netcdf sgpkazrcfadC1.c1.20170831.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (21600 currently)
	time_hour = 24 ;
	height = 200 ;
	dBZ = 15 ;
	range = 2 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "2017-08-31 00:00:00 0:00" ;
		base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ;
		base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 00:00" ;
		base_time:ancillary_variables = "time_offset" ;
	double time_offset(time) ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ;
		time_offset:units = "seconds since 2017-08-31 00:00:00 0:00" ;
		time_offset:ancillary_variables = "base_time" ;
	double time(time) ;
		time:long_name = "Time offset from midnight" ;
		time:units = "seconds since 2017-08-31 00:00:00 0:00" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
	double time_hour(time_hour) ;
		time_hour:long_name = "Hourly time offset from midnight" ;
		time_hour:units = "hour" ;
		time_hour:bounds = "time_hour_bounds" ;
	double time_hour_bounds(time_hour, range) ;
		time_hour_bounds:long_name = "Time range for the hourly statistics, in time offset from midnight" ;
	float height(height) ;
		height:long_name = "Height at the middle point of the layer, above mean sea level" ;
		height:units = "m" ;
		height:axis = "Z" ;
		height:bounds = "height_bounds" ;
		height:standard_name = "altitude" ;
	float height_bounds(height, range) ;
		height_bounds:long_name = "Height range for the statistics, above mean sea level" ;
	float dBZ(dBZ) ;
		dBZ:long_name = "dBZe at the middle point of the bin" ;
		dBZ:units = "dBZ" ;
		dBZ:bounds = "dBZ_bounds" ;
	float dBZ_bounds(dBZ, range) ;
		dBZ_bounds:long_name = "dBZ range for the statistics." ;
	float Reflectivity_BestEstimate(time, height) ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:long_name = "Best-estimate hydrometeor reflectivity statistically aligned with CloudSat at 100m vertical resolution" ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:units = "dBZ" ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:valid_min = -100.f ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:valid_max = 100.f ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:flag_values = -999.f ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:flag_meanings = "clear_sky" ;
		Reflectivity_BestEstimate:cell_methods = "height: mean" ;
	float Reflectivity_NoClutter(time, height) ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:long_name = "Best-estimate reflectivity statistically aligned with CloudSat with Clutter Removed at 100m vertical resolution" ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:units = "dBZ" ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:valid_min = -100.f ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:valid_max = 100.f ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:flag_values = -999.f ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:flag_meanings = "clear_sky" ;
		Reflectivity_NoClutter:cell_methods = "height: mean" ;
	float CFAD_high(time_hour, dBZ, height) ;
		CFAD_high:long_name = "Joint histogram of equivalent reflectivity factor over height with Reflectivity_BestEstimate" ;
		CFAD_high:units = "%" ;
		CFAD_high:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		CFAD_high:cell_methods = "time_hour: mean dBZ: mean height: mean" ;
	float CFAD_low(time_hour, dBZ, height) ;
		CFAD_low:long_name = "Joint histogram of equivalent reflectivity factor over height with Reflectivity_NoClutter" ;
		CFAD_low:units = "%" ;
		CFAD_low:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		CFAD_low:cell_methods = "time_hour: mean dBZ: mean height: mean" ;
	float lat ;
		lat:long_name = "North latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degree_N" ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:valid_min = -90.f ;
		lat:valid_max = 90.f ;
	float lon ;
		lon:long_name = "East longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degree_E" ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:valid_min = -180.f ;
		lon:valid_max = 180.f ;
	float alt ;
		alt:long_name = "Altitude above mean sea level" ;
		alt:units = "m" ;
		alt:standard_name = "altitude" ;

// global attributes:
		:command_line = ".run process_v1_calibrated_sgp.pro" ;
		:Conventions = "ARM-1.3" ;
		:process_version = " " ;
		:dod_version = " kazrcfad-c1-1.0" ;
		:input_datastreams = "sgparsclkazrcloudsatC1.c1" ;
		:site_id = "sgp" ;
		:platform_id = "kazrcfad" ;
		:facility_id = "C1" ;
		:data_level = "c1" ;
		:location_description = "Southern Great Plains (SGP), Lamont, Oklahoma" ;
		:datastream = "sgpkazrcfadC1.c1" ;
		:doi = "10.5439/1876547" ;
		:history = " " ;
		:Description = "GCM-oriented ARM radar CFAD product for ARM radar simulator" ;
		:References = "Zhang and Xie, 2014: Creation of an ARM CFAD data product for ARM radar simulator." ;
		:Comments = "The data product are generated from the statistical alignment of ARM Active Remove Sensing of CLouds (ARSCL) VAP reflectivities with spaceborne 94GHz CloudSat profiling radar // Radar Reflectivity profiles are generated with 100m vertical resolution and at the original temporal resolution.  The profiles of minimum detectable signal and maximum record signal are applied to the original radar reflectivity. // The hourly radar CFADs are generated from the processed radar reflectivity with 100m resolution" ;
		:CreationDate = "Mon May  8 21:20:58 2023" ;
}