All data files produced using the NCAS–AMF standard have the following variables - dimensions in parentheses
time (time)
type: float64
units: seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00
standard_name: time
long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01)
axis: T
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
calendar: standard
day_of_year (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Day of Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
year (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
month (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Month
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
day (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Day
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
hour (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Hour
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
minute (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Minute
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
second (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Second
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
All data files produced using the NCAS–AMF standard have the following variables - dimensions in parentheses
time (time)
type: float64
units: seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00
standard_name: time
long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01)
axis: T
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
calendar: standard
latitude (latitude)
type: float32
units: degrees_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude
longitude (longitude)
type: float32
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Longitude
day_of_year (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Day of Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
year (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
month (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Month
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
day (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Day
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
hour (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Hour
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
minute (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Minute
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
second (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Second
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
All data files produced using the NCAS–AMF standard have the following variables - dimensions in parentheses
time (time)
type: float64
units: seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
standard_name: time
long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01)
axis: T
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
calendar: standard
latitude (latitude)
type: float32
units: degrees_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude
_FillValue: -1e+20
axis: Y
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variablevalid_min
longitude (longitude)
type: float32
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: -1e+20
axis: X
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
day_of_year (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Day of Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
year (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Year
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
month (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Month
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
day (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Day
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
hour (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Hour
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
minute (time)
type: int32
units: 1
long_name: Minute
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
second (time)
type: float32
units: 1
long_name: Second
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
platform_course (time)
type: float32
units: degree
standard_name: platform_course
long_name: Direction in which the platform is travelling
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
platform_orientation (time)
type: float32
units: degree
standard_name: platform_orientation
long_name: Direction in which the platform is pointing
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
platform_speed_wrt_ground (time)
type: float32
units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
long_name: Platform speed with respect to ground
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_pitch_angle (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_pitch_rate (time)
type: float32
units: degree s-1
long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Rate of Change
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_pitch_minimum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Minimum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: minimum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_pitch_maximum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Maximum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: maximum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_pitch_standard_deviation (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: standard_deviation
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_roll_angle (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Roll Angle
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_roll_rate (time)
type: float32
units: degree s-1
long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Rate of Change
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_roll_minimum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Minimum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: minimum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_roll_maximum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Maximum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: maximum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_roll_standard_deviation (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: standard_deviation
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_yaw_angle (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_yaw_rate (time)
type: float32
units: degree s-1
long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Rate of Change
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_yaw_minimum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Minimum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: minimum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_yaw_maximum (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Maximum
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: maximum
coordinate: latitude longitude
instrument_yaw_standard_deviation (time)
type: float32
units: degree
long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -1e+20
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: standard_deviation
coordinate: latitude longitude
In addition to the variables introduced in Common Variables - Moving Platform - Sea, data from aircraft deployments have the following additional variable.
altitude (time)
type: float32
units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: Geometric height above geoid (WGS84).
_FillValue: -1e+20
axis: Z
valid_min: smallest valid value of a variable
valid_max: largest valid value of a variable
cell_method: time: mean
coordinate: latitude longitude