netcdf MCS/CACATOES/v1.02/CACATOES_30S30N180W180E_20140401_20140430.nc {
  dimensions:
    lon = 360;
    lat = 60;
    time = UNLIMITED;   // (30 currently)
    nmaxMCS = 25;
    GEOmode = 3;
  variables:
    float lon(lon=360);
      :units = "degrees east";
      :long_name = "Longitude";

    float lat(lat=60);
      :units = "degrees north";
      :long_name = "Latitude";

    double time(time=30);
      :units = "hours since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC";
      :long_name = "Time";
      :calendar = "Standard";

    short QCgeo_numgeo(lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "ID of the geostationary platform";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    short QCgeo_GEOScanMode(time=30, GEOmode=3, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "total Number of geo images per day / in routine mode / in rapid scan mode ";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    short QCtoocan_Interruption(time=30, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "Interruption of the TOOCAN tracking";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float
      :comment = "reasons for tracking interruption: more than 5 successives missing images = 1 / a GEO Rapid Scan mode = 2";

    short QCtoocan_nbSegmentedImages(time=30, GEOmode=3, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "Number of segmented images created by TOOCAN";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    int QCcacatoes_nbpixels(time=30, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "number of geo pixels within a gridpoint integrated on one day";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float QCcacatoes_SurfGridPoint(time=30, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "km2";
      :long_name = "surface of a gridpoint integrated on one day";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    int DAYLYmcs_Pop(time=30, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "population of MCS included partially or totally within a 1-degree/1-day";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    int QCmcs_Label(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "ID of the MCS in the tracking file";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    short QCmcs_Flag(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "Confidence on the tracked MCS";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float
      :comment = "combination of flag index /first digit = MCS Initiation error (1: OK; 2: Initiation following a tracking interruption; 3: initiation following rapid scan mode)\nsecond digit = MCS Dissipation error (1: OK; 2: Dissipation due to a tracking interruption; 3: Dissipation due to rapid scan mode)\nthird digit = MCS Edge error (1: OK; 2: MCS affected by the boundaries ; 3: MCS affected by the boundaries of the rapid scan images; 4: MCS affected missing pixels )\ntwo last digits = number of images interpolated along the MCS life cycle";

    short QCmcs_Class(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "MCS Classification";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float
      :comment = "Class_I = 1 / Class_IIa = 2 / Class_IIb = 3";

    float INT_Duration(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "h";
      :long_name = "Duration of the MCS";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    int INT_Smax(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "km2";
      :long_name = "Maximum size of the MCS";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    int INT_Scum(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "km2";
      :long_name = "Cumulated size of the MCS along their life cycle";
      :_FillValue = -999; // int
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Tmax(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "%";
      :long_name = "Time of Maximum size of the MCS";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Distance(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "km";
      :long_name = "Propagation of the MCS centroid from its initiation to its dissipation ";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    short INT_Tbmin(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "K";
      :long_name = "Minimum brightness temperature of the MCS along its lifecycle";
      :_FillValue = -999S; // short
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Ecc220K(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "eccentricity of the MCS at Tmax for a 220K threshold";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Ecc235K(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "nodimension";
      :long_name = "eccentricity of the MCS at Tmax for a 235K threshold";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    double INIT_Time(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "Julian Day / hour";
      :long_name = "Day and Local hour of the initiation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0; // double
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INIT_Lon(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "degrees";
      :long_name = "longitude of initiation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INIT_Lat(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "degrees";
      :long_name = "latitude of initiation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    double END_Time(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "Julian Day / hour";
      :long_name = "Day and Local hour of the dissipation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0; // double
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float END_Lon(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "degrees";
      :long_name = "longitude of dissipation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float END_Lat(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "degrees";
      :long_name = "latitude of dissipation";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Surfmcs(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "km2";
      :long_name = "MCS Integrated Surface within a gridpoint and integrated on one day";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_Sfract(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "%";
      :long_name = "Fraction of the MCS within the Grid point";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

    float INT_GridFraction(time=30, nmaxMCS=25, lat=60, lon=360);
      :units = "%";
      :long_name = "Fraction of the gridpoint occupied by an MCS";
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :MissingValue = -999.0f; // float

  // global attributes:
  :title = "CACATOES - Gridded data 1.00 degree";
  :conventions = "CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
  :institution = "CNRS/LEGOS/IPSL";
  :creator_name = "Thomas Fiolleau";
  :creator_email = "none";
  :creator_url = "none";
  :contributor_name = "Remy Roca";
  :time_coverage_resolution = "day";
  :time_coverage_start = "20140401";
  :time_coverage_end = "20140430";
  :Region = "GLOBAL";
  :Geostationary_platform = "MSG-1/2/3 - MET7 - MTSAT-1/2 - GOES-13 - GOES-15";
  :product_TOOCAN_version = "1.06";
  :product_CACATOES_version = "v1.02";
}