Each UpTempO data file has in its header an explicit list of variables
identifying the columns of the data set. Below is a complete list of variable names you
may encounter.
| VARIABLE NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| year | The year of the data record |
| month | The month of the data record |
| day | The day of the month of the data record |
| hour | The hour of the data record (GMT). Ranges from 0 to 23. |
| Latitude (N) | The latitude of the data record |
| Longitude (E) | The longitude of the data record |
| Ocean Pressure (dB) at Sensor #n (Nominal Depth = xx m) | Ocean pressure reported at the stated
Nomimal Depth. There are generally one to three ocean pressure sensors. |
| Temperature at nominal depth xx.x (m) | The Celsius temperature at the stated nominal depth. |
| Estimated Depth at nominal depth xx.x (m) | Some buoys report an estimated depth for each thermistor based on the ocean pressure values and a cable model
|
| Sea Level Pressure (mBar) | Sea Level Pressure in mBar |
| Battery Voltage (V) | Battery Voltage |
| Submergence Percent | Percent of the time over the previous hour that the buoy was submerged. |
| Pressure from CTD sensor (db) | Pressure at a seabird CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) sensor. |
| Salinity from CTD or CT Sensor(psu) | Salinity in standard units at a seabird CT or CTD sensor |
| Temperature from CTD or CT Sensor(Celsius) | Temperature in Celsius at a seabird CT or CTD sensor |
| Wind Direction | Direction the wind is coming from, with 0 degrees = North, and 90 degrees = East |
| Wind Speed (m/s) | Magnitude of the wind |
| LEVEL 2 ADDED QUANTITIES |
|---|
| Calculated Depth at nominal depth xx.x (m) | More accurate depths for the thermistors,
calculated based on ocean pressure values. |
| Open Water or Ice (1=ice, 2=open water) | Indicates whether the buoy is in/near ice or in water. |
| First wet thermistor | Indicates the upper most thermistor that is in water, where 0=the upper most
thermistor, 1=the second thermistor, etc. This quantity is intended to provide guidance on how to use thermistor data when some thermistors have been pulled up into an ice ridge. |
