netcdf files/d523000/observations.nc {
  dimensions:
    obs = UNLIMITED;   // (9940677 currently)
    station = 719;
    id_len = 6;
    sta_name_len = 34;
    network_id_len = 9;
    nwx = 2;
    nca = 5;
    nctd = 4;
    nch = 2;
    nsoil = 4;
  variables:
    float lat(station=719);
      :name = "lat";
      :long_name = "Station latitude";
      :standard_name = "latitude";
      :units = "degrees_north";

    float lon(station=719);
      :long_name = "Station longitude";
      :standard_name = "longitude";
      :units = "degrees_east";

    float elev(station=719);
      :long_name = "Station elevation";
      :units = "m";
      :_FillValue = -9999.9f; // float

    char station(station=719, id_len=6);
      :name = "station";
      :long_name = "Station identification";
      :cf_role = "timeseries_id";
      :network = "network_id";

    char station_name(station=719, sta_name_len=34);
      :name = "station_name";
      :long_name = "Station name";

    char network_id(station=719, network_id_len=9);
      :name = "network_id";
      :long_name = "Station network identification";

    int station_index(obs=9940677);
      :name = "station_index";
      :long_name = "Station index for each observation";
      :instance_dimension = "obs";

    double time(obs=9940677);
      :name = "time";
      :long_name = "Time";
      :standard_name = "time";
      :units = "minutes since 1938-01-01 00:00:00.0 +0:00";
      :calendar = "standard";

    float stnp(obs=9940677);
      :name = "stnp";
      :long_name = "Station-level pressure";
      :standard_name = "surface_air_pressure";
      :units = "mbar";
      :_FillValue = -9999.9f; // float

    byte stnp_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "stnp_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for station-level pressure";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float tdry(obs=9940677);
      :name = "tdry";
      :long_name = "Dry bulb temperature";
      :standard_name = "air_temperature";
      :units = "degree_C";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float

    byte tdry_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "tdry_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for dry bulb temperature";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float twet(obs=9940677);
      :name = "twet";
      :long_name = "Wet bulb temperature";
      :standard_name = "wet_bulb_temperature";
      :units = "degree_C";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float

    byte twet_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "twet_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for wet bulb temperature";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float dewp(obs=9940677);
      :name = "dewp";
      :long_name = "Dew point temperature";
      :standard_name = "dew_point_temperature";
      :units = "degree_C";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float

    byte dewp_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "dewp_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for dew point temperature";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float dd(obs=9940677);
      :name = "dd";
      :long_name = "Wind direction";
      :standard_name = "wind_from_direction";
      :units = "degrees";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float
      :comment = "Original values were 16-point compass values, with 0 meaning calm";

    byte dd_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "dd_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for wind direction";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float ff(obs=9940677);
      :name = "ff";
      :long_name = "Wind speed";
      :standard_name = "wind_speed";
      :units = "m/s";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float
      :comment = "Original values were whole knots";

    byte ff_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "ff_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for wind speed";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float vsby(obs=9940677);
      :name = "vsby";
      :long_name = "Visibility";
      :standard_name = "visibility_in_air";
      :units = "km";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float

    byte vsby_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "vsby_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for visibility";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    float rainfall(obs=9940677);
      :name = "rainfall";
      :long_name = "Rainfall";
      :standard_name = "rainfall_amount";
      :units = "mm";
      :_FillValue = -999.9f; // float

    byte rainfall_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "rainfall_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for rainfall";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    byte wx(obs=9940677, nwx=2);
      :name = "wx";
      :long_name = "Weather";
      :_FillValue = 255; // int
      :comment = "Individual elements (nwx) are:\n  present weather code from WMO Table 4677\n  past weather code from WMO Table 4677";

    byte cloud_amt(obs=9940677, nca=5);
      :name = "cloud_amt";
      :long_name = "Cloud amount";
      :units = "oktas";
      :comment = "Individual elements (nca) are:\n  total\n  low-level 1\n  low-level 2\n  middle-level\n  high-level";
      :flag_values = 0B, 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, -2B, -1B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "clear sky\n1/8 coverage\n2/8 coverage\n3/8 coverage\n4/8 coverage\n5/8 coverage\n6/8 coverage\n7/8 coverage\novercast\nsky obscured\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    byte cloud_type(obs=9940677, nctd=4);
      :name = "cloud_type";
      :long_name = "Cloud type";
      :units = "code";
      :flag_values = 0B, 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, 18B, -2B, -1B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "WMO code 0\nWMO code 1\nWMO Code 2\nWMO code 3\nWMO code 4\nWMO code 5\nWMO code 6\nWMO code 7\nWMO code 8\nWMO code 9\noriginal value was \'&\' and the meaning is unknown\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    int cloud_dd(obs=9940677, nctd=4);
      :name = "cloud_dd";
      :long_name = "Cloud direction of movement";
      :units = "degrees";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :comment = "Original values were 8-point compass values, with 0 meaning calm; direction is *from* direction";

    byte cloud_dd_flag(obs=9940677, nctd=4);
      :name = "cld_dd_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for cloud direction of movement";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\nunknown value or variable direction\nmissing value";

    int low_cloud_hgt(obs=9940677, nch=2);
      :name = "low_cloud_hgt";
      :long_name = "Low cloud height of movement";
      :units = "feet";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :comment = "Original values were 100s of feet";

    byte low_cloud_hgt_flag(obs=9940677, nch=2);
      :name = "low_cloud_hgt_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for low cloud height";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\noriginal value was bad\nmissing value";

    byte sea_state(obs=9940677);
      :name = "sea_state";
      :long_name = "Sea state";
      :units = "code";
      :flag_values = 0B, 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, -1B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "WMO code 0\nWMO code 1\nWMO Code 2\nWMO code 3\nWMO code 4\nWMO code 5\nWMO code 6\nWMO code 7\nWMO code 8\nWMO code 9\nnmissing value";

    byte swell_state(obs=9940677);
      :name = "swell_state";
      :long_name = "Swell state";
      :units = "code";
      :flag_values = 0B, 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, -1B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "WMO code 0\nWMO code 1\nWMO Code 2\nWMO code 3\nWMO code 4\nWMO code 5\nWMO code 6\nWMO code 7\nWMO code 8\nWMO code 9\nnmissing value";

    int swell_dd(obs=9940677);
      :name = "swell_dd";
      :long_name = "Swell direction of movement";
      :units = "degrees";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :comment = "Original values were 8-point compass values, with 0 meaning calm; direction is *from* direction";

    byte swell_dd_flag(obs=9940677);
      :name = "cld_dd_flag";
      :long_name = "Flag for cloud direction of movement";
      :flag_values = 0B, 8B, 9B; // byte
      :flag_meanings = "normal value\nunknown value or variable direction\nmissing value";

    int soil_lev(nch=2);
      :name = "soil_lev";
      :long_name = "Soil levels";
      :units = "cm";

    int soil_temp(obs=9940677, nsoil=4);
      :name = "soil_temp";
      :long_name = "Soil temperature";
      :units = "degree_C";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int

  // global attributes:
  :Conventions = "CF-1.7";
  :featureType = "timeSeries";
  :title = "Australian Surface Station Observations";
  :comment = "This file was created from NCAR RDA dataset ds523.0: https://doi.org/10.5065/X966-7D12\nThe raw source files are the working copies of the following original files:\n  Y54133, Y54134, Y54135, Y54136, Y54137, Y54138, Y54139, Y54140, Y54141, and Y54142\nNumerous errors were found in the original files (key errors, column shifts, etc.) and some of these were corrected to create the working copies that were used to create this netCDF file.";
}