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  ds258.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography [Coastal Data Information Program], 1991: Scripps Pier and West Coast Seawater Temperature and Salinity Observations. Dataset ds258.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds258.0/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data contributors:
  • SCRIPPS/IOD/CDIP > Coastal Data Information Program, Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Total volume:  3.052 Mbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)
Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
Coastal StationSurface
  • Surface salinity (percent)
  • 5 meter (below surface) salinity (percent)
  • Surface water temperature (deg C)
  • 5 meter (below surface) water temperature (deg C)
  • 1 per day
  • 3 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 6 per year
1916-08-22 to 1990-04-30 

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