netcdf twpecmwfsfceX20.c1.20151001.000000 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (192 currently) domains = 2 ; 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 = "Except for the single point, the numbers below mark the coordinates of the northwest-southeast corners of each numbered domain" ; domains:area_of_domain_04 = " 166.92, -0.49 (single point)" ; domains:area_of_domain_05 = " 166.10, 0.30, 167.70, -1.30" ; 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 Temperature_2m(time, levels, domains) ; Temperature_2m:long_name = "Temperature at 2m" ; Temperature_2m:units = "K" ; float spec_humidity(time, levels, domains) ; spec_humidity:long_name = "Specific humidity" ; spec_humidity:units = "kg/kg" ; float wind_u(time, levels, domains) ; wind_u:long_name = "10m wind u-component" ; wind_u:units = "m/s" ; float wind_v(time, levels, domains) ; wind_v:long_name = "10m wind v-component" ; wind_v:units = "m/s" ; float skin_temp(time, levels, domains) ; skin_temp:long_name = "Skin temperature" ; skin_temp:units = "K" ; float albedo(time, levels, domains) ; albedo:long_name = "Albedo" ; albedo:units = " " ; float down_sr(time, levels, domains) ; down_sr:long_name = "Downward surface solar radiation" ; down_sr:units = "W/m2" ; float down_lr(time, levels, domains) ; down_lr:long_name = "Downward surface longwave radiation" ; down_lr:units = "W/m2" ; float sfse(time, levels, domains) ; sfse:long_name = "Surface evaporation" ; sfse:standard_name = "water_evaporation_amount" ; sfse:units = "kg/m2" ; // global attributes: :date = "Tue Nov 3 20:18:39 2015" ; :facility_id = "X20" ; :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 extra near surface and surface variables" ; :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 = "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 sfce -location nauru" ; :zeb_platform = "twpecmwfsfceX20.c1" ; :input_files = "twpecmwfsfce04X20.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc, twpecmwfsfce05X20.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc" ; :input_datastreams = "twpecmwfX20.00" ; }