calcofi_bottle_sample

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
	set	data	graph			CalCOFI Bottle Database — sampling events		F I M	background			CalCOFI	calcofi_bottle_sample

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	CalCOFI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://calcofi.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	dataset_key	String	calcofi_bottle
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	db_release	String	v2026.08.08
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
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	infoUrl	String	https://calcofi.org/data/oceanographic-data/bottle-database/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	CalCOFI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	CC-BY 4.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://calcofi.io/workflows/publish_to-erddap.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(source database)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v79
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	cruise_key, site_key
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Hydrographic bottle data including temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, pigments, and C14 from CalCOFI cruises. One row per sampling event, with event-level effort widened into its own columns. Use this for effort and station counting — summing effort over the observation table double-counts it. Source: CalCOFI integrated database release v2026.08.08. Citation: CalCOFI. (2023). CalCOFI Bottle Database 194903-202105. CalCOFI.org..
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	CalCOFI Bottle Database — sampling events
variable	sample_key		String
attribute	sample_key	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	sample_key	long_name	String	Sample key
variable	sample_type		String
attribute	sample_type	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	sample_type	long_name	String	Sample type
variable	parent_sample_key		String
attribute	parent_sample_key	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	parent_sample_key	long_name	String	Parent sample key
variable	cruise_key		String
attribute	cruise_key	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	cruise_key	long_name	String	Cruise key
variable	grid_key		String
attribute	grid_key	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	grid_key	long_name	String	Grid key
variable	site_key		String
attribute	site_key	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	site_key	long_name	String	Site key
variable	order_occ		int
attribute	order_occ	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	order_occ	long_name	String	Order occ
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	axis	String	T
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	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
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	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
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	depth		double
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
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	depth_max_m		double
attribute	depth_max_m	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth_max_m	long_name	String	Depth max m
variable	tow_type		String
attribute	tow_type	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	tow_type	long_name	String	Tow type
variable	barometric_pressure		double
attribute	barometric_pressure	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	barometric_pressure	long_name	String	Barometric pressure
attribute	barometric_pressure	units	String	millibars
variable	bottom_depth		double
attribute	bottom_depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	bottom_depth	long_name	String	Bottom depth
attribute	bottom_depth	units	String	m
variable	cloud_amount		double
attribute	cloud_amount	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	cloud_amount	long_name	String	Cloud amount
attribute	cloud_amount	units	String	oktas
variable	cloud_type		double
attribute	cloud_type	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	cloud_type	long_name	String	Cloud type
variable	dry_air_temp		double
attribute	dry_air_temp	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	dry_air_temp	long_name	String	Dry air temp
attribute	dry_air_temp	units	String	degC
variable	secchi_depth		double
attribute	secchi_depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	secchi_depth	long_name	String	Secchi depth
attribute	secchi_depth	units	String	meters
variable	visibility		double
attribute	visibility	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	visibility	long_name	String	Visibility
variable	water_color		double
attribute	water_color	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	water_color	long_name	String	Water color
attribute	water_color	units	String	Forel-Ule
variable	wave_direction		double
attribute	wave_direction	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	wave_direction	long_name	String	Wave direction
attribute	wave_direction	units	String	degrees
variable	wave_height		double
attribute	wave_height	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	wave_height	long_name	String	Wave height
attribute	wave_height	units	String	feet
variable	wave_period		double
attribute	wave_period	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	wave_period	long_name	String	Wave period
attribute	wave_period	units	String	seconds
variable	weather_code		double
attribute	weather_code	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	weather_code	long_name	String	Weather code
variable	wet_air_temp		double
attribute	wet_air_temp	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	wet_air_temp	long_name	String	Wet air temp
attribute	wet_air_temp	units	String	degC
variable	wind_direction		double
attribute	wind_direction	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	wind_direction	long_name	String	Wind direction
attribute	wind_direction	units	String	degrees
variable	wind_speed		double
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	wind_speed	long_name	String	Wind speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	knots

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