netcdf twparsclkazrbnd1kolliasC1.c1.20140503.000000 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (21600 currently) layer = 10 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "2014-05-03 00:00:00 0:00" ; base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ; base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ; base_time:ancillary_variables = "time_offset" ; double time_offset(time) ; time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ; time_offset:units = "seconds since 2014-05-03 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 2014-05-03 00:00:00 0:00" ; int layer(layer) ; layer:long_name = "Cloud layer number" ; layer:units = "unitless" ; float radar_first_top(time) ; radar_first_top:long_name = "KAZR top height of lowest significant detection layer, before clutter removal" ; radar_first_top:units = "m" ; radar_first_top:missing_value = -9999.f ; radar_first_top:valid_range = 0.f, 25000.f ; radar_first_top:flag_values = -1.f ; radar_first_top:flag_meanings = "clear_sky" ; float cloud_base_best_estimate(time) ; cloud_base_best_estimate:long_name = "Cloud base best estimate, based on ceilometer and micropulse lidar" ; cloud_base_best_estimate:units = "m" ; cloud_base_best_estimate:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_base_best_estimate:valid_range = 0.f, 25000.f ; cloud_base_best_estimate:flag_values = -2.f, -1.f ; cloud_base_best_estimate:flag_meanings = "possible_clear_sky clear_sky" ; cloud_base_best_estimate:comment = "-2. Possible clear sky (No MPL observations available, Ceilometer obscured, but no cloud detected), -1. Clear sky, >= 0. Valid cloud base height" ; float cloud_layer_base_height(time, layer) ; cloud_layer_base_height:long_name = "Base height of hydrometeor layers for up to 10 layers, based on combined radar and micropulse lidar observations" ; cloud_layer_base_height:units = "m" ; cloud_layer_base_height:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_layer_base_height:valid_range = 0.f, 25000.f ; cloud_layer_base_height:flag_values = -1.f ; cloud_layer_base_height:flag_meanings = "clear_sky" ; float cloud_layer_top_height(time, layer) ; cloud_layer_top_height:long_name = "Top height of hydrometeor layers for up to 10 layers, based on combined radar and micropulse lidar observations" ; cloud_layer_top_height:units = "m" ; cloud_layer_top_height:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_layer_top_height:valid_range = 0.f, 25000.f ; cloud_layer_top_height:flag_values = -1.f ; cloud_layer_top_height:flag_meanings = "clear_sky" ; short instrument_availability_flag(time) ; instrument_availability_flag:long_name = "Flag indicating which instruments have data available" ; instrument_availability_flag:units = "unitless" ; instrument_availability_flag:flag_masks = 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s ; instrument_availability_flag:flag_meanings = "KAZR MPL ceilometer MWR rain_gauge" ; instrument_availability_flag:bit_1_description = "KAZR" ; instrument_availability_flag:bit_2_description = "MPL" ; instrument_availability_flag:bit_3_description = "Ceilometer" ; instrument_availability_flag:bit_4_description = "MWR" ; instrument_availability_flag:bit_5_description = "rain gauge" ; float lat ; lat:long_name = "North latitude" ; lat:units = "degree_N" ; lat:valid_min = -90.f ; lat:valid_max = 90.f ; lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; float lon ; lon:long_name = "East longitude" ; lon:units = "degree_E" ; lon:valid_min = -180.f ; lon:valid_max = 180.f ; lon:standard_name = "longitude" ; float alt ; alt:long_name = "Altitude above mean sea level" ; alt:units = "m" ; alt:standard_name = "altitude" ; // global attributes: :command_line = "idl -R -n kazrarscl -s twp -f C1 -b 20140503 --asynchronous" ; :Conventions = "ARM-1.1" ; :process_version = "vap-kazrarscl-0.5-0.el6" ; :dod_version = "arsclkazrbnd1kollias-c1-1.2" ; :site_id = "twp" ; :platform_id = "arsclkazrbnd1kollias" ; :facility_id = "C1" ; :data_level = "c1" ; :location_description = "Tropical Western Pacific (TWP), Manus Island, Papua New Guinea" ; :datastream = "twparsclkazrbnd1kolliasC1.c1" ; :input_datastreams = "twpceilC1.b1 : 1.1 : 20140503.000007\n", "twp30smplcmask1zwangC1.c1 : 0.4 : 20140503.000000\n", "twpmwrret1liljclouC1.c1 : 3.2 : 20140503.000009\n", "twpmetC1.b1 : 4.26 : 20140503.000000" ; :radar_polarization_status = "N/A" ; :radar_operating_frequency = "N/A" ; :radar_modes_in_use = "N/A" ; :doi = "10.5439/1228769" ; :history = "created by user ttoto on machine silver at 2016-09-27 01:55:26, using vap-kazrarscl-0.5-0.el6" ; }