Example for initial positions file
netcdf pos_EXP_97032512 { dimensions: NPARTS = 8 ; time = 1 ; TMDT = 7 ; variables: double time(time) ; time:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; time:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; time:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; time:long_name = "Time" ; time:units = "seconds since 2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" ; time:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; time:sample_interval = 0.f ; time:flag = "NONE" ; int DATE_TIME(time, TMDT) ; DATE_TIME:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; DATE_TIME:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; DATE_TIME:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; DATE_TIME:long_name = "Date and Time" ; DATE_TIME:units = "count" ; DATE_TIME:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; DATE_TIME:sample_interval = 0.f ; DATE_TIME:flag = "NONE" ; float LAT(NPARTS) ; LAT:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; LAT:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; LAT:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; LAT:long_name = "Latitude" ; LAT:units = "degree_N" ; LAT:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; LAT:sample_interval = 0.f ; LAT:flag = "NONE" ; LAT:valid_min = -90.f ; LAT:valid_max = 90.f ; float LON(NPARTS) ; LON:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; LON:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; LON:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; LON:long_name = "Longitude" ; LON:units = "degree_E" ; LON:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; LON:sample_interval = 0.f ; LON:flag = "NONE" ; LON:valid_min = 0.f ; LON:valid_max = 360.f ; float THETA(NPARTS) ; THETA:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; THETA:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; THETA:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; THETA:long_name = "Theta" ; THETA:units = "K" ; THETA:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; THETA:sample_interval = 0.f ; THETA:flag = "NONE" ; THETA:valid_min = 0.f ; THETA:valid_max = 2000.f ; double TIME_INIT(NPARTS) ; TIME_INIT:creator_of_parameter = "icg125" ; TIME_INIT:param_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; TIME_INIT:param_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; TIME_INIT:long_name = "Initial Time" ; TIME_INIT:units = "seconds since 2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" ; TIME_INIT:missing_value = -1.e+30f ; TIME_INIT:sample_interval = 0.f ; TIME_INIT:flag = "NONE" ; TIME_INIT:valid_min = 0.f ; TIME_INIT:valid_max = 0.f ; // global attributes: :pi_name = "P.Konopka" ; :data_category = "MODEL" ; :organisation = "Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH" ; :institute = "ICG-1" ; :address = "52428 Juelich" ; :phone_number = "+49-2461-614135" ; :email = "P.Konopka@fz-juelich.de" ; :experiment = "POS" ; :title = "Initial positions of trajectories" ; :type_of_data = "SIMULATION" ; :source_file_name = "pos_EXP_97032512.nc" ; :platform = "COMPUTER" ; :file_creation_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; :file_modification_time = "1999-01-20 10:17:49" ; :history = "Created by icg125 on 20/01/1999 10:17:49 +0100 program pos.f90" ; data: time = -87393600 ; DATE_TIME = 1997, 3, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0 ; LAT = 68.97124, 68.97124, 68.97124, 68.97124, 67.84978, 67.84978, 67.84978, 67.84978 ; LON = 136.125, 137.25, 138.375, 139.5, 136.125, 137.25, 138.375, 139.5 ; THETA = 400, 400, 400, 400, 400, 400, 400, 400 ; TIME_INIT = -87393600, -87393600, -87393600, -87393600, -87393600, -87393600, -87393600, -87393600 ; }