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The NetCDF file is extracted from the data contained in the above MAT file. The NetCDF file contains the following main variables: u, v, w, time, binmap_depth, latitude, longitude and temperature. Important: the depth variable where the binmap_depth variable here is distinct from the pressure sensor measurement in the MAT file (adcp.depth). The NetCDF depth variable is is When there is bin-mapping performed on the data, the binmap_depth is calculated as meta.depth - adcp.range; it is the approximate water depth at which the measurement bins are located. It designated as the Z-axis for plotting purposes. The advantage of using the near-constants meta.depth and adcp.range in the calculation is that plots made will be consistent. For mobile RDI ADCPs, it is necessary to use the adcp.depth and adcp.range variables for plotting. Unfortunately, the CF convention does not permit these additional variables, so use the MAT file in this rare case.If bin-mapping is 'none', then the binmap_depth and the depth are equal. depth is calculated as meta.depth - adcp.backscatterVerticalRange, which is the range corrected for tilt. depth is used to plot the beam-averaged backscatter and any other beam-averaged values that are not bin-mapped. The structure and content of the netCDF file is very similar to that of the MAT file, including the variable naming.
Example: (too large to attach here)Example: BC_POD3_ADCP_20120214T175028.546Z.nc
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