netcdf ncswp_SPOL_20020502_204524.001_u1_s1_0.5_SUR_ { dimensions: Time = UNLIMITED ; // (345 currently) maxCells = 1176 ; maxCells2 = 11 ; numSystems = 2 ; fields = 9 ; short_string = 16 ; long_string = 80 ; variables: int volume_start_time ; volume_start_time:long_name = "Unix Date/Time value for volume start time" ; volume_start_time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00 UTC" ; int base_time ; base_time:long_name = "Unix Date/Time value for first record" ; base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00 UTC" ; base_time:missing_value = 0 ; base_time:_FillValue = 0 ; char field_names(fields, short_string) ; float Fixed_Angle ; Fixed_Angle:long_name = "Targeted fixed angle for this scan" ; Fixed_Angle:units = "degrees" ; Fixed_Angle:missing_value = -32768.f ; Fixed_Angle:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Range_to_First_Cell ; Range_to_First_Cell:long_name = "Range to the center of the first cell" ; Range_to_First_Cell:units = "meters" ; Range_to_First_Cell:missing_value = -32768.f ; Range_to_First_Cell:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Cell_Spacing ; Cell_Spacing:long_name = "Distance between cells" ; Cell_Spacing:units = "meters" ; Cell_Spacing:missing_value = -32768.f ; Cell_Spacing:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Nyquist_Velocity ; Nyquist_Velocity:long_name = "Effective unambigous velocity" ; Nyquist_Velocity:units = "meters/second" ; Nyquist_Velocity:missing_value = -32768.f ; Nyquist_Velocity:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Unambiguous_Range ; Unambiguous_Range:long_name = "Effective unambigous range" ; Unambiguous_Range:units = "meters" ; Unambiguous_Range:missing_value = -32768.f ; Unambiguous_Range:_FillValue = -32768.f ; double Latitude ; Latitude:long_name = "Latitude of the instrument" ; Latitude:units = "degrees_north" ; Latitude:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ; Latitude:missing_value = -32768. ; Latitude:_FillValue = -32768. ; double Longitude ; Longitude:long_name = "Longitude of the instrument" ; Longitude:units = "degrees_east" ; Longitude:valid_range = -360.f, 360.f ; Longitude:missing_value = -32768. ; Longitude:_FillValue = -32768. ; double Altitude ; Altitude:long_name = "Altitude in meters (asl) of the instrument" ; Altitude:units = "meters" ; Altitude:valid_range = -10000., 90000. ; Altitude:missing_value = -32768. ; Altitude:_FillValue = -32768. ; float Radar_Constant(numSystems) ; Radar_Constant:long_name = "Radar constant" ; Radar_Constant:units = "???" ; Radar_Constant:missing_value = -32768.f ; Radar_Constant:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float rcvr_gain(numSystems) ; rcvr_gain:long_name = "Receiver Gain" ; rcvr_gain:Comment = "Most entries are 2 dimension arrays one for each polarity" ; rcvr_gain:units = "db" ; rcvr_gain:missing_value = -32768.f ; rcvr_gain:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float ant_gain(numSystems) ; ant_gain:long_name = "Antenna Gain" ; ant_gain:units = "db" ; ant_gain:missing_value = -32768.f ; ant_gain:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float sys_gain(numSystems) ; sys_gain:long_name = "System Gain" ; sys_gain:units = "db" ; sys_gain:missing_value = -32768.f ; sys_gain:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float bm_width(numSystems) ; bm_width:long_name = "Beam Width" ; bm_width:units = "degrees" ; bm_width:missing_value = -32768.f ; bm_width:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float pulse_width(numSystems) ; pulse_width:long_name = "Pulse Width" ; pulse_width:units = "seconds" ; pulse_width:missing_value = -32768.f ; pulse_width:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float band_width(numSystems) ; band_width:long_name = "Band Width" ; band_width:units = "hertz" ; band_width:missing_value = -32768.f ; band_width:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float peak_pwr(numSystems) ; peak_pwr:long_name = "Peak Power" ; peak_pwr:units = "watts" ; peak_pwr:missing_value = -32768.f ; peak_pwr:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float xmtr_pwr(numSystems) ; xmtr_pwr:long_name = "Transmitter Power" ; xmtr_pwr:units = "dBm" ; xmtr_pwr:missing_value = -32768.f ; xmtr_pwr:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float noise_pwr(numSystems) ; noise_pwr:long_name = "Noise Power" ; noise_pwr:units = "dBm" ; noise_pwr:missing_value = -32768.f ; noise_pwr:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float tst_pls_pwr(numSystems) ; tst_pls_pwr:long_name = "Test Pulse Power" ; tst_pls_pwr:units = "dBm" ; tst_pls_pwr:missing_value = -32768.f ; tst_pls_pwr:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float tst_pls_rng0(numSystems) ; tst_pls_rng0:long_name = "Range to start of test pulse" ; tst_pls_rng0:units = "meters" ; tst_pls_rng0:missing_value = -32768.f ; tst_pls_rng0:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float tst_pls_rng1(numSystems) ; tst_pls_rng1:long_name = "Range to end of test pulse" ; tst_pls_rng1:units = "meters" ; tst_pls_rng1:missing_value = -32768.f ; tst_pls_rng1:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Wavelength(numSystems) ; Wavelength:long_name = "System wavelength" ; Wavelength:units = "meters" ; Wavelength:missing_value = -32768.f ; Wavelength:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float PRF(numSystems) ; PRF:long_name = "System pulse repetition frequence" ; PRF:units = "pulses/sec" ; PRF:missing_value = -32768.f ; PRF:_FillValue = -32768.f ; double time_offset(Time) ; time_offset:long_name = "time offset of the current record from base_time" ; time_offset:units = "seconds" ; time_offset:missing = 0. ; time_offset:_FillValue = 0. ; float Azimuth(Time) ; Azimuth:long_name = "Earth relative azimuth of the ray" ; Azimuth:Comment = "Degrees clockwise from true North" ; Azimuth:units = "degrees" ; Azimuth:valid_range = -360.f, 360.f ; Azimuth:missing_value = -32768.f ; Azimuth:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float Elevation(Time) ; Elevation:long_name = "Earth relative elevation of the ray" ; Elevation:Comment = "Degrees from earth tangent towards zenith" ; Elevation:units = "degrees" ; Elevation:valid_range = -360.f, 360.f ; Elevation:missing_value = -32768.f ; Elevation:_FillValue = -32768.f ; float clip_range(Time) ; clip_range:long_name = "Range of last usefull cell" ; clip_range:units = "meters" ; clip_range:missing_value = -32768.f ; clip_range:_FillValue = -32768.f ; short DZ(Time, maxCells) ; DZ:long_name = "Horizontal copolar reflectivity (HH)" ; DZ:variable_type = "data" ; DZ:units = "dBz" ; DZ:scale_factor = 0.01f ; DZ:add_offset = 0.f ; DZ:missing_value = -32768s ; DZ:_FillValue = -32768s ; DZ:polarization = "Horizontal" ; DZ:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; DZ:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; DZ:num_segments = 1 ; DZ:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; DZ:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; DZ:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short VE(Time, maxCells) ; VE:long_name = "Doppler radial velocity" ; VE:variable_type = "data" ; VE:units = "meters/second" ; VE:scale_factor = 0.01f ; VE:add_offset = 0.f ; VE:missing_value = -32768s ; VE:_FillValue = -32768s ; VE:polarization = "Horizontal" ; VE:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; VE:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; VE:num_segments = 1 ; VE:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; VE:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; VE:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short NC(Time, maxCells) ; NC:long_name = "Normalized Coherent Power (H)" ; NC:variable_type = "data" ; NC:units = "" ; NC:scale_factor = 0.01f ; NC:add_offset = 0.f ; NC:missing_value = -32768s ; NC:_FillValue = -32768s ; NC:polarization = "Horizontal" ; NC:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; NC:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; NC:num_segments = 1 ; NC:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; NC:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; NC:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short ZD(Time, maxCells) ; ZD:long_name = "Differential reflectivity, HH - VV" ; ZD:variable_type = "data" ; ZD:units = "dBm" ; ZD:scale_factor = 0.01f ; ZD:add_offset = 0.f ; ZD:missing_value = -32768s ; ZD:_FillValue = -32768s ; ZD:polarization = "Horizontal and Vertical" ; ZD:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; ZD:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; ZD:num_segments = 1 ; ZD:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; ZD:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; ZD:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short LD(Time, maxCells) ; LD:long_name = "Lin. depolarization ratio (H tx, V rec)" ; LD:variable_type = "data" ; LD:units = "dBm" ; LD:scale_factor = 0.01f ; LD:add_offset = 0.f ; LD:missing_value = -32768s ; LD:_FillValue = -32768s ; LD:polarization = "Horizontal and Vertical" ; LD:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; LD:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; LD:num_segments = 1 ; LD:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; LD:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; LD:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short PH(Time, maxCells) ; PH:long_name = "Diff. propagation phase btwn HH and VV" ; PH:variable_type = "data" ; PH:units = "deg." ; PH:scale_factor = 0.01f ; PH:add_offset = 0.f ; PH:missing_value = -32768s ; PH:_FillValue = -32768s ; PH:polarization = "Horizontal and Vertical" ; PH:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; PH:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; PH:num_segments = 1 ; PH:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; PH:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; PH:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short RH(Time, maxCells) ; RH:long_name = "Corr. coefficient between HH and VV" ; RH:variable_type = "data" ; RH:units = "" ; RH:scale_factor = 0.001f ; RH:add_offset = 0.f ; RH:missing_value = -32768s ; RH:_FillValue = -32768s ; RH:polarization = "Horizontal and Vertical" ; RH:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; RH:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; RH:num_segments = 1 ; RH:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; RH:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; RH:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short DM(Time, maxCells) ; DM:long_name = "Horizontal copolar received power (HH)" ; DM:variable_type = "data" ; DM:units = "dBm" ; DM:scale_factor = 0.01f ; DM:add_offset = 0.f ; DM:missing_value = -32768s ; DM:_FillValue = -32768s ; DM:polarization = "Horizontal" ; DM:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; DM:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; DM:num_segments = 1 ; DM:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; DM:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; DM:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; short DX(Time, maxCells) ; DX:long_name = "Cross-polar (H tx, V rec) received powe" ; DX:variable_type = "data" ; DX:units = "dBm" ; DX:scale_factor = 0.01f ; DX:add_offset = 0.f ; DX:missing_value = -32768s ; DX:_FillValue = -32768s ; DX:polarization = "Horizontal and Vertical" ; DX:Frequencies_GHz = 2.80900001525879 ; DX:InterPulsePeriods_secs = 0.00119050002098084 ; DX:num_segments = 1 ; DX:cells_in_segment = 1176 ; DX:meters_to_first_cell = 150.f ; DX:meters_between_cells = 149.8962f ; // global attributes: :Content = "This file contains one scan of remotely sensed data" ; :Conventions = "NCAR_ATD-NOAA_ETL/Scanning_Remote_Sensor" ; :Instrument_Name = "SPOL" ; :Instrument_Type = "GROUND" ; :Scan_Mode = "SUR" ; :Volume_Start_Time = "20020502 204524" ; :Start_Time = "05/02/2002 20:45:24.001" ; :Year = 2002 ; :Month = 5 ; :Day = 2 ; :Hour = 20 ; :Minute = 45 ; :Second = 24 ; :Volume_Number = 1 ; :Scan_Number = 1 ; :Num_Samples = 128 ; :Index_of_horizontal_information = 0 ; :Index_of_vertical_information = 1 ; :Project_Name = "IMPROV01" ; :Production_Date = "Tue Aug 27 08:21:24 2002" ; :Producer_Name = "NSF/UCAR/NCAR/ATD" ; :Software = "xltrs" ; :Range_Segments = "Certain radars have variable cell spacings\n", "defined in segments of constant cell spacing" ; }