Table 2 Variables in both NetCDF data files (‘ALL’ refers to common variables): name, dimension, description and units.

From: Mean hydrography on the continental shelf from 26 repeat glider deployments along Southeastern Australia

File

Name

Dimension

Quick description

Units

ALL

LATITUDE

I×J

Grid point location in latitude

degrees North

 

LONGITUDE

I×J

Grid point location in longitude

degrees East

 

DEPTH

DEPTH

Depth related to sea surface

m

 

GLIDER

GLIDER

Glider missions, names, start and end dates, original file and deployment names, sensor types, serial numbers, calibration dates

 

Mean_hydrography_NSWshelf_gliders_2008-2015.nc

Nb_missions

I×J×DEPTH

Number of glider missions

 
 

Nb_profiles

I×J

Number of profiles

 
 

TEMP

I×J×DEPTH

Mean seawater temperature

°C

 

PSAL

I×J×DEPTH

Mean seawater salinity

 
 

DENS

I×J×DEPTH

Mean seawater density

kg m−3

 

CPHL

I×J×DEPTH

Mean seawater chlorophyll-a fluorescence

mg m−3

 

DOXY

I×J×DEPTH

Mean seawater dissolved oxygen

ml l−1

Mean_hydrography_NSWshelf_per_glider_2008-2015.nc

GLIDER_START_TIME

GLIDER

Starting date for each glider mission

Days since 1950-01-01

 

GLIDER_END_TIME

GLIDER

End date for each glider mission

Days since 1950-01-01

 

Nb_profiles

I×J×GLIDER

Number of profiles

 
 

TEMP

I×J× DEPTH×GLIDER

Mean seawater temperature

°C

 

PSAL

I×J×DEPTH×GLIDER

Mean seawater salinity

 
 

DENS

I×J×DEPTH×GLIDER

Mean seawater density

kg m−3

 

CPHL

I×J×DEPTH×GLIDER

Mean seawater chlorophyll-a fluorescence

mg m−3

 

DOXY

I×J×DEPTH×GLIDER

Mean seawater dissolved oxygen

ml l−1