Historical data from the Lake Winnipeg South Basin buoy (STN_ID= C45140).
| Column | Type | Label | Description | Units | Media type | Result Value Type | Statistic Applied |
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| STN_ID | text | Station ID | MEDS Station Identifier 10 character field 5X, A10. |
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| time (UTC) | timestamp | Sampling Time | The date and time are presented in the following format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm UTC and mark the beginning of the wave sampling period. |
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| Q_FLAG | text | Quality Codes | The quality codes are based on the IGOSS quality codes. |
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| latitude (degrees_north) | numeric | Latitude | Positions are presented in decimal degrees with latitudes north of the equator represented as positive values and longitudes west of the Prime Meridian represented as positive values. |
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| longitude (degrees_east) | numeric | Longitude | Positions are presented in decimal degrees with latitudes north of the equator represented as positive values and longitudes west of the Prime Meridian represented as positive values. |
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| water_depth (m) | numeric | Water depth | The depth values are presented in metres. |
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| VCAR (m) | numeric | Characteristic wave height | Characteristic significant wave height (calculated by MEDS) (m). |
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| VTPK (s) | numeric | Peak period | Wave spectrum peak period (calculated by MEDS) (s) |
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| VWH (m) | numeric | Characteristic wave height_buoy | Characteristic significant wave height (reported by the buoy) (m) |
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| VCMX (m) | numeric | Maximum zero crossing wave height_buoy | Maximum zero crossing wave height (reported by the buoy) (m) |
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| VTP (s) | numeric | Peak period_buoy | Wave spectrum peak period (reported by the buoy) (s) |
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| WDIR (\u00b0 True) | numeric | Wind direction | Direction from which the wind is blowing (° True) |
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| WSPD (m/s) | numeric | Wind speed | Horizontal wind speed (m/s) |
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| WSS (m/s) | numeric | Scalar wind speed | Horizontal scalar wind speed (m/s) |
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| GSPD (m/s) | numeric | Wind Gust | Gust wind speed (m/s) |
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| WDIR2 (\u00b0 True) | numeric | Wind direction_2 | Direction from which the wind is blowing (° True) |
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| WSPD2 (m/s) | numeric | Wind speed_2 | Horizontal wind speed (m/s) |
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| WSS_2 (m/s) | numeric | Scalar wind speed_2 | Horizontal scalar wind speed (m/s) |
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| GSPD2 (m/s) | numeric | Wind gust_2 | Gust wind speed (m/s) |
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| ATMS (mbar) | numeric | Atmospheric pressure | Atmospheric pressure at sea level (mbar) |
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| ATMS2 (mbar) | numeric | Atmospheric pressure_2 | Atmospheric pressure at sea level (mbar) |
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| DRYT (\u00b0C) | numeric | Dry bulb Temperature | Dry bulb temperature (°C) |
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| SSTP (\u00b0C) | numeric | Sea surface temperature | Sea surface temperature (°C) |
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| SSTP_flags (Quality flags) | numeric | Sea surface temperature quality flags | Sea surface temperature data have undergone additional automated quality control. Flags: 1: Sensor Malfunction 2: Sensor Drift 3: Big Satellite Difference 4: 25+ samples 5: Imprecise Day 6: Many temp jumps 7: Jump, not evaluated 8: Temperature Jump 9: Unlikely outlier 10: Cosmetic outlier 11: Mod temp diff with large jump 12: Small temp diff with large jump 13: Mod temp diff w/o large jump 14: Small temp diff w/o large jump 15: Moderate Satellite Difference 16: Small satellite Difference |
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| SSTP_UQL (UNESCO QC) | numeric | Sea surface temperature UQL (UNESCO QC) | 1:Pass 2: Not evaluated 3: Suspect or Of High Interest 4: Fail 5: Missing data |