Module waterlevel_dap

source code

Retrieve 6 minute raw water level data from NOAA CO-OPS server.

See Also: NOAA DODS/OPeNDAP page

Requires:

Author: Kurt Schwehr

License: GPL v2

Version: 4762

Date: 2006-09-19

Functions

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getWaterLevelNow(stationId, verbose=False, returnDict=True)
Fetch the dictionary for the current water level

source code

Variables

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datumList = ['MLLW', 'MSL', 'MHW', 'STND', 'IGLD', 'NGVD', 'NA...

unitList = ['Meters', 'Feet']

datasetURL = 'http://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/dods/IOOS/Raw...
OPeNDAP URL for NOAA CO-OPS database

waterlevelDataset = {'WATERLEVEL_RAW_PX': {'_STATION_ID': <dap...
This set only contains raw 6 minute water level data

waterlevelSeq = {'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at...
This is a sequence containter for waterlevels

stationsAll = {'8632200': 'Kiptopeke Beach', '8637611': 'York ...

stationsWaterLevel = {'8632200': 'Kiptopeke Beach', '8637689':...
Convenience table.

Function Details

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getWaterLevelNow(stationId, verbose=False, returnDict=True)

source code

Fetch the dictionary for the current water level

See Also: Southern Chesapeak Bay Stations

Variables Details

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datumList

Value:

['MLLW', 'MSL', 'MHW', 'STND', 'IGLD', 'NGVD', 'NAVD']

datasetURL

OPeNDAP URL for NOAA CO-OPS database

Value:

'http://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/dods/IOOS/Raw_Water_Level'

waterlevelDataset

This set only contains raw 6 minute water level data

Value:

{'WATERLEVEL_RAW_PX': {'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0
x214f250>, '_DATUM': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f2b0>, '_BEGI
N_DATE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f310>, '_END_DATE': <dap.
dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f370>, 'DCP': <dap.dtypes.BaseType obje
ct at 0x214f1f0>, 'SENSOR_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f41
0>, 'DATE_TIME': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f470>, 'WL_VALUE'
: <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f4f0>, 'SIGMA': <dap.dtypes.Base
Type object at 0x214f490>, 'O': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f5
...

waterlevelSeq

This is a sequence containter for waterlevels

Value:

{'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f250>, '_DATUM': <
dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f2b0>, '_BEGIN_DATE': <dap.dtypes.B
aseType object at 0x214f310>, '_END_DATE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object
 at 0x214f370>, 'DCP': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f1f0>, 'SEN
SOR_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f410>, 'DATE_TIME': <dap.
dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f470>, 'WL_VALUE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType
 object at 0x214f4f0>, 'SIGMA': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f4
90>, 'O': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x214f570>, 'F': <dap.dtypes.
...

stationsAll

Value:

{'8632200': 'Kiptopeke Beach',
 '8637611': 'York River East Rear Range Light',
 '8637689': 'Yorktown USCG Training Center',
 '8638511': 'Dom. Term. Assoc. Pier 11',
 '8638595': 'South Craney Island',
 '8638610': 'Sewells Point',
 '8638614': 'Willoughby Degaussing Station',
 '8638863': 'CBBT',
...

stationsWaterLevel

Convenience table. Should really get the stations from the web, soap, or dap. These stations are in the Southern Chesapeake Bay.

Value:

{'8632200': 'Kiptopeke Beach',
 '8637689': 'Yorktown USCG Training Center',
 '8638610': 'Sewells Point',
 '8638863': 'CBBT',
 '8639348': 'Money Point'}