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 | ||
| Channel.GOES | GOES Channel Number (-=West, +=East) | time x station | |||
| chksumOK.FASTDATA | time x station | ||||
| chksumOK.LOGR_DATA | time x station | ||||
| chksumOK.MET_DATA | time x station | ||||
| chksumOK.STAT_NOTGOES | time x station | ||||
| ClockError.GOES | Actual-expected packet receipt time | sec | time x station | ||
| co2mr'co2mr' | ppmV^2 | time x station | |||
| co2mr | Licor CO2 | ppmV | time x station | ||
| diag.sonic | CSAT3 diag flag | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.baro | Barometer errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.logger | Logger errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.slowAD | Slow A/D errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.softw | C_errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.sonic | Sonic errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.trh | Trh errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| err.wind | Rmy errors | cnt | time x station | ||
| FreqOffset.GOES | Offset from assigned GOES center frequency | Hz | time x station | ||
| freq.sonic | sonic w freq | Hz | time x station | ||
| Gsfc | W/m^2 | time x station | |||
| Gsoil | Heat Flux at depth | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Icharge | charging current | Amps | time x station | ||
| Iload | load current | Amps | time x station | ||
| kh2o'kh2o' | (gm/m^3)^2 | time x station | |||
| kh2o | krypton moist. density | gm/m^3 | time x station | ||
| kh2oV | krypton mV | mV | time x station | ||
| latitude | Degrees N Latitude | deg | station | ||
| longitude | Degrees E Longitude | deg | station | ||
| mastdown | time x station | ||||
| mode.co2 | CO2 calibration state | counts | time x station | ||
| MsgStatus.GOES | 0=GOOD | time x station | |||
| Plicor | Licor chamber pressure | kPa | time x station | ||
| Profile | Soil Profile Index Number | count | time x station | ||
| P | pressure | mb | time x station | ||
| Qlicor | Licor chamber water vapor | mmole/mole | time x station | ||
| Qsoil1 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil2 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil3 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil4 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil5 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil6 | ECH2O soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qsoil | CS615 soil moisture | %vol | time x station | ||
| Qtsoil | CS615 period measurement | msec | time x station | ||
| raina | ETI gauge | .01in | time x station | ||
| rainr | Tipping bucket | .01in/5min | time x station | ||
| RH | Rel. Humidity | % | time x station | ||
| Rlw.in | Incoming Longwave | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rlw.out | Outgoing Longwave | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rnet | REBs Net radiometer | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rpar | Licor PAR | mmol/s/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rpile.in | Incoming Pyrg Thermopile | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rpile.out | Outgoing Pyrg Thermopile | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rsw.in | Incoming Shortwave Radiation | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Rsw.out | Outgoing Shortwave Radiation | W/m^2 | time x station | ||
| Signal.GOES | Received GOES signal strength | dbm | time x station | ||
| Spd.10m | Wind Speed | m/s | time x station | ||
| Spdmax.10m | prop vane | m/s | time x station | ||
| Tbatt | battery temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tbox.eve | Box Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tcase.in | Incoming Pyrg Case Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tcase.out | Outgoing Pyrg Case Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| tc'tc' | tc variance | degC^2 | time x station | ||
| tc | sonic virtual temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| Tdome.in | Incoming Pyrg Dome Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tdome.out | Outgoing Pyrg Dome Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tlicor | Licor chamber temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsfc | Everest 4000.4GL surface temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil1 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil2 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil3 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil4 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil5 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil6 | CSI 107 soil temp | degC | time x station | ||
| Tsoil | Soil Temp | degC | time x station | ||
| T | temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| U.10m | prop vane | m/s | time x station | ||
| u'co2mr' | m/s ppmV | time x station | |||
| u'kh2o' | m/s gm/m^3 | time x station | |||
| usamples | ATI u samples avg | time x station | |||
| u'tc' | u tc covariance | m/s degC | time x station | ||
| u | sonic u wind | m/s | time x station | ||
| u'u' | u variance | m^2/s^2 | time x station | ||
| u'v' | u v covariance | m^2/s^2 | time x station | ||
| u'w' | u w covariance | m^2/s^2 | time x station | ||
| V.10m | prop vane | m/s | time x station | ||
| Vbatt | battery voltage | VDC | time x station | ||
| v'co2mr' | m/s ppmV | time x station | |||
| v'kh2o' | m/s gm/m^3 | time x station | |||
| vsamples | ATI v samples avg | time x station | |||
| v'tc' | v tc covariance | m/s degC | time x station | ||
| v | sonic v wind | m/s | time x station | ||
| v'v' | v variance | m^2/s^2 | time x station | ||
| v'w' | v w covariance | m^2/s^2 | time x station | ||
| watchdog | cnt | time x station | |||
| w'co2mr' | m/s ppmV | time x station | |||
| w'kh2o' | m/s gm/m^3 | time x station | |||
| w'mr' | m/s g/kg | time x station | |||
| WPdiff1 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPdiff2 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPdiff3 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPdiff4 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPdiff5 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPdiff6 | CS229 T21-T1 | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp1 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp2 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp3 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp4 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp5 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| WPtemp6 | CS229 initial temperature | degC | time x station | ||
| wsamples | ATI w samples avg | time x station | |||
| w'tc' | w tc covariance | m/s degC | time x station | ||
| w | sonic w wind | m/s | time x station | ||
| w't' | w t covariance | m/s degK | time x station | ||
| w'w' | w variance | m^2/s^2 | time x station |