table_id: Table 3hrCurt   ! Variables in orbital curtain format

frequency: 3hr

cmor_version: 2.4.0       ! version of CMOR that can read this table
cf_version:   1.4         ! version of CF that output conforms to
project_id:   TAMIP  ! project id
table_date:   28 October 2010 ! date this table was constructed

missing_value: 1.e20      ! value used to indicate a missing value
                          !   in arrays output by netCDF as 32-bit IEEE 
                          !   floating-point numbers (float or real)

baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation 
product: output

required_global_attributes: creation_date tracking_id model_id ! space separated required global attribute

expt_id_ok: '5 day hindcast for tamip hindcast group 200810' 'tamip200810' 
expt_id_ok: '5 day hindcast for tamip hindcast group 200901' 'tamip200901' 
expt_id_ok: '5 day hindcast for tamip hindcast group 200904' 'tamip200904' 
expt_id_ok: '5 day hindcast for tamip hindcast group 200907' 'tamip200907' 


approx_interval:  0.125000     ! approximate spacing between successive time
                          !   samples (in units of the output time 
                          !   coordinate.

!============
axis_entry: longitude
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    longitude
units:            degrees_east
axis:             X             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
long_name:        longitude
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         lon
valid_min:        0.0         
valid_max:        360.0 
stored_direction: increasing
type:             double
must_have_bounds: yes
!----------------------------------
!


!============
axis_entry: latitude
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    latitude
units:            degrees_north
axis:             Y             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
long_name:        latitude
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         lat
valid_min:        -90.0         
valid_max:        90.0 
stored_direction: increasing
type:             double
must_have_bounds: yes
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: location
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
units:            1
long_name:        location index
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         loc
stored_direction: increasing
type:             integer
must_have_bounds: no
index_only:       ok
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: p220
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    air_pressure
units:            Pa
axis:             Z             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
positive:         down         ! up or down (default: undeclared)
long_name:        pressure
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         plev
stored_direction: decreasing
type:             double
value:            22000.            ! of scalar (singleton) dimension 
bounds_values:    44000. 0.0    ! of scalar (singleton) dimension bounds
must_have_bounds: no
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: p560
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    air_pressure
units:            Pa
axis:             Z             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
positive:         down         ! up or down (default: undeclared)
long_name:        pressure
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         plev
stored_direction: decreasing
type:             double
value:            56000.            ! of scalar (singleton) dimension 
bounds_values:    68000. 44000.    ! of scalar (singleton) dimension bounds
must_have_bounds: no
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: p840
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    air_pressure
units:            Pa
axis:             Z             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
positive:         down         ! up or down (default: undeclared)
long_name:        pressure
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         plev
stored_direction: decreasing
type:             double
value:            84000.            ! of scalar (singleton) dimension 
bounds_values:    100000. 68000.    ! of scalar (singleton) dimension bounds
must_have_bounds: no
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: alt40
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    altitude
units:            m
axis:             Z             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
positive:         up         ! up or down (default: undeclared)
long_name:        altitude
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         alt40
stored_direction: increasing
tolerance:        0.001

type:             double
requested:        240. 720. 1200. 1680. 2160. 2640. 3120. 3600. 4080. 4560. 5040. 5520. 6000. 6480. 6960. 7440. 7920. 8400. 8880. 9360. 9840. 10320. 10800. 11280. 11760. 12240. 12720. 13200. 13680. 14160. 14640. 15120. 15600. 16080. 16560. 17040. 17520. 18000. 18480. 18960.        ! space-separated list of requested coordinates 
requested_bounds: 0. 480. 480. 960. 960. 1440. 1440. 1920. 1920. 2400. 2400. 2880. 2880. 3360. 3360. 3840. 3840. 4320. 4320. 4800. 4800. 5280. 5280. 5760. 5760. 6240. 6240. 6720. 6720. 7200. 7200. 7680. 7680. 8160. 8160. 8640. 8640. 9120. 9120. 9600. 9600. 10080. 10080. 10560. 10560. 11040. 11040. 11520. 11520. 12000. 12000. 12480. 12480. 12960. 12960. 13440. 13440. 13920. 13920. 14400. 14400. 14880. 14880. 15360. 15360. 15840. 15840. 16320. 16320. 16800. 16800. 17280. 17280. 17760. 17760. 18240. 18240. 18720. 18720. 19200. ! space-separated list of requested coordinate bounds
must_have_bounds: yes
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: time1
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    time
units:            days since ?
axis:             T             ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
long_name:        time
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         time
stored_direction: increasing
type:             double
must_have_bounds: no
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: scatratio
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    backscattering_ratio
units:            1
long_name:        lidar backscattering ratio
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         scatratio
stored_direction: increasing
tolerance:        0.001

type:             double
requested:        0.605 2.1 4. 6. 8.5 12.5 17.5 22.5 27.5 35. 45. 55. 70. 539.5 1004.        ! space-separated list of requested coordinates 
requested_bounds: 0.01 1.2 1.2 3. 3. 5. 5. 7. 7. 10. 10. 15. 15. 20. 20. 25. 25. 30. 30. 40. 40. 50. 50. 60. 60. 80. 80. 999. 999. 1009. ! space-separated list of requested coordinate bounds
must_have_bounds: yes
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: dbze
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    equivalent_reflectivity_factor
units:            dBZ
long_name:        CloudSat simulator equivalent radar reflectivity factor
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         dbze
stored_direction: increasing
tolerance:        0.001

type:             double
requested:        -47.5 -42.5 -37.5 -32.5 -27.5 -22.5 -17.5 -12.5 -7.5 -2.5 2.5 7.5 12.5 17.5 22.5        ! space-separated list of requested coordinates 
requested_bounds: -50. -45. -45. -40. -40. -35. -35. -30. -30. -25. -25. -20. -20. -15. -15. -10. -10. -5. -5. 0. 0. 5. 5. 10. 10. 15. 15. 20. 20. 25. ! space-separated list of requested coordinate bounds
must_have_bounds: yes
!----------------------------------
!

!============
axis_entry: sza5
!============
!----------------------------------
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    solar_zenith_angle
units:            degree
long_name:        solar zenith angle
!----------------------------------
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------
out_name:         sza
stored_direction: increasing
tolerance:        0.001

type:             double
requested:        0. 20. 40. 60. 80.        ! space-separated list of requested coordinates 
must_have_bounds: no
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:      clcalipso 
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Cloud Area Fraction
comment:           (40 height levels)
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location alt40 time1
out_name:          clcalipso 
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    clcalipso2  
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Cloud Fraction Undetected by CloudSat
comment:           (40 height levels)  Clouds detected by CALIPSO but below the detectability threshold of CloudSat
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location alt40 time1
out_name:          clcalipso2  
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    cfadDbze94
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     histogram_of_equivalent_reflectivity_factor_over_height_above_reference_ellipsoid
units:             1
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD
comment:           CFADs (Cloud Frequency Altitude Diagrams) are joint height - radar reflectivity (or lidar scattering ratio) distributions  (40 levelsx15 bins) .
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location alt40 dbze time1
out_name:          cfadDbze94
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    cfadLidarsr532
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     histogram_of_backscattering_ratio_over_height_above_reference_ellipsoid
units:             1
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Scattering Ratio CFAD
comment:           CFADs (Cloud Frequency Altitude Diagrams) are joint height - radar reflectivity (or lidar scattering ratio) distributions  (40 levelsx15 bins) .
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location alt40 scatratio time1
out_name:          cfadLidarsr532
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    parasolRefl
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     toa_bidirectional_reflectance
units:             1
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         PARASOL Reflectance
comment:           Simulated reflectance from PARASOL as seen at the top of the atmosphere for 5 solar zenith angles. Valid only over ocean and for one viewing direction (viewing zenith angle of 30 degrees and relative azimuth angle 320 degrees).
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location sza5 time1
out_name:          parasolRefl
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    cltcalipso
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction 
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1
out_name:          cltcalipso
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    cllcalipso
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction 
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1 p840
out_name:          cllcalipso
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    clmcalipso
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction 
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1 p560
out_name:          clmcalipso
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    clhcalipso
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
units:             %
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction 
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1 p220
out_name:          clhcalipso
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    lon
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     longitude
units:             degrees_east
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         Longitude
comment:           function of time
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1
out_name:          lon
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    lat
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     latitude
units:             degrees_north
cell_methods:      time: point
long_name:         Latitude
comment:           function of time
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1
out_name:          lat
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!

!============
variable_entry:    toffset
!============
modeling_realm:    atmos
!----------------------------------
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:     time
units:             day
long_name:         Offset Time
comment:           "this ""offset time"" should be added to the value stored in the ""time dimension"" to get the actual time.  This actual time is the time (UTC) of the corresponding point in the satellite orbit used to extract the model data."
!----------------------------------
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------
dimensions:        location time1
out_name:          toffset
type:              real
!----------------------------------
!
