netcdf 20040316_cabauw_met-office-mesoscale-6-11 {
dimensions:
	time = 25 ;
	level = 38 ;
	flux_level = 39 ;
	frequency = 2 ;
variables:
	float latitude ;
		latitude:units = "degrees_N" ;
		latitude:long_name = "Latitude of model gridpoint" ;
		latitude:standard_name = "latitude" ;
	float longitude ;
		longitude:units = "degrees_E" ;
		longitude:long_name = "Longitude of model gridpoint" ;
		longitude:standard_name = "longitude" ;
	float horizontal_resolution ;
		horizontal_resolution:units = "km" ;
		horizontal_resolution:long_name = "Horizontal resolution of model" ;
	float time(time) ;
		time:units = "hours since 2004-03-16 00:00:00 +00:00" ;
		time:long_name = "Hours UTC" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
		time:axis = "T" ;
	float forecast_time(time) ;
		forecast_time:units = "hours" ;
		forecast_time:long_name = "Time since initialization of forecast" ;
		forecast_time:comments = "For each profile in the file this variable contains the time elapsed since the initialization time of the forecast from which it was taken. Note that the profiles in this file may be taken from more than one forecast." ;
	short level(level) ;
		level:units = "1" ;
		level:long_name = "Model level" ;
		level:standard_name = "model_level_number" ;
		level:axis = "Z" ;
		level:positive = "down" ;
	float pressure(time, level) ;
		pressure:units = "Pa" ;
		pressure:long_name = "Pressure" ;
		pressure:standard_name = "air_pressure" ;
		pressure:C_format = "%.0f" ;
		pressure:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		pressure:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float height(time, level) ;
		height:units = "m" ;
		height:long_name = "Height above ground" ;
		height:standard_name = "height" ;
		height:C_format = "%.3f" ;
		height:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		height:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float uwind(time, level) ;
		uwind:units = "m s-1" ;
		uwind:long_name = "Zonal wind" ;
		uwind:standard_name = "eastward_wind" ;
		uwind:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		uwind:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		uwind:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float vwind(time, level) ;
		vwind:units = "m s-1" ;
		vwind:long_name = "Meridional wind" ;
		vwind:standard_name = "northward_wind" ;
		vwind:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		vwind:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		vwind:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float temperature(time, level) ;
		temperature:units = "K" ;
		temperature:long_name = "Temperature" ;
		temperature:standard_name = "air_temperature" ;
		temperature:C_format = "%.2f" ;
		temperature:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		temperature:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float q(time, level) ;
		q:units = "1" ;
		q:long_name = "Specific humidity" ;
		q:standard_name = "specific_humidity" ;
		q:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		q:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		q:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float rh(time, level) ;
		rh:units = "1" ;
		rh:long_name = "Relative humidity" ;
		rh:standard_name = "relative_humidity" ;
		rh:comment = "With respect to liquid above 0 degrees C and with respect to ice below 0 degrees C." ;
		rh:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		rh:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		rh:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float ql(time, level) ;
		ql:units = "1" ;
		ql:long_name = "Gridbox-mean liquid water mixing ratio" ;
		ql:standard_name = "mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air" ;
		ql:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		ql:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		ql:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float qi(time, level) ;
		qi:units = "1" ;
		qi:long_name = "Gridbox-mean ice water mixing ratio" ;
		qi:standard_name = "mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air" ;
		qi:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		qi:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		qi:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float ls_cloud_fraction(time, level) ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:long_name = "Large scale cloud fraction" ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:standard_name = "large_scale_cloud_area_fraction" ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		ls_cloud_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float conv_cloud_fraction(time, level) ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:long_name = "Convective cloud fraction" ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:standard_name = "convective_cloud_area_fraction" ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		conv_cloud_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float wwind(time, level) ;
		wwind:units = "m s-1" ;
		wwind:long_name = "Vertical wind" ;
		wwind:standard_name = "upward_wind" ;
		wwind:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		wwind:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wwind:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_height_amsl(time) ;
		sfc_height_amsl:units = "m" ;
		sfc_height_amsl:long_name = "Surface height above mean sea level" ;
		sfc_height_amsl:C_format = "%.3f" ;
		sfc_height_amsl:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_height_amsl:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_pressure(time) ;
		sfc_pressure:units = "Pa" ;
		sfc_pressure:long_name = "Surface pressure" ;
		sfc_pressure:standard_name = "surface_pressure" ;
		sfc_pressure:C_format = "%.0f" ;
		sfc_pressure:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_pressure:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_net_sw(time) ;
		sfc_net_sw:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_net_sw:long_name = "Surface net downward shortwave flux" ;
		sfc_net_sw:standard_name = "surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux" ;
		sfc_net_sw:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_net_sw:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_net_sw:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_net_lw(time) ;
		sfc_net_lw:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_net_lw:long_name = "Surface net downward longwave flux" ;
		sfc_net_lw:standard_name = "surface_net_downward_longwave_flux" ;
		sfc_net_lw:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_net_lw:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_net_lw:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_down_sw(time) ;
		sfc_down_sw:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_down_sw:long_name = "Surface downwelling shortwave flux" ;
		sfc_down_sw:standard_name = "surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux" ;
		sfc_down_sw:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_down_sw:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_down_sw:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_down_lw(time) ;
		sfc_down_lw:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_down_lw:long_name = "Surface downwelling longwave flux" ;
		sfc_down_lw:standard_name = "surface_downwelling_longwave_flux" ;
		sfc_down_lw:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_down_lw:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_down_lw:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_ls_rain_flx(time) ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:long_name = "Surface large-scale rainfall flux" ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:standard_name = "large_scale_rainfall_flux" ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_ls_rain_flx:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_conv_rain_flx(time) ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:long_name = "Surface convective rainfall flux" ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:standard_name = "convective_rainfall_flux" ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_conv_rain_flx:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_ls_snow_flx(time) ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:long_name = "Surface large-scale snowfall flux" ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:standard_name = "large_scale_snowfall_flux" ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_ls_snow_flx:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_conv_snow_flx(time) ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:long_name = "Surface convective snowfall flux" ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:standard_name = "convective_snowfall_flux" ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_conv_snow_flx:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_ls_cloud_fraction(time) ;
		sfc_ls_cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		sfc_ls_cloud_fraction:long_name = "Surface large-scale cloud fraction" ;
		sfc_ls_cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_ls_cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_ls_cloud_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_temp_2m(time) ;
		sfc_temp_2m:units = "K" ;
		sfc_temp_2m:long_name = "Temperature at 2m" ;
		sfc_temp_2m:C_format = "%.2f" ;
		sfc_temp_2m:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_temp_2m:missing_value = -999.f ;
	short flux_level(flux_level) ;
		flux_level:units = "1" ;
		flux_level:long_name = "Model flux level" ;
		flux_level:axis = "Z" ;
		flux_level:positive = "down" ;
	float flx_ls_rain(time, flux_level) ;
		flx_ls_rain:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		flx_ls_rain:long_name = "Large-scale rainfall flux" ;
		flx_ls_rain:standard_name = "large_scale_rainfall_flux" ;
		flx_ls_rain:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		flx_ls_rain:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		flx_ls_rain:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float flx_ls_snow(time, flux_level) ;
		flx_ls_snow:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;
		flx_ls_snow:long_name = "Large-scale snowfall flux" ;
		flx_ls_snow:standard_name = "large_scale_snowfall_flux" ;
		flx_ls_snow:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		flx_ls_snow:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		flx_ls_snow:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float flx_height(time, flux_level) ;
		flx_height:units = "m" ;
		flx_height:long_name = "Height above ground" ;
		flx_height:C_format = "%.3f" ;
		flx_height:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		flx_height:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float cloud_fraction(time, level) ;
		cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		cloud_fraction:long_name = "Cloud fraction" ;
		cloud_fraction:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction" ;
		cloud_fraction:comment = "This is the total cloud fraction, calculated from the large_scale_cloud_fraction and convective_cloud_fraction held in the model using: cloud_fraction=convective_cloud_fraction+(1-convective_cloud_fraction)*large_scale_cloud_fraction" ;
		cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		cloud_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float frequency(frequency) ;
		frequency:units = "GHz" ;
		frequency:long_name = "Microwave frequency" ;
		frequency:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		frequency:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		frequency:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float gas_atten(frequency, time, level) ;
		gas_atten:units = "dB" ;
		gas_atten:long_name = "Two-way attenuation from the ground due to atmospheric gases" ;
		gas_atten:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		gas_atten:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		gas_atten:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float specific_gas_atten(frequency, time, level) ;
		specific_gas_atten:units = "dB km-1" ;
		specific_gas_atten:long_name = "Specific one-way attenuation due to atmospheric gases" ;
		specific_gas_atten:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		specific_gas_atten:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		specific_gas_atten:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float specific_saturated_gas_atten(frequency, time, level) ;
		specific_saturated_gas_atten:units = "dB km-1" ;
		specific_saturated_gas_atten:long_name = "Specific one-way attenuation due to atmospheric gases for saturated air (saturated with respect to ice below 0 degrees C)" ;
		specific_saturated_gas_atten:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		specific_saturated_gas_atten:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		specific_saturated_gas_atten:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float specific_dry_gas_atten(frequency, time, level) ;
		specific_dry_gas_atten:units = "dB km-1" ;
		specific_dry_gas_atten:long_name = "Specific one-way attenuation due to atmospheric gases for dry air (no water vapour)" ;
		specific_dry_gas_atten:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		specific_dry_gas_atten:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		specific_dry_gas_atten:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float K2(frequency, time, level) ;
		K2:units = "dB km-1" ;
		K2:long_name = "Dielectric parameter (|K|^2) of liquid water" ;
		K2:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		K2:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		K2:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float specific_liquid_atten(frequency, time, level) ;
		specific_liquid_atten:units = "(dB km-1)/(g m-3)" ;
		specific_liquid_atten:long_name = "Specific one-way attenuation due to liquid water, per unit liquid water content" ;
		specific_liquid_atten:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		specific_liquid_atten:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		specific_liquid_atten:missing_value = -999.f ;

// global attributes:
		:Conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
		:title = "UK Met Office UM (Mesoscale) single-site output over Cabauw" ;
		:location = "Cabauw" ;
		:source = "UK Met Office Unified Model (Mesoscale)" ;
		:institution = "UK Met Office" ;
		:initialization_time = "2004-03-16 00:00:00 +00:00" ;
		:history = "Mon Sep 27 09:37:27 BST 2004 - NetCDF generated from original data by Ewan O\'Connor <e.j.oconnor@reading.ac.uk> using cnmodel2nc on hogwarts\n",
			"Tue Nov 16 12:20:40 2004 - Comments added by radar on hogwarts" ;
}