netcdf files/g/ds313.0/1.9x2.5/2007/GEOS5.1_19x2_20071211.nc {
  dimensions:
    time = UNLIMITED;   // (4 currently)
    lat = 96;
    lon = 144;
    lev = 72;
    ilev = 73;
  variables:
    float FSDS(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "W/m2";
      :long_name = "Solar flux at surface";

    float ORO(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = " ";
      :long_name = "Orography Flag";

    float PHIS(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "m2/s2";
      :long_name = "Surface geopotential";

    float PS(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "Pa";
      :long_name = "Surface pressure";

    float Q(time=4, lev=72, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "kg/kg";
      :long_name = "Specific humidity";

    float QFLX(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "kg/m2/s";
      :long_name = "Surface water flux";

    float SHFLX(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "W/m2";
      :long_name = "Surface sensible heat flux";

    float SNOWH(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = " ";
      :long_name = "Snow height";

    float SOILW(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "fraction";
      :long_name = "Soil moisture fraction";

    float T(time=4, lev=72, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "K";
      :long_name = "Temperature";

    float TAUX(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "N/m2";
      :long_name = "Zonal surface stress";
      :definition = "eastward (zonal) atmospheric frictional stress of the surface (different from GEOS5)";

    float TAUY(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "N/m2";
      :long_name = "Meridional surface stress";
      :definition = "northward (meridional) atmospheric frictional stress of the surface (different from GEOS5)";

    float TS(time=4, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "K";
      :long_name = "Surface temperature (radiative)";

    float U(time=4, lev=72, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "m/s";
      :long_name = "Meridional wind";

    float V(time=4, lev=72, lat=96, lon=144);
      :units = "m/s";
      :long_name = "Zonal wind";

    int date(time=4);
      :long_name = "current date (YYYYMMDD)";
      :units = "1";

    int datesec(time=4);
      :long_name = "current seconds of current date";
      :units = "1";

    float hyai(ilev=73);
      :long_name = "hybrid A Coefficient at layer interfaces";
      :units = "1";

    float hyam(lev=72);
      :long_name = "hybrid A Coefficient at layer midpoints";
      :units = "1";

    float hybi(ilev=73);
      :long_name = "hybrid B Coefficient at layer interfaces";
      :units = "1";

    float hybm(lev=72);
      :long_name = "hybrid B Coefficient at layer midpoints";
      :units = "1";

    float lat(lat=96);
      :units = "degrees_north";
      :long_name = "latitude";

    float lev(lev=72);
      :units = "hPa";
      :long_name = "hybrid level at midpoint (1000*(A+B))";

    float lon(lon=144);
      :units = "degrees_east";
      :long_name = "longitude";

    float time(time=4);
      :units = "days since 2006-12-31 00:00:00";
      :long_name = "time";
      :calendar = "gregorian";

  // global attributes:
  :history = "Mon Jun 13 21:16:16 2011: ncatted -a definition,TAUX,c,c,eastward (zonal) atmospheric frictional stress of the surface (different from GEOS5) -a definition,TAUY,c,c,northward (meridional) atmospheric frictional stress of the surface (different from GEOS5) /glade/proj2/acd/tilmes/GEOS5.1/2007/GEOS5.1_19x2_20071211.nc";
  :Conventions = "CF-1.6";
}