Description of Metadata Fields

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