netcdf nsaarscl1clothC1.c1.20110323.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (8640 currently)
	nheights = 512 ;
	numlayers = 10 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:long_name = "Beginning Time of File" ;
		base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 00:00" ;
		base_time:calendar_date = "Year 2011 Month 03 Day 23 00:00:00" ;
	double time_offset(time) ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time Offset from base_time" ;
		time_offset:units = "seconds" ;
		time_offset:comment = "none" ;
	float Heights(nheights) ;
		Heights:long_name = "Height of Measured Value" ;
		Heights:units = "m AGL" ;
		Heights:comment = "none" ;
	short Reflectivity(time, nheights) ;
		Reflectivity:long_name = "MMCR Reflectivity" ;
		Reflectivity:units = "dBZ (X100)" ;
		Reflectivity:comment = "Divide Reflectivity by 100 to get dBZ" ;
	short ReflectivityNoClutter(time, nheights) ;
		ReflectivityNoClutter:long_name = "MMCR Reflectivity with Clutter Removed" ;
		ReflectivityNoClutter:units = "dBZ (X100)" ;
		ReflectivityNoClutter:comment = "Divide ReflectivityNoClutter by 100 to get dBZ" ;
	short ReflectivityBestEstimate(time, nheights) ;
		ReflectivityBestEstimate:long_name = "MMCR Best Estimate of Hydrometeor Reflectivity" ;
		ReflectivityBestEstimate:units = "dBZ (X100)" ;
		ReflectivityBestEstimate:comment = "Divide ReflectivityBestEstimate by 100 to get dBZ" ;
	short MeanDopplerVelocity(time, nheights) ;
		MeanDopplerVelocity:long_name = "MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity" ;
		MeanDopplerVelocity:units = "m/s (X1000)" ;
		MeanDopplerVelocity:comment = "Divide MeanDopplerVelocity by 1000 to get m/s" ;
	short SpectralWidth(time, nheights) ;
		SpectralWidth:long_name = "MMCR Spectral Width" ;
		SpectralWidth:units = "m/s (X1000)" ;
		SpectralWidth:comment = "Divide SpectralWidth by 1000 to get m/s" ;
	float RadarFirstTop(time) ;
		RadarFirstTop:long_name = "MMCR Top Height of Lowest Detected Layer before Clutter Removal" ;
		RadarFirstTop:units = "m AGL" ;
		RadarFirstTop:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, 0. No significant detection in column, > 0. Top Height of Lowest Cloud/Clutter Layer" ;
	char ModeId(time, nheights) ;
		ModeId:long_name = "MMCR Mode I.D." ;
		ModeId:units = "unitless" ;
		ModeId:comment = "0 No significant power return, 1-5 Valid modes, 10 Data do not exist" ;
	short SignaltoNoiseRatio(time, nheights) ;
		SignaltoNoiseRatio:long_name = "MMCR Signal-to-Noise Ratio" ;
		SignaltoNoiseRatio:units = "dB (X100)" ;
		SignaltoNoiseRatio:comment = "Divide SignaltoNoiseRatio by 100 to get dB" ;
	float CloudBasePrecipitation(time) ;
		CloudBasePrecipitation:long_name = "Microwave Radiometer Wet Window/Optical Rain Gauge Cloud Base Height" ;
		CloudBasePrecipitation:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudBasePrecipitation:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, -2. Data exist but no retrieval, -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ;
	float CloudBaseCeilometerStd(time) ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerStd:long_name = "BLC/VCEIL Standard Algorithm Cloud Base Height" ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerStd:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerStd:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, -2. Data exist but no retrieval, -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ;
	float CloudBaseCeilometerCloth(time) ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerCloth:long_name = "BLC/VCEIL Wang and Sassen Algorithm Cloud Base Height" ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerCloth:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudBaseCeilometerCloth:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, -2. Data exist but no retrieval, -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ;
	float CloudBaseMplZwang(time) ;
		CloudBaseMplZwang:long_name = "MPL Wang and Sassen Algorithm Cloud Base Height" ;
		CloudBaseMplZwang:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudBaseMplZwang:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, -2. Data exist but no retrieval, -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ;
	float CloudBaseBestEstimate(time) ;
		CloudBaseBestEstimate:long_name = "LASER Cloud Base Height Best Estimate" ;
		CloudBaseBestEstimate:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudBaseBestEstimate:comment = "-3. Data do not exist, -2. Data exist but no retrieval, -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ;
	short CloudMaskMplZwang(time, nheights) ;
		CloudMaskMplZwang:long_name = "MPL Wang and Sassen Algorithm Cloud Mask Occurrence" ;
		CloudMaskMplZwang:units = "Percent(x100)" ;
		CloudMaskMplZwang:comment = "-30000 Data do not exist, -20000 Beam blocked, -10000 Beam attenuated, 0 No cloud (clear), > 0 Valid cloud percent occurrence (x 100) during time interval." ;
	float CloudLayerBottomHeightMplZwang(time, numlayers) ;
		CloudLayerBottomHeightMplZwang:long_name = "Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Wang and Sassen MPL) Algorithms" ;
		CloudLayerBottomHeightMplZwang:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudLayerBottomHeightMplZwang:comment = "none" ;
	float CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang(time, numlayers) ;
		CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:long_name = "Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Wang and Sassen MPL) Algorithms" ;
		CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:units = "m AGL" ;
		CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:comment = "none" ;
	char qc_RadarArtifacts(time, nheights) ;
		qc_RadarArtifacts:long_name = "MMCR Mode Quality Control Flags" ;
		qc_RadarArtifacts:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_RadarArtifacts:comment = "0 No significant power return, 1 Significant, problem free data, 2 Second trip echo problems, 3 Coherent integration problems, 4 Second trip echo and coherent integration problems, 5 Pulse coding problems, 10 Data do not exist" ;
	char qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag(time, nheights) ;
		qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag:long_name = "MMCR Reflectivity Clutter Flags" ;
		qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag:comment = "0 No significant power return, 1 Significant, problem free data, 2 Clutter and cloud contribution, 3 Clutter only contribution, 10 Data do not exist" ;
	float qc_CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang(time, numlayers) ;
		qc_CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:long_name = "Value Indicating the Reliability of the Layer Top Height from Composite (MMCR/Wang and Sassen MPL) Algorithms" ;
		qc_CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_CloudLayerTopHeightMplZwang:comment = "none" ;
	float qc_BeamAttenuationMplZwang(time) ;
		qc_BeamAttenuationMplZwang:long_name = "MPL Wang and Sassen Algorithm Beam Attenuation Assessment" ;
		qc_BeamAttenuationMplZwang:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_BeamAttenuationMplZwang:comment = "-9. Data do not exist,  -2. Beam blocked, -1. Beam attenuated, 0. No cloud (clear), 1. Beam penetrated atmosphere" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Thu Sep 08 18:34:46 GMT 2011" ;
		:Version = "$State: Exp $" ;
		:Number_Input_Platforms = "4" ;
		:Input_Platforms = "nsa30smplcmask1zwangC1.c1,nsavceil25kC1.b1,nsammcrmomC1.b1,nsammcrmomC1.b1" ;
		:Input_Platforms_Versions = "?????,10.2,8.7,8.7-0.el5" ;
		:zeb_platform = "nsaarscl1clothC1.c1" ;
		:Command_Line = "arsc1/arscl2 -s YYYYMMDD -e YYYYMMDD SITE FACILITY QCFILE ZIPPING" ;
		:contact = " " ;
		:commenta = "At each height and time, the MMCR reflectivity, velocity, width and signal-to-noise ratio always come from the same mode.  The mode is indicated by ModeId." ;
		:commentb = "MeanDopplerVelocity, ModeId, qc_RadarArtifacts, qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag, SpectralWidth, and SignaltoNoiseRatio data are reported at all range gates for which there is a significant detection, including from clutter." ;
		:commentc = "The value of qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag indicates whether or not the signal is from clutter." ;
		:commentd = "Use the appropriate reflectivity fields (e.g., with clutter, with clutter removed, or best estimate) to filter the variables discussed in commentb." ;
		:commente = "Missing (i.e., does not exist) data for a particular time period are indicated by a value of 10 for the ModeId, qc_RadarArtifacts, and qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag variables.  The geophysical variables should contain a value of -32768 at these times." ;
		:commentf = "Note that -32768 is also used for the geophysical variables when there are no significant detections, in which case ModeId, qc_RadarArtifacts, and qc_ReflectivityClutterFlag are 0." ;
}