netcdf moving-point-3D { // This is a moving-point platform that moves in 3D space // and all sensors are sampling at the same time. // (1) x, y, and z are a function of time // (2) Assign z values in data section dimensions: time = 4; 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(time); lon: long_name = "longitude in decimal degrees"; lon: standard_name = "longitude"; lon: units = "degrees_north" ; lon: reference = "geographical coordinates" ; lon: axis = "X"; lon: valid_range = -90.,90.; float lat(time); 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(time); z: long_name = "Height"; z: standard_name = "height"; z: units = "m"; z: reference = "sea-surface"; z: positive = "up"; z: axis = "Z"; // DEPENDENT VARIABLES // float wspd(time); wspd: long_name = "Wind Speed"; wspd: standard_name = "wind_speed"; wspd: units = "m s-1"; float wdir(time); 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.; float atemp(time); atemp: long_name = "Air temperature"; atemp: standard_name = "air_temperature"; atemp: units = "degrees Celsius"; // global attributes: // (use all for adopted SEACOOS CDL v2.0) :format_category = "moving-point-3D"; data: time = 1062804600,1062808200,1062810000,1062811800; lat = 24.17, 24.29, 24.35, 24.41; lon = -82.83, -82.90, -83.97, -84.04; z = 200, 210, 225, 245; wspd = 9.80, 12.63, 16.52, 18.97; wdir = 88.8,103.6,112.7,105.0; atemp = 28.11, 28.17, 28.17, 28.35; }