netcdf sgpprecnetA1.a1.20031001.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (744 currently)
	sites = 26 ;
	times = 744 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "01-Oct-2003 00:00:00 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 01-Oct-2003 00:00:00 0:00" ;
		time_offset:uncertainty = "" ;
		time_offset:valid_min = 0. ;
		time_offset:valid_max = 2678400. ;
		time_offset:resolution = 1. ;
		time_offset:missing_value = -9999. ;
	float precip_amt(times, sites) ;
		precip_amt:long_name = "precip amt at each site at each time" ;
		precip_amt:units = "tips, (.01 inch)" ;
		precip_amt:uncertainty = "" ;
		precip_amt:valid_min = 0.f ;
		precip_amt:valid_max = 1000.f ;
		precip_amt:resolution = 1.f ;
		precip_amt:missing_value = -9999.f ;
	float guage_number(sites) ;
		guage_number:long_name = "guage number" ;
		guage_number:units = "" ;
		guage_number:uncertainty = "" ;
		guage_number:valid_min = 0.f ;
		guage_number:valid_max = 50.f ;
		guage_number:resolution = 0.f ;
		guage_number:missing_value = -9999.f ;
	float guage_lat(sites) ;
		guage_lat:long_name = "guage latitude" ;
		guage_lat:units = "deg" ;
		guage_lat:uncertainty = "0.001" ;
		guage_lat:valid_min = -90.f ;
		guage_lat:valid_max = 90.f ;
		guage_lat:resolution = 0.001f ;
		guage_lat:missing_value = -9999.f ;
	float guage_lon(sites) ;
		guage_lon:long_name = "guage longitude" ;
		guage_lon:units = "deg" ;
		guage_lon:uncertainty = "0.001" ;
		guage_lon:valid_min = -180.f ;
		guage_lon:valid_max = 180.f ;
		guage_lon:resolution = 0.001f ;
		guage_lon:missing_value = -9999.f ;
	float guage_alt(sites) ;
		guage_alt:long_name = "guage altitude" ;
		guage_alt:units = "m" ;
		guage_alt:uncertainty = "1" ;
		guage_alt:valid_min = 0.f ;
		guage_alt:valid_max = 10000.f ;
		guage_alt:resolution = 1.f ;
		guage_alt:missing_value = -9999.f ;

// global attributes:
		:reported\ time = "The time assigned to each data point indicates the beginning of an averaging period" ;
		:qc = "Data are visually examined to remove bad values" ;
		:site\ exposure = "Open field of grazed grass" ;
		:site\  = "able-sgp" ;
		:site\ facility = "Whitewater" ;
		:average\ interval = "Generally 1 hour" ;
		:bad\ data = "Bad_Data = -1" ;
		:comment = "" ;
}