generate_nc_file_att

[global_attributes]
Conventions                  = CF-1.6,IMOS-1.4
acknowledgement              = Any users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source of the material derived from IMOS in the format: "Data was sourced from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - IMOS is a national collaborative research infrastructure, supported by the Australian Government." If relevant, also credit other organisations involved in collection of this particular datastream (as listed in "credit" in the metadata record).
author                       = Besnard, Laurent
author_email                 = laurent.besnard@utas.edu.au
citation                     = The citation in a list of references is: "IMOS [year-of-data-download], [Title], [data-access-url], accessed [date-of-access]"
data_centre                  = Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN)
data_centre_email            = info@aodn.org.au
disclaimer                   = Data, products and services from IMOS are provided "as is" without any warranty as to fitness for a particular purpose.
distribution_statement       = Data may be re-used, provided that related metadata explaining the data has been reviewed by the user, and the data is appropriately acknowledged. Data, products and services from IMOS are provided "as is" without any warranty as to fitness for a particular purpose.
featureType                  = profile
file_version                 = Level 1 - Quality Controlled Data
file_version_quality_control = Data in this file has been through a quality control procedure. Every data point in this file has an associated quality flag
geospatial_vertical_positive = down
geospatial_vertical_units    = metres
institution                  = SOOP XBT
institution_references       = http://www.imos.org.au/soop.html
keywords                     = Oceans>Ocean Temperature>Sea Water Temperature; Oceans>Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography>Water Depth; Bathythermographs>Expendable Bathythermographs (XBT)
license                      = http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
naming_authority             = IMOS
principal_investigator       = Cowley, Rebecca; CSIRO
project                      = Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
quality_control_set          = 1.0
references                   = http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/OCEAN/wmocodes_e.htm; http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/OCEAN/GTSPPcodes_e.htm; http://woce.nodc.noaa.gov/woce_v3/wocedata_1/woce-uot/overview.htm; https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/GTSPP/document/codetbls/gtsppcode.html
source                       = Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT)
standard_name_vocabulary     = NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Name Table 27

[TIME]
calendar            = gregorian
units               = days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
ancillary_variables = TIME_quality_control
axis                = T

[TIME_quality_control]
long_name                   = quality flags for time
standard_name               = time status_flag
quality_control_conventions = IMOS standard flags

[LATITUDE]
reference_datum     = geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
ancillary_variables = LATITUDE_quality_control
axis                = Y

[LATITUDE_quality_control]
standard_name               = latitude status_flag
long_name                   = quality flags for latitude
quality_control_conventions = IMOS standard flags

[LONGITUDE]
reference_datum     = geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
ancillary_variables = LONGITUDE_quality_control
axis                = X

[LONGITUDE_quality_control]
standard_name               = longitude status_flag
long_name                   = quality flags for longitude
quality_control_conventions = IMOS standard flags

[DEPTH]
reference_datum     = sea surface
standard_name       = depth
longname            = depth
units               = m
valid_min           = -5.
valid_max           = 12000. 
ancillary_variables = DEPTH_quality_control
axis                = Z
positive            = down

[DEPTH_quality_control]
long_name                   = quality flags for depth
standard_name               = depth status_flag
quality_control_conventions = IMOS standard flags

[TEMP]
long_name                 = sea_water_temperature
standard_name             = sea_water_temperature
units                     = Celsius
valid_min                 = -2.5
valid_max                 = 40. 
coordinates               = TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH
ancillary_variables       = TEMP_quality_control
axis                      = Z
positive                  = down

[TEMP_quality_control]
long_name                   = quality flag for sea_water_temperature
standard_name               = sea_water_temperature status_flag
quality_control_conventions = IMOS standard flags

[HISTORY_INSTITUTION]
long_name   = Institution which performed action
Conventions = GTSPP IDENT_CODE table

[HISTORY_STEP]
long_name   = Step in data processing
Conventions = GTSPP PRC_CODE table

[HISTORY_SOFTWARE]
long_name   = Name of software which performed action
Conventions = Institution dependent

[HISTORY_SOFTWARE_RELEASE]
long_name  = Version/Release of software which performed action
Conventions = Institution dependent

[HISTORY_DATE]
long_name           = Date the history record was created
calendar            = gregorian
units               = days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
axis                = T

[HISTORY_PARAMETER]
long_name   = Parameter that action is performed on
Conventions = GTSPP PC_PROF table

[HISTORY_START_DEPTH]
long_name   = Start depth action applied to
units       = m
axis        = Z
positive    = down

[HISTORY_STOP_DEPTH]
long_name   = End depth action applied to
units       = m
axis        = Z
positive    = down

[HISTORY_PREVIOUS_VALUE]
long_name = Parameter previous value before action
units     = 1
axis      = Z
positive  = down

[HISTORY_QC_FLAG]
long_name = QC flag applied
Conventions = GTSPP ACT_CODE table and CSIRO XBT Cookbook

[HISTORY_QC_FLAG_DESCRIPTION]
long_name = Description of HISTORY_QC_FLAG
Conventions = GTSPP ACT_CODE table and CSIRO XBT Cookbook