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   set  data   graph     public Compiled Benthic Invertebrate Surveys    ?   F   I   M   background (external link) RSS Subscribe Rutgers University Benthic_Surveys

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String Data is compiled from multiple benthic survyes from 1966 to 2013
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -71.42333
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 40.58667
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 38.40333
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -71.42333
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -74.46
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 63.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 9.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String down
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Created by Eli Hunter (hunter@marine.rutgers.edu),06-Jan-2021 14:45:22
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://marine.rutgers.edu (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String Rutgers University
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String benthic, cnidarians, compiled, concentration, crustaceans, data, depth, description, deviation, diversity, echinoderms, grain, grainsize, grainsizephi, graphic, IGSD, inclusive, index, individuals, indnumber, invertebrate, krumbein, latitude, longitude, molluscs, month, number, percent, phi, polychaetes, proportion, reference, scale, shannon, simpson, size, solids, sortdescription, sorting, species, speciesnumber, standard, statistics, survey, surveys, time, total, TVS, volatile, water, year
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 Northernmost_Northing double 40.58667
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String Multiple Survey reports,Benthic infauna data for ERDDAP.xlsx
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 38.40333
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute NC_GLOBAL subsetVariables String year,reference,month
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String NETCDF file is derived from extratced data produced by Dr. Gary Taghon(taghon@marine.rutgers.edu)
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Compiled Benthic Invertebrate Surveys
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -74.46
variable year   double  
attribute year actual_range double 1966.0, 2013.0
attribute year ioos_category String Time
attribute year long_name String Year of survey
attribute year units String year
variable latitude   float  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute latitude actual_range float 38.40333, 40.58667
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
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   float  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute longitude actual_range float -74.46, -71.42333
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
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 reference   float  
attribute reference _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute reference actual_range float 1.0, 9.0
attribute reference comment String Botton:1
Burlas et al.:2
Caracciolo et al.:3
MacKenzie:4
Pearce et al.:5
Scott:6
Scott and Bruce:7
Steimle and Stone:8
Tetra Tech:9
attribute reference ioos_category String Unknown
attribute reference long_name String Reference
variable month   float  
attribute month _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute month actual_range float 1.0, 11.0
attribute month ioos_category String Time
attribute month long_name String Month of the year
attribute month missing_value float 99.0
attribute month units String month
variable depth   float  
attribute depth _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute depth _CoordinateZisPositive String down
attribute depth _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute depth actual_range float 9.0, 63.0
attribute depth axis String Z
attribute depth colorBarMaximum double 8000.0
attribute depth colorBarMinimum double -8000.0
attribute depth colorBarPalette String TopographyDepth
attribute depth ioos_category String Location
attribute depth long_name String Water Depth
attribute depth positive String down
attribute depth standard_name String depth
attribute depth units String m
variable grainsize   float  
attribute grainsize _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute grainsize actual_range float 0.08900314, 7.674113
attribute grainsize ioos_category String Unknown
attribute grainsize long_name String Grain size in mm.
attribute grainsize units String mm
variable grainsizephi   float  
attribute grainsizephi _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute grainsizephi actual_range float -2.94, 3.49
attribute grainsizephi ioos_category String Unknown
attribute grainsizephi long_name String Krumbein phi scale
variable IGSD   float  
attribute IGSD _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute IGSD actual_range float 0.36, 2.11
attribute IGSD colorBarMaximum double 50.0
attribute IGSD colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute IGSD comment String 0-0.3,Very well sorted
0.35-0.5,Well sorted
0.5-0.71,Moderately well sorted
0.71-1,Moderately sorted
1-2,Poorly sorted
2-4,Very poorly sorted
>=4,Extremely poorly sorted
attribute IGSD ioos_category String Statistics
attribute IGSD long_name String Inclusive Graphic Standard Deviation (phi)
variable sortdescription   float  
attribute sortdescription _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute sortdescription actual_range float 0.0, 6.0
attribute sortdescription comment String none:0
Very well sorted:1
Well sorted:2
Moderately well sorted:3
Moderately sorted:4
Poorly sorted:5
Very poorly sorted:6
Extremely poorly sorted:7
attribute sortdescription ioos_category String Unknown
attribute sortdescription long_name String Sorting Description
attribute sortdescription summary String 0-0.3,Very well sorted
0.35-0.5,Well sorted
0.5-0.71,Moderately well sorted
0.71-1,Moderately sorted
1-2,Poorly sorted
2-4,Very poorly sorted
>=4,Extremely poorly sorted
variable C   float  
attribute C _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute C colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute C colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute C ioos_category String Unknown
attribute C long_name String Percent Carbon by weight
attribute C units String percent
variable TVS   float  
attribute TVS _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute TVS actual_range float 0.23, 0.39
attribute TVS colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute TVS colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute TVS ioos_category String Unknown
attribute TVS long_name String Percent of Total Volatile Solids
attribute TVS units String percent
variable speciesnumber   float  
attribute speciesnumber _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute speciesnumber actual_range float 0.0, 127.0
attribute speciesnumber colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute speciesnumber colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute speciesnumber ioos_category String Statistics
attribute speciesnumber long_name String Number of Species
attribute speciesnumber units String species
variable indnumber   float  
attribute indnumber _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute indnumber actual_range float 0.0, 2348.0
attribute indnumber colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute indnumber colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute indnumber ioos_category String Statistics
attribute indnumber long_name String Number of Individuals
attribute indnumber units String individual
variable shannon   float  
attribute shannon _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute shannon actual_range float 0.0, 4.207429
attribute shannon ioos_category String Unknown
attribute shannon long_name String Shannon diversity index
variable simpson   float  
attribute simpson _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute simpson actual_range float 0.0173913, 1.0
attribute simpson ioos_category String Unknown
attribute simpson long_name String Simpson index
variable polychaetes   float  
attribute polychaetes _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute polychaetes actual_range float 0.0, 1.0
attribute polychaetes ioos_category String Unknown
attribute polychaetes long_name String Proportion of Polychaetes
variable crustaceans   float  
attribute crustaceans _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute crustaceans actual_range float 0.0, 0.9390244
attribute crustaceans ioos_category String Unknown
attribute crustaceans long_name String Proportion of Crustaceans
variable cnidarians   float  
attribute cnidarians _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute cnidarians actual_range float 0.0, 0.1130137
attribute cnidarians ioos_category String Unknown
attribute cnidarians long_name String Proportion of Cnidarians
variable echinoderms   float  
attribute echinoderms _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute echinoderms actual_range float 0.0, 1.0
attribute echinoderms colorBarMaximum double 0.1
attribute echinoderms colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute echinoderms ioos_category String Statistics
attribute echinoderms long_name String Proportion of Echinoderms
variable molluscs   float  
attribute molluscs _FillValue float -999999.0
attribute molluscs actual_range float 0.0, 1.0
attribute molluscs ioos_category String Unknown
attribute molluscs long_name String Proportion of Molluscs

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.


 
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