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Link Argo NetCDF variables and NVS vocabulary server #41

Open tcarval opened 1 year ago

tcarval commented 1 year ago

Each NVS definition has a URI : Universal Ressource Identifier The NetCDF variable attributes can refer to its NVS URI

Example: the PSAL variable attribute may refer to 3 URI:

PSAL:parameter_uri="https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/R03/current/PSAL/" ; PSAL:standard_name_uri = "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P07/current/CFSN0331/" ; PSAL:unit_uri = "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UUUU/" ;

The full PSAL definition:

float PSAL(N_PROF, N_LEVELS) ;

PSAL:long_name = "Practical salinity" ; PSAL:parameter_uri="https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/R03/current/PSAL/" ; PSAL:standard_name = "sea_water_salinity" ; PSAL:standard_name_uri = "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P07/current/CFSN0331/" ; PSAL:_FillValue = 99999.f ; PSAL:units = "psu" ; PSAL:unit_uri = "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UUUU/" ; PSAL:valid_min = 2.f ; PSAL:valid_max = 41.f ; PSAL:C_format = "%9.3f" ; PSAL:FORTRAN_format = "F9.3" ; PSAL:resolution = 0.001f ;