SEACOOS CDL v2.0
December 9, 2004
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Appendix A.3 fixed-map
netcdf fixed-map {
// This is a fixed-map dataset with dependent variables
// measured at multiple lat and lon and specific z at a given time.
dimensions:
time = 4;
lon = 3;
lat = 3;
z = 1;
variables:
// INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
long time(time);
time: long_name = "Sample Time";
time: standard_name = "time";
time: units = "sec since 1970-1-1 00:00:00";
time: axis = "T";
float lon(lon);
lon: long_name = "longitude in decimal degrees";
lon: standard_name = "longitude";
lon: units = "degrees_east" ;
lon: reference = "geographical coordinates" ;
lon: axis = "X";
lon: valid_range = -90.,90.;
float lat(lat);
lat: long_name = "latitude in decimal degrees";
lat: standard_name = "latitude";
lat: units = "degrees_east";
lat: reference = "geographical coordinates";
lat: axis = "Y";
lat: valid_range = -180.,180.;
float z(z);
z: long_name = "Height";
z: standard_name = "height";
z: units = "m";
z: reference = "mean sea level (MSL)";
z: positive = "up";
z: axis = "Z";
// DEPENDENT VARIABLES
float wspd(time,lon,lat);
wspd: long_name = "Wind Speed";
wspd: standard_name = "wind_speed";
wspd: units = "m s-1";
float wdir(time,lon,lat);
wdir: long_name= "Wind Direction (from)";
wdir: standard_name = "wind_from_direction";
wdir: units = "degrees";
wdir: reference = "clockwise from true north";
wdir: valid_range = 0.,360.;
