netcdf tmpecmwfsfc1lX1.c1.20151001.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (192 currently)
	domains = 1 ;
	levels = 1 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = " 1-Oct-2015, 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 2015-10-01, 00:00:00 0:00" ;
	float domains(domains) ;
		domains:long_name = "domains" ;
		domains:units = "unitless" ;
		domains:model_resolution = "0.56 x 0.56 degrees" ;
		domains:description = "Domains over which all quantities are averaged" ;
		domains:areas_covered = "The domain is a single point at the following coordinates" ;
		domains:area_of_domain_130 = "  24.19,  61.50 (single point)" ;
	float lev(levels) ;
		lev:long_name = "Level" ;
		lev:units = "unitless" ;
		lev:description = "Model Level is set to 1" ;
	int idat(time) ;
		idat:long_name = "Initial Date (GMT)" ;
		idat:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
		idat:description = "The initial date of the forecast from which the data was retrieved" ;
	float itim(time) ;
		itim:long_name = "Forecast Time (GMT)" ;
		itim:units = "hours" ;
		itim:description = "The initial time of the forecast from which the data was retrieved" ;
	int vdat(time) ;
		vdat:long_name = "Verify Date (GMT)" ;
		vdat:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
		vdat:description = "The verifying date of the data meaning date and time for which it is valid" ;
	float vtim(time) ;
		vtim:long_name = "Verify Time (GMT)" ;
		vtim:units = "hours" ;
		vtim:description = "The verifying time of the data meaning date and time for which it is valid" ;
	float sw_rad(time, levels, domains) ;
		sw_rad:long_name = "net surface shortwave radiation" ;
		sw_rad:units = "W/m2" ;
	float lw_rad(time, levels, domains) ;
		lw_rad:long_name = "net surface longwave radiation" ;
		lw_rad:units = "W/m2" ;
	float surf_lhfx(time, levels, domains) ;
		surf_lhfx:long_name = "surface latent heat flux" ;
		surf_lhfx:units = "W/m2" ;
	float sense_hflx(time, levels, domains) ;
		sense_hflx:long_name = "surface sensible heat flux" ;
		sense_hflx:units = "W/m2" ;
	float lg_scale_rain(time, levels, domains) ;
		lg_scale_rain:long_name = "large-scale rain" ;
		lg_scale_rain:units = "mm/s" ;
	float conv_rain(time, levels, domains) ;
		conv_rain:long_name = "convective rain" ;
		conv_rain:units = "mm/s" ;
	float lg_scale_snow(time, levels, domains) ;
		lg_scale_snow:long_name = "large-scale snow" ;
		lg_scale_snow:units = "mm/s" ;
	float conv_snow(time, levels, domains) ;
		conv_snow:long_name = "convective snow" ;
		conv_snow:units = "mm/s" ;
	float pressure(time, levels, domains) ;
		pressure:long_name = "surface pressure" ;
		pressure:units = "Pa" ;

// global attributes:
		:date = "Tue Nov  3 20:20:25 2015" ;
		:facility_id = "X1" ;
		:site_id = "External Data" ;
		:data_level = "c1" ;
		:data_description = "Diagnostic data derived from ECMWF model runs for ARM analysis provided by ECMWF" ;
		:data_description1 = "This file contains surface variables and fluxes. " ;
		:averaging_interval = "60 minutes" ;
		:averaging_interval_comment = "All data represents horizontal averages over the domains and therefore cannot easily be compared to single point measurements." ;
		:averaging_interval_comment1 = "All fluxes (radiation, precipitation, turbulent fluxes) are true time averages over the hour leading up to the time when they are written out." ;
		:averaging_interval_comment2 = "Variables (temperature, winds, humidity, clouds etc) are valid at the time they are written into the file (as a snapshot) but they do represent averages (in time) over the turbulence spectrum, i.e. if you were to compare them to high time-resolution data at a point you do have to average over the turbulence." ;
		:data_comment = "Very small (.lt.1.E-10 for precipitation and .lt. 1.E-1 for radiation) and small negative numbers in solar radiation and precipitation are due to packing and unpacking mechanisms and do not represent model problems. " ;
		:reference_1 = "The ECMWF home page - http://www.ecmwf.int/" ;
		:reference_2 = "ECMWF Publications listing: http://www.ecmwf.int/pressroom/publications.html" ;
		:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		:version = "$State: xdc-ecmwf-9.0-0 $" ;
		:IDL_Version = "Coded in IDL (x86 / linux / unix / 6.2)" ;
		:command_Line = "ecmwf_ingest -i 20151001 -type sfc1l -location tmp" ;
		:zeb_platform = "tmpecmwfsfc1lX1.c1" ;
		:input_files = "tmpecmwfsfc1l130X1.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc" ;
		:input_datastreams = "tmpecmwfX1.00" ;
}