Title: 2024 Lake Erie Reno Beach Station

Summary:
AZFP raw file from the 2024 Lake Erie Reno Beach Station, converted to a SONAR-netCDF4 file using echopype.

cdm_data_type = Other
VARIABLES:
Environment_sound_speed_indicative (Indicative sound speed, m/s)
Platform_water_level (Distance from the platform coordinate system origin to the nominal water level along the z-axis, m)
Platform_MRU_offset_x (Distance along the x-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the motion reference unit sensor origin, m)
Platform_MRU_offset_y (Distance along the y-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the motion reference unit sensor origin, m)
Platform_MRU_offset_z (Distance along the z-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the motion reference unit sensor origin, m)
Platform_MRU_rotation_x (Extrinsic rotation about the x-axis from the platform to MRU coordinate systems, arc_degree)
Platform_MRU_rotation_y (Extrinsic rotation about the y-axis from the platform to MRU coordinate systems, arc_degree)
Platform_MRU_rotation_z (Extrinsic rotation about the z-axis from the platform to MRU coordinate systems, arc_degree)
Platform_position_offset_x (Distance along the x-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the latitude/longitude sensor origin, m)
Platform_position_offset_y (Distance along the y-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the latitude/longitude sensor origin, m)
Platform_position_offset_z (Distance along the z-axis from the platform coordinate system origin to the latitude/longitude sensor origin, m)
Sonar_Beam_group1_frequency_nominal (Transducer frequency, Hz)
Sonar_Beam_group1_beam_type (Beam type)
Sonar_Beam_group1_beam_direction_x (x-component of the vector that gives the pointing direction of the beam, in sonar beam coordinate system, 1)
Sonar_Beam_group1_beam_direction_y (y-component of the vector that gives the pointing direction of the beam, in sonar beam coordinate system, 1)
Sonar_Beam_group1_beam_direction_z (z-component of the vector that gives the pointing direction of the beam, in sonar beam coordinate system, 1)
Sonar_Beam_group1_backscatter_r (Raw backscatter measurements (real part), count)
Sonar_Beam_group1_equivalent_beam_angle (Equivalent beam angle, sr)
Sonar_Beam_group1_gain_correction (Gain correction, dB)
Sonar_Beam_group1_sample_interval (Interval between recorded raw data samples, s)
Sonar_Beam_group1_transmit_duration_nominal (Nominal bandwidth of transmitted pulse, s)
Sonar_Beam_group1_transmit_frequency_start (Start frequency in transmitted pulse, Hz)
Sonar_Beam_group1_transmit_frequency_stop (Stop frequency in transmitted pulse, Hz)
Sonar_Beam_group1_transmit_type (Type of transmitted pulse)
Sonar_Beam_group1_beam_stabilisation (Beam stabilisation applied (or not))
Sonar_Beam_group1_non_quantitative_processing (Presence or not of non-quantitative processing applied to the backscattering data (sonar specific))
... (37 more variables)

Institution: NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory


Summary:
CF trajectoryProfile Multidimentional SingleTrajectory H.6.2

cdm_data_type = TrajectoryProfile
VARIABLES:
profile_id (Profile Number)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
trajectory
depth (height below mean sea level, m)
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
temperature (Water Temperature, degree_C)
salinity (Sea Water Salinity, PSU)

Institution: University of Washington Fisheries Acoustics Research Lab


Title: Data from a local source.

Summary:
Data from a local source.

cdm_data_type = Other
VARIABLES:
channel (Vendor channel ID)
ping_time (Timestamp of each ping, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
range_sample (Along-range sample number, base 0)
Sv (Volume backscattering strength (Sv re 1 m-1), dB)
echo_range (Range distance, m)
frequency_nominal (Transducer frequency, Hz)
sound_speed
sound_absorption
temperature
salinity (Sea Water Practical Salinity, PSU)
pressure
pH (Sea Water Ph Reported On Total Scale)
formula_absorption
sa_correction
gain_correction
equivalent_beam_angle (sr)
angle_offset_alongship (electrical alongship angle offset of the transducer)
angle_offset_athwartship (electrical athwartship angle offset of the transducer)
angle_sensitivity_alongship (alongship angle sensitivity of the transducer)
angle_sensitivity_athwartship (athwartship angle sensitivity of the transducer)
beamwidth_alongship (Half power two-way beam width along alongship axis of beam, arc_degree)
beamwidth_athwartship (Half power two-way beam width along athwartship axis of beam, arc_degree)
impedance_transducer
impedance_transceiver (ohm)
receiver_sampling_frequency
water_level (Distance from the platform coordinate system origin to the nominal water level along the z-axis, m)
depth (m)
time (Timestamp of each ping, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)


Title: G507 Slocum Glider Dataset (March 2024)

Summary:
UAF G507 Glider deployment in the North Pacific Ocean (March 2024)

cdm_data_type = TrajectoryProfile
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
depth (m)
latitude (Precise Latitude, degrees_north)
longitude (Precise Longitude, degrees_east)
c_wpt_lat (lat)
c_wpt_lon (lon)
m_altitude
m_battery (volts)
m_battpos (in)
m_coulomb_amphr_total (amp-hrs)
m_depth (Depth, m)
m_gps_lat (GPS Measured Latitude, degrees_minutes_north)
m_gps_lon (GPS Measured Longitude, degrees_minutes_east)
m_heading (rad)
m_lat (Dead-Reckoned Latitude, degrees_north)
m_leakdetect_voltage (volts)
m_leakdetect_voltage_forward (volts)
m_lon (Dead-Reckoned Longitude, degrees_east)
m_pitch (rad)
m_roll (rad)
m_vacuum (inHg)
sci_flbbcd_bb_units (m-1.sr-1)
sci_flbbcd_cdom_units (CDOM, ppb)
sci_flbbcd_chlor_units (Chlorophyll, mg.m-3)
sci_rinkoii_do (Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, percent)
conductivity (Sea Water Electrical Conductivity, S.m-1)
sci_water_pressure (CTD Pressure, bar)
... (25 more variables)

Institution: The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences


Title: G507 Slocum Glider Dataset (March 2024)

Summary:
UAF G507 Glider deployment in the North Pacific Ocean (March 2024)

cdm_data_type = TrajectoryProfile
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
depth (m)
latitude (Precise Latitude, degrees_north)
longitude (Precise Longitude, degrees_east)
echogram_sv (Volume backscattering strength, dB re 1 m-1)
sci_aggregation_index (Index of aggregation, m-1)
sci_center_of_mass (Centre of mass, m)
sci_equivalent_area (Equivalent area, m)
sci_inertia (Inertia, m-2)
sci_proportion_occupied (Proportion occupied, 1)
sci_sa (Area-backscattering strength, 1)
sci_sv_avg (Mean volume-backscattering strength, 1)
trajectory (Trajectory/Deployment Name)
crs (http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326)
lat_uv (Depth-Averaged Latitude, degrees_north)
lon_uv (Depth-Averaged Longitude, degrees_east)
platform (G507 Slocum Glider)
profile_id
profile_lat (Profile Latitude, degrees_north)
profile_lon (Profile Longitude, degrees_east)
profile_time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
time_uv (Depth-Averaged Time, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
u (Depth-Averaged Eastward Sea Water Velocity, m.s-1)
v (Depth-Averaged Northward Sea Water Velocity, m.s-1)
m_battpos (in)
m_heading (rad)
instrument_ctd (Seabird WEBB pumped glider conductivity, temperature, depth sensor)
... (8 more variables)


Title: G507 Slocum Glider Dataset (March 2024)

Summary:
UAF G507 Glider deployment in the North Pacific Ocean (March 2024)

cdm_data_type = TrajectoryProfile
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
depth (m)
echogram_sv (Volume backscattering strength, 1)
latitude (Precise Latitude, degrees_north)
longitude (Precise Longitude, degrees_east)
lat_uv (Depth-Averaged Latitude, degrees_north)
lon_uv (Depth-Averaged Longitude, degrees_east)
time_uv (Depth-Averaged Time, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
profile_id
profile_lat (Profile Latitude, degrees_north)
profile_lon (Profile Longitude, degrees_east)
profile_time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
u (Depth-Averaged Eastward Sea Water Velocity, m.s-1)
v (Depth-Averaged Northward Sea Water Velocity, m.s-1)
platform (G507 Slocum Glider)
instrument_ctd (Seabird WEBB pumped glider conductivity, temperature, depth sensor)
trajectory (Trajectory/Deployment Name)


Title: G507 Slocum Glider Dataset (March 2024)

Summary:
UAF G507 Glider deployment in the North Pacific Ocean (March 2024)

cdm_data_type = TrajectoryProfile
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
aggregation_index (Index of aggregation, m-1)
center_of_mass (m)
depth (Depth integral, m)
equivalent_area (m)
inertia (m-2)
proportion_occupied (1)
sv_avg (Mean volume backscattering strength, m)
latitude (Profile Latitude, degrees_north)
longitude (Profile Longitude, degrees_east)
trajectory (Trajectory/Deployment Name)
profile_id
profile_lat (Profile Latitude, degrees_north)
profile_lon (Profile Longitude, degrees_east)