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Dataset Title:	VIIRS Suomi NPP 1-Day 1 km Atlantic Sturgeon Forecast Model Delaware Bay
Institution:	University of Delaware (Dataset ID: viirs_sturgeon_model)
Information:	Summary \| License \| FGDC \| ISO 19115 \| Metadata \| Background \| Make a graph

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Dimensions	Size	Spacing
time (UTC)	2102	1 day 4h 56m 46s (uneven)

forecast_time (UTC)	4	1 day (even)

latitude (degrees_north)	164	0.007640091 (uneven)

longitude (degrees_east)	102	0.00980196 (even)

Grid Variables (which always also download all of the dimension variables)

Sturgeon_Categories (Sturgeon Categories)

Sturgeon_Predictions (Probability of Sturgeon Presence)

File type: (more information)

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
  time {
    UInt32 _ChunkSizes 1024;
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.5427584e+9, 1.761696e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  forecast_time {
    Float64 actual_range 0.0, 259200.0;
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Forecast Time";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float64 actual_range 38.451765823495855, 39.69710073588046;
    String axis "Y";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float64 actual_range -75.69093818763754, -74.7009401880376;
    String axis "X";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  Sturgeon_Categories {
    UInt32 _ChunkSizes 1, 4, 164, 102;
    Float32 _FillValue -999.0;
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Sturgeon Categories";
    String units "Sturgeon Categories";
  }
  Sturgeon_Predictions {
    UInt32 _ChunkSizes 1, 4, 164, 102;
    Float32 _FillValue -999.0;
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Sturgeon Model Predictions";
    String units "Probability of Sturgeon Presence";
  }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String _NCProperties "version=2,netcdf=4.9.2,hdf5=1.14.5";
    String cdm_data_type "Grid";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting -74.7009401880376;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 39.69710073588046;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 38.451765823495855;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max -74.7009401880376;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -75.69093818763754;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_resolution 0.009801960392078573;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String history 
"2025-10-31T06:50:51Z (local files)
2025-10-31T06:50:51Z http://basin.ceoe.udel.edu/erddap/griddap/viirs_sturgeon_model.das";
    String infoUrl "http://basin.ceoe.udel.edu/shiny/sample-apps/sturgeon-viirs/";
    String institution "University of Delaware";
    String keywords "categories, data, forecast_time, local, model, predictions, source, sturgeon, Sturgeon_Categories, Sturgeon_Predictions, time";
    String license 
"The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 39.69710073588046;
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 38.451765823495855;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29";
    String summary "This product is developed for mature Atlantic Sturgeon using historic telemetry observations match to date, bathymetry, and sea surface temperature from NASAs VIIRS Suomi NPP satellite. This product is based on VIIRS Suomi NPP 1-Day 750 m DinEOF Gapfilled Composite Forecast Delaware Bay. Web application available at http://basin.ceoe.udel.edu/shiny/sample-apps/sturgeon-viirs/";
    String time_coverage_end "2025-10-29T00:00:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2018-11-21T00:00:00Z";
    String title "VIIRS Suomi NPP 1-Day 1 km Atlantic Sturgeon Forecast Model Delaware Bay";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting -75.69093818763754;
  }
}

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