CariCOOS Thredds Data Server THREDDS Data Server

Catalog http://dm1.caricoos.org/thredds/catalog/VirtualBuoys/South_Region/catalog.html

Dataset: South_Region

• Data format: netCDF
• Naming Authority: org.caricoos
• ID: Virtual Buoys/South_Region

Documentation:

• USF Virtual Buoys
• rights: Freely available
• summary: Ocean observation data published by Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (CARICOOS). The CARICOOS region includes the Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, as part of the United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
• funding: The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS), funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).

Contributors:

• Julio Morell (Executive Director)
• Jorge E. Capella, Edward L.Cruz (Data Manager)

Projects:

• Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
• U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

Creators:

• Patricia Chardón-Maldonado, Ph.D.
  • email: patricia.chardon@upr.edu
  • https://www.caricoos.org/contact-us

Publishers:

• Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
  • email: caricoos@gmail.org
  • http://www.caricoos.org

Variables:

• Vocabulary [CF-1.6]:
  • time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z) = Time = time
  • lat (degrees_north) = Latitude = latitude
  • lon (degrees_east) = Longitude = longitude
  • sst (Celsius) = sea_wsurface_temperature = sea surface temperaure
  • par (Einstein m-2 day-1) = Photosynthetically_Active_Radiation = Photosynthetically Active Radiation
  • chlor_a (mg m-3) = Chlorophyll-a = Chlorophyll-a
  • turbidity_tb (NTU) = water_turbidity = water turbidity
  • adg_443_qaa (m-1) = adg_443_qaa = dissolved organic matter and detrital absorption (adg) at 443 nm
  • Kd_488_lee (m-1) = Kd_488_lee = water clarity

Properties:

• institution = "University of South Florida, Optical Oceanography Laboratory"