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sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_Time_At_Depth.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35254  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Reports the percentage of time a turtle spent at a set ranges of depths. Depth is measure to the closest 0.5 meters.

Description

Reports the percentage of time a turtle spent at a set ranges of depths. Depth is measured to the closest 0.5 meters.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
DeployID
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
PTT
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Depthsensor
Numeric 		Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed.
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
LocationQuality
Character 		Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message
Latitude
numeric 		Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Longitude
numeric 		Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Numbins
numeric 		Number of non-zero Dive Duration Bins (categories)
Sum
Numeric 		Total percentage of time that dive duration was recorded for a particular turtle.
time_at_0-1 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 0 and 1 meter
time_at_1.5-2 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 1.5 and 2 meters
time_at_2.5-3 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 2.5-3 meters
time_at_3.5-5 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters
time_at_5.5-10 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 5.5 and 10 meters
time_at_10.5-15 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 10.5 and 15 meters
time_at_15.5-30 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 15.5 and 30 meters
time_at_30.5-50 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 30.5 and 50 meters
time_at_50.5-75 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 50.5 and 75 meters
time_at_75.5-100 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 75.5 and 100 meters
time_at_100.5-125 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 100.5 and 125 meters
time_at_125.5-150 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 125.5 and 150 meters
time_at_150.5-200 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent between 150.5 and 200 meters
time_at_>200 m
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent deeper than 200 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_Time_At_Depth.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Reports the percentage of time a turtle spent at a set ranges of depths. 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:

Reports the percentage of time a turtle spent at a set ranges of depths. Depth is measured to the closest 0.5 meters.

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
 Depthsensor Numeric Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed.
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
 LocationQuality Character Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message
100
 Latitude numeric Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos
100
 Longitude numeric Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
100
 Numbins numeric Number of non-zero Dive Duration Bins (categories)
100
 Sum Numeric Total percentage of time that dive duration was recorded for a particular turtle.
100
 time_at_0-1 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 0 and 1 meter
100
 time_at_1.5-2 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 1.5 and 2 meters
100
 time_at_2.5-3 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 2.5-3 meters
100
 time_at_3.5-5 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters
100
 time_at_5.5-10 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 5.5 and 10 meters
100
 time_at_10.5-15 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 10.5 and 15 meters
100
 time_at_15.5-30 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 15.5 and 30 meters
100
 time_at_30.5-50 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 30.5 and 50 meters
100
 time_at_50.5-75 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 50.5 and 75 meters
100
 time_at_75.5-100 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 75.5 and 100 meters
100
 time_at_100.5-125 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 100.5 and 125 meters
100
 time_at_125.5-150 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 125.5 and 150 meters
100
 time_at_150.5-200 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent between 150.5 and 200 meters
100
 time_at_>200 m Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent deeper than 200 meters

Attribute Details

DeployID

CC ID: 353300
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: 353307
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

Depthsensor

CC ID: 353301
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed.

Source

CC ID: 353308
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: 353302
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: 353311
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum Dive Depth

Date

CC ID: 353299
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
Format Mask: MM/DD/YY HR24:MN

Time Offset

CC ID: 353310
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: 353298
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: 353297
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

LocationQuality

CC ID: 353304
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message

Latitude

CC ID: 353303
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Unit of Measure: Degrees

Longitude

CC ID: 353305
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Unit of Measure: Degrees

Numbins

CC ID: 353306
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: 353309
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total percentage of time that dive duration was recorded for a particular turtle.

time_at_0-1 m

CC ID: 353283
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 0 and 1 meter

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_1.5-2 m

CC ID: 353284
Seq. Order: 105
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 1.5 and 2 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_2.5-3 m

CC ID: 353290
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 2.5-3 meters
Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_3.5-5 m

CC ID: 353291
Seq. Order: 115
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent Number of dives between 3.5-5 meters
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_5.5-10 m

CC ID: 353293
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 5.5 and 10 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_10.5-15 m

CC ID: 353285
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 10.5 and 15 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_15.5-30 m

CC ID: 353288
Seq. Order: 135
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 15.5 and 30 meters

time_at_30.5-50 m

CC ID: 353292
Seq. Order: 137
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 30.5 and 50 meters
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_50.5-75 m

CC ID: 353294
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 50.5 and 75 meters

Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_at_75.5-100 m

CC ID: 353295
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 75.5 and 100 meters

Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_at_100.5-125 m

CC ID: 353286
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 100.5 and 125 meters

Unit of Measure: Seconds
Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_at_125.5-150 m

CC ID: 353287
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 125.5 and 150 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_150.5-200 m

CC ID: 353289
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent between 150.5 and 200 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_at_>200 m

CC ID: 353296
Seq. Order: 190
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent deeper than 200 meters

Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753867
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:

Distributor

CC ID: 753868
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: 753869
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753870
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: 753877
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159216/1.1/data/0-data/30335/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_time_at_depth/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_time_at_depth.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_time_at_depth.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 35254
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35254
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-10-13 08:27+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