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Weather

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25235  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Entity Info
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Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

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Description

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Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
DATE
NUMBER 		month/day/year
TIME
NUMBER 		Alaska Standard Time (-8 GMT)
ICECOV
NUMBER 		percentage of ice cover
ICETYPE
Unknown 		definitions taken from the Observers Guide to Sea Ice http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/695_seaice.pdf
SKYCOND
Unknown 		describes atmospheric weather
BEAUFORT
NUMBER 		a number given on the Beaufort Sea State scale
LEFTGLARE
Unknown 		whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the left side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
LeftVISQUAL
Unknown 		a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the left side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
LEFTVISANG
NUMBER 		inclinometer angle given for how far out the left observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality
RIGHTGLARE
Unknown 		whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the right side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
RIGHTVISQUAL
Unknown 		a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the right side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
RIGHTVISANG
NUMBER 		inclinometer angle given for how far out the right observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality

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Item Identification

Title: Weather
Short Name: Weather
Status: In Work
Abstract:

NA
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6114, 06-03-2015 14:59

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

NA

Data Attributes

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
 DATE NUMBER month/day/year
N/A
 TIME NUMBER Alaska Standard Time (-8 GMT)
N/A
 ICECOV NUMBER percentage of ice cover
N/A
 ICETYPE Unknown definitions taken from the Observers Guide to Sea Ice http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/695_seaice.pdf
N/A
 SKYCOND Unknown describes atmospheric weather
N/A
 BEAUFORT NUMBER a number given on the Beaufort Sea State scale
N/A
 LEFTGLARE Unknown whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the left side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
N/A
 LeftVISQUAL Unknown a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the left side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
N/A
 LEFTVISANG NUMBER inclinometer angle given for how far out the left observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality
N/A
 RIGHTGLARE Unknown whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the right side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
N/A
 RIGHTVISQUAL Unknown a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the right side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
N/A
 RIGHTVISANG NUMBER inclinometer angle given for how far out the right observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality

Attribute Details

DATE

CC ID: 202933
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

month/day/year
Allowed Values: 201104190000 - 201106060000

TIME

CC ID: 202934
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Alaska Standard Time (-8 GMT)
Allowed Values: 931 - 1959

ICECOV

CC ID: 202935
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

percentage of ice cover
Allowed Values: 1 - 100

ICETYPE

CC ID: 202936
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

definitions taken from the Observers Guide to Sea Ice http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/695_seaice.pdf
Allowed Values: unknown

SKYCOND

CC ID: 202937
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

describes atmospheric weather
Allowed Values: unknown

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 202938
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

a number given on the Beaufort Sea State scale
Allowed Values: 0 - 7

LEFTGLARE

CC ID: 202939
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the left side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
Allowed Values: unknown

LeftVISQUAL

CC ID: 202940
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the left side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
Allowed Values: unknown

LEFTVISANG

CC ID: 202941
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

inclinometer angle given for how far out the left observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality
Allowed Values: 0 - 30

RIGHTGLARE

CC ID: 202942
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

whether glare is present and affecting viewing conditions on the right side of the aircraft (Y=yes, N=no)
Allowed Values: unknown

RIGHTVISQUAL

CC ID: 202943
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

a qualitative descriptor of visibility quality on the right side of the aircraft (E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor, U=Useless)
Allowed Values: unknown

RIGHTVISANG

CC ID: 202944
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

inclinometer angle given for how far out the right observer can see, typically regarding a restriction due to glare or seastate quality
Allowed Values: 0 - 90

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25235
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25235
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-06-03 14:59+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-11-27
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-11-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-11-27