netcdf twpisssonde10sX1.a1.19970903.224027 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (506 currently)
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "3-Sep-97,22:40:27 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 1997-09-03 22:40:27 0:00" ;
	float press(time) ;
		press:long_name = "Pressure" ;
		press:units = "mb" ;
		press:field_index = "1" ;
	float tdry(time) ;
		tdry:long_name = "Dry Bulb Temperature" ;
		tdry:units = "C" ;
		tdry:field_index = "2" ;
	float dp(time) ;
		dp:long_name = "Dewpoint Temperature" ;
		dp:units = "C" ;
		dp:field_index = "3" ;
		dp:note = "Calculated from relative humidity." ;
	float wspd(time) ;
		wspd:long_name = "Wind Speed" ;
		wspd:units = "m/s" ;
		wspd:field_index = "4" ;
	float deg(time) ;
		deg:long_name = "Wind Direction" ;
		deg:units = "deg" ;
		deg:field_index = "5" ;
	float rh(time) ;
		rh:long_name = "Relative Humidity" ;
		rh:units = "%" ;
		rh:field_index = "6" ;
	float u_wind(time) ;
		u_wind:long_name = "Easterly Wind Component" ;
		u_wind:units = "m/s" ;
		u_wind:field_index = "7" ;
	float v_wind(time) ;
		v_wind:long_name = "Northerly Wind Component" ;
		v_wind:units = "m/s" ;
		v_wind:field_index = "8" ;
	float asc(time) ;
		asc:long_name = "Ascent Rate" ;
		asc:units = "m/s" ;
		asc:field_index = "9" ;
		asc:note = "The rate of ascent or descent is obtained from the altitude difference between two successive time steps." ;
	float rng(time) ;
		rng:long_name = "Range from launch point" ;
		rng:units = "km" ;
		rng:field_index = "10" ;
		rng:note = "Comes from the navaid and the altitude data." ;
	float ang(time) ;
		ang:long_name = "Azimuth Angle; degrees to sonde from launch point" ;
		ang:units = "deg" ;
		ang:field_index = "11" ;
		ang:note = "Comes from the navaid and the altitude data." ;
	float Qp(time) ;
		Qp:long_name = "Pressure Quality Parameter" ;
		Qp:units = "mb" ;
		Qp:field_index = "12" ;
	float Qt(time) ;
		Qt:long_name = "Temperature Quality Parameter" ;
		Qt:units = "C" ;
		Qt:field_index = "13" ;
	float Qh(time) ;
		Qh:long_name = "Humidity Quality Parameter" ;
		Qh:units = "%" ;
		Qh:field_index = "14" ;
	float Qu(time) ;
		Qu:long_name = "Easterly Wind Component Quality Parameter" ;
		Qu:units = "m/s" ;
		Qu:field_index = "15" ;
	float Qv(time) ;
		Qv:long_name = "Northerly Wind Component Quality Parameter" ;
		Qv:units = "m/s" ;
		Qv:field_index = "16" ;
	float Quv(time) ;
		Quv:long_name = "Horizontal Wind Speed Quality Parameter" ;
		Quv:units = "m/s" ;
		Quv:field_index = "17" ;
	float lat(time) ;
		lat:long_name = "north latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees" ;
		lat:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ;
	float lon(time) ;
		lon:long_name = "east longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees" ;
		lon:valid_range = -180.f, 180.f ;
	float alt(time) ;
		alt:long_name = "altitude" ;
		alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ;

// global attributes:
		:ingest-software = " isssonde_ingest.c,v 2.6 1997/10/17 21:25:53 d3a058 Exp $" ;
		:proc-level = "a1" ;
		:input-source = "isssonde10s91:x9032241.man" ;
		:site-id = "twp" ;
		:facility-id = "X1 : NOAA\'s_ISS_on_Manus" ;
		:sds-mode = "production" ;
		:sample-int = "10 sec" ;
		:averaging-int = "None." ;
		:serial-number = "not available" ;
		:field-indices = "Each field contains an attribute named \"field_index\".\n",
			"This index is unique to each field and contains a value\n",
			"from 1 to N (where N is the number of fields in platform)." ;
		:caution_message = " " ;
		:missing-data = "-9999" ;
		:data_type = "CLASS 10 SECOND DATA" ;
		:project_id = "NOAA:  MANUS ISS NO WINDS" ;
		:launch_site_type = "FIXED" ;
		:iss_site_id = "MAN" ;
		:launch_time = "97/9/3 22:41:0 (873326460)" ;
		:sonde_type = "VAISALA RS80-15" ;
		:inst_id = "0" ;
		:sensor_id = "0" ;
		:tx_freq = "403.1" ;
		:met_processor = "NCAR RS80 PROCESSOR" ;
		:met_smoothing = "10 SECONDS" ;
		:winds_type = "NONE" ;
		:winds_processor = "NONE" ;
		:winds_smoothing = "0 SECONDS" ;
		:pre_launch_met_obs_source = "MANUAL ENTRY" ;
		:system_op = "PAUL JOHNSTON" ;
		:comment = "The altitude value is calculated from the hydrostatic equation using pressure,\n",
			"temperature, and dew point.  The position data (lat, lon) come from the navaid and altitude data.\n",
			"The Quality Parameters are the std deviations of the parameter estimates generated from the smoothing intervals used for their calculation.  The units of the quality parameters are the same as those for the parameters measured.  The quality parameter is an indicator of the noise or quality of the measurement.  A lower number reflects higher quality.  A Q value of 99.0 is used as a bad or missing data flag.  Missing data values are set to 999.0.  The value, 77.0, is used to indicate \"good data quality\" when\n",
			"no noise estimate is available.  In cases where there are missing data, the gap will be filled by interpolating from existing points.  When this happens the Q values are set to 88.0 if the interpolation interval isn\'t too large.  If it becomes too large, the Q value is set to 99.0.\n",
			"PTU TRACKING OF GPS SONDE" ;
		:zebra_platform = "twpisssonde10sX1.a1" ;
		:history = "created by the Zebra DataStore library, 20-Oct-97,21:19:33, $RCSfile: DFA_NetCDF.c,v $ $Revision: 3.52 $\n",
			"" ;
}