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| 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 | Institution | Dataset ID | ||
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| data | graph | files | Wisconsin Point Buoy 45217 from the Lake Superior NERR |
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| Row Type | Variable Name | Attribute Name | Data Type | Value |
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| 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 | University of Wisconsin Extension |
| 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 | hannah.ramage at wisc.edu |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_institution | String | University of Wisconsin Extension |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_name | String | University of Wisconsin Extension |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_sector | String | academic |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_type | String | institution |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_url | String | https://lakesuperiornerr.org/![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_created | String | 2026-04-25T17:32:45.074919Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_issued | String | 2026-04-25T17:32:45.074952Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_metadata_modified | String | 2026-04-25T17:32:45.074948Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_modified | String | 2026-04-25T17:32:45.074943Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Easternmost_Easting | double | -91.99959 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | featureType | String | TimeSeries |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_bounds | String | POINT (-91.999590 46.707580) |
| 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 | 46.70758 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | 46.70758 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_max | double | -91.99959 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_min | double | -91.99959 |
| 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_579_latest |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | infoUrl | String | https://lakesuperiornerr.org/![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | institution | String | University of Wisconsin Extension |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | instrument_vocabulary | String | Uniform Resource Name (URN) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords | String | air, at, available, Chlorophyll, chlorophyll, concentration, Conductivity, conductivity, depth, Dissolved, downwelling, electrical, fluorescence, flux, fractional, in, mass, of, on, oxygen, pH, ph, photon, photosynthetic, Photosynthetically, Phycocyanin, phycocyanin, practical, radiation, reference, reported, Salinity, salinity, saturation, scale, sea, Specific, surface, temp, temperature, total, Turbidity, turbidity, Water, water |
| 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 | 46.70758 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | moored_buoy |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform_name | String | Wisconsin Point buoy |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform_type | String | moored_buoy |
| 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 | 46.70758 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v77 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | 45217, or LKSWIWQ, is a water quality monitoring buoy located in nearshore Lake Superior near Wisconsin Point, within the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve. It was initially deployed in 2024 and is typically deployed May through October. This station was established with support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_duration | String | PT1M |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2026-04-25T17:15:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_resolution | String | PT900S |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2026-04-23T18:45:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Wisconsin Point Buoy 45217 from the Lake Superior NERR |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | uuid | String | TBD |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | -91.99959 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | wmo_platform_code | String | 45217 |
| variable | time | double | ||
| attribute | time | _ChunkSizes | uint | 512 |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.7769699E9, 1.7771373E9 |
| 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 | -91.99959, -91.99959 |
| 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 | 46.70758, 46.70758 |
| 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 | chlorophyll_fluorescence | double | ||
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | actual_range | double | 0.4, 2.25 |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | axis | String | T |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | comment | String | Chlorophyll is the green pigment in plants and algae. Chlorophyll measurements are used to determine how much algae is in the water. (USGS) |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | ioos_category | String | Unknown |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | long_name | String | chlorophyll_fluorescence |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | chlorophyll_fluorescence | units | String | RFU |
| variable | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | double | ||
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | actual_range | double | 98.58, 104.29 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | axis | String | T |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | comment | String | Dissolved oxygen (DO) saturation is DO concentration relative to DO saturation levels at the same temperature and salinity in a water sample. (IOOS) |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | ioos_category | String | Dissolved O2 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | long_name | String | Dissolved oxygen saturation |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | standard_name | String | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water |
| attribute | fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | units | String | 1 |
| variable | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | double | ||
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | actual_range | double | 0.013, 0.014 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | axis | String | T |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | comment | String | Dissolved oxygen (DO) refers to the concentration of oxygen gas incorporated in water. (EPA) |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | ioos_category | String | Dissolved O2 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | long_name | String | Dissolved oxygen |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | standard_name | String | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water |
| attribute | mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water | units | String | kg m-3 |
| variable | phycocyanin_fluorescence | double | ||
| attribute | phycocyanin_fluorescence | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | phycocyanin_fluorescence | ioos_category | String | Unknown |
| attribute | phycocyanin_fluorescence | long_name | String | phycocyanin_fluorescence |
| attribute | phycocyanin_fluorescence | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | phycocyanin_fluorescence | units | String | RFU |
| variable | sea_surface_temperature | double | ||
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | actual_range | double | 274.8, 276.63 |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | axis | String | T |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | comment | String | Water temp is the in-situ temperature of the ocean [or lake]. (IOOS) |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | ioos_category | String | Temperature |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | long_name | String | Water temp at depth |
| attribute | sea_surface_temperature | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| 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 | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | double | ||
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | actual_range | double | 0.010123, 0.011531 |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | axis | String | T |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | comment | String | Conductivity is the ability of a material to pass an electrical current. Conductivity can be corrected to a reference temperature. When this reference temperature is 25 degrees Celsius it is often referred to as 'specific conductivity'. |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | ioos_category | String | Unknown |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | long_name | String | Specific Conductivity |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | standard_name | String | sea_water_electrical_conductivity_at_reference_temperature |
| attribute | sea_water_electrical_conductivity | units | String | Unknown |
| variable | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | double | ||
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | actual_range | double | 7.77, 7.91 |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | axis | String | T |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | comment | String | pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the seawater. (NOAA) |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | ioos_category | String | Unknown |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | long_name | String | pH |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | standard_name | String | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale |
| attribute | sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale | units | String | 1 |
| variable | sea_water_practical_salinity | double | ||
| attribute | sea_water_practical_salinity | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | sea_water_practical_salinity | ioos_category | String | Salinity |
| attribute | sea_water_practical_salinity | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | sea_water_practical_salinity | standard_name | String | sea_water_practical_salinity |
| attribute | sea_water_practical_salinity | units | String | 1 |
| variable | sea_water_turbidity | double | ||
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | actual_range | double | -9999.0, 99.66 |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | axis | String | T |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | comment | String | Turbidity is a measure of light scattering due to suspended material in water. It is a measure of the cloudiness of water. (IOOS) |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | ioos_category | String | Total Suspended Matter |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | long_name | String | Turbidity |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | standard_name | String | sea_water_turbidity |
| attribute | sea_water_turbidity | units | String | 1 |
| variable | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | double | ||
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | _ChunkSizes | uint | 1, 1 |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | _FillValue | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | actual_range | double | 0.0, 0.00179216 |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | axis | String | T |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | comment | String | Photosynthetically available radiation, or PAR, is the integrated downwelling irradiance for wavelengths from 400 to 700nm. It is the energy from the visible portion of sunlight that is available for photosynthesis [n water]. (IOOS) |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | coordinates | String | time latitude longitude depth |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | coverage_content_type | String | physicalMeasurement |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | gts_ingest | String | true |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | instrument | String | instrument0 |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | ioos_category | String | Meteorology |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | long_name | String | Photosynthetically available radiation in air |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | missing_value | double | -999.0 |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | platform | String | platform |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | standard_name | String | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air |
| attribute | surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_air | units | String | mol m-2 s-1 |
| variable | platform | byte | ||
| attribute | platform | cf_role | String | timeseries_id |
| attribute | platform | ioos_category | String | Unknown |
The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.