East_Region_a32e_b358_851c

Name: Water Quality Virtual Buoys (Satellite) - Culebra (CUL01)
Creator: CARICOOS IOOS
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	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph		files	Water Quality Virtual Buoys (Satellite) - Culebra (CUL01)		F I M	background		CARICOOS IOOS	East_Region_a32e_b358_851c

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Box_size	float	8.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Implemented by Edward Cruz Garcia (edward.cruz@upr.edu). Data processing: Weekly data from text files with QC applied.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Created_by	String	Dr. Brian Barnes (bbarnes4@usf.edu)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	caricoos at gmail.com
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	CARICOOS IOOS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.caricoos.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Data_Processing	String	Weekly data read from text files, QC applied (climatological 3×STD + physical thresholds). Climatology from: http://caricoos-web.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ocean/water_quality/observation/satellite/USF_Virtual_Buoys/Climatologies/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Data_Source	String	Weekly averaged data from USF virtual buoys text files
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Depth	float	-25.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	18.266
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	File_Date_Created	String	16-Dec-2025
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	18.266
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	18.266
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-65.299
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-65.299
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_max	double	-25.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_min	double	-25.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_positive	String	down
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_units	String	m
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	Optical Oceanography Laboratory (OOL) University of South Florida
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.caricoos.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	CARICOOS IOOS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	active, applied, available, caricoos, chemistry, chlor_a, chlor_a_quality_flag, chlorophyll, color, concentration, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, control, cruz, data, depth, downwelling, downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_radiance_in_sea_water, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Radiance, edward, edward.cruz, files, flag, garcia, implemented, integrated, ioos, Kd_488_lee, Kd_488_lee_quality_flag, latitude, lee, longitude, observing, ocean, ocean color, oceans, optical, optical properties, optics, par, par_quality_flag, photon, photosynthetic, photosynthetically, processing, properties, quality, quality_flag, radiance, radiation, science, sea, seawater, sst, sst_quality_flag, surface, system, temperature, text, time, turbidity, turbidity_tb, turbidity_tb_quality_flag, upr.edu, water, week, weekly, with, year
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Latitude	float	-65.299
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	Long_name	String	Canal Luis Peña Culebra 01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Longitude	float	18.266
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	-65.299
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Outlier_Detection_Method	String	Climatological 3×STD: Values beyond week-of-year climatology (mean ± 3×std) flagged as questionable (flag 3). Falls back to global 3×STD if climatology unavailable.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Physical_Thresholds	String	SST: 22-34°C, PAR: 37-63, Chlor-a: 0-2, Turbidity: 0-6, Kd(488): 0-0.4
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Processing_Order	String	1) Read weekly data from text files, 2) Align variables by year/week, 3) Load climatology from S3, 4) Detect statistical outliers (climatological 3×STD), 5) Check physical range thresholds, 6) Assign quality flags
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Project_Title	String	Satellite-derived weekly water quality data for Canal Luis Peña Culebra 01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Project_Web_Site	String	https://www.caricoos.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Publisher_URL	String	https://www.caricoos.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	QC_Methodology	String	Two-stage QC: (1) Climatological 3×STD outlier detection (compares each point to its week-of-year climatology), (2) Physical range threshold checking
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	QC_Standards	String	IOOS QUARTOD - Integrated Ocean Observing System Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Real-Time Oceanographic Data
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Quality_Flag_System	String	Flag 1: Good data, Flag 2: Not Evaluated, Flag 3: Questionable (outliers), Flag 4: Bad data, Flag 9: Missing (NaN)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Sats_to_use	String	A T
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Sats_to_use_meaning	String	"A"=MODIS on Sat. Aqua, "T"=MODIS on Sat. Terra, "V"=VIIRS on SNPP, "W"=VIRRS on NOAA-20
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	Optical Oceanography Laboratory (OOL) University of South Florida
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-65.299
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Station_ID	String	CUL01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Station_Long_Name	String	Canal Luis Peña Culebra 01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	longitude, latitude, depth
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Weekly averaged data from USF virtual buoys text files
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	testOutOfDate	String	now-1day
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2025-12-17T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2000-01-05T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Water Quality Virtual Buoys (Satellite) - Culebra (CUL01)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	18.266
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	9.470736E8, 1.7659728E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	gregorian
attribute	time	Description	String	Time at middle of week (Wednesday 12:00:00)
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	year		short
attribute	year	_FillValue	short	-999
attribute	year	actual_range	short	2000, 2025
attribute	year	Description	String	Year
attribute	year	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	year	long_name	String	Year
attribute	year	units	String	year
variable	week		byte
attribute	week	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	week	actual_range	byte	1, 52
attribute	week	Description	String	Week of year (1-52, week 1 starts Jan 1)
attribute	week	ioos_category	String	Unknown
attribute	week	long_name	String	Week
attribute	week	units	String	week
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-65.299, -65.299
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	Description	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	18.266, 18.266
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	Description	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	depth		float
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	actual_range	float	-25.0, -25.0
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	colorBarMaximum	double	8000.0
attribute	depth	colorBarMinimum	double	-8000.0
attribute	depth	colorBarPalette	String	TopographyDepth
attribute	depth	Description	String	Depth
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	units	String	m
variable	sst		float
attribute	sst	_FillValue	float	-999.0
attribute	sst	actual_range	float	-7633.56, 30.688
attribute	sst	Alt_products	String	sst
attribute	sst	Alt_sats	String	ATVW
attribute	sst	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	sst	long_name	String	Sea Surface Temperature
variable	sst_quality_flag		byte
attribute	sst_quality_flag	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	sst_quality_flag	actual_range	byte	1, 9
attribute	sst_quality_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	sst_quality_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	sst_quality_flag	Description	String	QUARTOD quality flag for SST (physical thresholds + 3×STD outlier detection)
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_1_description	String	Good data that passed all quality control tests
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_2_description	String	Not evaluated
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_3_description	String	Questionable data - statistical outliers or physical threshold violations
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_4_description	String	Bad data
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_9_description	String	Missing data (NaN values)
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_meanings	String	good not_evaluated questionable bad missing
attribute	sst_quality_flag	flag_values	byte	1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute	sst_quality_flag	ioos_category	String	Quality
attribute	sst_quality_flag	long_name	String	Quality Flag
attribute	sst_quality_flag	outlier_method	String	Physical range thresholds + 3×STD (mean ± 3×standard_deviation) on weekly time series
attribute	sst_quality_flag	physical_thresholds	String	22°C ≤ valid ≤ 34°C
attribute	sst_quality_flag	references	String	IOOS QUARTOD
attribute	sst_quality_flag	standard_name	String	quality_flag
attribute	sst_quality_flag	valid_range	byte	1, 9
variable	chlor_a		float
attribute	chlor_a	_FillValue	float	-999.0
attribute	chlor_a	actual_range	float	0.076238, 1.51027
attribute	chlor_a	Alt_products	String	chlor_a
attribute	chlor_a	Alt_sats	String	AVW
attribute	chlor_a	colorBarMaximum	double	30.0
attribute	chlor_a	colorBarMinimum	double	0.03
attribute	chlor_a	colorBarScale	String	Log
attribute	chlor_a	ioos_category	String	Ocean Color
attribute	chlor_a	long_name	String	Concentration Of Chlorophyll In Sea Water
attribute	chlor_a	standard_name	String	concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
variable	chlor_a_quality_flag		byte
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	actual_range	byte	1, 9
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	Description	String	QUARTOD quality flag for Chlorophyll-a (physical thresholds + 3×STD outlier detection)
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_1_description	String	Good data that passed all quality control tests
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_2_description	String	Not evaluated
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_3_description	String	Questionable data - statistical outliers or physical threshold violations
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_4_description	String	Bad data
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_9_description	String	Missing data (NaN values)
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_meanings	String	good not_evaluated questionable bad missing
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	flag_values	byte	1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	ioos_category	String	Quality
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	long_name	String	Quality Flag
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	outlier_method	String	Physical range thresholds + 3×STD (mean ± 3×standard_deviation) on weekly time series
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	physical_thresholds	String	0 ≤ valid ≤ 2 mg m⁻³
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	references	String	IOOS QUARTOD
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	standard_name	String	quality_flag
attribute	chlor_a_quality_flag	valid_range	byte	1, 9
variable	par		float
attribute	par	_FillValue	float	-999.0
attribute	par	actual_range	float	-10894.0, 60.658
attribute	par	Alt_products	String	par
attribute	par	Alt_sats	String	AVW
attribute	par	colorBarMaximum	double	70.0
attribute	par	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	par	ioos_category	String	Optical Properties
attribute	par	long_name	String	Downwelling Photosynthetic Photon Radiance In Sea Water
attribute	par	standard_name	String	downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_radiance_in_sea_water
variable	par_quality_flag		byte
attribute	par_quality_flag	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	par_quality_flag	actual_range	byte	1, 9
attribute	par_quality_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	par_quality_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	par_quality_flag	Description	String	QUARTOD quality flag for PAR (physical thresholds + 3×STD outlier detection)
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_1_description	String	Good data that passed all quality control tests
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_2_description	String	Not evaluated
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_3_description	String	Questionable data - statistical outliers or physical threshold violations
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_4_description	String	Bad data
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_9_description	String	Missing data (NaN values)
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_meanings	String	good not_evaluated questionable bad missing
attribute	par_quality_flag	flag_values	byte	1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute	par_quality_flag	ioos_category	String	Quality
attribute	par_quality_flag	long_name	String	Quality Flag
attribute	par_quality_flag	outlier_method	String	Physical range thresholds + 3×STD (mean ± 3×standard_deviation) on weekly time series
attribute	par_quality_flag	physical_thresholds	String	37 ≤ valid ≤ 63 Ein m⁻² day⁻¹
attribute	par_quality_flag	references	String	IOOS QUARTOD
attribute	par_quality_flag	standard_name	String	quality_flag
attribute	par_quality_flag	valid_range	byte	1, 9
variable	Kd_488_lee		float
attribute	Kd_488_lee	_FillValue	float	-999.0
attribute	Kd_488_lee	actual_range	float	-148.199, 1.11053
attribute	Kd_488_lee	Alt_products	String	Kd_488_lee
attribute	Kd_488_lee	Alt_sats	String	AVW
attribute	Kd_488_lee	ioos_category	String	Unknown
attribute	Kd_488_lee	long_name	String	Kd 488 Lee
variable	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag		byte
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	actual_range	byte	1, 9
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	Description	String	QUARTOD quality flag for Kd(488) (physical thresholds + 3×STD outlier detection)
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_1_description	String	Good data that passed all quality control tests
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_2_description	String	Not evaluated
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_3_description	String	Questionable data - statistical outliers or physical threshold violations
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_4_description	String	Bad data
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_9_description	String	Missing data (NaN values)
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_meanings	String	good not_evaluated questionable bad missing
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	flag_values	byte	1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	ioos_category	String	Quality
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	long_name	String	Quality Flag
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	outlier_method	String	Physical range thresholds + 3×STD (mean ± 3×standard_deviation) on weekly time series
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	physical_thresholds	String	0 ≤ valid ≤ 0.4 m⁻¹
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	references	String	IOOS QUARTOD
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	standard_name	String	quality_flag
attribute	Kd_488_lee_quality_flag	valid_range	byte	1, 9
variable	turbidity_tb		float
attribute	turbidity_tb	_FillValue	float	-999.0
attribute	turbidity_tb	actual_range	float	7.68995E-4, 10.5425
attribute	turbidity_tb	Alt_products	String	turbidity_tb
attribute	turbidity_tb	Alt_sats	String	ATVW
attribute	turbidity_tb	ioos_category	String	Unknown
attribute	turbidity_tb	long_name	String	Turbidity Tb
variable	turbidity_tb_quality_flag		byte
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	actual_range	byte	1, 9
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	colorBarMaximum	double	10.0
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	Description	String	QUARTOD quality flag for Turbidity (physical thresholds + 3×STD outlier detection)
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_1_description	String	Good data that passed all quality control tests
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_2_description	String	Not evaluated
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_3_description	String	Questionable data - statistical outliers or physical threshold violations
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_4_description	String	Bad data
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_9_description	String	Missing data (NaN values)
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_meanings	String	good not_evaluated questionable bad missing
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	flag_values	byte	1, 2, 3, 4, 9
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	ioos_category	String	Quality
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	long_name	String	Quality Flag
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	outlier_method	String	Physical range thresholds + 3×STD (mean ± 3×standard_deviation) on weekly time series
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	physical_thresholds	String	0 ≤ valid ≤ 6 NTU
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	references	String	IOOS QUARTOD
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	standard_name	String	quality_flag
attribute	turbidity_tb_quality_flag	valid_range	byte	1, 9

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