netcdf 20040316_cabauw_racmo {
dimensions:
	time = 25 ;
	level = 40 ;
	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 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 omega(time, level) ;
		omega:units = "Pa s-1" ;
		omega:long_name = "Vertical wind in pressure coordinates" ;
		omega:standard_name = "omega" ;
		omega:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		omega:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		omega: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 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 cloud_fraction(time, level) ;
		cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		cloud_fraction:long_name = "Cloud fraction" ;
		cloud_fraction:standard_name = "cloud_area_fraction" ;
		cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		cloud_fraction: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_down_lat_heat_flx(time) ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:long_name = "Latent heat flux" ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:standard_name = "surface_downward_latent_heat_flux" ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_down_lat_heat_flx:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_down_sens_heat_flx(time) ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx:units = "W m-2" ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx:long_name = "Sensible heat flux" ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx:standard_name = "surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux" ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_down_sens_heat_flx: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_conv_rain(time) ;
		sfc_conv_rain:units = "kg m-2" ;
		sfc_conv_rain:long_name = "Convective rainfall amount" ;
		sfc_conv_rain:standard_name = "convective_rainfall_amount" ;
		sfc_conv_rain:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_conv_rain:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_conv_rain:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_ls_rain(time) ;
		sfc_ls_rain:units = "kg m-2" ;
		sfc_ls_rain:long_name = "Large-scale rainfall amount" ;
		sfc_ls_rain:standard_name = "large_scale_rainfall_amount" ;
		sfc_ls_rain:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_ls_rain:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_ls_rain:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_skin_temp(time) ;
		sfc_skin_temp:units = "K" ;
		sfc_skin_temp:long_name = "Skin temperature" ;
		sfc_skin_temp:C_format = "%.2f" ;
		sfc_skin_temp:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_skin_temp:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_ls_precip_fraction(time) ;
		sfc_ls_precip_fraction:units = "1" ;
		sfc_ls_precip_fraction:long_name = "Large-scale precipitation fraction" ;
		sfc_ls_precip_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_ls_precip_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_ls_precip_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float sfc_cloud_fraction(time) ;
		sfc_cloud_fraction:units = "1" ;
		sfc_cloud_fraction:long_name = "Surface total cloud fraction" ;
		sfc_cloud_fraction:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		sfc_cloud_fraction:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		sfc_cloud_fraction:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float height(time, level) ;
		height:units = "m" ;
		height:long_name = "Height above ground" ;
		height:standard_name = "height" ;
		height:comment = "The heights have been calculated using pressure, temperature and specific humidity." ;
		height:C_format = "%.3f" ;
		height:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		height: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. Calculated using Goff-Gratch formula." ;
		rh:C_format = "%.8f" ;
		rh:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		rh:missing_value = -999.f ;
	float wwind(time, level) ;
		wwind:units = "m s-1" ;
		wwind:long_name = "Vertical wind" ;
		wwind:standard_name = "upward_wind" ;
		wwind:comment = "The vertical wind has been calculated from omega (Pa s-1), height and pressure using: w=omega*dz/dp" ;
		wwind:C_format = "%.6f" ;
		wwind:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		wwind: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 = "KNMI RACMO single-site output over Cabauw" ;
		:location = "Cabauw" ;
		:source = "KNMI Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO)" ;
		:institution = "KNMI" ;
		:initialization_time = "2004-03-16 00:00:00 +00:00" ;
		:history = "Fri Oct 15 10:57:50 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 12:19:58 2004 - Comments added by radar on hogwarts" ;
}