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.. _netcdf_output:

Example ADCP NetCFD header:


::

  netcdf os75bb {
  dimensions:
  	time = 587 ;
  	depth_cell = 80 ;
  variables:
  	int trajectory ;
  		trajectory:standard_name = "trajectory_id" ;
  	double time(time) ;
  		time:long_name = "Decimal day" ;
  		time:units = "days since 2012-01-01 00:00:00" ;
  		time:C_format = "%12.5f" ;
  		time:data_min = 152.774282407407 ;
  		time:data_max = 154.855208333333 ;
  	double lon(time) ;
  		lon:missing_value = 1.e+38 ;
  		lon:long_name = "Longitude" ;
  		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
  		lon:C_format = "%9.4f" ;
  		lon:data_min = -122.341772222222 ;
  		lon:data_max = -122.34175 ;
  	double lat(time) ;
  		lat:missing_value = 1.e+38 ;
  		lat:long_name = "Latitude" ;
  		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
  		lat:C_format = "%9.4f" ;
  		lat:data_min = 47.590025 ;
  		lat:data_max = 47.5900583333333 ;
  	float depth(time, depth_cell) ;
  		depth:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		depth:long_name = "Depth" ;
  		depth:units = "meter" ;
  		depth:C_format = "%8.2f" ;
  		depth:positive = "down" ;
  		depth:data_min = 24.45f ;
  		depth:data_max = 656.47f ;
  	float u(time, depth_cell) ;
  		u:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		u:long_name = "Zonal velocity component" ;
  		u:units = "meter second-1" ;
  		u:C_format = "%7.2f" ;
  		u:data_min = 1.e+38f ;
  		u:data_max = 1.e+38f ;
  	float v(time, depth_cell) ;
  		v:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		v:long_name = "Meridional velocity component" ;
  		v:units = "meter second-1" ;
  		v:C_format = "%7.2f" ;
  		v:data_min = 1.e+38f ;
  		v:data_max = 1.e+38f ;
  	short amp(time, depth_cell) ;
  		amp:missing_value = 32767s ;
  		amp:long_name = "Received signal strength" ;
  		amp:units = "none" ;
  		amp:C_format = "%d" ;
  		amp:data_min = 16s ;
  		amp:data_max = 179s ;
  	byte pg(time, depth_cell) ;
  		pg:missing_value = -1b ;
  		pg:long_name = "Percent good pings" ;
  		pg:units = "none" ;
  		pg:C_format = "%d" ;
  		pg:data_min = 0b ;
  		pg:data_max = 0b ;
  	byte pflag(time, depth_cell) ;
  		pflag:missing_value = -1b ;
  		pflag:long_name = "Editing flags" ;
  		pflag:units = "none" ;
  		pflag:C_format = "%d" ;
  		pflag:data_min = 2b ;
  		pflag:data_max = 7b ;
  	float heading(time) ;
  		heading:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		heading:long_name = "Ship heading" ;
  		heading:units = "degrees" ;
  		heading:C_format = "%6.1f" ;
  		heading:data_min = 1.e+38f ;
  		heading:data_max = 1.e+38f ;
  	float tr_temp(time) ;
  		tr_temp:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		tr_temp:long_name = "ADCP transducer temperature" ;
  		tr_temp:units = "Celsius" ;
  		tr_temp:C_format = "%4.1f" ;
  		tr_temp:data_min = 10.5015f ;
  		tr_temp:data_max = 11.29862f ;
  	float uship(time) ;
  		uship:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		uship:long_name = "Ship zonal velocity component" ;
  		uship:units = "meter second-1" ;
  		uship:C_format = "%9.4f" ;
  		uship:data_min = 1.e+38f ;
  		uship:data_max = 1.e+38f ;
  	float vship(time) ;
  		vship:missing_value = 1.e+38f ;
  		vship:long_name = "Ship meridional velocity component" ;
  		vship:units = "meter second-1" ;
  		vship:C_format = "%9.4f" ;
  		vship:data_min = 1.e+38f ;
  		vship:data_max = 1.e+38f ;

   // global attributes:
  		:featureType = "trajectoryProfile" ;
  		:history = "Created: 2012-06-03 20:31:26" ;
  		:Conventions = "COARDS" ;
  		:software = "pycurrents" ;
  		:title = "Shipboard ADCP velocity profiles" ;
  		:description = "Shipboard ADCP velocity profiles from vg1201 using instrument os75bb" ;
		:cruise_id = "vg1201" ;
		:sonar = "os75bb" ;

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