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* Some manufacturers record corr and amplitude for each beam or in the instrument coordinate system. Nortek records these variables in the instrument XYZ frame of reference.
* Some manufacturers record corr and amplitude for each beam or in the instrument coordinate system. Nortek records these variables in the instrument XYZ frame of reference.
** A variable situating the instruments in the water column is required. This may be a nominal depth/height or a time-varying depth or height above the bottom
* <math>\doubledagger</math> A variable situating the instruments in the water column is required. This may be a nominal depth/height or a time-varying depth or height above the bottom


===Optional variables===
===Optional variables===

Revision as of 03:14, 14 December 2021

Dimensions


Short name Standard name Dimensions Description
TIME time time Units in Days since 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
TIME_HPR*** time_of_heading_pitch_roll TIME_HPR Heading, pitch and roll (tilt) sensors measure always at 1Hz for Vector ADV
N_VEL_COMPONENT number_of_unique_velocity_instruments N_VEL_COMPONENT Maximum of 3 for u,v, w (east,north, up) velocities
N_VEL_INSTRUMENT number_of_velocity_component N_VEL_INSTRUMENT Required only if storing multiple synchronised instruments in the same file

Variables

Required variables

Short name Standard name Dimensions Description
ABSIC backscatter_intensity_from_acoustic_beam TIME, N_VEL_COMPONENT, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
CORRN noise_correlation_percent_from_each_acoustic_beam TIME, N_VEL_COMPONENT, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
XYZ_VEL* (or ENU_VEL/BEAM_VEL) TIME, N_VEL_COMPONENT, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
HEIGHT or DEPTH variable[math]\displaystyle{ \doubledagger }[/math] TIME, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
HEADING TIME_HPR, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
PITCH TIME_HPR, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
ROLL TIME_HPR, N_VEL_INSTRUMENT
  • Some manufacturers record corr and amplitude for each beam or in the instrument coordinate system. Nortek records these variables in the instrument XYZ frame of reference.
  • [math]\displaystyle{ \doubledagger }[/math] A variable situating the instruments in the water column is required. This may be a nominal depth/height or a time-varying depth or height above the bottom

Optional variables

Short name Standard name Dimensions Description
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Group attributes (metadata)