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Module waterlevel_dap

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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

Copyright: (C) 2006 Kurt Schwehr

Version: 4762

Functions [hide private]
  getWaterLevelNow(stationId, verbose=False, returnDict=True)
Fetch the dictionary for the current water level

Variables [hide private]
  __date__ = '2006-09-19'
Date of last svn commit
  datumList = ['MLLW', 'MSL', 'MHW', 'STND', 'IGLD', 'NGVD', 'NAVD']
  unitList = ['Meters', 'Feet']
  datasetURL = 'http://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/dods/IOOS/Raw_Wa...
OPeNDAP URL for NOAA CO-OPS database
  waterlevelDataset = {'WATERLEVEL_RAW_PX': {'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.Ba...
This set only contains raw 6 minute water level data
  waterlevelSeq = {'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x176...
This is a sequence containter for waterlevels
  stationsAll = {'8638863': 'CBBT', '8632200': 'Kiptopeke Beach', '8...
  stationsWaterLevel = {'8638863': 'CBBT', '8638610': 'Sewells Point', '863...
Convenience table.

Function Details [hide private]

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

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Fetch the dictionary for the current water level

See Also: Southern Chesapeak Bay Stations


Variables Details [hide private]

__date__

Date of last svn commit
Value:
'2006-09-19'                                                           
      

datumList

None
Value:
['MLLW', 'MSL', 'MHW', 'STND', 'IGLD', 'NGVD', 'NAVD']                 
      

unitList

None
Value:
['Meters', 'Feet']                                                     
      

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
x1768590>, '_DATUM': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17685f0>, '_BEGI
N_DATE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x1768650>, '_END_DATE': <dap.
dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17686d0>, 'DCP': <dap.dtypes.BaseType obje
ct at 0x1768710>, 'SENSOR_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17687b
0>, 'DATE_TIME': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x1768830>, 'WL_VALUE'
: <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17688d0>, 'SIGMA': <dap.dtypes.Base
Type object at 0x1768930>, 'O': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17689
...                                                                    
      

waterlevelSeq

This is a sequence containter for waterlevels
Value:
{'_STATION_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x1768590>, '_DATUM': <
dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17685f0>, '_BEGIN_DATE': <dap.dtypes.B
aseType object at 0x1768650>, '_END_DATE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object
 at 0x17686d0>, 'DCP': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x1768710>, 'SEN
SOR_ID': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17687b0>, 'DATE_TIME': <dap.
dtypes.BaseType object at 0x1768830>, 'WL_VALUE': <dap.dtypes.BaseType
 object at 0x17688d0>, 'SIGMA': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17689
30>, 'O': <dap.dtypes.BaseType object at 0x17689d0>, 'F': <dap.dtypes.
...                                                                    
      

stationsAll

None
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'}