netcdf 20031001_chilbolton_ice-radar-lidar-ipsl {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (2871 currently)
	range = 192 ;
variables:
	float radar_frequency ;
		radar_frequency:units = "GHz" ;
		radar_frequency:long_name = "Radar frequency" ;
	float lidar_wavelength ;
		lidar_wavelength:units = "nm" ;
		lidar_wavelength:long_name = "Lidar wavelength" ;
	float latitude ;
		latitude:units = "degrees_north" ;
		latitude:long_name = "Latitude of antenna" ;
		latitude:standard_name = "latitude" ;
	float longitude ;
		longitude:units = "degrees_east" ;
		longitude:long_name = "Longitude of antenna" ;
		longitude:standard_name = "longitude" ;
	float altitude ;
		altitude:units = "m" ;
		altitude:long_name = "Height of the instrument above mean sea level" ;
	float time(time) ;
		time:units = "hours since 2003-10-01 00:00:00 +00:00" ;
		time:long_name = "Decimal hours from midnight UTC to the middle of each ray" ;
		time:axis = "T" ;
	float range(range) ;
		range:units = "m" ;
		range:long_name = "Range from antenna to the centre of each range gate" ;
		range:axis = "Z" ;
	float K(time, range) ;
		K:units = "dBZ km-1" ;
		K:long_name = "Radar attenuation" ;
		K:missing_value = -999.f ;
		K:_FillValue = -999.f ;
	float alpha(time, range) ;
		alpha:units = "m-1" ;
		alpha:long_name = "Lidar extinction" ;
		alpha:missing_value = -999.f ;
		alpha:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		alpha:units_html = "m<sup>-1</sup>" ;
	float beta(time, range) ;
		beta:units = "km-1 steradian-1" ;
		beta:long_name = "Lidar backscattering coefficient" ;
		beta:missing_value = -999.f ;
		beta:_FillValue = -999.f ;
	float iwc(time, range) ;
		iwc:units = "g m-3" ;
		iwc:long_name = "Ice water content" ;
		iwc:missing_value = -999.f ;
		iwc:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		iwc:units_html = "g m<sup>-3</sup>" ;
	float Re(time, range) ;
		Re:units = "µm" ;
		Re:long_name = "Effective radius" ;
		Re:missing_value = -999.f ;
		Re:_Fillvalue = -999.f ;
	float N0star(time, range) ;
		N0star:units = "m-4" ;
		N0star:long_name = "N0star" ;
		N0star:missing_value = -999.f ;
		N0star:_Fillvalue = -999.f ;
		N0star:units_html = "m<sup>-4</sup>" ;
	float tau(time) ;
		tau:long_name = "Optical thickness" ;
		tau:missing_value = -999.f ;
		tau:_Fillvalue = -999.f ;
	float k(time) ;
		k:units = "steradian" ;
		k:long_name = "Linear phase function" ;
		k:missing_value = -999.f ;
		k:_Fillvalue = -999.f ;

// global attributes:
		:location = "Chilbolton" ;
		:title = "Calculated microphysical properties from radar lidar combination - IPSL algorithm" ;
		:references = "Tinel, C., J. Testud, J. Pelon, R.J. Hogan, A. Protat, J. Delanoe and D. Bouniol, 2005: The retrieval of ice cloud properties from cloud radar and lidar synergy. J. Appl. Meteor." ;
		:day = "01s" ;
		:month = "10s" ;
		:year = "2003s" ;
		:institution = "CETP/IPSL/CNRS" ;
		:history = "01:02:2005 - generated by Dominique Bouniol <dominique.bouniol@cetp.ipsl.fr>" ;
}