Sample NetCDF Header
netcdf RF01A.19810318.100731_142112 {
dimensions:
Time = 15222 ;
variables:
int Time(Time) ;
Time:long_name = "time of measurement" ;
Time:units = "seconds since 1981-03-18 00:00:00 +0000" ;
Time:strptime_format = "seconds since %F %T %z" ;
Time:standard_name = "time" ;
float TPTIME(Time) ;
TPTIME:long_name = "UNALTERED TAPE TIME (SEC) AFTER MIDNIGHT" ;
TPTIME:units = "s" ;
TPTIME:actual_range = 36451.f, 51672.f ;
TPTIME:SampledRate = 1 ;
TPTIME:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TMLAG(Time) ;
TMLAG:long_name = "LTN-51 ARINC TIME LAG (SEC)" ;
TMLAG:units = "s" ;
TMLAG:actual_range = 0.3899994f, 0.6299973f ;
TMLAG:SampledRate = 1 ;
TMLAG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float EVMRKS(Time) ;
EVMRKS:long_name = "EVENT MARKER WORD" ;
EVMRKS:units = "unk" ;
EVMRKS:actual_range = 0.f, 192.f ;
EVMRKS:SampledRate = 1 ;
EVMRKS:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float FZV(Time) ;
FZV:long_name = "FIXED ZERO VOLTAGE (VDC)" ;
FZV:units = "Vdc" ;
FZV:actual_range = 0.f, 0.0009994507f ;
FZV:SampledRate = 1 ;
FZV:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LAT(Time) ;
LAT:long_name = "RAW INS LATITUDE (DEG)" ;
LAT:units = "degree_N" ;
LAT:Category = "Position" ;
LAT:standard_name = "latitude" ;
LAT:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ;
LAT:actual_range = 33.981f, 34.92799f ;
LAT:SampledRate = 1 ;
LAT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LON(Time) ;
LON:long_name = "RAW INS LONGITUDE (DEG)" ;
LON:units = "degree_E" ;
LON:Category = "Position" ;
LON:standard_name = "longitude" ;
LON:valid_range = -180.f, 180.f ;
LON:actual_range = -121.286f, -120.125f ;
LON:SampledRate = 1 ;
LON:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THI(Time) ;
THI:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (ARINC) (DEG)" ;
THI:units = "degree" ;
THI:actual_range = 0.0510025f, 359.982f ;
THI:SampledRate = 1 ;
THI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ALPHA(Time) ;
ALPHA:long_name = "INS WANDER ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ALPHA:units = "degree" ;
ALPHA:actual_range = 93.83f, 94.48399f ;
ALPHA:SampledRate = 1 ;
ALPHA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float XVI(Time) ;
XVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD X COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
XVI:units = "m/s" ;
XVI:actual_range = -75.92599f, 88.46802f ;
XVI:SampledRate = 1 ;
XVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float YVI(Time) ;
YVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD Y COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
YVI:units = "m/s" ;
YVI:actual_range = -78.80801f, 86.56598f ;
YVI:SampledRate = 1 ;
YVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float GSF(Time) ;
GSF:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPEED (M/S)" ;
GSF:units = "m/s" ;
GSF:actual_range = 25.5f, 88.52699f ;
GSF:SampledRate = 1 ;
GSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PITCH(Time) ;
PITCH:long_name = "AIRCRAFT PITCH ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
PITCH:units = "degree" ;
PITCH:actual_range = -5.971001f, 8.634003f ;
PITCH:SampledRate = 1 ;
PITCH:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ROLL(Time) ;
ROLL:long_name = "AIRCRAFT ROLL ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ROLL:units = "degree" ;
ROLL:actual_range = -46.262f, 42.06f ;
ROLL:SampledRate = 1 ;
ROLL:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THF(Time) ;
THF:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (YAW) (DEG)" ;
THF:units = "degree" ;
THF:actual_range = 0.001998901f, 359.934f ;
THF:SampledRate = 1 ;
THF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VZI(Time) ;
VZI:long_name = "RAW INS VERTICAL VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
VZI:units = "m/s" ;
VZI:actual_range = -39.89999f, 5.246002f ;
VZI:SampledRate = 1 ;
VZI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCW(Time) ;
QCW:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (WING) (MB)" ;
QCW:units = "hPa" ;
QCW:actual_range = 5.862f, 43.069f ;
QCW:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCG(Time) ;
QCG:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (GUST PROBE)(MB)" ;
QCG:units = "hPa" ;
QCG:actual_range = 4.598999f, 38.321f ;
QCG:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCWC(Time) ;
QCWC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (WING) (MB)" ;
QCWC:units = "hPa" ;
QCWC:actual_range = 5.862f, 41.597f ;
QCWC:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCWC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCGC(Time) ;
QCGC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (GUST PROBE)(MB)" ;
QCGC:units = "hPa" ;
QCGC:actual_range = 4.598999f, 42.02901f ;
QCGC:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCGC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSF(Time) ;
PSF:long_name = "RAW STATIC PRESSURE (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSF:units = "hPa" ;
PSF:actual_range = 811.667f, 1012.413f ;
PSF:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSB(Time) ;
PSB:long_name = "RAW STATIC PRESSURE (BOOM) (MB)" ;
PSB:units = "hPa" ;
PSB:actual_range = 816.103f, 1016.668f ;
PSB:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSFC(Time) ;
PSFC:long_name = "CORRECTED STATIC PRESR (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSFC:units = "hPa" ;
PSFC:actual_range = 812.416f, 1013.425f ;
PSFC:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSFC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSBC(Time) ;
PSBC:long_name = "CORRECTED STATIC PRESSURE (BOOM) (MB)" ;
PSBC:units = "hPa" ;
PSBC:actual_range = 813.455f, 1013.52f ;
PSBC:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSBC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HP(Time) ;
HP:long_name = "NACA PRESSURE ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HP:units = "m" ;
HP:actual_range = -1.5f, 1823.8f ;
HP:SampledRate = 1 ;
HP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HGM(Time) ;
HGM:long_name = "GEOMETRIC (RADIO) ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HGM:units = "m" ;
HGM:actual_range = 1.655998f, 763.132f ;
HGM:SampledRate = 1 ;
HGM:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTB(Time) ;
TTB:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (BOOM ROSEMOUNT) (C)" ;
TTB:units = "deg_C" ;
TTB:actual_range = 9.041f, 17.749f ;
TTB:SampledRate = 1 ;
TTB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTRF(Time) ;
TTRF:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (REVERSE FLOW) (C)" ;
TTRF:units = "deg_C" ;
TTRF:actual_range = 8.117996f, 16.761f ;
TTRF:SampledRate = 1 ;
TTRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATB(Time) ;
ATB:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (BOOM ROSEMOUNT)(C)" ;
ATB:units = "deg_C" ;
ATB:actual_range = 6.306f, 16.377f ;
ATB:SampledRate = 1 ;
ATB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATRF(Time) ;
ATRF:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (REVERSE-FLOW) (C)" ;
ATRF:units = "deg_C" ;
ATRF:actual_range = 6.261002f, 16.352f ;
ATRF:SampledRate = 1 ;
ATRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PRT5(Time) ;
PRT5:long_name = "RADIOMETRIC SURFACE TEMP (PRT-5) (C)" ;
PRT5:units = "deg_C" ;
PRT5:actual_range = 8.482002f, 34.457f ;
PRT5:SampledRate = 1 ;
PRT5:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPRB(Time) ;
DPRB:long_name = "DEW/FROST POINT TEMP ( E-G+G)(RT-BOT)(C)" ;
DPRB:units = "deg_C" ;
DPRB:actual_range = -23.75f, 26.418f ;
DPRB:SampledRate = 1 ;
DPRB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPRT(Time) ;
DPRT:long_name = "DEW/FROST POINT TEMP(GN EAST)(RT-TOP)(C)" ;
DPRT:units = "deg_C" ;
DPRT:actual_range = -23.818f, 15.777f ;
DPRT:SampledRate = 1 ;
DPRT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPRBC(Time) ;
DPRBC:long_name = "DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE ( E-G+G)(RT-BOT)(C)" ;
DPRBC:units = "deg_C" ;
DPRBC:actual_range = -26.34f, 26.418f ;
DPRBC:SampledRate = 1 ;
DPRBC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPRTC(Time) ;
DPRTC:long_name = "DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE(GN EAST)(RT-TOP)(C)" ;
DPRTC:units = "deg_C" ;
DPRTC:actual_range = -26.413f, 15.777f ;
DPRTC:SampledRate = 1 ;
DPRTC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHOTDB(Time) ;
RHOTDB:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY ( E-G+G)(RT-BOT)(G/M3)" ;
RHOTDB:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHOTDB:actual_range = 0.5429993f, 26.19f ;
RHOTDB:SampledRate = 1 ;
RHOTDB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHOTDT(Time) ;
RHOTDT:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY(GN EAST)(RT-TOP)(G/M3)" ;
RHOTDT:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHOTDT:actual_range = 0.5390015f, 13.605f ;
RHOTDT:SampledRate = 1 ;
RHOTDT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASW(Time) ;
TASW:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (WING) (M/S)" ;
TASW:units = "m/s" ;
TASW:actual_range = 31.084f, 86.40199f ;
TASW:SampledRate = 1 ;
TASW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASG(Time) ;
TASG:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (GUST) (M/S)" ;
TASG:units = "m/s" ;
TASG:actual_range = 27.534f, 86.57401f ;
TASG:SampledRate = 1 ;
TASG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LWC(Time) ;
LWC:long_name = "RAW J-W LIQUID WATER CONTENT (G/M3)" ;
LWC:units = "gram/m3" ;
LWC:actual_range = -0.2009964f, 0.4260025f ;
LWC:SampledRate = 1 ;
LWC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LWCC(Time) ;
LWCC:long_name = "CORRCTD J-W LIQUID WATER CONTENT (G/M3)" ;
LWCC:units = "gram/m3" ;
LWCC:actual_range = -0.2570038f, 0.5449982f ;
LWCC:SampledRate = 1 ;
LWCC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float BFIXT(Time) ;
BFIXT:long_name = "SIDESLIP ANGLE (TOP FIXED VANE) (DEG)" ;
BFIXT:units = "degree" ;
BFIXT:actual_range = -4.495003f, 5.205002f ;
BFIXT:SampledRate = 1 ;
BFIXT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UI(Time) ;
UI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR EAST GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UI:units = "m/s" ;
UI:actual_range = -7.564003f, 6.233002f ;
UI:SampledRate = 1 ;
UI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VI(Time) ;
VI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR NORTH GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VI:units = "m/s" ;
VI:actual_range = -2.198997f, 11.512f ;
VI:SampledRate = 1 ;
VI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UX(Time) ;
UX:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LNGTDNL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UX:units = "m/s" ;
UX:actual_range = -9.781998f, 11.149f ;
UX:SampledRate = 1 ;
UX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VY(Time) ;
VY:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LATERAL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VY:units = "m/s" ;
VY:actual_range = -10.328f, 11.53f ;
VY:SampledRate = 1 ;
VY:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WDRCTN(Time) ;
WDRCTN:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND DIRECTION (BOOM) (DEG)" ;
WDRCTN:units = "degree" ;
WDRCTN:actual_range = 33.989f, 355.51f ;
WDRCTN:SampledRate = 1 ;
WDRCTN:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WSPD(Time) ;
WSPD:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND SPEED (BOOM) (M/S)" ;
WSPD:units = "m/s" ;
WSPD:actual_range = 0.04599762f, 11.929f ;
WSPD:SampledRate = 1 ;
WSPD:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VEW(Time) ;
VEW:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD EAST COMP (M/S)" ;
VEW:units = "m/s" ;
VEW:actual_range = -78.26001f, 88.20697f ;
VEW:SampledRate = 1 ;
VEW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VNS(Time) ;
VNS:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD NORTH COMP (M/S)" ;
VNS:units = "m/s" ;
VNS:actual_range = -78.061f, 86.612f ;
VNS:SampledRate = 1 ;
VNS:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DEI(Time) ;
DEI:long_name = "DISTANCE EAST OF START (KM)" ;
DEI:units = "km" ;
DEI:actual_range = -76.29999f, 30.72998f ;
DEI:SampledRate = 1 ;
DEI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DNI(Time) ;
DNI:long_name = "DISTANCE NORTH OF START (KM)" ;
DNI:units = "km" ;
DNI:actual_range = -100.81f, 4.26001f ;
DNI:SampledRate = 1 ;
DNI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float CGAC(Time) ;
CGAC:long_name = "AIRCRAFT C.G. ACCELERATION (M/S2)" ;
CGAC:units = "m/s2" ;
CGAC:actual_range = -1.589996f, 2.675003f ;
CGAC:SampledRate = 1 ;
CGAC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WP3(Time) ;
WP3:long_name = "DAMPED AIRCRAFT VERT VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
WP3:units = "m/s" ;
WP3:actual_range = -8.042f, 6.036003f ;
WP3:SampledRate = 1 ;
WP3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HI3(Time) ;
HI3:long_name = "PRESSURE-DAMPED INERTIAL ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HI3:units = "m" ;
HI3:actual_range = -1.100006f, 1825.6f ;
HI3:SampledRate = 1 ;
HI3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHUM(Time) ;
RHUM:long_name = "RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PER CENT)" ;
RHUM:units = "%" ;
RHUM:actual_range = 5.133003f, 132.357f ;
RHUM:SampledRate = 1 ;
RHUM:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ETHETA(Time) ;
ETHETA:long_name = "EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
ETHETA:units = "deg_K" ;
ETHETA:actual_range = 291.555f, 321.998f ;
ETHETA:SampledRate = 1 ;
ETHETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THETA(Time) ;
THETA:long_name = "POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
THETA:units = "deg_K" ;
THETA:actual_range = 284.529f, 296.779f ;
THETA:SampledRate = 1 ;
THETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DDRB(Time) ;
DDRB:long_name = "DDR - BLUE (CH. 30) (VOLTS)" ;
DDRB:units = "VOLTS" ;
DDRB:actual_range = -0.3030014f, 9.997002f ;
DDRB:SampledRate = 1 ;
DDRB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DDRG(Time) ;
DDRG:long_name = "DDR - GREEN (CH. 31) (VOLTS)" ;
DDRG:units = "VOLTS" ;
DDRG:actual_range = -0.1070023f, 9.997002f ;
DDRG:SampledRate = 1 ;
DDRG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DDRR(Time) ;
DDRR:long_name = "DDR-UNCORR. CHLOROPHYLL(CH.32)(VOLTS)" ;
DDRR:units = "VOLTS" ;
DDRR:actual_range = -10.f, 9.997002f ;
DDRR:SampledRate = 1 ;
DDRR:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DDRR-1(Time) ;
DDRR-1:long_name = "DDR - RED (CH. 33) (VOLTS)" ;
DDRR-1:units = "VOLTS" ;
DDRR-1:actual_range = -0.9449997f, 9.997002f ;
DDRR-1:SampledRate = 1 ;
DDRR-1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DDRO(Time) ;
DDRO:long_name = "DDR - ORANGE (CH. 34)(VOLTS)" ;
DDRO:units = "VOLTS" ;
DDRO:actual_range = -0.09300232f, 0.8450012f ;
DDRO:SampledRate = 1 ;
DDRO:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
// global attributes:
:institution = "NCAR Research Aviation Facility" ;
:Address = "P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000" ;
:creator_url = "http://www.eol.ucar.edu" ;
:Conventions = "NCAR-RAF/nimbus" ;
:ConventionsURL = "http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/netCDF.html" ;
:ConventionsVersion = "1.3" ;
:Metadata_Conventions = "Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0" ;
:standard_name_vocabulary = "CF-1.0" ;
:time_coordinate = "Time" ;
:Phone = "(303) 497-1030" ;
:ProcessorURL = "https://github.com/ncareol/GENPRO" ;
:ProcessorRevision = "8ff1ae2e-dirty" ;
:Categories = "Position,Thermodynamic,Aircraft State,Atmos. State" ;
:geospatial_vertical_positive = "up" ;
:date_created = "2016-08-09T18:46:08 +0000" ;
:Platform = "N304D" ;
:wind_field = "WSPD WDRCTN" ;
:time_coverage_start = "1981-03-18T10:07:31 +0000" ;
:time_coverage_end = "1981-03-18T14:21:12 +0000" ;
:TimeInterval = "10:07:31-14:21:12" ;
:FlightDate = "03/18/1981" ;
:geospatial_lat_min = 33.981f ;
:geospatial_lat_max = 34.92799f ;
:latitude_coordinate = "LAT" ;
:geospatial_lon_min = -121.286f ;
:geospatial_lon_max = -120.125f ;
:longitude_coordinate = "LON" ;
:zaxis_coordinate = "HP" ;
:geospatial_vertical_units = "m" ;
:geospatial_vertical_min = -1.5f ;
:geospatial_vertical_max = 1823.8f ;
:DESCRIPTION = " 473-1 OPUS 18 MAR 81 10/00/46" ;
:CYCLE_TIME = 1.f ;
:FlightNumber = "RF01A" ;
:ProjectName = "OPUS I (Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures)" ;
:converted_from = "G50422" ;
}
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