netcdf twpecmwfsfcX20.c1.20000901.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (288 currently)
	domains = 3 ;
	levels = 1 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = " 1-Sep-2000, 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 2000-09-01, 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 = "Except for the single point, the numbers below mark the coordinates of the northwest-southeast corners of each numbered domain" ;
		domains:area_of_domain_4 = "167.06  -0.28 (single point)" ;
		domains:area_of_domain_5 = "166.10  0.30 167.70  -1.30" ;
		domains:area_of_domain_6 = "165.50  0.90 168.30  -1.90" ;
	float lev(levels) ;
		lev:long_name = "Level" ;
		lev:units = "unitless" ;
		lev:description = "Model Level is set to lowest full level (either 32 before 3/10/99 or 51). This is different from the SGP and NSA surface files (where the level is set to 1) because the tropical locations are actually sea points and processed slightly differently." ;
	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 t_fswr(time, levels, domains) ;
		t_fswr:long_name = "net shortwave flux" ;
		t_fswr:units = "W/m2" ;
	float t_flwr(time, levels, domains) ;
		t_flwr:long_name = "net longwave flux" ;
		t_flwr:units = "W/m2" ;
	float t_fvdf(time, levels, domains) ;
		t_fvdf:long_name = "sensible heat flux" ;
		t_fvdf:units = "W/m2" ;
	float q_fvdf(time, levels, domains) ;
		q_fvdf:long_name = "turbulent moisture flux" ;
		q_fvdf:units = "kg/kg * kg/(m2*s))" ;
	float q_flsr(time, levels, domains) ;
		q_flsr:long_name = "large-scale rain flux" ;
		q_flsr:units = "mm/s" ;
	float q_fcvr(time, levels, domains) ;
		q_fcvr:long_name = "convective rain flux" ;
		q_fcvr:units = "kg/(m2*s) = mm/s" ;
	float q_flsn(time, levels, domains) ;
		q_flsn:long_name = "large-scale snow flux" ;
		q_flsn:units = "mm/s" ;
	float q_fcvn(time, levels, domains) ;
		q_fcvn:long_name = "convective snow flux" ;
		q_fcvn:units = "mm/s" ;
	float s_hist(time, levels, domains) ;
		s_hist:long_name = "surface pressure" ;
		s_hist:units = "Pa" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Wed Jan  2 22:28:41 2002" ;
		: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: process-xdc-ecmwf-7.0-1 $" ;
		:IDL_Version = "Coded in IDL (sparc / sunos / unix / 5.4)" ;
		:Command_Line = "ecmwf_ingest -i 20000901 -type sfc -location nauru" ;
		:zeb_platform = "twpecmwfnausfcX1.c1" ;
		:input_files = "twpecmwfnausfc4X1.00.20000901.000000.raw.asc, twpecmwfnausfc5X1.00.20000901.000000.raw.asc, twpecmwfnausfc6X1.00.20000901.000000.raw.asc" ;
		:Input_Platforms = "twpecmwfnauX1.00" ;
}