CME04 Table of Variables

Most variables will have a "time" dimension, indicating they are time-series variables. Variables with a "station" dimension were sampled at more than one station or site.

Variables with a "sample" dimension are available at a resolution of 1/sample times the resolution of the dataset. For example, in a file of 5 minute statistics, a sample dimension of 5 indicates that the variable is available at 1 minute resolution.

For more information on variable names, see the ISFF Variable Name Convention .

Variables that were slowly sampled (usually once per second, or less) start with an upper case character (P, RH, T, etc). Lower case is used for more rapidly sampled variables, typically those used in eddy correlation, like u,v,w,tc,h2o, etc.

Higher moments are represented by products of variables, separated by single quotes. For example, u'v' is the covariance of u and v.

To save space, third and fourth moments of eddy correlation variables aren't listed in the table, but are available in the datasets.

Standard NetCDF variable names should only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Therefore, in Netcdf files the actual variable names will be the variable name shown here, with underscores substituted for periods and quotes. The variable name shown in this table will be saved as the "short_name" attribute of the Netcdf variable.

Variable Name	Description	Units	Dimension	Sensor	Notes
base_time	Seconds since 1970 Jan 1 00:00 GMT	seconds
time	Seconds since base_time	seconds	time
co2.17m.w		mg/m^3	time
co2.2m		mg/m^3	time x station
co2.30m.a		mg/m^3	time
co2'co2'.17m.w		(mg/m^3)^2	time
co2'co2'.2m		mg^2/m^6	time x station
co2'co2'.30m.a		(mg/m^3)^2	time
co2mr.2m.p		mmol/m^3	time
co2mr'co2mr'.2m.p		(mmol/m^3)^2	time
co2raw.2m.p			time
diag.17m.w			time
diag.2m			time x station
diag.30m			time x station
h2o.2m.p	Water Vapor Density	mmol/m^3	time
h2o'h2o'.2m.p	h2o variance	(mmol/m^3)^2	time
h2oraw.2m.p			time
Id.10m		id	time x station
Id.17m			time x station
Id.1m			time x station
Id.2m			time x station
Id.30m		id	time x station
Id.6m			time x station
kh2o.17m		g/m^3	time x station
kh2o.2m		g/m^3	time x station
kh2o.30m		g/m^3	time x station
kh2o'kh2o'.17m		(g/m^3)^2	time x station
kh2o'kh2o'.2m		(g/m^3)^2	time x station
kh2o'kh2o'.30m		(g/m^3)^2	time x station
kh2oV.17m		V	time x station
kh2oV.2m		V	time x station
kh2oV.30m		V	time x station
latitude	Degrees N Latitude	deg	station
longitude	Degrees E Longitude	deg	station
PAR		mV	time x station
Pcell.2m.p		Pa	time
P	Barometric Pressure	mb	time x station
RH.10m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.17m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.1m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.2m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.30m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
RH.6m	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
Rnet	Net Radiation	mV	time x station
Status.gill.w			time
T.10m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.17m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.1m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.2m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.30m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
T.6m	Air Temp	degC	time x station
Tbaro		degC	time x station
tc.10m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tc.17m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tc.1m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tc.2m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tc.30m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
tc.6m	Virtual Temperature	degC	time x station
Tcell.2m.p		degC	time
tcflag.10m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tcflag.17m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tcflag.1m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tcflag.2m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tcflag.30m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tcflag.6m	Spike fract for tc		time x station
tc'tc'.10m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc'tc'.17m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc'tc'.1m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc'tc'.2m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc'tc'.30m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
tc'tc'.6m	tc variance	(degC)^2	time x station
Tsfc.10m	Surface Temp	degC	time x station
Tsfc.17m.w	Surface Temp	degC	time
Tsfc.2m	Surface Temp	degC	time x station
Tsfc.30m	Surface Temp	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.a.10cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.a.15cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.a.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.b.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.c.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.A.d.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.a.10cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.a.15cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.a.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.b.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.c.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.B.d.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.a.10cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.a.15cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.a.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.b.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.c.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.C.d.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.a.10cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.a.15cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.a.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.b.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.c.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
Tsoil.D.d.5cm	Soil Temperature	degC	time x station
u.10m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u.17m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u.1m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u.2m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u.30m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u.6m	Sonic U Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
u'co2'.17m.w		mg/m^2 s	time
u'co2'.2m		mg/m^2 s	time x station
u'co2'.30m.a		mg/m^2 s	time
u'co2mr'.2m.p		m/s mmol/m^3	time
uflag.10m	Spike fract for u		time x station
uflag.17m	Spike fract for u		time x station
uflag.1m	Spike fract for u		time x station
uflag.2m	Spike fract for u		time x station
uflag.30m	Spike fract for u		time x station
uflag.6m	Spike fract for u		time x station
U.gill.w	Eastward Wind	m/s	time
u'h2o'.2m.p	u h2o covariance	m/s mmol/m^3	time
u'kh2o'.17m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
u'kh2o'.2m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
u'kh2o'.30m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
usamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time x station
usamples.17m	# of samples averaged		time x station
usamples.1m	# of samples averaged		time x station
usamples.6m	# of samples averaged		time x station
u'tc'.10m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'tc'.17m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'tc'.1m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'tc'.2m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'tc'.30m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'tc'.6m	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u'u'.10m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'u'.17m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'u'.1m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'u'.2m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'u'.30m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'u'.6m	u variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.10m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.17m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.1m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.2m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.30m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'v'.6m	u v covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.10m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.17m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.1m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.2m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.30m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
u'w'.6m	u w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v.10m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
v.17m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
v.1m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
v.2m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
v.30m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
v.6m	Sonic V Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
Vbatt.A	Battery Voltage	mV	time x station
Vbatt.B	Battery Voltage	mV	time x station
Vbatt.C	Battery Voltage	mV	time x station
Vbatt.D	Battery Voltage	mV	time x station
v'co2'.17m.w		mg/m^2 s	time
v'co2'.2m		mg/m^2 s	time x station
v'co2'.30m.a		mg/m^2 s	time
v'co2mr'.2m.p		m/s mmol/m^3	time
vflag.10m	Spike fract for v		time x station
vflag.17m	Spike fract for v		time x station
vflag.1m	Spike fract for v		time x station
vflag.2m	Spike fract for v		time x station
vflag.30m	Spike fract for v		time x station
vflag.6m	Spike fract for v		time x station
V.gill.w	Northward Wind	m/s	time
v'h2o'.2m.p	v h2o covariance	m/s mmol/m^3	time
v'kh2o'.17m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
v'kh2o'.2m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
v'kh2o'.30m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
vsamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time x station
vsamples.17m	# of samples averaged		time x station
vsamples.1m	# of samples averaged		time x station
vsamples.6m	# of samples averaged		time x station
v'tc'.10m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'tc'.17m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'tc'.1m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'tc'.2m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'tc'.30m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'tc'.6m	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v'v'.10m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'v'.17m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'v'.1m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'v'.2m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'v'.30m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'v'.6m	v variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.10m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.17m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.1m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.2m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.30m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
v'w'.6m	v w covariance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w.10m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w.17m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w.1m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w.2m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w.30m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w.6m	Sonic W Wind Comp	m/s	time x station
w'co2'.17m.w		mg/m^2 s	time
w'co2'.2m		mg/m^2 s	time x station
w'co2'.30m.a		mg/m^2 s	time
w'co2mr'.2m.p		m/s mmol/m^3	time
wflag.10m	Spike fract for w		time x station
wflag.17m	Spike fract for w		time x station
wflag.1m	Spike fract for w		time x station
wflag.2m	Spike fract for w		time x station
wflag.30m	Spike fract for w		time x station
wflag.6m	Spike fract for w		time x station
w'h2o'.2m.p	w h2o covariance	m/s mmol/m^3	time
w'kh2o'.17m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
w'kh2o'.2m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
w'kh2o'.30m		m/s g/m^3	time x station
wsamples.10m	# of samples averaged		time x station
wsamples.17m	# of samples averaged		time x station
wsamples.1m	# of samples averaged		time x station
wsamples.6m	# of samples averaged		time x station
w'tc'.10m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'tc'.17m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'tc'.1m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'tc'.2m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'tc'.30m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'tc'.6m	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w'w'.10m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w'w'.17m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w'w'.1m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w'w'.2m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w'w'.30m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station
w'w'.6m	w variance	(m/s)^2	time x station