netcdf twparmbecldradC1.c1.20110101.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (8760 currently)
	height = 512 ;
	range = 2 ;
variables:
	double base_time ;
		base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ;
		base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ;
		base_time:string = "01/01/11 00:00:00, GMT" ;
	double time_offset(time) ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ;
		time_offset:units = "seconds since 2011-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ;
	double time(time) ;
		time:long_name = "Time offset from midnight " ;
		time:units = "seconds since 2011-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ;
		time:calendar = "proleptic_gregorian" ;
		time:axis = "T" ;
		time:bounds = "time_bounds" ;
	double time_bounds(time, range) ;
		time_bounds:long_name = "Time range for the hourly averages, in time offset from midnight" ;
		time_bounds:units = "seconds since 2011-1-1 00:00:00.00, GMT" ;
	float time_frac(time) ;
		time_frac:long_name = "calendar day fraction of the year 2011" ;
		time_frac:units = "days since 2010-12-31" ;
		time_frac:calendar = "proleptic_gregorian" ;
	float lon ;
		lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
	float lat ;
		lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_south" ;
	float alt ;
		alt:long_name = "Altitude above mean sea level" ;
		alt:standard_name = "altitude" ;
		alt:units = "m" ;
	float height(height) ;
		height:long_name = "height above ground level" ;
		height:standard_name = "height" ;
		height:units = "m" ;
		height:axis = "Z" ;
		height:positive = "up" ;
	float cld_frac(time, height) ;
		cld_frac:long_name = "Cloud Fraction based on MMCR and MPL, hourly mean" ;
		cld_frac:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer" ;
		cld_frac:units = "%" ;
		cld_frac:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac:source = "ARSCL, 10s data " ;
	float cld_frac_MMCR(time, height) ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:long_name = "Cloud Fraction based on MMCR, hourly mean" ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer" ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:units = "%" ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac_MMCR:source = "ARSCL, 10s data" ;
	float cld_frac_MPL(time, height) ;
		cld_frac_MPL:long_name = "Cloud Fraction based on MPL, hourly mean" ;
		cld_frac_MPL:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer" ;
		cld_frac_MPL:units = "%" ;
		cld_frac_MPL:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac_MPL:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_frac_MPL:source = "ARSCL, 10s data" ;
	float qc_cld_frac(time, height) ;
		qc_cld_frac:long_name = "Data Quality Check for cld_frac" ;
		qc_cld_frac:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_cld_frac:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float qc_cld_frac_source(time) ;
		qc_cld_frac_source:long_name = "Data Quality Flag for cld_frac source, indicating most prevailing data source as MMCR, MPL or both" ;
		qc_cld_frac_source:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_cld_frac_source:comment = "1 -- mostly from both MMCR and MPL, 2 -- mostly from MMCR, 3 -- mostly from MPL, < 0 -- missing" ;
	float qc_cld_base_source(time) ;
		qc_cld_base_source:long_name = "Data Quality Flag indicating cloud base based on lidar/ceilometer versus MMCR" ;
		qc_cld_base_source:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_cld_base_source:comment = "0 -- 50% or more data from lidar/ceilometer, -1 -- 30% to 50% data from lidar/ceilometer, -2 -- 10% to 30% data from ;lidar/ceilometer, -3 -- less than 10% from lidar/ceilometer, -4 -- no cloud detected, -5 -- missing value" ;
	float tot_cld(time) ;
		tot_cld:long_name = "Total Cloud Fraction based on MMCR/MPL, narrow field-of-view, hourly mean" ;
		tot_cld:standard_name = " " ;
		tot_cld:units = " " ;
		tot_cld:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		tot_cld:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		tot_cld:source = "ARSCL, 10s data " ;
	float qc_tot_cld(time) ;
		qc_tot_cld:long_name = "Data Quality Check for tot_cld" ;
		qc_tot_cld:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_tot_cld:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float swdn(time) ;
		swdn:long_name = "Surface Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, best estimate, hourly mean" ;
		swdn:standard_name = "surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air" ;
		swdn:units = "W/m2" ;
		swdn:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		swdn:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		swdn:source = "QCRAD, 1min data" ;
	float stdev_swdn(time) ;
		stdev_swdn:long_name = "Standard deviation of Downwelling SW over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_swdn:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_swdn:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_swdn:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_swdn(time) ;
		qc_swdn:long_name = "Data Quality Check for swdn" ;
		qc_swdn:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_swdn:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float swdif(time) ;
		swdif:long_name = "Surface Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, hourly mean" ;
		swdif:standard_name = " " ;
		swdif:units = "W/m2" ;
		swdif:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		swdif:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		swdif:source = "derived from swdn and swdir" ;
	float stdev_swdif(time) ;
		stdev_swdif:long_name = "Standard deviation of Downwelling SW Diffuse over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_swdif:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_swdif:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_swdif:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_swdif(time) ;
		qc_swdif:long_name = "Data Quality Check for swdif" ;
		qc_swdif:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_swdif:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float swdir(time) ;
		swdir:long_name = "Surface Direct Shortwave Irradiance: direct normal component of SW * the cosine of solar zenith angle, hourly mean" ;
		swdir:standard_name = " " ;
		swdir:units = "W/m2" ;
		swdir:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		swdir:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		swdir:source = "QCRAD, 1min data" ;
	float stdev_swdir(time) ;
		stdev_swdir:long_name = "Standard deviation of direct SW over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_swdir:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_swdir:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_swdir:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_swdir(time) ;
		qc_swdir:long_name = "Data Quality Check for swdir" ;
		qc_swdir:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_swdir:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float swup(time) ;
		swup:long_name = "Surface Upwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, hourly mean" ;
		swup:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air" ;
		swup:units = "W/m2" ;
		swup:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		swup:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		swup:source = "QCRAD, 1min data" ;
	float stdev_swup(time) ;
		stdev_swup:long_name = "Standard deviation of Upwelling SW over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_swup:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_swup:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_swup:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_swup(time) ;
		qc_swup:long_name = "Data Quality Check for swup" ;
		qc_swup:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_swup:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float lwdn(time) ;
		lwdn:long_name = "Surface Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, hourly mean" ;
		lwdn:standard_name = "surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air" ;
		lwdn:units = "W/m2" ;
		lwdn:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		lwdn:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		lwdn:source = "QCRAD, 1min data" ;
	float stdev_lwdn(time) ;
		stdev_lwdn:long_name = "Standard deviation of Downwelling LW over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_lwdn:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_lwdn:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_lwdn:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_lwdn(time) ;
		qc_lwdn:long_name = "Data Quality Check for lwdn" ;
		qc_lwdn:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_lwdn:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float lwup(time) ;
		lwup:long_name = "Surface Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, hourly mean" ;
		lwup:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air" ;
		lwup:units = "W/m2" ;
		lwup:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		lwup:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		lwup:source = "QCRAD, 1min data" ;
	float stdev_lwup(time) ;
		stdev_lwup:long_name = "Standard deviation of Upwelling LW over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_lwup:units = "W/m2" ;
		stdev_lwup:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_lwup:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_lwup(time) ;
		qc_lwup:long_name = "Data Quality Check for lwup" ;
		qc_lwup:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_lwup:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float pwv(time) ;
		pwv:long_name = "Precipitable water vapor best-estimate value, hourly mean" ;
		pwv:standard_name = " " ;
		pwv:units = "cm" ;
		pwv:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		pwv:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		pwv:source = "MWRRET, ~30s data" ;
	float stdev_pwv(time) ;
		stdev_pwv:long_name = "Standard deviation of Precipitable water vapor over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_pwv:units = "cm" ;
		stdev_pwv:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_pwv:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_pwv(time) ;
		qc_pwv:long_name = "Data Quality Check for pwv" ;
		qc_pwv:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_pwv:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float lwp(time) ;
		lwp:long_name = "Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean" ;
		lwp:standard_name = "atmosphere_cloud_liquid_water_content" ;
		lwp:units = "g/m2" ;
		lwp:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		lwp:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		lwp:source = "MWRRET, ~30s data" ;
	float stdev_lwp(time) ;
		stdev_lwp:long_name = "Standard deviation of Liquid water path best-estimate over the hour time period" ;
		stdev_lwp:units = "g/m2" ;
		stdev_lwp:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		stdev_lwp:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
	float qc_lwp(time) ;
		qc_lwp:long_name = "Data Quality Check for lwp" ;
		qc_lwp:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_lwp:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
	float tot_cld_tsi(time) ;
		tot_cld_tsi:long_name = "Total Cloud Fraction, from Total Sky Imager, 100 degree FOV,  hourly mean" ;
		tot_cld_tsi:units = " " ;
		tot_cld_tsi:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		tot_cld_tsi:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		tot_cld_tsi:source = "TSI, ~30s data" ;
	float qc_tot_cld_tsi(time) ;
		qc_tot_cld_tsi:long_name = "Data Quality Check for tot_cld_tsi" ;
		qc_tot_cld_tsi:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_tot_cld_tsi:comment = "0 -- calculated from more than 50% valid points, -1 -- calculated with valid points between 30% and 50%, -2 -- valid points between 10% and 30%, -3 -- less than 10% valid points, -4  -- no valid data" ;
		qc_tot_cld_tsi:source = "TSI, ~30s data" ;
	float lw_net_TOA(time) ;
		lw_net_TOA:long_name = "TOA LW flux, upward positive" ;
		lw_net_TOA:standard_name = "toa_net_upward_longwave_flux" ;
		lw_net_TOA:units = "W/m2" ;
		lw_net_TOA:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		lw_net_TOA:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		lw_net_TOA:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float sw_net_TOA(time) ;
		sw_net_TOA:long_name = "TOA net SW flux, downward positive" ;
		sw_net_TOA:standard_name = "toa_net_downward_shortwave_flux" ;
		sw_net_TOA:units = "W/m2" ;
		sw_net_TOA:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		sw_net_TOA:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		sw_net_TOA:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float sw_dn_TOA(time) ;
		sw_dn_TOA:long_name = "TOA solar insolation" ;
		sw_dn_TOA:standard_name = "toa_incoming_shortwave_flux" ;
		sw_dn_TOA:units = "W/m2" ;
		sw_dn_TOA:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		sw_dn_TOA:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		sw_dn_TOA:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_low(time) ;
		cld_low:long_name = "Satellite-measured low level cloud" ;
		cld_low:standard_name = " " ;
		cld_low:units = "%" ;
		cld_low:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_low:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_low:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_mid(time) ;
		cld_mid:long_name = "Satellite-measured middle level cloud" ;
		cld_mid:standard_name = " " ;
		cld_mid:units = "%" ;
		cld_mid:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_mid:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_mid:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_high(time) ;
		cld_high:long_name = "Satellite-measured high level cloud" ;
		cld_high:standard_name = " " ;
		cld_high:units = "%" ;
		cld_high:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_high:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_high:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_tot(time) ;
		cld_tot:long_name = "Satellite-measured total cloud" ;
		cld_tot:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction" ;
		cld_tot:units = "%" ;
		cld_tot:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_tot:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_tot:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_thick(time) ;
		cld_thick:long_name = "Satellite-measured cloud thickness" ;
		cld_thick:standard_name = " " ;
		cld_thick:units = "km" ;
		cld_thick:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_thick:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_thick:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;
	float cld_top(time) ;
		cld_top:long_name = "Satellite-measured cloud top" ;
		cld_top:standard_name = "cloud_top_altitude" ;
		cld_top:units = "km" ;
		cld_top:missing_value = -9999.f ;
		cld_top:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
		cld_top:source = "GOES, NASA - Langley VISST product, 30min data" ;

// global attributes:
		:conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
		:title = "ARM Best Estimate (ARMBE) Product, cloud and radiation: armbecldrad, formerly known as cmbe_cldrad" ;
		:description = "ARM Best Estimate hourly averaged qc controlled product, derived from ARM observational Value Added Product data: ARSCL, MWRRET, QCRAD, TSI, and satellite; see source_* for the names of original files used in calculation of this product" ;
		:location = "TWP, C1; lon = 147.4 E, lat = 2.1 S, alt = 4.0 m MSL" ;
		:averaging_interval = "60 min" ;
		:references = "http://science.arm.gov/wg/cpm/scm/best_estimate.html" ;
		:date_created = "Thu Sep 27 00:14:45 2012 UTC" ;
		:institution = "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA" ;
		:software = "IDL program, R.B.McCoy, LLNL, renata@llnl.gov" ;
		:program_name = "proc_cmbe_cldrad_v2_3_twpv2_2" ;
		:source = "ARM VAPs: ARSCL, MWRRET, QCRAD, TSI, satellite" ;
		:source_arscl = "twparscl1clothC1.c1.2011*.cdf" ;
		:source_mwrret = "twpmwrret1liljclouC1.c1.2011*.cdf" ;
		:source_qcrad = "twpqcrad1longC1.??.2011*.cdf" ;
		:source_tsi = "twptsiskycoverC1.b1.2011*.cdf" ;
		:source_satellite = "twpvisstgrid*.2011*.cdf" ;
		:data_arscle = "TWP.C1_cmbe_cldrad_v2.2 -- " ;
		:data_mwrret = " " ;
		:data_qcrad = " " ;
		:data_tsi = " " ;
		:data_satellite = " " ;
		:dates_missing_arscl = "  20110120 20110308-20111231" ;
		:dates_missing_mwrret = "  20110101-20111231" ;
		:dates_missing_qcrad = "  20110101-20111231" ;
		:dates_missing_tsi = "  20110101-20111231" ;
		:dates_missing_satellite = "  20110101-20111231" ;
		:date_created_arscl_last_file = "Wed Jan 11 20:04:33 GMT 2012" ;
		:version_arscl_last_file = "$State: Exp $" ;
		:date_created_mwrret_last_file = " " ;
		:history_mwrret_last_file = " " ;
		:date_created_qcrad_last_file = " " ;
		:version_qcrad_last_file = " " ;
		:history_tsi_last_file = " " ;
		:date_created_sat_last_file = " " ;
		:version_sat_last_file = " " ;
		:history_sat_last_file = " " ;
		:site_id = "twp" ;
		:facility_id = "C1" ;
		:qc_standards_version = "0.1" ;
		:dod_version = "1.0" ;
		:process_version = "v2.2b" ;
		:input_datastreams = "twpcmbe_cldrad_v2.2a_C1" ;
		:input_datastreams_num = "1" ;
		:input_datastreams_description = "A string consisting of the datastream(s), datastream version(s), and datastream date (range)." ;
		:postprocessing_description = "metadata changes to meet required ARM standards" ;
		:postprocessing_date = "Thu Oct 11 23:01:42 2012 UTC" ;
		:postprocessing_commnd = "cmbe_cldrad_to_armbecldrad" ;
		:postprocessing_svn_tag = "9455" ;
		:doi = "10.5439/1039928" ;
		:doi_url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1039928" ;
		:suggested_citation = "see http://www.arm.gov/data/armbe" ;
		:postprocessing_description_2 = "corrected qc flag description for qc_cld_frac_source and qc_cld_base_source" ;
		:postprocessing_date_2 = "Fri Sep  6 00:35:28 2013 UTC" ;
		:postprocessing_commnd_2 = "correct_qc_in_armbecldrad" ;
		:postprocessing_svn_tag_2 = "9626" ;
		:history = "postprocessed by user mccoy20 on machine dream.llnl.gov at Fri Sep  6 00:35:28 2013, using IDL program correct_qc_in_armbecldrad" ;
}