Where can I find data definitions for ISSCP datasets?

[cafre...@gmail.com]

I have tried to find documentation describing the data items in ISSCP datasets; e.g.

/cldbin
/sigma_wp_time
/pc_ir
/cldamt
/n_toplev
/wp_ir
/n_day
/pc_irtypes
/pc
/n_orig
/cloud_irtype_label
/lon
/wp_types
/cloud_type_label

...

...

Incomplete list for discussion purposes; need pointer to documentation defining all such.

Thanks for your help.

Cafre Black

cafre...@gmail.com

[Ken Knapp - NOAA Federal]

Hi

The netCDF files are CF compliant, so they have definitions for each of those variables listed.

If you're looking at the THREDDS and can only see the variable name, I recommend grabbing at least one of the netCDF files and using a routine like ncdump to see what each variable is.

Hope this helps.

-Ken

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