Wind, wind
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, GLOS, 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	metadata_link	String	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/ncei/formats/netcdf/v2.0/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	org.glos
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ncei_template_version	String	NCEI_NetCDF_TimeSeries_Orthogonal_Template_v2.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	45.773
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform	String	tower
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_name	String	Spectacle Reef Light
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_type	String	tower
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_vocabulary	String	http://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	processing_level	String	Not Applicable
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	product_version	String	v1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	program	String	NCEI-IOOS-GLOS Data Pipeline
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	NCEI-IOOS-GLOS Data Pipeline
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_country	String	United States
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_email	String	info at glos.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_institution	String	GLOS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	GLOS Cyberinfrastructure Engineer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_type	String	position
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_url	String	https://glos.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/ncei/formats/netcdf/v2.0/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sea_name	String	Great Lakes
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	GLOS Seagull
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local database)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	45.773
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v77
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	The Spectacle Reef eddy covariance and meteorological station is maintained by the University of Colorado-Boulder and located 28 miles east of Mackinaw City, Michigan on Lake Huron. The station is part of the Great Lakes Evaporation Network (GLEN), which was established to improve observations of over-lake meteorology and evaporation, to use these observations to provide more accurate projections of Great Lakes water levels, and to support a variety of stakeholders, including the National Weather Service (NWS), U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard, recreational boaters and commercial shipping, emergency management officials, and the Great Lakes research community.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_duration	String	PT1M
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2026-03-17T08:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_resolution	String	PT1800S
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2026-03-11T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Spectacle Reef Light: Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	uuid	String	TBD
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-84.137
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_ChunkSizes	uint	512
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.7731872E9, 1.7737344E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	gregorian
attribute	time	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
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	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-84.137, -84.137
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	comment	String	Longitude given by data provider for this platform dataset
attribute	longitude	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	valid_min	double	-180.0
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	45.773, 45.773
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	comment	String	Latitude given by data provider for this platform dataset
attribute	latitude	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	valid_min	double	-90.0
variable	air_temperature		double
attribute	air_temperature	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	air_temperature	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	air_temperature	actual_range	double	258.89, 272.68
attribute	air_temperature	axis	String	T
attribute	air_temperature	comment	String	Air temperature is the temperature of air in situ. (IOOS)
attribute	air_temperature	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	air_temperature	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	air_temperature	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	air_temperature	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	air_temperature	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	air_temperature	long_name	String	Air temperature
attribute	air_temperature	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	air_temperature	platform	String	platform
attribute	air_temperature	standard_name	String	air_temperature
attribute	air_temperature	units	String	K
variable	dew_point_temperature		double
attribute	dew_point_temperature	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	dew_point_temperature	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	dew_point_temperature	actual_range	double	252.74, 271.52
attribute	dew_point_temperature	axis	String	T
attribute	dew_point_temperature	comment	String	Dew point temperature is the temperature at which water vapor in air begins to condense. (IOOS)
attribute	dew_point_temperature	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	dew_point_temperature	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	dew_point_temperature	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	dew_point_temperature	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	dew_point_temperature	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	dew_point_temperature	long_name	String	Dew point temperature
attribute	dew_point_temperature	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	dew_point_temperature	platform	String	platform
attribute	dew_point_temperature	standard_name	String	dew_point_temperature
attribute	dew_point_temperature	units	String	K
variable	relative_humidity		double
attribute	relative_humidity	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	relative_humidity	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	relative_humidity	actual_range	double	54.41, 96.09
attribute	relative_humidity	axis	String	T
attribute	relative_humidity	comment	String	Relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air as vapor relative to how much it can possibly hold at the same temperature. (IOOS)
attribute	relative_humidity	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	relative_humidity	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	relative_humidity	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	relative_humidity	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	relative_humidity	ioos_category	String	Meteorology
attribute	relative_humidity	long_name	String	Relative humidity
attribute	relative_humidity	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	relative_humidity	platform	String	platform
attribute	relative_humidity	standard_name	String	relative_humidity
attribute	relative_humidity	units	String	1
variable	sea_surface_temperature		double
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	standard_name	String	sea_water_temperature
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	units	String	K
variable	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air		double
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	actual_range	double	-0.97, 678.62
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	axis	String	T
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	comment	String	Downwelling radiation is radiation from above. Shortwave is a term used to describe the radiant energy emitted by the sun in the visible and near-ultraviolet wavelengths. A radiative flux is sometimes referred to as 'irradiance.'
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	ioos_category	String	Optical Properties
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	long_name	String	Incident solar radiation (downwelling, shortwave)
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	platform	String	platform
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	standard_name	String	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	units	String	W m-2
variable	wind_from_direction		double
attribute	wind_from_direction	actual_range	double	57.49, 112.97
attribute	wind_from_direction	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	wind_from_direction	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_from_direction	platform	String	platform
attribute	wind_from_direction	standard_name	String	wind_from_direction
attribute	wind_from_direction	units	String	degree
variable	wind_speed		double
attribute	wind_speed	actual_range	double	9.547, 39.883
attribute	wind_speed	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed	platform	String	platform
attribute	wind_speed	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	m s-1
variable	platform		byte
attribute	platform	cf_role	String	timeseries_id
attribute	platform	ioos_category	String	Unknown

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