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sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_Spot_TAG_time_at_temperature.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35255  |  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 each turtle spent at a particular range of temperatures when SPOT5 tags were used.

Description

Reports the percentage of time each turtle spent at a particular range of temperatures when SPOT5 tags were used.

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 Temperature Range Bins (categories)
Sum
Numeric 		Total number of Time at Temperature Bins for that particular record
time_at_<8degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water less than 8 degrees Celsius.
time_between_8_12degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 8 and 12 Degrees C
time_between_12_14degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between pent between 12 and 14 Degrees C
time_between_14_16degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 14 and 16 Degrees C
time_between_16_18degreesC
Numeric 		Total time (in seconds) that turtle spent between 16 and 18 Degrees C
time_between_18_20degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 18 and 20 Degrees C
time_between_20_22degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 20 and 22 Degrees C
time_between_22_24degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 22 and 24 Degrees C
time_between_24_26degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 24 and 26 Degrees C
time_between_26_28degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 26 and 28 Degrees C
time_between_28_30degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 28 and 30 Degrees C
time_between_30_36degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 30 and 36 Degrees C
time_greater_36degreesC
Numeric 		Percentage of time turtle spent in water greater than 36 Degrees C

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_Spot_TAG_time_at_temperature.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Reports the percentage of time each turtle spent at a particular range of temperatures when SPOT5 tags were used.

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 each turtle spent at a particular range of temperatures when SPOT5 tags were used.

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 Temperature Range Bins (categories)
100
 Sum Numeric Total number of Time at Temperature Bins for that particular record
100
 time_at_<8degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water less than 8 degrees Celsius.
100
 time_between_8_12degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 8 and 12 Degrees C
100
 time_between_12_14degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between pent between 12 and 14 Degrees C
100
 time_between_14_16degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 14 and 16 Degrees C
100
 time_between_16_18degreesC Numeric Total time (in seconds) that turtle spent between 16 and 18 Degrees C
100
 time_between_18_20degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 18 and 20 Degrees C
100
 time_between_20_22degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 20 and 22 Degrees C
100
 time_between_22_24degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 22 and 24 Degrees C
100
 time_between_24_26degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 24 and 26 Degrees C
100
 time_between_26_28degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 26 and 28 Degrees C
100
 time_between_28_30degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 28 and 30 Degrees C
100
 time_between_30_36degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 30 and 36 Degrees C
100
 time_greater_36degreesC Numeric Percentage of time turtle spent in water greater than 36 Degrees C

Attribute Details

DeployID

CC ID: 353315
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: 353322
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: 353316
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: 353323
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: 353317
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: 353326
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum Dive Depth

Date

CC ID: 353314
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: 353325
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: 353313
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: 353312
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: 353319
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: 353318
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: 353320
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: 353321
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Temperature Range Bins (categories)
Null Value: Sp
Null Value Meaning:

0

Sum

CC ID: 353324
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of Time at Temperature Bins for that particular record

time_at_<8degreesC

CC ID: 353327
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water less than 8 degrees Celsius.

Unit of Measure: degrees celcius
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_8_12degreesC

CC ID: 353328
Seq. Order: 105
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 8 and 12 Degrees C

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

0

time_between_12_14degreesC

CC ID: 353334
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between pent between 12 and 14 Degrees C

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

0

time_between_14_16degreesC

CC ID: 353335
Seq. Order: 115
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 14 and 16 Degrees C
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_16_18degreesC

CC ID: 353337
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total time (in seconds) that turtle spent between 16 and 18 Degrees C
Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_18_20degreesC

CC ID: 353336
Seq. Order: 137
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 18 and 20 Degrees C
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_20_22degreesC

CC ID: 353338
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 20 and 22 Degrees C

Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_between_22_24degreesC

CC ID: 353339
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 22 and 24 Degrees C
Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_between_24_26degreesC

CC ID: 353330
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 24 and 26 Degrees C
Unit of Measure: Seconds
Display Example: null or
Null Value: 0

time_between_26_28degreesC

CC ID: 353331
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 26 and 28 Degrees C
Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_28_30degreesC

CC ID: 353333
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 28 and 30 Degrees C
Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_between_30_36degreesC

CC ID: 353340
Seq. Order: 190
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water between 30 and 36 Degrees C
Unit of Measure: seconds
Null Value: null or
Null Value Meaning:

0

time_greater_36degreesC

CC ID: 361662
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of time turtle spent in water greater than 36 Degrees C

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753863
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:

Distributor

CC ID: 753864
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: 753865
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753866
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: 753872
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159216/1.1/data/0-data/30335/sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_Spot_TAG_time_at_temperature/sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_Spot_TAG_time_at_temperature.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name: sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_Spot_TAG_time_at_temperature.csv
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 35255
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35255
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-10-13 10:40+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