netcdf sgp06wpdnmmtsX1.a1.20020226.180600 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (50 currently) station = 7 ; height_low = 36 ; height_hi = 36 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "25-Feb-2002,23:06:00 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 2002-02-25 23:06:00 0:00" ; float lat_stn(station) ; lat_stn:long_name = "Station latitude" ; lat_stn:units = "Degrees" ; lat_stn:valid_min = "34.8f" ; lat_stn:valid_max = "38.4f" ; lat_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ; float lon_stn(station) ; lon_stn:long_name = "Station longitude" ; lon_stn:units = "Degrees" ; lon_stn:valid_min = "-99.5f" ; lon_stn:valid_max = "-95.4f" ; lon_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ; float alt_stn(station) ; alt_stn:long_name = "Station altitude" ; alt_stn:units = "meters AGL" ; alt_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ; float site_num_stn(station) ; site_num_stn:long_name = "site number" ; site_num_stn:units = "numeric" ; site_num_stn:valid_min = "0" ; site_num_stn:valid_max = "39" ; float magnetic_dcn_stn(station) ; magnetic_dcn_stn:long_name = "magnetic declination" ; magnetic_dcn_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float orient_n_stn(station) ; orient_n_stn:long_name = "orientation from true N" ; orient_n_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float ebeam_az_stn(station) ; ebeam_az_stn:long_name = "east beam azimuth angle" ; ebeam_az_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float ebeam_el_stn(station) ; ebeam_el_stn:long_name = "north beam elevation angle" ; ebeam_el_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float nbeam_az_stn(station) ; nbeam_az_stn:long_name = "north beam azimuth angle" ; nbeam_az_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float nbeam_el_stn(station) ; nbeam_el_stn:long_name = "north beam elevation angle" ; nbeam_el_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float vbeam_az_stn(station) ; vbeam_az_stn:long_name = "vertical beam azimuth angle" ; vbeam_az_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float vbeam_el_stn(station) ; vbeam_el_stn:long_name = "vertical beam elevation angle" ; vbeam_el_stn:units = "Degrees" ; float ht_low(height_low) ; ht_low:long_name = "Height above station in low mode" ; ht_low:units = "meters" ; ht_low:explanation = "center of consecutive height intervals of which the moments readings are averaged" ; ht_low:valid_min = "500" ; ht_low:valid_max = "9250" ; float ht_hi(height_hi) ; ht_hi:long_name = "Height above station in high mode" ; ht_hi:units = "meters" ; ht_hi:explanation = "center of consecutive height intervals of which the moments readings are averaged" ; ht_hi:valid_min = "7500" ; ht_hi:valid_max = "16250" ; float mom_0_e_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_0_e_low:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) East/Low" ; mom_0_e_low:units = "decibels" ; float mom_0_n_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_0_n_low:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) North/Low" ; mom_0_n_low:units = "decibels" ; float mom_0_v_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_0_v_low:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_0_v_low:units = "decibels" ; float mom_1_e_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_1_e_low:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) East/Low" ; mom_1_e_low:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_1_n_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_1_n_low:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) North/Low" ; mom_1_n_low:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_1_v_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_1_v_low:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_1_v_low:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_2_e_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_2_e_low:long_name = "velocity variance (2nd moment) East/Low" ; mom_2_e_low:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float mom_2_n_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_2_n_low:long_name = "velocity variance (2nd moment) North/Low" ; mom_2_n_low:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float mom_2_v_low(time, station, height_low) ; mom_2_v_low:long_name = "velocity variance (1st moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_2_v_low:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float mom_0_e_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_0_e_hi:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) East/Low" ; mom_0_e_hi:units = "decibels" ; float mom_0_n_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_0_n_hi:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) North/Low" ; mom_0_n_hi:units = "decibels" ; float mom_0_v_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_0_v_hi:long_name = "Signal power (0th moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_0_v_hi:units = "decibels" ; float mom_1_e_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_1_e_hi:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) East/Low" ; mom_1_e_hi:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_1_n_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_1_n_hi:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) North/Low" ; mom_1_n_hi:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_1_v_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_1_v_hi:long_name = "mean velocity (1st moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_1_v_hi:units = "meter/second" ; float mom_2_e_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_2_e_hi:long_name = "velocity variance (2nd moment) East/Low" ; mom_2_e_hi:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float mom_2_n_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_2_n_hi:long_name = "velocity variance (2nd moment) North/Low" ; mom_2_n_hi:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float mom_2_v_hi(time, station, height_hi) ; mom_2_v_hi:long_name = "velocity variance (1st moment) Vertical/Low" ; mom_2_v_hi:units = "(meter/second)^2" ; float checkout_mode(time, station) ; checkout_mode:long_name = "Profiler in checkout mode" ; checkout_mode:units = "unitless" ; checkout_mode:code_description = "0 false; 1 true" ; checkout_mode:valid_min = "0" ; checkout_mode:valid_max = "1" ; float lat ; lat:long_name = "north latitude" ; lat:units = "degrees" ; lat:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ; float lon ; lon:long_name = "east longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees" ; lon:valid_range = -180.f, 180.f ; float alt ; alt:long_name = "altitude" ; alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ; // global attributes: :Date = "Thu Feb 28 04:36:26 2002" ; :Version = "Release_3_9" ; :Command_Line = "/apps/vip/bin/sgp06mmts -i 20020226" ; :Input_Platforms = "none; ingest from external file" ; :BW_Version = "Release_3_3" ; :Platform_Description = "6 minutes moments Wind Profiler Demo Network, for 7 stations Haviland KS, Hillsboro KS, Lamont OK, Neodesha KS, Vici OK, Morris OK, and Purcell, OK" ; :facility_id = "external" ; :input_files = "sgp06wpdnmmtsX1.00.yyyymmdd.000000.raw" ; :source_of_data = "data is ingested from EBUFR file sgp06wpdnmmtsX1.00.yyyymmdd from NCDC, and fields site_num_stn, magnetic_dcn_stn and orient_n_stn are read from a flat file STN_INFO." ; :source_of_stn_info = "station information in WPDN_stn_info is taken from \"Wind Profiler Demo Network, Site Information Report - List A, August 31, 1993\", provided to ARM by Doug Van de Kemp of NOAA/ERL/FSL on 3/30/94." ; :source_of_beam_info = "beam information in WPDN_stn_info is taken from the Wind Profiler Network Orientation Data, provided to ARM by Scott Stierle of NOAA/ERL/FSL on 2/1/95." ; :data_organization = "nspace" ; :averaging_interval = "6 mins" ; :resolution_in_low_mode = "320m" ; :resolution_in_high_mode = "900m" ; :data_volume = "1.1 M for 6 hours" ; :profiler_operational_condition_temperature = "-40 to 50 deg. C" ; :profiler_operational_condition_humidity = "0-100 %" ; :profiler_operational_condition_wind = "up to 140 mph" ; :profiler_operational_condition_rain = "up to 3 inches/hour" ; :profiler_operational_condition_snow = "up to 4 feet" ; :profiler_operational_condition_ice = "up to 3 inches radial" ; :missing_value = "-99999." ; :explanation_of_missing_value = "value assigned for data reported as missing" ; :value_for_station_not_reporting = "-9999." ; :explanation_of_stations_not_reporting_value = "value assigned when the profiler station does not report to the WPDN" ; :ebufr_version = "Release_3_2_3" ; :zeb_platform = "sgp06wpdnmmtsX1.a1" ; :history = "created by the Zebra DataStore library, 28-Feb-2002,4:36:32, $RCSfile: DFA_NetCDF.c,v $ $Revision: 3.52 $\n", "" ; }