Environmental Data Server
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Description of Metadata Fields

Name Field Units Type Format Description
directory id n/a integer dddddddd AOML buoy identification number (PKey)
directory wmo n/a integer ddddd World Meteorological Center buoy identification number
directory expno n/a integer dddddd Experiment number
directory typebuoy n/a varchar(8,0) aaaaaaaa Buoy type (SVP=standard Surface
directory ddate n/a date yyyy/mm/dd Deployment date
directory dtime n/a char(5) hh:mm Deployment time
directory dlat n/a smallfloat sdd.dd Deployment lattitude
directory dlon n/a smallfloat sddd.dd Deployment longitude (-180, 180) (E => +, W => -) (Missing Value = 999.99)
directory edate n/a date yyyy/mm/dd End date (not available=set to NULL on database and set to 0000/00/00 on display
directory etime n/a char(5) hh:mm End time (Missing Value=00:00)
directory elat n/a smallfloat sdd.dd End lattitude (-90, 90) (N => +, S => -)
directory elon n/a smallfloat sddd.dd End longitude (-180, 180) (E => +, W => -) (Missing Value = 999.99)
directory ldate n/a date yyyy/mm/dd Date drogue lost (not available=set to NULL on database and set to 0000/00/00 on display)
directory ltime n/a char(5) hh:mm Time drogue lost (not available=set to NULL on database and set to 00:00 on display)
directory typedeath n/a smallint dd Type of death (0=buoy still alive, 1=buoy ran aground, 2=picked up by vessel, 3=stop transmitting, 4=sporadic transmissions, 5=bad batteries, 6=inactive status)