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sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_divedepth.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35234  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Gives histogram of number of depth of the dives over a time period . Depth is measure to the closest 0.5 meters.

Description

Gives histogram of number of depth of the dives over a time period

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
DeployID
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
PTT
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Source
Character 		Indicates where the data came from, or how it was generated.
Instr
Character 		Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
HistType
character 		Maximum Dive Depth
Date
Date 		date and time when message was received by Argos
Time Offset
Numeric 		The tag increments a counter each time it successfully gathers satellite data. This is the value of that counter when this row's snapshot was taken
Count
numeric 		Total number of times this particular data item was received, verified, and successfully decoded
BadTherm
Character 		1 if the tag reported a broken external thermistor during the summary period, 0 if the tag did not report a broken thermistor, and blank if the tag did not report the thermistor condition
Numbins
numeric 		Number of non-zero Dive Duration Bins (categories)
Sum
Numeric 		Total number of dives for that particular record
0-1 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 0 and 1 meter
1.5-2 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 1.5 and 2 meters
2.5-3 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 2.5-3 meters 150.5-200 m >200 m
3.5-5 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters
5.5-10 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 5.5 and 10 meters
10.5-15 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 10.5 and 15 meters
15.5-30 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 15.5 and 30 meters
30.5-50 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 30.5 and 50 meters
50.5-75 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 50.5 and 75 meters
75.5-100 m
Numeric 		Number of dives between 75.5 meters and 100 meters

Data Access & Downloads

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No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Metadata Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Item Identification

Title: sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_divedepth.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Gives histogram of number of depth of the dives over a time period . Depth is measure to the closest 0.5 meters.

Physical Location

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

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Gives histogram of number of depth of the dives over a time period

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 DeployID Character Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100
 PTT Character Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100
 Source Character Indicates where the data came from, or how it was generated.
100
 Instr Character Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
100
 HistType character Maximum Dive Depth
100
 Date Date date and time when message was received by Argos
100
 Time Offset Numeric The tag increments a counter each time it successfully gathers satellite data. This is the value of that counter when this row's snapshot was taken
100
 Count numeric Total number of times this particular data item was received, verified, and successfully decoded
100
 BadTherm Character 1 if the tag reported a broken external thermistor during the summary period, 0 if the tag did not report a broken thermistor, and blank if the tag did not report the thermistor condition
100
 Numbins numeric Number of non-zero Dive Duration Bins (categories)
100
 Sum Numeric Total number of dives for that particular record
100
 0-1 m Numeric Number of dives between 0 and 1 meter
100
 1.5-2 m Numeric Number of dives between 1.5 and 2 meters
100
 2.5-3 m Numeric Number of dives between 2.5-3 meters 150.5-200 m >200 m
100
 3.5-5 m Numeric Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters
100
 5.5-10 m Numeric Number of dives between 5.5 and 10 meters
100
 10.5-15 m Numeric Number of dives between 10.5 and 15 meters
100
 15.5-30 m Numeric Number of dives between 15.5 and 30 meters
100
 30.5-50 m Numeric Number of dives between 30.5 and 50 meters
100
 50.5-75 m Numeric Number of dives between 50.5 and 75 meters
100
 75.5-100 m Numeric Number of dives between 75.5 meters and 100 meters

Attribute Details

DeployID

CC ID: 353213
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Validation Rules:

Must match a value of the field DeployID in Sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_summary.csv

PTT

CC ID: 353220
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Validation Rules:

Must match a value of the field PTT in Sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_summary.csv

Source

CC ID: 353221
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates where the data came from, or how it was generated.

Instr

CC ID: 353215
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)

HistType

CC ID: 353224
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum Dive Depth

Date

CC ID: 353212
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Date
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date and time when message was received by Argos
Display Example: 5/7/2008 11:00
Format Mask: MM/DD/YYYY HR24:MN

Time Offset

CC ID: 353223
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

The tag increments a counter each time it successfully gathers satellite data. This is the value of that counter when this row's snapshot was taken

Count

CC ID: 353211
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 1
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of times this particular data item was received, verified, and successfully decoded

BadTherm

CC ID: 353210
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

1 if the tag reported a broken external thermistor during the summary period, 0 if the tag did not report a broken thermistor, and blank if the tag did not report the thermistor condition
Null Value Meaning:

the tag did not report the thermistor condition
Allowed Values: 1 if the tag reported a broken external thermis tor during the summary period 0 if the tag did not report a broken thermisto

Numbins

CC ID: 353219
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of non-zero Dive Duration Bins (categories)
Null Value: Sp
Null Value Meaning:

0

Sum

CC ID: 353222
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of dives for that particular record

0-1 m

CC ID: 353196
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 0 and 1 meter

1.5-2 m

CC ID: 353201
Seq. Order: 105
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 1.5 and 2 meters

2.5-3 m

CC ID: 353205
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 2.5-3 meters

150.5-200 m

>200 m

3.5-5 m

CC ID: 353197
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters

5.5-10 m

CC ID: 353198
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 5.5 and 10 meters

10.5-15 m

CC ID: 353199
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 10.5 and 15 meters

15.5-30 m

CC ID: 353200
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 15.5 and 30 meters

30.5-50 m

CC ID: 353202
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 30.5 and 50 meters

50.5-75 m

CC ID: 353203
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 50.5 and 75 meters

75.5-100 m

CC ID: 353206
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of dives between 75.5 meters and 100 meters

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753700
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:

Distributor

CC ID: 753701
Date Effective From: 2017-01-21
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Address:
ROR: https://ror.org/04r0wrp59
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753702
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753703
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753704
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159216/1.1/data/0-data/30335/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_DiveDepth/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_DiveDepth.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_DiveDepth.csv
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 35234
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35234
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-10-11 09:36+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29