netcdf bioclimdata/climate/wna30sec_a1b_CCSM3_monthly.ncml {
  dimensions:
    lat = 2400;
    lon = 4029;
    time = 1188;
  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

    double time(time=1188);
      :long_name = "time";
      :standard_name = "time";
      :units = "days since 1900-01-01";
      :axis = "T";
      :calendar = "Gregorian";
      :_CoordinateAxisType = "Time";
      :_ChunkSizes = 1U; // uint

    float tmp(time=1188, lat=2400, lon=4029);
      :long_name = "monthly mean temperature";
      :name = "tmp";
      :units = "degrees_Celsius";
      :missing_value = -9999.0f; // float
      :_FillValue = -9999.0f; // float
      :_ChunkSizes = 1U, 100U, 100U; // uint
      :actual_range = -37.5f, 39.7f; // float

    float prec(time=1188, lat=2400, lon=4029);
      :long_name = "monthly total precipitation";
      :name = "prec";
      :units = "mm";
      :missing_value = -9999.0f; // float
      :_FillValue = -9999.0f; // float
      :_ChunkSizes = 1U, 100U, 100U; // uint
      :actual_range = 0.0f, 2524.0f; // float

    float sun(time=1188, lat=2400, lon=4029);
      :long_name = "monthly mean possible sunshine";
      :name = "sun";
      :units = "%";
      :missing_value = -9999.0f; // float
      :_FillValue = -9999.0f; // float
      :_ChunkSizes = 1U, 100U, 100U; // uint
      :actual_range = 0.0f, 100.0f; // float

    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 = "CCSM3";
  :emission_scenario = "A1B";
  :parent_experiment_id = "20C3M";
  :parent_experiment_realization = "20C3M run 1";
  :experiment_id = "SRESA1B";
  :experiment_realization = "SRESA1B 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 = "Collins et al., 2006a, J. Climate 19:2122-2143; Collins et al., 2006b, J. Climate 19:2144-2161; Mitchell and Jones, 2005, Int. J. Climatology 25:693-712; New et al., 2002, Climate Research 21:1-25; New et al., 1999, J. Climate 12:829-856.";
  :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.";
  :comment = "Elevation data are from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission version 2 (SRTM V2) data set (http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/; Farr et al. 2007) ";
}