netcdf SEP1.T42.0198 {
dimensions:
	lon = 128 ;
	lev = 18 ;
	ilev = 19 ;
	lat = 64 ;
	nchar = 81 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (1 currently)
variables:
	double P0 ;
		P0:long_name = "reference pressure" ;
		P0:units = "Pa" ;
	int ntrm ;
		ntrm:long_name = "spectral truncation parameter M" ;
	int ntrn ;
		ntrn:long_name = "spectral truncation parameter N" ;
	int ntrk ;
		ntrk:long_name = "spectral truncation parameter K" ;
	int ndbase ;
		ndbase:long_name = "base day for this case" ;
	int nsbase ;
		nsbase:long_name = "seconds to complete base day" ;
		nsbase:units = "s" ;
	int nbdate ;
		nbdate:long_name = "base date as 6 digit integer (YYMMDD)" ;
	int nbsec ;
		nbsec:long_name = "seconds to complete base date" ;
		nbsec:units = "s" ;
	int mdt ;
		mdt:long_name = "model timestep" ;
		mdt:units = "s" ;
	int mhisf ;
		mhisf:long_name = "frequency of model writes (timesteps)" ;
	char current_mss(nchar) ;
		current_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of this file" ;
		current_mss:date = "02/06/98" ;
		current_mss:time = "06:26:35" ;
		current_mss:seq = "" ;
	char first_mss(nchar) ;
		first_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of first file for this case" ;
		first_mss:date = "02/05/98" ;
		first_mss:time = "09:16:30" ;
		first_mss:seq = "" ;
	char init_mss(nchar) ;
		init_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of initial data" ;
		init_mss:date = "12/28/95" ;
		init_mss:time = "18:32:15" ;
		init_mss:seq = "" ;
	char tibnd_mss(nchar) ;
		tibnd_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of time-invariant boundary data" ;
		tibnd_mss:date = "" ;
		tibnd_mss:time = "" ;
		tibnd_mss:seq = "" ;
	char sst_mss(nchar) ;
		sst_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of SST boundary data" ;
		sst_mss:date = "aE€" ;
		sst_mss:time = "aE€" ;
		sst_mss:seq = "aE€" ;
	char ozone_mss(nchar) ;
		ozone_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of ozone boundary data" ;
		ozone_mss:date = "aE€" ;
		ozone_mss:time = "aE€" ;
		ozone_mss:seq = "aE€" ;
	double hyai(ilev) ;
		hyai:long_name = "hybrid A coefficient at layer interfaces" ;
	double hybi(ilev) ;
		hybi:long_name = "hybrid B coefficient at layer interfaces" ;
	double hyam(lev) ;
		hyam:long_name = "hybrid A coefficient at layer midpoints" ;
	double hybm(lev) ;
		hybm:long_name = "hybrid B coefficient at layer midpoints" ;
	double lev(lev) ;
		lev:long_name = "hybrid level at layer midpoints (1000*(A+B))" ;
		lev:units = "hybrid_sigma_pressure" ;
		lev:positive = "down" ;
		lev:A_var = "hyam" ;
		lev:B_var = "hybm" ;
		lev:P0_var = "P0" ;
		lev:PS_var = "PS" ;
		lev:edges = "ilev" ;
	double ilev(ilev) ;
		ilev:long_name = "hybrid level at layer interfaces (1000*(A+B))" ;
		ilev:units = "hybrid_sigma_pressure" ;
		ilev:positive = "down" ;
		ilev:A_var = "hyai" ;
		ilev:B_var = "hybi" ;
		ilev:P0_var = "P0" ;
		ilev:PS_var = "PS" ;
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
	double gw(lat) ;
		gw:long_name = "gauss weights" ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
	int date(time) ;
		date:long_name = "current date as 6 digit integer (YYMMDD)" ;
	int datesec(time) ;
		datesec:long_name = "seconds to complete current date" ;
		datesec:units = "s" ;
	double time(time) ;
		time:long_name = "simulation time" ;
		time:units = "days since 0000-09-01 00:00:00" ;
		time:calendar = "365_days" ;
	double Q(time, lat, lev, lon) ;
		Q:long_name = "specific humidity" ;
		Q:units = "kg/kg" ;
	double T(time, lat, lev, lon) ;
		T:long_name = "temperature" ;
		T:units = "K" ;
	double U(time, lat, lev, lon) ;
		U:long_name = "zonal wind component" ;
		U:units = "m/s" ;
	double V(time, lat, lev, lon) ;
		V:long_name = "meridional wind component" ;
		V:units = "m/s" ;
	double PS(time, lat, lon) ;
		PS:long_name = "surface pressure" ;
		PS:units = "Pa" ;
	double TS1(time, lat, lon) ;
		TS1:long_name = "Surface temperature (level 1)" ;
		TS1:units = "K" ;
	double TS2(time, lat, lon) ;
		TS2:long_name = "Subsurface temperature (level 2)" ;
		TS2:units = "K" ;
	double TS3(time, lat, lon) ;
		TS3:long_name = "Subsurface temperature (level 3)" ;
		TS3:units = "K" ;
	double TS4(time, lat, lon) ;
		TS4:long_name = "Subsurface temperature (level 4)" ;
		TS4:units = "K" ;
	double SGH(time, lat, lon) ;
		SGH:long_name = "SGH" ;
		SGH:units = "" ;
	double ORO(time, lat, lon) ;
		ORO:long_name = "ocean (0), land (1), sea ice (2) flag" ;
	double SICTHK(time, lat, lon) ;
		SICTHK:long_name = "SICTHK" ;
		SICTHK:units = "M" ;
	double PHIS(time, lat, lon) ;
		PHIS:long_name = "surface geopotential" ;
		PHIS:units = "m2/s2" ;
	double SNOWH(time, lat, lon) ;
		SNOWH:long_name = "Water equivalent snow depth" ;
		SNOWH:units = "m" ;

// global attributes:
		:Conventions = "NCAR-CSM" ;
		:source = "Data converted from CCM History Tape Format" ;
		:case = "cls3331a" ;
		:title = "Test run: climatological SST CCM3.3.31: spin up" ;
		:hybrid_sigma_pressure = "\n",
    "Pressure at a grid point (lon(i),lat(j),lev(k)) is computed    \n",
    "using the formula:                                             \n",
    "           p(i,j,k) = A(k)*PO + B(k)*PS(i,j)                   \n",
    "where A, B, PO, and PS are contained in the variables whose    \n",
    "names are given by the attributes of the vertical coordinate   \n",
    "variable A_var, B_var, P0_var, and PS_var respectively.        \n",
    "" ;
		:history = "\n",
    "Fri Feb  6 08:36:05 1998> ccm2nc -xz SEP1.T42.0198 SEP1.T42.0198.nc" ;
}