station_configurationΒΆ

element_name type external_table description
primary_id varchar (pk)   Primary (e.g. WMO) ID for station
primary_id_scheme int id_scheme:scheme Scheme used for primary ID
record_number int (pk)   Record number for this station entry
secondary_id varchar[]*   Secondary (e.g. local) ID for station
secondary_id_scheme int[]* id_scheme:scheme Scheme used for secondary ID
station_name varchar   Name of station (e.g. Tateno)
station_abbreviation varchar   Abbreviation of station name (e.g. TAT)
alternative_name varchar[]*  
Alternative name for station
station_crs int crs:crs coordinate reference system used to report stations location
longitude numeric   Report position for station if stationary or NULL if mobile. If more than one estimate record best here and additional values using optional fields.
latitude numeric   Report position for station if stationary or NULL if mobile
local_gravity numeric   Local gravity at station location (units ms-2)
start_date timestamp   Date that the station first started reporting in this configuration
end_date timestamp   Last data the station reported in this configuration
station_type int station_type:type Type of reporting station
platform_type int platform_type:type Generic type of observing platform
platform_sub_type int platform_sub_type:sub_type Specific type of observing platform
operating_institute varchar organisation:organisation_id Institute operating the station (e.g. National Oceanography Centre)
operating_territory int sub_region:sub_region Sub-region where station is located or country of registry for mobile station
city varchar   Nearest city / town to station location
contact varchar[] contact:contact_id Contact for station
role int[] role:role Role of contact
observing_frequency int observing_frequency:frequency Typical frequency of observations for this station (reports per day). If irregular use reporting_time.
reporting_time int[]   Reporting hour(s) if non-standard / irregular hours used
telecommunication_method int[] communication_method:method Method used to report observations
station_automation int automation_status:automation Whether station is automated, manual or mixed
measuring_system_model varchar[]   Station / AWS model type
measuring_system_id varchar[]   ID or serial number of measuring system
observed_variables int[] observed_variable:variable array indicating which variables are observed by this station
comment varchar   Any other comments / footnotes
optional_data int data_present:flag Flag indicating availability of additional data
bbox_min_longitude numeric   Bounding box for observation from this station, valid range given by CRS
bbox_max_longitude numeric   Bounding box for observation from this station, valid range given by CRS
bbox_min_latitude numeric   Bounding box for observation from this station, valid range given by CRS
bbox_max_latitude numeric   Bounding box for observation from this station, valid range given by CR
metadata_contact varchar[]   contact:contact_id contact for responsible for maintaing this record
metadata_contact_role int[] role:role role of metadata_contact