Coordinate variables and coordinate variable values


Coordinate variables and coordinate variable values for data contained
in netCDF and Fortran direct access binary files at

ftp://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/pub/CAS/NEWBUDGETS.

 dimensions:
 lon = 128 ;
 lat = 64 ;
 time = 276 ;

 float lon(lon) ;
 lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
 lon:short_name = "lon" ;
 lon:units = "degrees_east" ;

 lon = 0, 2.8125, 5.625, 8.4375, 11.25, 14.0625, 16.875, 19.6875, 22.5,
    25.3125, 28.125, 30.9375, 33.75, 36.5625, 39.375, 42.1875, 45, 47.8125,
    50.625, 53.4375, 56.25, 59.0625, 61.875, 64.6875, 67.5, 70.3125, 73.125,
    75.9375, 78.75, 81.5625, 84.375, 87.1875, 90, 92.8125, 95.625, 98.4375,
    101.25, 104.0625, 106.875, 109.6875, 112.5, 115.3125, 118.125, 120.9375,
    123.75, 126.5625, 129.375, 132.1875, 135, 137.8125, 140.625, 143.4375,
    146.25, 149.0625, 151.875, 154.6875, 157.5, 160.3125, 163.125, 165.9375,
    168.75, 171.5625, 174.375, 177.1875, 180, 182.8125, 185.625, 188.4375,
    191.25, 194.0625, 196.875, 199.6875, 202.5, 205.3125, 208.125, 210.9375,
    213.75, 216.5625, 219.375, 222.1875, 225, 227.8125, 230.625, 233.4375,
    236.25, 239.0625, 241.875, 244.6875, 247.5, 250.3125, 253.125, 255.9375,
    258.75, 261.5625, 264.375, 267.1875, 270, 272.8125, 275.625, 278.4375,
    281.25, 284.0625, 286.875, 289.6875, 292.5, 295.3125, 298.125, 300.9375,
    303.75, 306.5625, 309.375, 312.1875, 315, 317.8125, 320.625, 323.4375,
    326.25, 329.0625, 331.875, 334.6875, 337.5, 340.3125, 343.125, 345.9375,
    348.75, 351.5625, 354.375, 357.1875

 float lat(lat) ;
 lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
 lat:short_name = "lat" ;
 lat:units = "degrees_north" ;

 lat = -87.8638, -85.0965, -82.3129, -79.5256, -76.7369, -73.9475, -71.1577,
    -68.3678, -65.5776, -62.7873, -59.997, -57.2066, -54.4162, -51.6257,
    -48.8352, -46.0447, -43.2542, -40.4636, -37.6731, -34.8825, -32.0919,
    -29.3014, -26.5108, -23.7202, -20.9296, -18.139, -15.3484, -12.5578,
    -9.7671, -6.9765, -4.1859, -1.3953, 1.3953, 4.1859, 6.9765, 9.7671,
    12.5578, 15.3484, 18.139, 20.9296, 23.7202, 26.5108, 29.3014, 32.0919,
    34.8825, 37.6731, 40.4636, 43.2542, 46.0447, 48.8352, 51.6257, 54.4162,
    57.2066, 59.997, 62.7873, 65.5776, 68.3678, 71.1577, 73.9475, 76.7369,
    79.5256, 82.3129, 85.0965, 87.8638

 float time(time) ;
 time:long_name = "Time as year, month: YYYYMM." ;
 time:short_name = "time" ;
 time:units = "unitless" ;

 time = 197901, 197902, 197903, 197904, 197905, 197906, 197907, 197908, 
    197909, 197910, 197911, 197912, 198001, 198002, 198003, 198004, 198005, 
    198006, 198007, 198008, 198009, 198010, 198011, 198012, 198101, 198102, 
    198103, 198104, 198105, 198106, 198107, 198108, 198109, 198110, 198111, 
    198112, 198201, 198202, 198203, 198204, 198205, 198206, 198207, 198208, 
    198209, 198210, 198211, 198212, 198301, 198302, 198303, 198304, 198305, 
    198306, 198307, 198308, 198309, 198310, 198311, 198312, 198401, 198402, 
    198403, 198404, 198405, 198406, 198407, 198408, 198409, 198410, 198411, 
    198412, 198501, 198502, 198503, 198504, 198505, 198506, 198507, 198508, 
    198509, 198510, 198511, 198512, 198601, 198602, 198603, 198604, 198605, 
    198606, 198607, 198608, 198609, 198610, 198611, 198612, 198701, 198702, 
    198703, 198704, 198705, 198706, 198707, 198708, 198709, 198710, 198711, 
    198712, 198801, 198802, 198803, 198804, 198805, 198806, 198807, 198808, 
    198809, 198810, 198811, 198812, 198901, 198902, 198903, 198904, 198905, 
    198906, 198907, 198908, 198909, 198910, 198911, 198912, 199001, 199002, 
    199003, 199004, 199005, 199006, 199007, 199008, 199009, 199010, 199011, 
    199012, 199101, 199102, 199103, 199104, 199105, 199106, 199107, 199108, 
    199109, 199110, 199111, 199112, 199201, 199202, 199203, 199204, 199205, 
    199206, 199207, 199208, 199209, 199210, 199211, 199212, 199301, 199302, 
    199303, 199304, 199305, 199306, 199307, 199308, 199309, 199310, 199311, 
    199312, 199401, 199402, 199403, 199404, 199405, 199406, 199407, 199408, 
    199409, 199410, 199411, 199412, 199501, 199502, 199503, 199504, 199505, 
    199506, 199507, 199508, 199509, 199510, 199511, 199512, 199601, 199602, 
    199603, 199604, 199605, 199606, 199607, 199608, 199609, 199610, 199611, 
    199612, 199701, 199702, 199703, 199704, 199705, 199706, 199707, 199708, 
    199709, 199710, 199711, 199712, 199801, 199802, 199803, 199804, 199805, 
    199806, 199807, 199808, 199809, 199810, 199811, 199812, 199901, 199902, 
    199903, 199904, 199905, 199906, 199907, 199908, 199909, 199910, 199911, 
    199912, 200001, 200002, 200003, 200004, 200005, 200006, 200007, 200008, 
    200009, 200010, 200011, 200012, 200101, 200102, 200103, 200104, 200105, 
    200106, 200107, 200108, 200109, 200110, 200111, 200112 ;

Note that in the case of A_T, O_T, R_T, and F_s, i.e. the ERBE period radiation and net upward surface flux products, the coordinate variable time has values


 time = 198502, 198503, 198504, 198505, 198506, 198507, 198508, 198509, 
    198510, 198511, 198512, 198601, 198602, 198603, 198604, 198605, 198606, 
    198607, 198608, 198609, 198610, 198611, 198612, 198701, 198702, 198703, 
    198704, 198705, 198706, 198707, 198708, 198709, 198710, 198711, 198712, 
    198801, 198802, 198803, 198804, 198805, 198806, 198807, 198808, 198809, 
    198810, 198811, 198812, 198901, 198902, 198903, 198904 ;

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