netcdf VOCALS2008CloudBoundaries10min_v1.0 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (6203 currently)
variables:
	float yday(time) ;
		yday:long_name = "yearday since 2007-December-31 00:00 (1.0 for 2008 January 1 00:00)" ;
		yday:units = "day" ;
		yday:description = "beginning of time interval" ;
	float lat(time) ;
		lat:units = "degrees north" ;
	float lon(time) ;
		lon:units = "degrees east" ;
	float cloudtop(time) ;
		cloudtop:long_name = "10-minute mean W-band radar mid-range-gate height of highest cloud" ;
		cloudtop:units = "m" ;
	int numwband(time) ;
		numwband:long_name = "total number of W-band returns in 10-minute time interval" ;
		numwband:units = "unitless number" ;
		numwband:formula = "numwband = numwbandcloud + numwbandclear + numwbandnonmet" ;
	int numwbandcloud(time) ;
		numwbandcloud:long_name = "number of cloudy returns in time interval" ;
		numwbandcloud:units = "unitless number" ;
		numwbandcloud:note = "W-band and ceilometer have different sensitivity to clouds" ;
	int numwbandclear(time) ;
		numwbandclear:long_name = "number of clear (to W-band) returns in time interval" ;
		numwbandclear:units = "unitless number" ;
	int numwbandnonmet(time) ;
		numwbandnonmet:long_name = "number of nonmeteorological returns in time interval" ;
		numwbandnonmet:units = "unitless number" ;
		numwbandnonmet:description = "questionable cloud of limited vertical extent, noise, or clutter suspected" ;
	float cloudbase(time) ;
		cloudbase:long_name = "10-minute 85th percentile (highest) ceilometer cloud base" ;
		cloudbase:units = "m" ;
	int numceil(time) ;
		numceil:long_name = "total number of ceilometer returns in 10-minute time interval" ;
		numceil:units = "unitless number" ;
		numceil:formula = "numceil = numceilcloud + numceilclear + numceilobscure" ;
	int numceilcloud(time) ;
		numceilcloud:long_name = "number of cloudy returns in time interval" ;
		numceilcloud:units = "unitless number" ;
		numceilcloud:note = "W-band and ceilometer have different sensitivity to clouds" ;
	int numceilclear(time) ;
		numceilclear:long_name = "number of clear (to W-band) returns in time interval" ;
		numceilclear:units = "unitless number" ;
	int numceilobscured(time) ;
		numceilobscured:long_name = "number of obscured returns in time interval" ;
		numceilobscured:units = "unitless number" ;
		numceilobscured:description = "ceilometer identifies obscured or partially obscured sky" ;
	float sondecloudtop(time) ;
		sondecloudtop:long_name = "radiosonde (~4hour) cloud top interpolated to 10-minutes" ;
		sondecloudtop:units = "m" ;
	int sondeinterpflag(time) ;
		sondeinterpflag:long_name = "interpolation from radiosonde status flag" ;
		sondeinterpflag:description = "0=not available; 1=collocated with sounding; 2=interpolated from sounding" ;

// global attributes:
		:title = "10-minute cloud top height and base height data for VOCALS 2008" ;
		:version = "1.0" ;
		:creation_date = "2010-09-15" ;
		:acknowledgement = "Data are provided by Simon de Szoeke (Oregon State University), Chris Fairall and Daniel Wolfe (NOAA/ESRL/PSD), and Sandra Yuter (North Carolina State University) with funding from the NOAA Climate Program Office." ;
		:author_contact_email = "Simon de Szoeke <sdeszoek@coas.oregonstate.edu>" ;
		:for_more_information = "ftp://ftp.coas.oregonstate.edu/dist/sdeszoek/vocals/VOCALS2008CloudBoundaries10min_v1.0.readme.txt" ;
}