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Dataset Title:	SURF \| TPXO8 \| V Transport MM 1/6 Degree
Institution:	Oregon State University (Dataset ID: surf_osu_tpxo8_v_mm_6_v1)
Information:	Summary \| License \| FGDC \| ISO 19115 \| Metadata \| Background \| Files \| Make a graph

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Dimensions	Size	Spacing
longitude (degrees_east)	2160	0.1666667 (even)

latitude (degrees_north)	1081	0.1666667 (even)

Grid Variables (which always also download all of the dimension variables)

vRe (Tidal South North Transport Complex Amplitude Real Part, centimeter^2/sec)

vIm (Tidal South North Transport Complex Amplitude Imaginary Part, centimeter^2/sec)

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float64 actual_range 0.16667175162411124, 360.0000101713481;
    String axis "X";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float64 actual_range -90.08333587646484, 89.91666920509303;
    String axis "Y";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
  vRe {
    String field "Re(v), scalar, amp=abs(vRe+i*vIm);GMT phase=atan2(-vIm,vRe)/pi*180;";
    String ioos_category "Currents";
    String long_name "Tidal South North Transport Complex Amplitude Real Part";
    String option_0 "land";
    String option_1 "~=0 - water";
    String units "centimeter^2/sec";
  }
  vIm {
    String field "Im(v), scalar, amp=abs(vRe+i*vIm);GMT phase=atan2(-vIm,vRe)/pi*180;";
    String ioos_category "Currents";
    String long_name "Tidal South North Transport Complex Amplitude Imaginary Part";
    String option_0 "land";
    String option_1 "~=0 - water";
    String units "centimeter^2/sec";
  }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "Grid";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 360.0000101713481;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 89.91666920509303;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min -90.08333587646484;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_resolution 0.16666667137181285;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 360.0000101713481;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min 0.16667175162411124;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_resolution 0.16666666902256785;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String history 
"2026-06-06T06:07:24Z (local files)
2026-06-06T06:07:24Z https://erddap.cmcc-opa.eu/erddap/griddap/surf_osu_tpxo8_v_mm_6_v1.das";
    String infoUrl "https://www.tpxo.net/";
    String institution "Oregon State University";
    String keywords "current, imaginary, northward, ocean, real, tidal, tide, transport, velocity";
    String license "Contact the data provider for redistribution and license terms.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 89.91666920509303;
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing -90.08333587646484;
    String summary "TPXO8 south-north tidal transport complex amplitude fields for constituent MM at 1/6-degree resolution.";
    String title "SURF | TPXO8 | V Transport MM 1/6 Degree";
    String type "OTIS transport file";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting 0.16667175162411124;
  }
}

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