netcdf nimmfrsraod5chcorM1.c1.20080305.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (222141 currently)
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "05-Mar-2006 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(time) ;
		time:long_name = "Time offset from midnight" ;
		time:units = "seconds since 2006-03-05 00:00:00 0:00" ;
	float cosine_solar_zenith_angle(time) ;
		cosine_solar_zenith_angle:long_name = "Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle" ;
		cosine_solar_zenith_angle:units = "unitless" ;
		cosine_solar_zenith_angle:corrections = "solar zenith angle corrected for refraction by atmosphere" ;
	float angstrom_exponent(time) ;
		angstrom_exponent:long_name = "angstrom exponent" ;
		angstrom_exponent:units = "unitless" ;
		angstrom_exponent:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		angstrom_exponent:comment1 = "Used AOD from 500 nm and 870 nm channels for computation of the Angstrom exponent." ;
		angstrom_exponent:computation = "angstrom exponent equals log(aod_2 - aod_1)/log(lambda_1 - lambda_2)" ;
	float aod_415nm(time) ;
		aod_415nm:long_name = "aerosol optical depth 415 nm" ;
		aod_415nm:comment = "Extrapolated from aod_500nm with angstrom exponent" ;
		aod_415nm:units = "unitless" ;
		aod_415nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		aod_415nm:actual_wavelength = "416.100006" ;
	float forward_scattering_correction_415nm(time) ;
		forward_scattering_correction_415nm:long_name = "Forward scattering correction for 415 nm" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_415nm:units = "unitless" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_415nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		forward_scattering_correction_415nm:actual_wavelength = "416.100006" ;
	float aod_500nm(time) ;
		aod_500nm:long_name = "aerosol optical depth 500 nm" ;
		aod_500nm:units = "unitless" ;
		aod_500nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		aod_500nm:actual_wavelength = "500.299988" ;
	float forward_scattering_correction_500nm(time) ;
		forward_scattering_correction_500nm:long_name = "Forward scattering correction for 500 nm" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_500nm:units = "unitless" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_500nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		forward_scattering_correction_500nm:actual_wavelength = "500.299988" ;
	float aod_615nm(time) ;
		aod_615nm:long_name = "aerosol optical depth 615 nm" ;
		aod_615nm:units = "unitless" ;
		aod_615nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		aod_615nm:actual_wavelength = "615.700012" ;
	float forward_scattering_correction_615nm(time) ;
		forward_scattering_correction_615nm:long_name = "Forward scattering correction for 615 nm" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_615nm:units = "unitless" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_615nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		forward_scattering_correction_615nm:actual_wavelength = "615.700012" ;
	float aod_673nm(time) ;
		aod_673nm:long_name = "aerosol optical depth 673 nm" ;
		aod_673nm:units = "unitless" ;
		aod_673nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		aod_673nm:actual_wavelength = "674.200012" ;
	float forward_scattering_correction_673nm(time) ;
		forward_scattering_correction_673nm:long_name = "Forward scattering correction for 673 nm" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_673nm:units = "unitless" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_673nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		forward_scattering_correction_673nm:actual_wavelength = "674.200012" ;
	float aod_870nm(time) ;
		aod_870nm:long_name = "aerosol optical depth 870 nm" ;
		aod_870nm:units = "unitless" ;
		aod_870nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		aod_870nm:actual_wavelength = "870.000000" ;
	float forward_scattering_correction_870nm(time) ;
		forward_scattering_correction_870nm:long_name = "Forward scattering correction for 870 nm" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_870nm:units = "unitless" ;
		forward_scattering_correction_870nm:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		forward_scattering_correction_870nm:actual_wavelength = "870.000000" ;
	float lat ;
		lat:long_name = "north latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees" ;
		lat:valid_min = -90.f ;
		lat:valid_max = 90.f ;
	float lon ;
		lon:long_name = "east longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees" ;
		lon:valid_min = -180.f ;
		lon:valid_max = 180.f ;
	float alt ;
		alt:long_name = "altitude" ;
		alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ;
	float day_of_year_UTC(time) ;
		day_of_year_UTC:long_name = "Day of year, UTC (Jan 1 = 1)" ;
		day_of_year_UTC:comment = "Extrapolated from aod_500nm with angstrom exponent" ;
		day_of_year_UTC:units = "unitless" ;
		day_of_year_UTC:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		day_of_year_UTC:actual_wavelength = "416.100006" ;
	float day_of_year_LST(time) ;
		day_of_year_LST:long_name = "Day of year, LST (Jan 1 = 1)" ;
		day_of_year_LST:comment = "Extrapolated from aod_500nm with angstrom exponent" ;
		day_of_year_LST:units = "unitless" ;
		day_of_year_LST:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		day_of_year_LST:actual_wavelength = "416.100006" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Mon Jun 30 03:13:24 2008" ;
		:Version = "Barnard-Flynn v1.0" ;
		:aerosol_optical_depth_computation = "aod = forward_scattering_correction * (total_OD - Rayleigh_OD - Ozone_column_amount*Ozone_absorption_coef)" ;
		:site_id = "nim" ;
		:facility_id = "M1: Niamey, Niger" ;
		:sample_int = "20 seconds" ;
		:logger_id = "45669" ;
		:head_id = "24321" ;
		:mfr_internal_latitude = "13.474731" ;
		:mfr_internal_longitude = "357.824707" ;
		:zeb_platform = "nimmfrsrM1.c1" ;
}