netcdf bioclimdata/biome/wna30sec_a2_UKMO-HadCM3_30-year_mean.ncml {
  dimensions:
    lat = 2400;
    lon = 4029;
    time = 99;
  variables:
    double lat(lat=2400);
      :long_name = "latitude";
      :name = "lat";
      :units = "degrees_north";
      :axis = "Y";
      :standard_name = "latitude";
      :valid_min = 38.0; // double
      :valid_max = 57.99166666666667; // double
      :coordinate_defines = "grid-cell center";
      :_CoordinateAxisType = "Lat";
      :_ChunkSizes = 100U; // uint

    double lon(lon=4029);
      :long_name = "longitude";
      :name = "lon";
      :units = "degrees_east";
      :axis = "X";
      :standard_name = "longitude";
      :valid_min = -136.56666666666666; // double
      :valid_max = -103.0; // double
      :coordinate_defines = "grid-cell center";
      :_CoordinateAxisType = "Lon";
      :_ChunkSizes = 100U; // uint

    int biome(time=99, lat=2400, lon=4029);
      :long_name = "biome";
      :name = "biome";
      :units = "1";
      :missing_value = -9999; // int
      :_FillValue = -9999; // int
      :comment = "Biome code: 1=alpine grass/shrub, 2=cold forest, 3=cool forest, 4=maritime cool forest, 5=cold open forest/woodland, 6=cool open forest/woodland, 7=cool open forest woodland with broadleaf evergreen plant functional type (PFT), 8=savanna/grassland/steppe, 9=shrub-steppe, 10=xeric shrub, 11=barren, 12=unclassified";
      :_ChunkSizes = 1U, 100U, 100U; // uint
      :actual_range = 0.0f, 12.0f; // float

    double time(time=99);
      :long_name = "time";
      :standard_name = "time";
      :units = "days since 1900-01-01";
      :axis = "T";
      :calendar = "Gregorian";
      :_CoordinateAxisType = "Time";
      :_ChunkSizes = 99U; // uint

    float elev(lat=2400, lon=4029);
      :long_name = "elevation";
      :name = "elev";
      :units = "m";
      :missing_value = -9999.0f; // float
      :_FillValue = -9999.0f; // float

  // global attributes:
  :model_id = "UKMO-HadCM3";
  :emission_scenario = "A2";
  :parent_experiment_id = "20C3M";
  :parent_experiment_realization = "20C3M run 1";
  :experiment_id = "SRESA2";
  :experiment_realization = "SRESA2 run 1";
  :project_id = "CMIP3";
  :anomaly_base_period = "1961-1990 30-year mean";
  :base_period_climate_data = "CRU CL 2.0 (New et al. 2002); CRU TS 2.1 (Mitchell and Jones 2005)";
  :grid_spacing = "30 arc-second";
  :projection = "geographic";
  :citation = "Shafer et al., in review, PLOS ONE; Shafer and Bartlein, in review, U.S. Geological Survey Data Set, doi:[TBD]; Products using these data should follow the citation and acknowledgement instructions at: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/info_for_analysts.php#Proper_acknowledgement";
  :institution = "U.S. Geological Survey; Univ. of Oregon";
  :contact = "Sarah L. Shafer (sshafer@usgs.gov), U.S. Geological Survey; Patrick J. Bartlein (bartlein@uoregon.edu), Univ. of Oregon";
  :references = "Gordon et al., 2000, Climate Dynamics 16:147-168; Mitchell and Jones, 2005, Int. J. Climatology 25:693-712; New et al., 1999, J. Climate 12:829-856; New et al., 2002, Climate Research 21:1-25; Pope et al., 2000, Climate Dynamics 16:123-146; Sitch et al., 2003, Global Change Biology 9:161-185.";
  :comment = "Biomes were derived from means of LPJ output for the previous 30 years (e.g., data for 2050 represent biomes derived from LPJ 2021-2050 30-year mean data). For years prior to 2030, we used annual LPJ output simulated using CRU TS 2.1 climate data to create 30-year means (e.g., data for 2010 represent biomes derived from 1981-2000 LPJ output simulated using CRU TS 2.1 climate data and 2001-2010 LPJ output simulated using CMIP3 simulated climate data).";
  :Conventions = "CF-1.0";
  :acknowledgement = "We acknowledge the modeling groups, the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) and the World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP’s) Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM) for their roles in making available the WCRP CMIP3 multi-model dataset. Support of the WCRP CMIP3 dataset is provided by the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy.";
  :disclaimer = "Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.";
}