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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 mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph		files	Wilmette Buoy: meteorological station		F   I   M	background			Illinois-Indiana ...	obs_57_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	Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University
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	bszczygi at purdue.edu
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_institution	String	Illinois Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_sector	String	academic
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://iiseagrant.org/buoys/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2026-05-25T08:01:03.979451Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_issued	String	2026-05-25T08:01:03.979476Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_metadata_modified	String	2026-05-25T08:01:03.979473Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2026-05-25T08:01:03.979468Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-87.655
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	TimeSeries
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_bounds	String	POINT (-87.655000 42.135000)
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	42.135
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	42.135
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-87.655
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-87.655
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_57_latest
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://iiseagrant.org/buoys/wilmette-buoy/about/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instrument_vocabulary	String	Uniform Resource Name (URN)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	(downwelling, (from), Air, air, at, Battery, battery, density, Depth, depth, Dew, dew, direction, Dominant, downwelling, flux, from, Gust, gust, height, humidity, in, Incident, level, maximum, Mean, mean, of, period, point, pressure, radiation, Relative, relative, sea, shortwave, shortwave), Significant, significant, solar, spectral, Speed, speed, surface, temp, temperature, variance, voltage, Water, water, Wave, wave, 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	42.135
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform	String	moored_buoy
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_name	String	Wilmette 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	42.135
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v77
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	This buoy is located roughly four miles off the coast of Wilmette, Ill., relays information on wind speed, air and water temperature, wave height and direction, and other environmental characteristics from May to October each year. Owned and maintained by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue Civil Engineering.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_duration	String	PT1M
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2026-05-25T07:40:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_resolution	String	PT600S
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2026-05-22T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Wilmette Buoy: meteorological station
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	uuid	String	TBD
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-87.655
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	wmo_platform_code	String	45174
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_ChunkSizes	uint	512
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.779408E9, 1.7796948E9
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	-87.655, -87.655
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	42.135, 42.135
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_pressure		double
attribute	air_pressure	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	air_pressure	ioos_category	String	Pressure
attribute	air_pressure	platform	String	platform
attribute	air_pressure	standard_name	String	air_pressure
attribute	air_pressure	units	String	Pa
variable	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level		double
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	actual_range	double	101525.4, 102388.2
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	axis	String	T
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	comment	String	Air pressure at mean sea level is the atmospheric pressure at sea level at a given location. (NOAA)
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	ioos_category	String	Pressure
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	long_name	String	Air pressure at mean sea level
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	platform	String	platform
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	standard_name	String	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level
attribute	air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level	units	String	Pa
variable	air_temperature		double
attribute	air_temperature	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	air_temperature	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	air_temperature	actual_range	double	282.249999, 287.32
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	battery_voltage		double
attribute	battery_voltage	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	battery_voltage	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	battery_voltage	actual_range	double	13.12, 14.22
attribute	battery_voltage	axis	String	T
attribute	battery_voltage	comment	String	Battery voltage of a sensor system or datalogger that is recorded as an indicator of sensor health and data reliability. (IOOS)
attribute	battery_voltage	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	battery_voltage	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	battery_voltage	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	battery_voltage	ioos_category	String	Unknown
attribute	battery_voltage	long_name	String	battery_voltage
attribute	battery_voltage	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	battery_voltage	platform	String	platform
attribute	battery_voltage	units	String	V
variable	dew_point_temperature		double
attribute	dew_point_temperature	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	dew_point_temperature	ioos_category	String	Temperature
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	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	relative_humidity	ioos_category	String	Meteorology
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	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_temperature	actual_range	double	284.47037, 285.87476
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_surface_wave_from_direction		double
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	actual_range	double	0.336, 359.9
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	axis	String	T
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	comment	String	Wave direction is the direction that the wind-waves are coming from. (NOAA)
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	ioos_category	String	Surface Waves
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	long_name	String	Wave direction (from)
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_from_direction
attribute	sea_surface_wave_from_direction	units	String	degree
variable	sea_surface_wave_mean_period		double
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	actual_range	double	1.347, 6.906
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	axis	String	T
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	comment	String	A period is an interval of time, or the time-period of an oscillation. Wave period is the interval of time between repeated features on the waveform such as crests, troughs or upward passes through the mean level. Wave mean period is the mean period measured over the observation duration. (CF def)
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	ioos_category	String	Surface Waves
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	long_name	String	Mean wave period
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_mean_period
attribute	sea_surface_wave_mean_period	units	String	s
variable	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum		double
attribute	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum	ioos_category	String	Surface Waves
attribute	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
attribute	sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum	units	String	s
variable	sea_surface_wave_significant_height		double
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	actual_range	double	0.11, 1.278
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	axis	String	T
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	comment	String	Significant wave height is the average of the highest one-third (33%) of waves (measured from trough to crest) that occur in a given period. (NOAA)
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	ioos_category	String	Surface Waves
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	long_name	String	Significant wave height
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_significant_height
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_height	units	String	m
variable	sea_surface_wave_significant_period		double
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_period	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_period	ioos_category	String	Surface Waves
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_period	platform	String	platform
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_period	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_significant_period
attribute	sea_surface_wave_significant_period	units	String	s
variable	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air		double
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air	ioos_category	String	Optical Properties
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	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	wind_from_direction	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	wind_from_direction	actual_range	double	0.817, 356.9
attribute	wind_from_direction	axis	String	T
attribute	wind_from_direction	comment	String	Wind direction is the direction from which wind is blowing. It is a meteorological convention (degrees clockwise from North). (IOOS)
attribute	wind_from_direction	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	wind_from_direction	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	wind_from_direction	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	wind_from_direction	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	wind_from_direction	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_from_direction	long_name	String	Wind direction (from)
attribute	wind_from_direction	missing_value	double	-999.0
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	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	wind_speed	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	wind_speed	actual_range	double	0.446, 10.71
attribute	wind_speed	axis	String	T
attribute	wind_speed	comment	String	Wind speed is the magnitude of wind velocity. Wind is motion of air relative to the surface of the earth. (IOOS)
attribute	wind_speed	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	wind_speed	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	wind_speed	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	wind_speed	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed	long_name	String	Wind speed
attribute	wind_speed	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	wind_speed	platform	String	platform
attribute	wind_speed	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	m s-1
variable	wind_speed_of_gust		double
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	_ChunkSizes	uint	1, 1
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	_FillValue	double	-999.0
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	actual_range	double	1.1, 14.13
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	axis	String	T
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	comment	String	Wind gust speed is the maximum instantaneous wind speed (usually no more than but not limited to 10 seconds) within a sample averaging interval. (IOOS)
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	coordinates	String	time latitude longitude depth
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	coverage_content_type	String	physicalMeasurement
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	gts_ingest	String	true
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	instrument	String	instrument0
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	long_name	String	Wind Gust Speed
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	missing_value	double	-999.0
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	platform	String	platform
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	standard_name	String	wind_speed_of_gust
attribute	wind_speed_of_gust	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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