netcdf files/g/d314000/fixed/elevation_0.25deg.nc {
  dimensions:
    longitude = 1440;
    latitude = 720;
    z = 1;
    time = UNLIMITED;   // (1 currently)
  variables:
    float longitude(longitude=1440);
      :units = "degrees_east";
      :point_spacing = "even";
      :modulo = " ";

    float latitude(latitude=720);
      :units = "degrees_north";
      :point_spacing = "even";

    float z(z=1);
      :units = "level";
      :positive = "up";

    float time(time=1);
      :units = "hours since 1987-01-01 00:00:00";
      :time_origin = "01-JAN-1987:00:00:00";

    float elev(time=1, z=1, latitude=720, longitude=1440);
      :source = "LIS  elevation (GTOPO30)  @ 0.25 deg";
      :name = "elev";
      :title = "LIS  elevation";
      :date = "01/01/87";
      :time = "00:00";
      :long_name = "LIS  elevation";
      :units = " ";
      :missing_value = 2.0E20f; // float
      :_FillValue = 2.0E20f; // float
      :valid_min = -9487.0f; // float
      :valid_max = 6169.01f; // float

  // global attributes:
  :history = "Mon Jan 12 12:37:23 EST 2015 - CONVSH V1.91 16-February-2006";
}