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Summary

Abstract

Provides entity and attribute descriptions of all of the data tables/spreadsheets included in the data collection of this data set

Description

To provide metadata on the data files of the underlying data set

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Data table
Character
Name of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level meta data.
Data table description
Character
Description of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level metadata
Field
Character
Field/column name
Field Description
Character
Field/column Description
Data type
Character
Field/Column Data Type (Character numeric etc)
Units
Character
Field/Column Units (when appropriate)

Distribution Information

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    (The NCEI redirect for the new NCEI on cloud does not work for this file so url will have to change later)

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Distributor
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

Item Identification

Title: Data_dictionary.csv
Short Name: Data Dictionary
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Provides entity and attribute descriptions of all of the data tables/spreadsheets included in the data collection of this data set

Purpose:

To allow the scientist/data analyst to understand the metadata of the underlying data files of the data set

Notes:

this url will have to be changed when NCEI moves to cloud

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Alias: Tabular Metadata
Description:

To provide metadata on the data files of the underlying data set

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Data table Character Name of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level meta data.
100
Data table description Character Description of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level metadata
100
Field Character Field/column name
100
Field Description Character Field/column Description
100
Data type Character Field/Column Data Type (Character numeric etc)
100
Units Character Field/Column Units (when appropriate)

Attribute Details

Data table

CC ID: 340638
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level meta data.

Data table description

CC ID: 340639
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of the Data Table/.csv file. Part of table level metadata

Field

CC ID: 340640
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Field/column name

Field Description

CC ID: 340641
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Field/column Description

Data type

CC ID: 340642
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Field/Column Data Type (Character numeric etc)

Units

CC ID: 340643
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Field/Column Units (when appropriate)

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1094562
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 340670
Start Date: 2015
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0075/0127525/1.1/data/0-data/Data%20archiving%20files/Data_documentation/Data_dictionary.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2015 - Present)
File Name: Data_dictionary.csv
Description:

(The NCEI redirect for the new NCEI on cloud does not work for this file so url will have to change later)

File Type (Deprecated): .csv
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked MD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 33849
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33849
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-07-31 07:50+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-04-27
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-27