netcdf classic (CDF-1) {
dimensions:
	along_track = 3248 ;
	cross_track = 152 ;
// global attributes:
		:title = "QuikSCAT Level 2B Ocean Wind Vectors in 12.5km Slice Composites" ;
		:LongName = "QuikSCAT Level 2B Ocean Wind Vectors in 12.5km Slice Composites" ;
		:ShortName = "QSCAT_LEVEL_2B_OWV_COMP_12" ;
		:data_format_type = "NetCDF Classic" ;
		:Conventions = "CF-1.5" ;
		:producer_agency = "NASA" ;
		:institution = "JPL" ;
		:PlatformType = "spacecraft" ;
		:InstrumentShortName = "SeaWinds" ;
		:PlatformLongName = "NASA Quick Scatterometer" ;
		:PlatformShortName = "QuikSCAT" ;
		:source = "QuikSCAT" ;
		:project_id = "QuikSCAT" ;
		:QAPercentOutOfBoundsData = 0 ;
		:QAPercentMissingData = 7 ;
		:build_id = "reproc_v1_0_0:A" ;
		:ProductionDateTime = "2011-270T15:04:31.000" ;
		:sis_id = "686-644-3/2000-04-17" ;
		:OrbitParametersPointer = "QS_SEPHG20032822146.20032830010\nQS_SEPHG20032822305.20032830151" ;
		:OperationMode = "Wind Observation" ;
		:StartOrbitNumber = 22426 ;
		:StopOrbitNumber = 22427 ;
		:EquatorCrossingLongitude = 96.0564117 ;
		:EquatorCrossingTime = "23:30:46.214" ;
		:EquatorCrossingDate = "2003-282" ;
		:rev_orbit_period = 6071.02197 ;
		:orbit_inclination = 98.6289673 ;
		:orbit_semi_major_axis = 7187268.0 ;
		:orbit_eccentricity = 0.00116625906 ;
		:rev_number = 22427 ;
		:RangeBeginningDate = "2003-282" ;
		:RangeEndingDate = "2003-283" ;
		:RangeBeginningTime = "23:05:29.072" ;
		:RangeEndingTime = "00:46:28.870" ;
		:ephemeris_type = "GPS" ;
		:sigma0_granularity = "slice composites" ;
		:median_filter_method = "Wind vector median" ;
		:sigma0_attenuation_method = "Attenuation Map" ;
		:nudging_method = "NWP Weather Map probability threshold nudging." ;
		:ParameterName = "wind_speed_selection" ;
		:l2b_algorithm_descriptor = (text block) ;
| Uses Ku2011 GMF from Remote Sensing Systems.  Applies median filter technique for ambiguity
| removal.  Ambiguity removal median filter is based on wind vectors over a 7
| by 7 wind vector cell window.  Applies no median filter weights.
| Enhances the direction of the selected ambiguity based on the range of
| directions which exceed a specified probability threshold.
| Applies multi-pass median filter technique to reduce the effects of rain
| flagged cells on ambiguity selection.
| Assigns values from mp_rain_probability, nof_rain_index, and bits 12, 13
| of wvc_quality_flag in the L2B pulse 25km product.  Applies Neural Network Rain Correction.
		:InputPointer = "QS_S1B22427.20062342108" ;
		:ancillary_data_descriptors = (text block) ;
| LMAP1111
| NRT_ICEM2003283
| Ku2010_T18_HiRes01_simQUIKSCATformat_20110401.dat
| QS_KPRP0002_SimFormat.dat
| kpm_fixed.dat
| ATTN0001
| SNWP1200328300
| liqnet1_June_22_2010.net
| spdnet1_June_22_2010.net
| spdnet2_June_22_2010.net
| rainflagnet_June_22_2010.net
| QS_S2B22427.20071071641.CP12
		:GranulePointer = "qs_l2b_22427_v3_200310092305.nc" ;
		:cross_track_resolution = 12.5 ;
		:along_track_resolution = 12.5 ;
		:zero_index = 76 ;
		:comment = "" ;
		:history = "" ;
		:NetCDF_version_id = "4.0.1" ;
		:references = "" ;
variables:
	float lat(along_track, cross_track) ;
		lat:valid_min = -90.0 ;
		lat:valid_max = 90.0 ;
		lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
	float lon(along_track, cross_track) ;
		lon:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		lon:valid_max = 360.0 ;
		lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
	float retrieved_wind_speed(along_track, cross_track) ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:long_name = "equivalent neutral wind speed at 10 m" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:units = "m s-1" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:standard_name = "wind_speed" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float retrieved_wind_direction(along_track, cross_track) ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:valid_max = 360.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:long_name = "equivalent neutral wind direction at 10 m" ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:units = "degrees" ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:standard_name = "wind_to_direction" ;
		retrieved_wind_direction:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float rain_impact(along_track, cross_track) ;
		rain_impact:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		rain_impact:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		rain_impact:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		rain_impact:long_name = "impact of rain upon wind vector retrieval" ;
		rain_impact:units = "1" ;
		rain_impact:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	short flags(along_track, cross_track) ;
		flags:_FillValue = 32767 ;
		flags:valid_min = 0 ;
		flags:valid_max = 32643 ;
		flags:long_name = "wind vector cell quality flags" ;
		flags:flag_masks = 1, 2, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384 ;
		flags:flag_meanings = "adequate_sigma0_flag adequate_azimuth_diversity_flag coastal_flag ice_edge_flag wind_retrieval_flag high_wind_speed_flag low_wind_speed_flag rain_impact_flag_usable rain_impact_flag available_data_flag" ;
		flags:units = "bit" ;
		flags:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	short eflags(along_track, cross_track) ;
		eflags:_FillValue = 32767 ;
		eflags:valid_min = 0 ;
		eflags:valid_max = 15 ;
		eflags:long_name = "extended wind vector cell quality flags" ;
		eflags:flag_masks = 1, 2, 4, 8 ;
		eflags:flag_meanings = "rain_correction_not_applied_flag correction_produced_negative_spd_flag all_ambiguities_contribute_to_nudging_flag large_rain_correction_flag" ;
		eflags:units = "bit" ;
		eflags:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float nudge_wind_speed(along_track, cross_track) ;
		nudge_wind_speed:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		nudge_wind_speed:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		nudge_wind_speed:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		nudge_wind_speed:long_name = "model wind speed" ;
		nudge_wind_speed:units = "m s-1" ;
		nudge_wind_speed:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		nudge_wind_speed:standard_name = "wind_speed" ;
		nudge_wind_speed:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float nudge_wind_direction(along_track, cross_track) ;
		nudge_wind_direction:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		nudge_wind_direction:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		nudge_wind_direction:valid_max = 360.0 ;
		nudge_wind_direction:long_name = "model wind direction" ;
		nudge_wind_direction:units = "degrees" ;
		nudge_wind_direction:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		nudge_wind_direction:standard_name = "wind_to_direction" ;
		nudge_wind_direction:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected(along_track, cross_track) ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:long_name = "wind speed without rain correction" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:units = "m s-1" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:standard_name = "wind_speed" ;
		retrieved_wind_speed_uncorrected:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	byte num_ambiguities(along_track, cross_track) ;
		num_ambiguities:_FillValue = 0 ;
		num_ambiguities:valid_min = 1 ;
		num_ambiguities:valid_max = 4 ;
		num_ambiguities:long_name = "number of ambiguous wind directions found in point-wise wind retrieval prior to spatial filtering" ;
		num_ambiguities:units = "1" ;
		num_ambiguities:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float time(along_track) ;
		time:long_name = "date and time" ;
		time:units = "seconds since 1999-01-01 0:0:0" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
	float cross_track_wind_speed_bias(along_track, cross_track) ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:long_name = "relative wind speed bias with respect to sweet spot" ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:units = "m s-1" ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		cross_track_wind_speed_bias:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
	float atmospheric_speed_bias(along_track, cross_track) ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:valid_min = 0.0 ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:valid_max = 100.0 ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:long_name = "atmospheric speed bias" ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:units = "m s-1" ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:scale_factor = 1.0 ;
		atmospheric_speed_bias:coordinates = "lon lat" ;
}