Re: topo plot in NCL with mmout

From: Adam Phillips <asphilli_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:38:04 -0600

Hi Marziyeh,
Taking a look at your header, I think you want this:

float terrain(i_cross, j_cross) ;
terrain:long_name = "TERRAIN ELEVATION" ;
terrain:units = "m" ;

Adam

marziyeh dadizadeh wrote:
> Hi,
> I have an output of MM5 (v3) for a region and i want to plot topography
> for this, But i don't know which parameter should be use for this ploting.
> I put my header file in fallow. can any one help me?
> (I am so new in NCL and in MM5 too)
>
> thanks,
> Marziyeh
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> netcdf MMOUT_DOMAIN1 {
> dimensions:
> time = UNLIMITED ; // (18 currently)
> i_dot = 27 ;
> j_dot = 32 ;
> i_cross = 26 ;
> j_cross = 31 ;
> sigma_level = 30 ;
> sigma_level_full = 31 ;
> categories = 23 ;
> season = 2 ;
> variables:
> float time(time) ;
> time:units = "minutes since 2008-06-25 00:00:00" ;
> float sigma_level(sigma_level) ;
> sigma_level:long_name = "Sigma vertical levels" ;
> sigma_level:units = "sigma_level" ;
> sigma_level:positive = "up" ;
> float sigma_level_full(sigma_level_full) ;
> sigma_level_full:long_name = "Sigma vertical levels (full)" ;
> sigma_level_full:units = "sigma_level" ;
> sigma_level_full:positive = "up" ;
> int coarse_dim_i ;
> coarse_dim_i:long_name = "Coarse domain I dimension" ;
> coarse_dim_i:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int coarse_dim_j ;
> coarse_dim_j:long_name = "Coarse domain J dimension" ;
> coarse_dim_j:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int dim_i ;
> dim_i:long_name = "Domain I dimension" ;
> dim_i:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int dim_j ;
> dim_j:long_name = "Domain J dimension" ;
> dim_j:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int exp_flag ;
> exp_flag:long_name = "Domain expansion flag" ;
> exp_flag:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int exp_dim_i ;
> exp_dim_i:long_name = "Expanded dimension I" ;
> exp_dim_i:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int exp_dim_j ;
> exp_dim_j:long_name = "Expanded dimension J" ;
> exp_dim_j:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int coarse_ratio ;
> coarse_ratio:long_name = "Coarse ratio" ;
> coarse_ratio:units = "dimensionless" ;
> int map_proj_code ;
> map_proj_code:long_name = "Map projection code" ;
> map_proj_code:units = "dimensionless" ;
> float stdlat_1 ;
> stdlat_1:long_name = "Standard latitude 1" ;
> stdlat_1:units = "degree_north" ;
> float stdlat_2 ;
> stdlat_2:long_name = "Standard latitude 2" ;
> stdlat_2:units = "degree_north" ;
> float stdlon ;
> stdlon:long_name = "Standard longitude" ;
> stdlon:units = "degree_east" ;
> float xsouth ;
> xsouth:long_name = "I location in coarse of domain (1,1)" ;
> xsouth:units = "dimensionless" ;
> float xwest ;
> xwest:long_name = "J location in coarse of domain (1,1)" ;
> xwest:units = "dimensionless" ;
> float conefac ;
> conefac:long_name = "Cone factor" ;
> conefac:units = "dimensionless" ;
> float grid_ds ;
> grid_ds:long_name = "Grid distance" ;
> grid_ds:units = "Km" ;
> float coarse_grid_ds ;
> coarse_grid_ds:long_name = "Coarse grid distance" ;
> coarse_grid_ds:units = "Km" ;
> float coarse_cenlat ;
> coarse_cenlat:long_name = "Coarse center latitude" ;
> coarse_cenlat:units = "degree_north" ;
> float coarse_cenlon ;
> coarse_cenlon:long_name = "Coarse center longitude" ;
> coarse_cenlon:units = "degree_east" ;
> float ptop ;
> ptop:long_name = "Top pressure in model" ;
> ptop:units = "Pa" ;
> float base_slp ;
> base_slp:long_name = "Base state sea level pressure" ;
> base_slp:units = "Pa" ;
> float base_slt ;
> base_slt:long_name = "Base state sea level temperature" ;
> base_slt:units = "K" ;
> float base_lr ;
> base_lr:long_name = "Base state temperature lapse rate" ;
> base_lr:units = "K/ln(Pa)" ;
> int BHI_1_1 ;
> BHI_1_1:long_name = "output from program mm5 v3" ;
> int BHI_2_1 ;
> BHI_2_1:long_name = "terrain version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_1 ;
> BHI_3_1:long_name = "terrain program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_1 ;
> BHI_4_1:long_name = "terrain program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_1 ;
> BHI_5_1:long_name = "coarse domain grid dimension in i (n-s) direction" ;
> int BHI_6_1 ;
> BHI_6_1:long_name = "coarse domain grid dimension in j (e-w) direction" ;
> int BHI_7_1 ;
> BHI_7_1:long_name = "map projection. 1: lambert conformal, 2: polar
> stereographic, 3: mercator" ;
> int BHI_8_1 ;
> BHI_8_1:long_name = "is coarse domain expanded?, 1: yes, 0: no" ;
> int BHI_9_1 ;
> BHI_9_1:long_name = "expanded coarse domain grid dimension in i direction" ;
> int BHI_10_1 ;
> BHI_10_1:long_name = "expanded coarse domain grid dimension in j
> direction" ;
> int BHI_11_1 ;
> BHI_11_1:long_name = "grid offset in i dir due to coarse grid expansion" ;
> int BHI_12_1 ;
> BHI_12_1:long_name = "grid offset in j dir due to coarse grid expansion" ;
> int BHI_13_1 ;
> BHI_13_1:long_name = "domain id" ;
> int BHI_14_1 ;
> BHI_14_1:long_name = "mother domain id" ;
> int BHI_15_1 ;
> BHI_15_1:long_name = "nest level (0: coarse mesh)" ;
> int BHI_16_1 ;
> BHI_16_1:long_name = "domain grid dimension in i direction" ;
> int BHI_17_1 ;
> BHI_17_1:long_name = "domain grid dimension in j direction" ;
> int BHI_18_1 ;
> BHI_18_1:long_name = "i location in the mother domain of the domain
> point (1,1)" ;
> int BHI_19_1 ;
> BHI_19_1:long_name = "j location in the mother domain of the domain
> point (1,1)" ;
> int BHI_20_1 ;
> BHI_20_1:long_name = "domain grid size ratio with respect to coarse
> domain" ;
> int BHI_21_1 ;
> BHI_21_1:long_name = "domain grid size ratio with respect to mother
> domain" ;
> int BHI_22_1 ;
> BHI_22_1:long_name = "smoother (1: 1-2-1, 2:smoother-desmoother)" ;
> int BHI_23_1 ;
> BHI_23_1:long_name = "usgs 25-category land use: water category" ;
> int BHI_24_1 ;
> BHI_24_1:long_name = "is this domain a one-way or two-way nest? 1:
> 1-way, 2: 2-way. 1 for domain 1" ;
> int BHI_2_2 ;
> BHI_2_2:long_name = "regrid version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_2 ;
> BHI_3_2:long_name = "regrid program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_2 ;
> BHI_4_2:long_name = "regrid program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_2 ;
> BHI_5_2:long_name = "four digit year of the start time" ;
> int BHI_6_2 ;
> BHI_6_2:long_name = "two digit month (01 through 12) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_7_2 ;
> BHI_7_2:long_name = "two digit day (01 through 31) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_8_2 ;
> BHI_8_2:long_name = "two digit hour (00 through 23) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_9_2 ;
> BHI_9_2:long_name = "two digit minute (00 through 59) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_10_2 ;
> BHI_10_2:long_name = "two digit second (00 through 59) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_11_2 ;
> BHI_11_2:long_name = "four digit ten thousandth of a second (0000
> through 9999) of the start time" ;
> int BHI_12_2 ;
> BHI_12_2:long_name = "anticipated number of vertical levels in 3d data" ;
> int BHI_2_5 ;
> BHI_2_5:long_name = "interp version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_5 ;
> BHI_3_5:long_name = "interp program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_5 ;
> BHI_4_5:long_name = "interp program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_5 ;
> BHI_5_5:long_name = "four-digit year of start time" ;
> int BHI_6_5 ;
> BHI_6_5:long_name = "month of the year of the start time (1-12)" ;
> int BHI_7_5 ;
> BHI_7_5:long_name = "day of the month of the start time (1-31)" ;
> int BHI_8_5 ;
> BHI_8_5:long_name = "hour of the day of the start time (0-23)" ;
> int BHI_9_5 ;
> BHI_9_5:long_name = "minute of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_10_5 ;
> BHI_10_5:long_name = "second of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_11_5 ;
> BHI_11_5:long_name = "ten thousandths of a second of the start time
> (0-9999)" ;
> int BHI_12_5 ;
> BHI_12_5:long_name = "number of half-sigma layers in the model input
> data (top down)" ;
> int BHI_2_6 ;
> BHI_2_6:long_name = "interp version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_6 ;
> BHI_3_6:long_name = "interp program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_6 ;
> BHI_4_6:long_name = "interp program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_6 ;
> BHI_5_6:long_name = "four-digit year of start time" ;
> int BHI_6_6 ;
> BHI_6_6:long_name = "month of the year of the start time (1-12)" ;
> int BHI_7_6 ;
> BHI_7_6:long_name = "day of the month of the start time (1-31)" ;
> int BHI_8_6 ;
> BHI_8_6:long_name = "hour of the day of the start time (0-23)" ;
> int BHI_9_6 ;
> BHI_9_6:long_name = "minute of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_10_6 ;
> BHI_10_6:long_name = "second of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_11_6 ;
> BHI_11_6:long_name = "ten thousandths of a second of the start time
> (0-9999)" ;
> int BHI_12_6 ;
> BHI_12_6:long_name = "number of levels in the lower boundary condition
> file" ;
> int BHI_2_7 ;
> BHI_2_7:long_name = "interp version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_7 ;
> BHI_3_7:long_name = "interp program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_7 ;
> BHI_4_7:long_name = "interp program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_7 ;
> BHI_5_7:long_name = "four-digit year of start time" ;
> int BHI_6_7 ;
> BHI_6_7:long_name = "month of the year of the start time (1-12)" ;
> int BHI_7_7 ;
> BHI_7_7:long_name = "day of the month of the start time (1-31)" ;
> int BHI_8_7 ;
> BHI_8_7:long_name = "hour of the day of the start time (0-23)" ;
> int BHI_9_7 ;
> BHI_9_7:long_name = "minute of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_10_7 ;
> BHI_10_7:long_name = "second of the start time (0-59)" ;
> int BHI_11_7 ;
> BHI_11_7:long_name = "ten thousandths of a second of the start time
> (0-9999)" ;
> int BHI_12_7 ;
> BHI_12_7:long_name = "number of levels in the lower boundary condition
> file" ;
> int BHI_2_11 ;
> BHI_2_11:long_name = "mm5 version 3 mm5 system format edition number" ;
> int BHI_3_11 ;
> BHI_3_11:long_name = "mm5 program version number" ;
> int BHI_4_11 ;
> BHI_4_11:long_name = "mm5 program minor revision number" ;
> int BHI_5_11 ;
> BHI_5_11:long_name = "four-digit year of start time" ;
> int BHI_6_11 ;
> BHI_6_11:long_name = "integer month of start time" ;
> int BHI_7_11 ;
> BHI_7_11:long_name = "day of the month of the start time" ;
> int BHI_8_11 ;
> BHI_8_11:long_name = "hour of the start time" ;
> int BHI_9_11 ;
> BHI_9_11:long_name = "minutes of the start time" ;
> int BHI_10_11 ;
> BHI_10_11:long_name = "seconds of the start time" ;
> int BHI_11_11 ;
> BHI_11_11:long_name = "ten thousandths of a second of the start time" ;
> int BHI_12_11 ;
> BHI_12_11:long_name = "mkx: number of layers in mm5 output" ;
> int BHI_13_11 ;
> BHI_13_11:long_name = "ifddag: 1=gridded fdda option compiled, 0=not
> compiled" ;
> int BHI_14_11 ;
> BHI_14_11:long_name = "ifddao: 1=obs fdda option compiled, 0=not compiled" ;
> int BHI_15_11 ;
> BHI_15_11:long_name = "inav: 1=tke array present, 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_16_11 ;
> BHI_16_11:long_name = "inav2: 1=tke array present, 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_17_11 ;
> BHI_17_11:long_name = "inav3: 1=tke array present, 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_18_11 ;
> BHI_18_11:long_name = "iice: 1=cloud ice and snow arrays present, 0=not
> present" ;
> int BHI_19_11 ;
> BHI_19_11:long_name = "iiceg: 1=graupel and number conc arrayspresent,
> 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_20_11 ;
> BHI_20_11:long_name = "iexms: 1=cloud water and rain water arrays
> present, 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_21_11 ;
> BHI_21_11:long_name = "ikffc: 1=kf and/or fc arrays present, 0=not
> present" ;
> int BHI_22_11 ;
> BHI_22_11:long_name = "iarasc: 1=arakawa-schubert arrays present, 0=not
> present" ;
> int BHI_23_11 ;
> BHI_23_11:long_name = "irddim: 1=atmospheric radiation tendency array
> present, 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_24_11 ;
> BHI_24_11:long_name = "isldim: 1=5-layer soil model arrays present,
> 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_25_11 ;
> BHI_25_11:long_name = "ilddim: 1=land-surface model arrays present,
> 0=not present" ;
> int BHI_1_12 ;
> BHI_1_12:long_name = "ifrest: 1 = restarted job; 0 = not a restarted job" ;
> int BHI_2_12 ;
> BHI_2_12:long_name = "ixtimr: time of restart" ;
> int BHI_3_12 ;
> BHI_3_12:long_name = "ifsave: 1 = data saved for restart; 0 = data not
> saved for restart" ;
> int BHI_4_12 ;
> BHI_4_12:long_name = "iftape: 1 = output data saved for grin; 0 = no
> output for grin" ;
> int BHI_5_12 ;
> BHI_5_12:long_name = "maschk: mass conservation check frequency (minutes)" ;
> int BHI_1_13 ;
> BHI_1_13:long_name = "ifrad: 0=no radiative cooling; 1=simple; 2=cloud
> radiation; 3=ccm2; 4=rrtmlw" ;
> int BHI_2_13 ;
> BHI_2_13:long_name = "icupa:" ;
> int BHI_3_13 ;
> BHI_3_13:long_name = "imphys: 1-8 dry/stable/warm rain/simple
> ice/reisner1/goddard/reisner2/schultz" ;
> int BHI_4_13 ;
> BHI_4_13:long_name = "ibltyp: 0=frictionless;
> 1=bulk;2=blackadar;3=b-t;4=eta m-y;5=mrf;6=g-s;7=px" ;
> int BHI_5_13 ;
> BHI_5_13:long_name = "isoil: 0=blackadar slab model, 1=multi-layer,
> 2=land-surface scheme" ;
> int BHI_6_13 ;
> BHI_6_13:long_name = "ishallo: 1=shallow convection scheme used;
> 0=shallow convection scheme not used" ;
> int BHI_7_13 ;
> BHI_7_13:long_name = "imvdif: 1=moist-adiabatic vertical diffusion in
> clouds included; 0=not included" ;
> int BHI_8_13 ;
> BHI_8_13:long_name = "ivqadv: =0, log, =1, linear interpolation of
> moisture in vertical advection" ;
> int BHI_9_13 ;
> BHI_9_13:long_name = "ivtadv: =0, theta, =1, linear interpolation of
> temperature in vertical advectn" ;
> int BHI_10_13 ;
> BHI_10_13:long_name = "ithadv: =0, standard, = 1, using potential
> temperature in temp advection" ;
> int BHI_11_13 ;
> BHI_11_13:long_name = "itpdif: =1, horizontal diffusion of perturbation
> temperature only, =0, full t" ;
> int BHI_12_13 ;
> BHI_12_13:long_name = "icor3d: 1=full coriolis with vertical component;
> 0=vertical component neglected" ;
> int BHI_13_13 ;
> BHI_13_13:long_name = "ifupr: 1= upper radiative boundary condition
> used; 0= u.r.b.c. not used" ;
> int BHI_14_13 ;
> BHI_14_13:long_name = "ifdry: 1=fake dry run; 2=not a fake dry run" ;
> int BHI_15_13 ;
> BHI_15_13:long_name = "iboudy: specified 0=fixed, 2=time dependent,
> 3=relaxation zone/io dependent" ;
> int BHI_16_13 ;
> BHI_16_13:long_name = "ifsnow: 1=snow-cover effects considered0=not
> considered" ;
> int BHI_17_13 ;
> BHI_17_13:long_name = "issflx: 1=surface heat and moisture fluxes
> calculated; 0=not calculated" ;
> int BHI_18_13 ;
> BHI_18_13:long_name = "itgflg: 1=tg calculated from budget; 2=sinusoidal
> function; 3=specified consts" ;
> int BHI_19_13 ;
> BHI_19_13:long_name = "isfpar: 1=sfc/land-use parameters variable;
> 0=sfc/land-use parameters constant" ;
> int BHI_20_13 ;
> BHI_20_13:long_name = "icloud: 0=cloud effects not considered;1,2=cloud
> eff thr cloud water/ice or rh" ;
> int BHI_21_13 ;
> BHI_21_13:long_name = "icdcon: 1=drag coeffs are constant f(ter-elev) in
> bulk pbl; 0=coeffs variable" ;
> int BHI_22_13 ;
> BHI_22_13:long_name = "ivmixm: 1=vertical mixing of momentum considered;
> 0=not considered" ;
> int BHI_23_13 ;
> BHI_23_13:long_name = "ievap: -1=evap of rain not considered; 0=evap not
> considered; 1=evap considered" ;
> int BHI_24_13 ;
> BHI_24_13:long_name = "icustb: 1=stability check in cumulus scheme
> activated; 0 = not activated" ;
> int BHI_25_13 ;
> BHI_25_13:long_name = "imoiav: 1=use bucket model w/o extra input; 2=use
> bucket model w soil mois input" ;
> int BHI_26_13 ;
> BHI_26_13:long_name = "ibmoist: 1=boundary and initial water/ice
> specified; 0=not specified" ;
> int BHI_27_13 ;
> BHI_27_13:long_name = "ifogmd: 1=fog model is used 0=fog model is not
> used" ;
> int BHI_28_13 ;
> BHI_28_13:long_name = "isstvar: 1=sst varying in time 0=sst does not
> vary in time" ;
> int BHI_1_14 ;
> BHI_1_14:long_name = "ioverw: 1=nest initial conditions overwritten with
> user analysis; 0=interpolate" ;
> int BHI_2_14 ;
> BHI_2_14:long_name = "ifeed: 0=no fb; 1=9-pt fb; 1-pt fd/2=no smooth;
> 3=light smooth; 4=heavy smooth" ;
> int BHI_3_14 ;
> BHI_3_14:long_name = "maxmv: maximum number of moves allowed" ;
> int BHI_4_14 ;
> BHI_4_14:long_name = "imove: 1=this domain moves; 0=this domain does not
> move" ;
> int BHI_5_14 ;
> BHI_5_14:long_name = "imovco: move number" ;
> int BHI_6_14 ;
> BHI_6_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_7_14 ;
> BHI_7_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_8_14 ;
> BHI_8_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_9_14 ;
> BHI_9_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_10_14 ;
> BHI_10_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_11_14 ;
> BHI_11_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_12_14 ;
> BHI_12_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_13_14 ;
> BHI_13_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_14_14 ;
> BHI_14_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_15_14 ;
> BHI_15_14:long_name = "imovet: time of move (minutes from start of
> forecast)" ;
> int BHI_16_14 ;
> BHI_16_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_17_14 ;
> BHI_17_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_18_14 ;
> BHI_18_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_19_14 ;
> BHI_19_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_20_14 ;
> BHI_20_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_21_14 ;
> BHI_21_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_22_14 ;
> BHI_22_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_23_14 ;
> BHI_23_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_24_14 ;
> BHI_24_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_25_14 ;
> BHI_25_14:long_name = "imovei: i increment of move" ;
> int BHI_26_14 ;
> BHI_26_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_27_14 ;
> BHI_27_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_28_14 ;
> BHI_28_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_29_14 ;
> BHI_29_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_30_14 ;
> BHI_30_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_31_14 ;
> BHI_31_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_32_14 ;
> BHI_32_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_33_14 ;
> BHI_33_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_34_14 ;
> BHI_34_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> int BHI_35_14 ;
> BHI_35_14:long_name = "imovej: j increment of move" ;
> float BHR_1_1 ;
> BHR_1_1:long_name = "coarse domain grid distance (m)" ;
> float BHR_1_2 ;
> BHR_1_2:long_name = "time increment between analysis times (s)" ;
> float BHR_1_5 ;
> BHR_1_5:long_name = "time difference (seconds) between model ic input
> files" ;
> float BHR_1_6 ;
> BHR_1_6:long_name = "time difference (seconds) during which the lower
> boundary condition is valid" ;
> float BHR_1_7 ;
> BHR_1_7:long_name = "time difference (seconds) during which the lateral
> boundary condition is valid" ;
> float BHR_1_11 ;
> BHR_1_11:long_name = "inttim: time difference in model output" ;
> float BHR_1_12 ;
> BHR_1_12:long_name = "timax: simulation end time (minutes)" ;
> float BHR_1_13 ;
> BHR_1_13:long_name = "radfrq: frequency that solar radiation is computed
> (minutes)" ;
> float BHR_1_14 ;
> BHR_1_14:long_name = "xstnes: starting time (minutes) of domain" ;
> float BHR_1_15 ;
> BHR_1_15:long_name = "zzlnd: roughness length (m) over land (when
> isfpar=1)" ;
> float BHR_2_1 ;
> BHR_2_1:long_name = "coarse domain center latitude (degree)" ;
> float BHR_2_2 ;
> BHR_2_2:long_name = "top pressure used in analysis, pressure defining
> model lid (pa)" ;
> float BHR_2_5 ;
> BHR_2_5:long_name = "non-hydrostatic base state sea-level pressure (pa)" ;
> float BHR_2_12 ;
> BHR_2_12:long_name = "tistep: coarse-domain time step in seconds" ;
> float BHR_2_13 ;
> BHR_2_13:long_name = "hydpre: 1.0 = water loading effects in hydrostatic
> eqn; 0.0=no water loading" ;
> float BHR_2_14 ;
> BHR_2_14:long_name = "xennes: ending time (minutes) of domain" ;
> float BHR_2_15 ;
> BHR_2_15:long_name = "zzwtr: roughness length (m) over water (when
> isfpar=1)" ;
> float BHR_3_1 ;
> BHR_3_1:long_name = "coarse domain center longitude (degree)" ;
> float BHR_3_2 ;
> BHR_3_2:long_name = "minimum value used for rh on pressure surfaces" ;
> float BHR_3_5 ;
> BHR_3_5:long_name = "non-hydrostatic base state sea-level temperature (k)" ;
> float BHR_3_12 ;
> BHR_3_12:long_name = "savfrq: time interval (minutes) that data were
> saved for restart" ;
> float BHR_3_15 ;
> BHR_3_15:long_name = "alblnd: albedo over land (when isfpar=1)" ;
> float BHR_4_1 ;
> BHR_4_1:long_name = "cone factor" ;
> float BHR_4_5 ;
> BHR_4_5:long_name = "non-hydrostatic base state lapse rate d(t)/d(ln p)" ;
> float BHR_4_12 ;
> BHR_4_12:long_name = "tapfrq: time interval (minutes) that data were
> saved for grin" ;
> float BHR_4_15 ;
> BHR_4_15:long_name = "thinld: thermal inertia over land (when isfpar=1)" ;
> float BHR_5_1 ;
> BHR_5_1:long_name = "true latitude 1 (degree)" ;
> float BHR_5_5 ;
> BHR_5_5:long_name = "non-hydrostatic base state isothermal stratospheric
> temperature (k)" ;
> float BHR_5_12 ;
> BHR_5_12:long_name = "buffrq: time freq used to split output files
> (minutes). ignored if < tapfrq" ;
> float BHR_5_15 ;
> BHR_5_15:long_name = "xmava: moisture availablity over land as a
> fraction of 1 (when isfpar=1)" ;
> float BHR_6_1 ;
> BHR_6_1:long_name = "true latitude 2 (degree)" ;
> float BHR_6_15 ;
> BHR_6_15:long_name = "conf: condensation threshold" ;
> float BHR_7_1 ;
> BHR_7_1:long_name = "pole position in degree latitude" ;
> float BHR_7_15 ;
> BHR_7_15:long_name = "other namelist variables" ;
> float BHR_8_1 ;
> BHR_8_1:long_name = "approx expansion (m)" ;
> float BHR_9_1 ;
> BHR_9_1:long_name = "grid distance (m) of this domain" ;
> float BHR_10_1 ;
> BHR_10_1:long_name = "i location in the coarse domain of the domain
> point (1,1)" ;
> float BHR_11_1 ;
> BHR_11_1:long_name = "j location in the coarse domain of the domain
> point (1,1)" ;
> float BHR_12_1 ;
> BHR_12_1:long_name = "i location in the coarse domain of the domain
> point (ix,jx)" ;
> float BHR_13_1 ;
> BHR_13_1:long_name = "j location in the coarse domain of the domain
> point (ix,jx)" ;
> float BHR_14_1 ;
> BHR_14_1:long_name = "terrain data resolution (in degree)" ;
> float BHR_15_1 ;
> BHR_15_1:long_name = "landuse data resolution (in degree)" ;
> float u(time, sigma_level, i_dot, j_dot) ;
> u:long_name = "U COMPONENT OF HORIZONTAL WIND" ;
> u:units = "m/s" ;
> float v(time, sigma_level, i_dot, j_dot) ;
> v:long_name = "V COMPONENT OF HORIZONTAL WIND" ;
> v:units = "m/s" ;
> float t(time, sigma_level, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> t:long_name = "TEMPERATURE" ;
> t:units = "K" ;
> float q(time, sigma_level, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> q:long_name = "MIXING RATIO" ;
> q:units = "kg/kg" ;
> float w(time, sigma_level, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> w:long_name = "VERTICAL WIND COMPONENT" ;
> w:units = "m/s" ;
> float pp(time, sigma_level, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> pp:long_name = "PRESSURE PERTURBATION" ;
> pp:units = "Pa" ;
> float pstarcrs(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> pstarcrs:long_name = "(REFERENCE) SURFACE PRESSURE MINUS PTOP" ;
> pstarcrs:units = "Pa" ;
> float ground_t(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> ground_t:long_name = "GROUND TEMPERATURE" ;
> ground_t:units = "K" ;
> float rain_con(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> rain_con:long_name = "ACCUMULATED CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION" ;
> rain_con:units = "cm" ;
> float rain_non(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> rain_non:long_name = "ACCUMULATED NONCONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION" ;
> rain_non:units = "cm" ;
> float terrain(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> terrain:long_name = "TERRAIN ELEVATION" ;
> terrain:units = "m" ;
> float mapfaccr(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> mapfaccr:long_name = "MAP SCALE FACTOR" ;
> mapfaccr:units = "(dimensionless)" ;
> float mapfacdt(i_dot, j_dot) ;
> mapfacdt:long_name = "MAP SCALE FACTOR" ;
> mapfacdt:units = "(dimensionless)" ;
> float coriolis(i_dot, j_dot) ;
> coriolis:long_name = "CORIOLIS PARAMETER" ;
> coriolis:units = "1/s" ;
> float res_temp(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> res_temp:long_name = "INFINITE RESERVOIR SLAB TEMPERATURE" ;
> res_temp:units = "K" ;
> float latitcrs(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> latitcrs:long_name = "LATITUDE (SOUTH NEGATIVE)" ;
> latitcrs:units = "degrees" ;
> float longicrs(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> longicrs:long_name = "LONGITUDE (WEST NEGATIVE)" ;
> longicrs:units = "degrees" ;
> float land_use(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> land_use:long_name = "LANDUSE CATEGORY" ;
> land_use:units = "category" ;
> float tseasfc(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> tseasfc:long_name = "SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE" ;
> tseasfc:units = "K" ;
> float pbl_hgt(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> pbl_hgt:long_name = "PBL HEIGHT" ;
> pbl_hgt:units = "m" ;
> float regime(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> regime:long_name = "PBL REGIME" ;
> regime:units = "(dimensionless)" ;
> float shflux(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> shflux:long_name = "SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX" ;
> shflux:units = "W/m^2" ;
> float lhflux(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> lhflux:long_name = "LATENT HEAT FLUX" ;
> lhflux:units = "W/m^2" ;
> float ust(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> ust:long_name = "FRICTIONAL VELOCITY" ;
> ust:units = "m/s" ;
> float swdown(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> swdown:long_name = "SURFACE DOWNWARD SHORTWAVE RADIATION" ;
> swdown:units = "W/m^2" ;
> float lwdown(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> lwdown:long_name = "SURFACE DOWNWARD LONGWAVE RADIATION" ;
> lwdown:units = "W/m^2" ;
> float soil_t_1(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_1:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 1" ;
> soil_t_1:units = "K" ;
> float soil_t_2(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_2:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 2" ;
> soil_t_2:units = "K" ;
> float soil_t_3(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_3:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 3" ;
> soil_t_3:units = "K" ;
> float soil_t_4(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_4:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 4" ;
> soil_t_4:units = "K" ;
> float soil_t_5(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_5:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 5" ;
> soil_t_5:units = "K" ;
> float soil_t_6(i_cross, j_cross) ;
> soil_t_6:long_name = "SOIL TEMPERATURE IN LAYER 6" ;
> soil_t_6:units = "K" ;
> float t2(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> t2:long_name = "2-meter Temperature" ;
> t2:units = "K" ;
> float q2(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> q2:long_name = "2-meter Mixing Ratio" ;
> q2:units = "kg kg{-1}" ;
> float u10(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> u10:long_name = "10-meter U Component" ;
> u10:units = "m s{-1}" ;
> float v10(time, i_cross, j_cross) ;
> v10:long_name = "10-meter V Component" ;
> v10:units = "m s{-1}" ;
> float albd(categories, season) ;
> albd:long_name = "SURFACE ALBEDO" ;
> albd:units = "percent" ;
> float slmo(categories, season) ;
> slmo:long_name = "SURFACE MOISTURE AVAILABILITY" ;
> slmo:units = "fraction" ;
> float sfem(categories, season) ;
> sfem:long_name = "SURFACE EMISSIVITY AT 9 um" ;
> sfem:units = "fraction" ;
> float sfz0(categories, season) ;
> sfz0:long_name = "SURFACE ROUGHNESS LENGTH" ;
> sfz0:units = "cm" ;
> float therin(categories, season) ;
> therin:long_name = "SURFACE THERMAL INERTIA" ;
> therin:units = "100*cal cm^-2 k^-1 s^1/2" ;
> float sfhc(categories, season) ;
> sfhc:long_name = "SOIL HEAT CAPACITY" ;
> sfhc:units = "j m^-3 k^-1" ;
> float scfx(categories) ;
> scfx:long_name = "SNOW COVER EFFECT" ;
> scfx:units = "fraction" ;
> float latitdot(i_dot, j_dot) ;
> latitdot:long_name = "latitude (south negative) dot" ;
> latitdot:units = "degree" ;
> float longidot(i_dot, j_dot) ;
> longidot:long_name = "longitude (west negative) dot" ;
> longidot:units = "degree" ;
> // global attributes:
> :Conventions = "COARDS" ;
> :host = "ftp.unidata.ucar.edu" ;
> :directory = "pub/netcdf/Conventions/COARDS" ;
> :title = "MM5 version 3 format output on sigma levels" ;
> :history = "Created on localhost.localdomain by user on Wed Jun 17
> 03:44:32 2009\n",
> " with command: archiver MMOUT_DOMAIN1" ;
> :institution = "CETEMPS - University of L\'Aquila, Italy" ;
> :source = "NCAR MM5 model version 3" ;
> :references = "http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/mm5/mm5-home.html" ;
> :comment = "No comments yet" ;
> }
>
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