netcdf nimecmwfsfcmlX1.c1.20070301.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (600 currently)
	domains = 1 ;
	levels = 4 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = " 1-Mar-2007, 00:00:00 GMT" ;
		base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ;
		base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ;
	double time_offset(time) ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ;
		time_offset:units = "seconds since 2007-03-01, 00:00:00 0:00" ;
	float domains(domains) ;
		domains:long_name = "domains" ;
		domains:units = "unitless" ;
		domains:model_resolution = "0.56 x 0.56 degrees" ;
		domains:description = "Domains over which all quantities are averaged" ;
		domains:areas_covered = "The domain is a single point at the following coordinates" ;
		domains:area_of_domain_76 = "   2.47,  13.60 (single point)" ;
	float lev(levels) ;
		lev:long_name = "Level" ;
		lev:units = "unitless" ;
		lev:description = "soil model levels" ;
		lev:layer_1_depth = "7 cm" ;
		lev:layer_2_depth = "21 cm" ;
		lev:layer_3_depth = "72 cm" ;
		lev:layer_4_depth = "189 cm" ;
	int idat(time) ;
		idat:long_name = "Initial Date (GMT)" ;
		idat:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
		idat:description = "The initial date of the forecast from which the data was retrieved" ;
	float itim(time) ;
		itim:long_name = "Forecast Time (GMT)" ;
		itim:units = "hours" ;
		itim:description = "The initial time of the forecast from which the data was retrieved" ;
	int vdat(time) ;
		vdat:long_name = "Verify Date (GMT)" ;
		vdat:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
		vdat:description = "The verifying date of the data meaning date and time for which it is valid" ;
	float vtim(time) ;
		vtim:long_name = "Verify Time (GMT)" ;
		vtim:units = "hours" ;
		vtim:description = "The verifying time of the data meaning date and time for which it is valid" ;
	float soil_temp(time, levels, domains) ;
		soil_temp:long_name = "soil temperature" ;
		soil_temp:units = "K" ;
	float hflx_bottom(time, levels, domains) ;
		hflx_bottom:long_name = "heat flux at layer bottom" ;
		hflx_bottom:units = "W/m2" ;
	float moist_flx(time, levels, domains) ;
		moist_flx:long_name = "moisture flux at layer bottom" ;
		moist_flx:units = "kg/(m2*s)" ;
	float soil_wetness(time, levels, domains) ;
		soil_wetness:long_name = "soil wetness" ;
		soil_wetness:units = "kg/m2" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Thu Apr 26 20:29:54 2007" ;
		:facility_id = "X1" ;
		:site_id = "External Data" ;
		:data_level = "c1" ;
		:data_description = "Diagnostic data derived from ECMWF model runs for ARM analysis provided by ECMWF" ;
		:data_description1 = "These files contain multilevel surface fields at 4 levels as represented in the ECMWF land-surface parametrization. " ;
		:averaging_interval = "60 minutes" ;
		:averaging_interval_comment = "All data represents horizontal averages over the domains and therefore cannot easily be compared to single point measurements." ;
		:averaging_interval_comment1 = "All fluxes (radiation, precipitation, turbulent fluxes) are true time averages over the hour leading up to the time when they are written out." ;
		:averaging_interval_comment2 = "Variables (temperature, winds, humidity, clouds etc) are valid at the time they are written into the file (as a snapshot) but they do represent averages (in time) over the turbulence spectrum, i.e. if you were to compare them to high time-resolution data at a point you do have to average over the turbulence." ;
		:data_comment = "Very small (.lt.1.E-10 for precipitation and .lt. 1.E-1 for radiation) and small negative numbers in solar radiation and precipitation are due to packing and unpacking mechanisms and do not represent model problems. " ;
		:reference_1 = "The ECMWF home page - http://www.ecmwf.int/" ;
		:reference_2 = "ECMWF Publications listing: http://www.ecmwf.int/pressroom/publications.html" ;
		:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		:Version = "$State: process-xdc-ecmwf-7.2-2 $" ;
		:IDL_Version = "Coded in IDL (sparc / sunos / unix / 6.2)" ;
		:Command_Line = "ecmwf_ingest -i 20070301 -type sfcml -location nim" ;
		:zeb_platform = "nimecmwfsfcmlX1.c1" ;
		:input_files = "nimecmwfsfcml76X1.00.20070301.000000.raw.asc" ;
		:Input_Platforms = "nimecmwfX1.00" ;
}