netcdf sgp60wpdnrassX1.b1.20020226.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (24 currently)
	station = 8 ;
	height = 22 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "26-Feb-2002,0:00:00 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 2002-02-26 00:00:00 0:00" ;
	float lat_stn(station) ;
		lat_stn:long_name = "Station latitude" ;
		lat_stn:units = "Degrees" ;
		lat_stn:valid_range = 30.f, 45.f ;
		lat_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ;
	float lon_stn(station) ;
		lon_stn:long_name = "Station longitude" ;
		lon_stn:units = "Degrees" ;
		lon_stn:valid_range = -121.f, -70.f ;
		lon_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ;
	float alt_stn(station) ;
		alt_stn:long_name = "Station altitude" ;
		alt_stn:units = "meters" ;
		alt_stn:missing_value = "N/A" ;
	float site_num(station) ;
		site_num:long_name = "site number" ;
		site_num:units = "numeric" ;
	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_sta(height) ;
		ht_sta:long_name = "Height above station" ;
		ht_sta:units = "meters" ;
		ht_sta:valid_range = 500, 5750 ;
	float qc_ind(time, station, height) ;
		qc_ind:long_name = "RASS Quality control indicators" ;
		qc_ind:units = "qc_ind_code" ;
		qc_ind:code_description = "0- Passed all tests; 1- Tests not performed; 2- Tests inconclusive; 3- Test B performed and failed; 4- Test A performed and failed" ;
		qc_ind:valid_range = 0, 4 ;
	float cons(time, station, height) ;
		cons:long_name = "RASS Consensus numbers" ;
		cons:units = "unitless" ;
		cons:valid_range = 0, 10 ;
		cons:comment = "reference for consensus algorithms is available at the XDC Web site (http://arm3.das.bnl.gov/sisg/datadoc/doc/wpdn/qcalg.txt)" ;
	float signal(time, station, height) ;
		signal:long_name = "RASS Signal power (0th moment)" ;
		signal:units = "dB" ;
		signal:valid_range = 0, 80 ;
	float virtual_temp(time, station, height) ;
		virtual_temp:long_name = "RASS virtual temperature (1st moment)" ;
		virtual_temp:units = "degrees Kelvin" ;
		virtual_temp:valid_range = 216, 339 ;
	float checkout_mode(time, station) ;
		checkout_mode:long_name = "Profiler in RASS checkout mode" ;
		checkout_mode:units = "checkout_mode_code" ;
		checkout_mode:code_description = "0 false ; 1 true" ;
		checkout_mode:valid_range = 0, 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 04:40:34 2002" ;
		:Version = "Release_3_5" ;
		:Command_Line = "/apps/vip/bin/sgp60rass -i 20020226" ;
		:Input_Platforms = "none; ingest from external file" ;
		:BW_Version = "Release_3_3" ;
		:Platform_Description = "60 minutes RASS, Wind Profiler Demo Network" ;
		:facility_id = "external" ;
		:input_files = "sgp60wpdnrassX1.00.yyyymmdd.000000.raw" ;
		:source_of_data = "data is ingested from EBUFR file sgp60wpdnrass.00.yyyymmdd.000000 from NCDC, and fields site_num_stn, magnetic_dcn_stn and orient_n_stn are read from a flat file WPDN_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 = "60 mins" ;
		:data_volume = "~70Kb for 24 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 = "sgp60wpdnrassX1.b1" ;
		:history = "created by the Zebra DataStore library, 28-Feb-2002,4:40:34, $RCSfile: DFA_NetCDF.c,v $ $Revision: 3.52 $\n",
			"" ;
}