Data Dictionary
Data Dictionary for VIMS Ambient Monitoring Data
The following is the list of parameters which are measured at the VIMS Campus at Gloucester Point, VA. Each six-minute data value is calculated from observations accumulated at 15 sec. intervals (n=24).
Summaries for wind speed and direction are vector averages for the time period specified.
| Datetime |
All times are Eastern Standard (75w) |
| Julday |
The day number of the Year |
| Airtemp |
Air Temperature, deg C |
| Cond |
Conductivity, mhos |
| Dirv |
Wind Direction, deg |
| Rain |
Rainfall, inches |
| Relhumn |
Relative Humidity, % |
| Sal |
Salinity, ppt |
| Solar1 |
Solar Energy, Langleys ( 1 Ly = 1 cal/cm2/min) |
| Solar2 |
Solar Energy, u-mole/m2/sec |
| Speedv |
Wind Speed, m/s |
| Temp |
Water Temperature, deg C |