Attributes {
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        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "degrees_north";
        String standard_name "latitude";
        String long_name "latitude starting at -89.5, by 1 degree increments";
    }
    lon {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "degrees_east";
        String standard_name "longitude";
        String long_name "longitude starting at -179.5, by 1 degree increments";
    }
    time {
        Float64 _FillValue 0.000000000000000;
        String units "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00Z";
        String bounds "time_bnds";
        String long_name "center of month of observation, time in seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00Z";
    }
    norbit {
        Float32 _FillValue 0.00000000;
        String units "24 hours, two per day";
        String long_name "approximate equatorial crossing time, 1=pm, day, or ascending orbits, 2=am, night, or descending orbits";
    }
    temp_pres_level {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String long_name "atmospheric temperature pressure levels";
    }
    temp_pres_level_adj {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "temp_pres_level_adj";
        String long_name "atmospheric temperature pressure levels for adjusted temperatures";
    }
    sphum_pres_level {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "sphum_pres_level";
        String long_name "atmospheric pressure levels for specific humidity";
    }
    precwater_pres_level {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "precwater_pres_level";
        String long_name "atmospheric pressure levels for precipitable water, above this level to top of atmosphere";
    }
    cloud_frac_pres_layer {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "cloud_frac_pres_layer";
        String long_name "atmospheric pressure layers for 7 cloud fraction. The bottom level, stated as 1050, is actually the surface";
    }
    lmvt_pres_layer {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "lmvt_pres_layer";
        String long_name "atmospheric pressure layers for virtual temp. The bottom level, stated as 1050, is actually the surface";
    }
    lmt_pres_layer {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "lmt_pres_layer";
        String long_name "atmospheric pressure layers for four coarse temp layers";
    }
    SurfSkinTemp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String long_name "Temperature at the Surface of the Earth";
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "SurfSkinTemp";
    }
    SurfSkinTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "SurfSkinTemp_nobs";
        String long_name "Number of observations for Surface Skin Temperature";
    }
    SurfAirTemp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "SurfAirTemp";
        String long_name "Surface Air Temperature, approx 2m temperature";
    }
    SurfAirTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "SurfAirTemp_nobs";
        String long_name "Number of observations for Surface Air Temperature";
    }
    AirTemp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "AirTemp";
        String long_name "Atmospheric Temperature, surface upward to TOA";
    }
    AirTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "atmospheric_temperature_am_counter";
        String long_name "Number of observations for Atmospheric Temperature, surface upward to TOA";
    }
    OLR {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "Watt/m**2";
        String standard_name "OLR";
        String long_name "Outgoing Longwave Radiation";
    }
    OLR_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "OLR_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for Outgoing Longwave Radiation";
    }
    LongwaveCldRadForcing {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "Watt/m**2";
        String standard_name "LongwaveCldRadForcing";
        String long_name "Longwave Cloud Radiative Forcing";
    }
    LongwaveCldRadForcing_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "LongwaveCldRadForcing_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations cloud radiative forcing";
    }
    CldFrac {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "1";
        String standard_name "CldFrac";
        String long_name "effective cloud fraction, 0 to 1";
    }
    CldFrac_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "CldFrac_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for effective cloud fraction";
    }
    CldTopPres {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mbar";
        String standard_name "CldTopPres";
        String long_name "pressure at the top of the cloud";
    }
    CldTopPres_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "CldTopPres_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for cloud top pressure";
    }
    CldTopTemp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "CldTopTemp";
        String long_name "temperature at the top of the cloud";
    }
    CldTopTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "CldTopTemp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for cloud top temperature";
    }
    CldFracLayer {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "1";
        String standard_name "CldFracLayer";
        String long_name "effective cloud fraction effective between seven ISCCP pressure layers percent, 180 mb down to surface";
    }
    CldFracLayer_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "CldFracLayer_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations cloud fraction effective between seven ISCCP pressure levels";
    }
    PrecipWaterAboveSurf {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "cm";
        String standard_name "PrecipWaterAboveSurf";
        String long_name "total column precipitable water";
    }
    PrecipWaterAboveSurf_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "PrecipWaterAboveSurf_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations total column precipitable water";
    }
    PrecipWaterAboveLev {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "cm";
        String standard_name "PrecipWaterAboveLev";
        String long_name "precipitable water above specific atmospheric pressure levels";
    }
    PrecipWaterAboveLev_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "PrecipWaterAboveLev_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for precipitable water above pressure levels";
    }
    surface_specific_humidity {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "g/kg";
        String standard_name "surface_specific_humidity";
        String long_name "Specific Humidity at the Surface";
    }
    surface_specific_humidity_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "surface_specific_humidity_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for Specific Humidity at the surface";
    }
    specific_humidity {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "g/kg";
        String standard_name "specific_humidity";
        String long_name "specific humidity at 5 atmospheric pressure levels";
    }
    specific_humidity_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "specific_humidity_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations of specific humidity at 5 atmospheric pressure levels";
    }
    surface_microwave_emissivity {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "frac";
        String standard_name "surface_microwave_emissivity";
        String long_name "microwave emissivity at the surface";
    }
    surface_microwave_emissivity_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "surface_microwave_emissivity_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations of microwave emissivity at the surface";
    }
    FracIceSnowCover {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "1";
        String standard_name "FracIceSnowCover";
        String long_name "Fractional Ice and Snow Cover";
    }
    FracIceSnowCover_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "FracIceSnowCover_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for Fractional Ice and Snow Cover";
    }
    IRZenithAngle {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "degrees";
        String standard_name "IRZenithAngle";
        String long_name "IR Zenith Angle";
    }
    IRZenithAngle_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "IRZenithAngle_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for IR Zenith Angle";
    }
    LayerMeanVirtualTemp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "LayerMeanVirtualTemp";
        String long_name "layer mean virtual temperature, lowest layer starts at the surface";
    }
    LayerMeanVirtualTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "LayerMeanVirtualTemp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for layer mean virtual temperature, lowest layer starts at the surface";
    }
    LayerMeanTemperature {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "LayerMeanTemperature";
        String long_name "Layer Mean Temperature, surfto500mb, 500to300mb, 300to100mb, and 100to30mb";
    }
    LayerMeanTemp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "LayerMeanTemp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for Layer Mean Temperature";
    }
    MSU2Temp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "MSU2Temp";
        String long_name "MSU instrument channel 2 computed temperature";
    }
    MSU2Temp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "counter_MSU2Temp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for MSU instrument channel 2 temperature";
    }
    MSU3Temp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "MSU3Temp";
        String long_name "MSU instrument channel 3 computed temperature";
    }
    MSU3Temp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_pame "counter_MSU3Temp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for MSU instrument channel 3 temperature";
    }
    MSU4Temp {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "MSU4Temp";
        String long_name "MSU instrument channel 4 computed temperature";
    }
    MSU4Temp_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "MSU4Temp_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for MSU instrument channel 4 temperature";
    }
    QualityInd {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "0 to 4";
        String standard_name "QualityInd";
        String long_name "initial cut quality indicator 0, through 4 based on MSU2 residual, lower is better";
    }
    QualityInd_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "QualityInd_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for initial cut quality indicator";
    }
    IR_Precip {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mm/day";
        String standard_name "IR_Precip";
        String long_name "estimated IR precipitation";
    }
    IR_Precip_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "IR_Precip_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for Estimated IR Precipitation";
    }
    RawIR_Precip {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "mm/day";
        String standard_name "RawIR_Precip";
        String long_name "Raw IR precip estimator, used as input to compute IR_Precip variable";
    }
    RawIR_Precip_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "RawIR_Precip_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations of Raw IR precip estimator";
    }
    MSU2Residual {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "MSU2Residual";
        String long_name "MSU instrument channel 2 residual field obs minus calc BT";
    }
    MSU2Residual_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "MSU2Residual_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations of MSU instrument channel 2 residual field obs minus calc BT";
    }
    RMSError {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "1";
        String standard_name "RMSError";
        String long_name "general RMS error indicator";
    }
    RMSError_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "RMSError_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for general RMS error indicator";
    }
    SSTAnom {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "K";
        String standard_name "SSTAnom";
        String long_name "SST Anomaly difference from Reynolds Climatology";
    }
    SSTAnom_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "SSTAnom_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for SST Anomaly";
    }
    UTime {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "hr";
        String standard_name "UTime";
        String long_name "Universal Time at Nadir Greenwich time, hr";
    }
    UTime_nobs {
        Float32 _FillValue -999.900024;
        String units "counts";
        String standard_name "UTime_nobs";
        String long_name "number of observations for local universal time satellite nadir Greenwich time";
    }
    EqCrossTime {
        Float32 _FillValue 0.00000000;
        String units "hr";
        String long_name "am and pm orbits of Equatorial crossing time, upper and lower bounds of local time.    Time reported in fraction of hours";
    }
    time_bnds {
        Float64 _FillValue 0.000000000000000;
        String units "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00Z";
        String long_name "times of starting and ending data in month, in seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00Z";
    }
    NC_GLOBAL {
        String title "TOVS January 1990 using data from noaa10 (ng) the first guess model used en10n11c as input";
        String comment "This data processed by the Sounder Research Team, led by Dr. Joel Susskind (NASA GSFC), for the NASA Pathfinder Project.   The data was originally written in HDF2 format. This project rewrites the datasets into netCDF format. Each variable contains descending   and ascending orbit files ";
        String keywords "ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE  > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR , CLOUDS , LONGWAVE RADIATION, SURFACE TEMPERATURE";
        String source "TOVS NOAA Polar Orbiting satellites , TIROS-N through NOAA-14, November 1978 through December 2004 ";
        String platform "NOAA10";
        String instrument1 "HIRS/2";
        String instrument2 "MSU";
        String processing_level "3";
        String product_name_type_id "TOVS Pathfinder Path-A";
        String product_start_date_time "1990-01-01 00:00:00";
        String product_end_date_time "1990-01-31 23:59:59";
        String acknowledgment "Support for this research was provided by NASA.";
        String instruments "TOVS Pathfinder Path-A uses TIROS-N, and NOAA-6 through NOAA-14, excluding NOAA-13";
        String product_name_extension "nc";
        String featureType "grid";
        String data_structure "grid";
        String summary "The Level-3 TOVS Pathfinder Path-A product includes atmospheric state retrieval products from the NASA SRT algorithm.   These include surface skin temperature, surface air temperature, atmospheric temperature and water vapor profiles, clouds, and OLR products.";
        String contributor_name "Joel Susskind, NASA GSFC Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres";
        String contributor_role "Retrieval PI";
        String creator_name "NASA/GSFC GESDISC";
        String history "Entire TOVS Path-A data processed includes November 1978 through December 2004";
        String creator_email "Lena.Iredell@nasa.gov";
        String creator_url "http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/";
        String institution "NASA GSFC GES DISC";
        String metadata_link "http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/";
        String shortname "TOVSAMNG";
        String doi "10.5067/O44UZ58U4LBZ";
        String references "J. Susskind, P. Piraino, L. Rockke, L. Iredell, and A. Mehta, Characteristics of the TOVS Pathfinder Path A Dataset,   Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 1449\342\200\2231472, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<1449:COTTPP>2.0.CO;2 ";
    }
}