CASES99 Table of Variables

Most variables will have a "time" dimension, indicating they are time-series variables. Variables with a "station" dimension were sampled at more than one station or site.

Variables with a "sample" dimension are available at a resolution of 1/sample times the resolution of the dataset. For example, in a file of 5 minute statistics, a sample dimension of 5 indicates that the variable is available at 1 minute resolution.

For more information on variable names, see the ISFF Variable Name Convention .

Variables that were slowly sampled (usually once per second, or less) start with an upper case character (P, RH, T, etc). Lower case is used for more rapidly sampled variables, typically those used in eddy correlation, like u,v,w,tc,h2o, etc.

Higher moments are represented by products of variables, separated by single quotes. For example, u'v' is the covariance of u and v.

To save space, third and fourth moments of eddy correlation variables aren't listed in the table, but are available in the datasets.

Standard NetCDF variable names should only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Therefore, in Netcdf files the actual variable names will be the variable name shown here, with underscores substituted for periods and quotes. The variable name shown in this table will be saved as the "short_name" attribute of the Netcdf variable.

Variable Name	Description	Units	Dimension	Sensor	Notes
base_time	Seconds since 1970 Jan 1 00:00 GMT	seconds
time	Seconds since base_time	seconds	time
Dir.10m	Wind Direction	deg	time x station
Gsoil	Soil Heat Flux	W/m^2	time x station
Icharge	Charging Current	amp	time x station
Iload	Load Current	amp	time x station
P	Barometric Pressure	mb	time x station
Qsoil	Soil Moisture	vfract	time x station	CS615
Qsoilraw	CS615 square wave period	msec	time x station	CS615
RH.15m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
RH.25m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
RH.2m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.35m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
RH.45m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
RH.55m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
RH.5m	Rel. Humidity	%	time
Rnet	Net Radiation	W/m^2	time x station
Rpile.in.a.50m	Up-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time
Rpile.in.b.50m	Up-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time
Rpile.in	Up-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rpile.out.a.50m	Down-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time
Rpile.out.b.50m	Down-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time
Rpile.out	Down-looking Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rsw.in	Incoming Shortwave	W/m^2	time x station
Rsw.out	Outgoing Shortwave	W/m^2	time x station
Spd.10m	Wind Speed	m/s	time x station
T.15m	Air Temp	degC	time
T.25m	Air Temp	degC	time
T.2m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.35m	Air Temp	degC	time
T.45m	Air Temp	degC	time
T.55m	Air Temp	degC	time
T.5m	Air Temp	degC	time
Tbaro		degC	time x station
Tbatt		degC	time x station
Tbox.cosmos	Electronics Temp	degC	time
Tbox.fester	Electronics Temp	degC	time
Tbox.ragwort	Electronics Temp	degC	time
Tcase.in.a.50m	Up-looking Case Temp	degC	time
Tcase.in.b.50m	Up-looking Case Temp	degC	time
Tcase.in	Up-looking Case Temp	degC	time x station
Tcase.out.a.50m	Down-looking Case Temp	degC	time
Tcase.out.b.50m	Down-looking Case Temp	degC	time
Tcase.out	Down-looking Case Temp	degC	time x station
Tdome.in.a.50m	Up-looking Dome Temp	degC	time
Tdome.in.b.50m	Up-looking Dome Temp	degC	time
Tdome.in	Up-looking Dome Temp	degC	time x station
Tdome.out.a.50m	Down-looking Dome Temp	degC	time
Tdome.out.b.50m	Down-looking Dome Temp	degC	time
Tdome.out	Down-looking Dome Temp	degC	time x station
Tlicor.5m		degC	time
Tsamp.20m		degC	time
Tsamp.40m		degC	time
Tsfc	Surface Temp	degC	time x station
Tsoil	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
U.15m	Eastward Wind	m/s	time
U.25m	Eastward Wind	m/s	time
U.35m	Eastward Wind	m/s	time
U.45m	Eastward Wind	m/s	time
V.15m	Northward Wind	m/s	time
V.25m	Northward Wind	m/s	time
V.35m	Northward Wind	m/s	time
V.45m	Northward Wind	m/s	time
Vbatt	Battery Voltage	volts	time x station
ahw.10m	Average hotwire voltage	V	time
ahw.20m	Average hotwire voltage	V	time
ahw.40m	Average hotwire voltage	V	time
altitude		m	station
co2mr'co2mr'.20m		(mg/m^3)^2	time
co2mr'co2mr'.40m		(mg/m^3)^2	time
co2mr'co2mr'.5m		(mg/m3)^2	time
co2mr.20m		mg/m^3	time
co2mr.40m		mg/m^3	time
co2mr.5m		mg/m3	time
diag.1.5m			time
diag.30m			time
diag.50m			time
diag.5m			time
h2o'h2o'.20m	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time
h2o'h2o'.40m	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time
h2o'h2o'.55m	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time
h2o'h2o'.5m	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time
h2o'h2o'.k.20m	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time
h2o'h2o'	h2o variance	(g/m^3)^2	time x station
h2o.20m	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time
h2o.40m	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time
h2o.55m	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time
h2o.5m	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time
h2o.k.20m	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time
h2o	Water Vapor Density	g/m^3	time x station
latitude		degree_north	station
longitude		degree_east	station
pp'pp'.1.5m		(mb)^2	time
pp'pp'.30m		(mb)^2	time
pp'pp'.50m		(mb)^2	time
pp'pp'		(units)^2	time x station
pp.1.5m		mb	time
pp.30m		mb	time
pp.50m		mb	time
pp		units	time x station
rainr	Rain Rate	mm/hr	time x station
tc'tc'.1.5m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.10m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.20m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.30m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.40m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.50m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.55m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'.5m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time
tc'tc'	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc.1.5m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.10m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.20m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.30m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.40m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.50m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.55m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc.5m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time
tc	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tcflag.1.5m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.10m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.20m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.30m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.40m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.50m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.55m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag.5m	Spike fract for tc		time
tcflag	Spike fract for tc		time x station
u'co2mr'.20m		m/s mg/m^3	time
u'co2mr'.40m		m/s mg/m^3	time
u'co2mr'.5m		m/s mg/m3	time
u'h2o'.(,k).20m	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
u'h2o'.20m	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
u'h2o'.40m	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
u'h2o'.55m	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
u'h2o'.5m	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
u'h2o'	u h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time x station
u'pp'.1.5m		m/s mb	time
u'pp'.30m		m/s mb	time
u'pp'.50m		m/s mb	time
u'tc'.1.5m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.10m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.20m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.30m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.40m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.50m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.55m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'.5m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time
u'tc'	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'u'.1.5m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.10m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.20m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.30m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.40m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.50m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.55m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'.5m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time
u'u'	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.1.5m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.10m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.20m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.30m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.40m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.50m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.55m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'.5m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'v'	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.1.5m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.10m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.20m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.30m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.40m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.50m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.55m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'.5m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
u'w'	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u.1.5m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.10m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.20m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.30m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.40m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.50m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.55m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u.5m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time
u	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
uflag.1.5m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.10m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.20m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.30m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.40m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.50m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.55m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag.5m	Spike fract for u		time
uflag	Spike fract for u		time x station
ulev.10m		deg	time
ulev.40m		deg	time
usamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time
usamples.20m	# of samples averaged		time
usamples.40m	# of samples averaged		time
usamples.55m	# of samples averaged		time
usamples	# of samples averaged		time x station
v'co2mr'.20m		m/s mg/m^3	time
v'co2mr'.40m		m/s mg/m^3	time
v'co2mr'.5m		m/s mg/m3	time
v'h2o'.(,k).20m	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
v'h2o'.20m	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
v'h2o'.40m	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
v'h2o'.55m	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
v'h2o'.5m	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
v'h2o'	v h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time x station
v'pp'.1.5m		m/s mb	time
v'pp'.30m		m/s mb	time
v'pp'.50m		m/s mb	time
v'tc'.1.5m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.10m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.20m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.30m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.40m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.50m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.55m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'.5m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time
v'tc'	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'v'.1.5m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.10m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.20m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.30m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.40m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.50m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.55m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'.5m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time
v'v'	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.1.5m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.10m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.20m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.30m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.40m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.50m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.55m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'.5m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time
v'w'	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v.1.5m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.10m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.20m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.30m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.40m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.50m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.55m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v.5m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time
v	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
vflag.1.5m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.10m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.20m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.30m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.40m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.50m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.55m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag.5m	Spike fract for v		time
vflag	Spike fract for v		time x station
vlev.10m		deg	time
vlev.40m		deg	time
vsamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time
vsamples.20m	# of samples averaged		time
vsamples.40m	# of samples averaged		time
vsamples.55m	# of samples averaged		time
vsamples	# of samples averaged		time x station
vt.cf.1.5m		degC	time
vt.cf.5m		degC	time
vu.hf.1.5m		m/s	time
vu.hf.5m		m/s	time
vv.hf.1.5m		m/s	time
vv.hf.5m		m/s	time
vw.hf.1.5m		m/s	time
vw.hf.5m		m/s	time
w'co2mr'.20m		m/s mg/m^3	time
w'co2mr'.40m		m/s mg/m^3	time
w'co2mr'.5m		m/s mg/m3	time
w'h2o'.(,k).20m	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
w'h2o'.20m	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
w'h2o'.40m	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
w'h2o'.55m	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
w'h2o'.5m	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time
w'h2o'	w h2o covariance	m/s g/m^3	time x station
w'pp'.1.5m		m/s mb	time
w'pp'.30m		m/s mb	time
w'pp'.50m		m/s mb	time
w'tc'.1.5m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.10m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.20m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.30m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.40m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.50m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.55m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'.5m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time
w'tc'	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'w'.1.5m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.10m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.20m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.30m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.40m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.50m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.55m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'.5m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time
w'w'	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w.1.5m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.10m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.20m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.30m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.40m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.50m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.55m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w.5m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time
w	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
wflag.1.5m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.10m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.20m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.30m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.40m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.50m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.55m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag.5m	Spike fract for w		time
wflag	Spike fract for w		time x station
wsamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time
wsamples.20m	# of samples averaged		time
wsamples.40m	# of samples averaged		time
wsamples.55m	# of samples averaged		time
wsamples	# of samples averaged		time x station
xlev.rad1.50m		deg	time
xlev.rad2.50m		deg	time
xlev.rad3.50m		deg	time
ylev.rad1.50m		deg	time
ylev.rad2.50m		deg	time
ylev.rad3.50m		deg	time