netcdf sgp1toacessC1.c1.941211.000100 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (1439 currently)
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "11-Dec-94,0:01:00 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:units = "seconds since 1994-12-11 00:01:00 0:00" ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ;
	float ref_10(time) ;
		ref_10:long_name = "TOA reflected shortwave flux using surf_10" ;
		ref_10:units = "W/m2" ;
		ref_10:missing_value = "-999." ;
		ref_10:_FillValue = "-888." ;
	float ref_25(time) ;
		ref_25:long_name = "TOA reflected shortwave flux using surf_25" ;
		ref_25:units = "W/m2" ;
		ref_25:missing_value = "-999." ;
		ref_25:_FillValue = "-888." ;
	float ref_25_bsrn(time) ;
		ref_25_bsrn:long_name = "TOA reflected shortwave flux using surf_25_bsrn" ;
		ref_25_bsrn:units = "W/m2" ;
		ref_25_bsrn:missing_value = "-999." ;
		ref_25_bsrn:_FillValue = "-888." ;
	float insol(time) ;
		insol:long_name = "TOA insolation from orbital parameters" ;
		insol:units = "W/m2" ;
		insol:missing_value = "-999." ;
		insol:calc = "solar_constant/(distance_of_sun_from_earth)**2" ;
	float coszen(time) ;
		coszen:long_name = "Cosine of solar zenith angle" ;
		coszen:units = "unitless" ;
		coszen:missing_value = "-999." ;
		coszen:_FillValue = "-888." ;
	float surf_10(time) ;
		surf_10:long_name = "Net downward shortwave radiation at the surface using up_short_hemisp from the " ;
		surf_10:units = "W/m2" ;
		surf_10:missing_value = "-999." ;
		surf_10:_FillValue = "-888." ;
		surf_10:calc = "down_short_hemisp - up_short_hemisp" ;
	float surf_25(time) ;
		surf_25:long_name = "Net downward shortwave radiation at the surface using up_short_hemisp from the " ;
		surf_25:units = "W/m2" ;
		surf_25:missing_value = "-999." ;
		surf_25:_FillValue = "-888." ;
		surf_25:calc = "down_short_hemisp - up_short_hemisp" ;
	float surf_25_bsrn(time) ;
		surf_25_bsrn:long_name = "Net downward shortwave radiation at the surface using up_short_hemisp from the " ;
		surf_25_bsrn:units = "W/m2" ;
		surf_25_bsrn:missing_value = "-999." ;
		surf_25_bsrn:_FillValue = "-888." ;
		surf_25_bsrn:calc = "psp2 - up_short_hemisp" ;
	float vap(time) ;
		vap:long_name = "MWR column precipitable water vapor" ;
		vap:units = "cm" ;
		vap:missing_value = "-999." ;
	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 = "" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Wed Dec 14 08:21:08 1994" ;
		:Version = "$Id: cessflux.c,v 1.10 1994/08/04 16:45:10 d3g540 Exp $" ;
		:Command_Line = "cessflux1C1 -s 941211.000000 -e 941212.000000" ;
		:Input_Platform\(s\) = "sgpmwrlosC1.a1, DsgpsirosE13.a1, Dsgpmfr25mC1.a1, sgpbsrnC1.a1" ;
		:BW_Version = "Release_2_12" ;
		:site_id = "SGP" ;
		:facility_id = "C1" ;
		:platform_description = "Calculated top of the atmosphere reflected shortwave flux" ;
		:solar_constant = "1365 W/m2" ;
		:explanation_missing_value = "data are missing because critical input is unavailable or failed qc (see comment2)" ;
		:explanation_FillValue = "data are missing because the time is between sunset and sunrise" ;
		:averaging_interval = "nominally 60 sec" ;
		:algorithm_for_averaging = "The (k)th mean, stamped with time t(k), comes from an ensemble average with times: t(k-1)< data times <=t(k)." ;
		:reference = "Li, Zhanqing, H. G. Leighton and Robert D. Cess, 1993: \"Surface net solar radiation estimated from satellite measurements: comparison with tower observations,\" Journal of Climate, vol 6, pp. 1764-1772." ;
		:comment = "averages of insol, coszen, surf, and vap are used as inputs to the calculation of ref" ;
		:comment2 = "input data flagged by qcmin, qcmax, or qcdelta flags or outside valid range of values are set to missing_value and are not used in averages of surf and vap" ;
		:comment3 = "altitude is in meters above Mean Sea Level" ;
		:zeb_platform = "sgp1toacessC1.c1" ;
		:history = "created by Zeb DataStore, 14-Dec-94,8:21:08, DFA_NetCDF.c,v 3.19\n",
			"" ;
}