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Data Dictionary for VIMS Ambient Monitoring Data
Data Dictionary
Data Dictionary for VIMS Ambient Monitoring Data
The following is the list of parameters which are measured at the VIMS Campus at Gloucester Point, VA. Each six-minute data value is calculated from observations accumulated at 15 sec. intervals (n=24).
Summaries for wind speed and direction are vector averages for the time period specified.
| Datetime |
All times are Eastern Standard (75w) |
| Julday |
The day number of the Year |
| Airtemp |
Air Temperature, deg C |
| Cond |
Conductivity, mhos |
| Dirv |
Wind Direction, deg |
| Rain |
Rainfall, inches |
| Relhumn |
Relative Humidity, % |
| Sal |
Salinity, ppt |
| Solar1 |
Solar Energy, Langleys ( 1 Ly = 1 cal/cm2/min) |
| Solar2 |
Solar Energy, u-mole/m2/sec |
| Speedv |
Wind Speed, m/s |
| Temp |
Water Temperature, deg C |
