netcdf twpecmwfvarX30.c1.20151001.000000 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (192 currently) domains = 3 ; levels = 137 ; 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 = "Each domain is a single point at the following coordinates" ; domains:area_of_domain_06 = " 130.92, -12.44 (single point)" ; domains:area_of_domain_28 = " 129.80, -12.44 (single point)" ; domains:area_of_domain_50 = " 131.06, -13.57 (single point)" ; float lev(levels) ; lev:long_name = "Level" ; lev:units = "unitless" ; lev:description = "Model Levels where Level 1 is the top full level of the model (10 hPa), level ** is the lowest full level." ; 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 p(time, levels, domains) ; p:long_name = "pressure" ; p:units = "Pa" ; float u(time, levels, domains) ; u:long_name = "zonal wind component" ; u:units = "m/s" ; float v(time, levels, domains) ; v:long_name = "meridional wind componet" ; v:units = "m/s" ; float T(time, levels, domains) ; T:long_name = "Temperature" ; T:units = "K" ; float q(time, levels, domains) ; q:long_name = "specific humidity" ; q:units = "kg/kg" ; float l(time, levels, domains) ; l:long_name = "specific cloud liquid water content" ; l:units = "kg/kg" ; float i(time, levels, domains) ; i:long_name = "specific cloud ice content" ; i:units = "kg/kg" ; float a(time, levels, domains) ; a:long_name = "cloud fraction" ; a:units = "percent/100" ; float R(time, levels, domains) ; R:long_name = "relative humidity" ; R:units = "percent/100" ; float w(time, levels, domains) ; w:long_name = "omega=vertical velocity in pressure coordinates" ; w:units = "Pa/s" ; // global attributes: :date = "Tue Nov 3 20:18:36 2015" ; :facility_id = "X30" ; :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 the model variables on each model level" ; :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." ; :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 var -location dar" ; :zeb_platform = "twpecmwfvarX30.c1" ; :input_files = "twpecmwfvar06X30.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc, twpecmwfvar28X30.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc, twpecmwfvar50X30.00.20151001.000000.raw.asc" ; :input_datastreams = "twpecmwfX30.00" ; }