netcdf sathist_master_c170405 {
dimensions:
	profs = UNLIMITED ; // (73783692 currently)
variables:
	int date(profs) ;
		date:long_name = "date[yyyymmdd]" ;
		date:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
	int time(profs) ;
		time:long_name = "time of day" ;
		time:units = "s" ;
	float lat(profs) ;
		lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees" ;
	float lon(profs) ;
		lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees" ;
	int instr_num(profs) ;
		instr_num:long_name = "MLS=1, ACE-FTS=2, HIRDLS=3, ... see global comment" ;
		instr_num:units = "1" ;
	int orbit_num(profs) ;
		orbit_num:long_name = "date[yyyymmdd]" ;
		orbit_num:units = "yyyymmdd" ;
	int prof_num(profs) ;
		prof_num:long_name = "profile number, ... see \'prof_num\' comment" ;
		prof_num:units = "1" ;

// global attributes:
		:prof_num = "(1) MLS: Profile number ranging from 1 to nprofiles each day;(2) ACE-FTS: OccultationNumber; (3) HIRDLS: Profile_ID;(4) SABER: Orbit profile number;(5) SOFIE: prof_num is original Event number and uniquely identifies profiles; (6) CONCORDIASI PSC 16: 16*100000+measurement*100+neighbor; (7) CONCORDIASI PSC 17: 17*100000+measurement*100+neighbor; (8) CONCORDIASI PSC 19: 19*100000+measurement*100+neighbor;(9) MIPAS E_IMK: days_since_20020101*100000+seconds_since_midnight; (10) POAM2: ID as in Lynn Harvey\'s cat files; (11) POAM3: ID as in Lynn Harvey\'s cat files; (12) SAGE2: ID as in Lynn Harvey\'s cat files; (13) SAGE3: ID as in Lynn Harvey\'s cat files; (14) HALOE: ID as in Lynn Harvey\'s cat files; (15) PEX2005: year*100000+flight*1000+observation; (16) REC2010: year*100000+flight*1000+observation; (17) PEX2010: year*100000+flight*1000+observation; (18) SAGE1: number of observation; (19) UARS MLS: number of observation; (20) SMILES: observation number; (21) LIMS: number of observation; (22) CONCORDIASI PSC 14: 14*100000+measurement*100+neighbor; (23) CONCORDIASI PSC 15: 15*100000+measurement*100+neighbor; (24) CONCORDIASI PSC 18: 18*100000+measurement*100+neighbor; (25) BUV on Nimbus 4: 04*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (26) SBUV on Nimbus 7: 07*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (27) SBUV2 on NOAA 9: 09*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (28) SBUV2 on NOAA 11: 11*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (29) SBUV2 on NOAA 14: 14*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (30) SBUV2 on NOAA 16: 16*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (31) SBUV2 on NOAA 17: 17*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day; (32) SBUV2 on NOAA 18: 18*100000000+day_of_instrument*10000+obs_of_day;(37) GOMOS: numeration;(38) OSIRIS: Scan Number;(39) SNOE: prof_num ranges from 1 to nprof each day " ;
		:instr_num = "(1) EOS MLS O3 he5 files version v03-30 were used (leap seconds not corrected!), 20040808 - 20150419;(2) ACE-FTS ascii files version v3.5 were used, 20040110 - 20130611; (3) EOS HIRDLS he5 files version v5.05 were used, 20050122 - 20080317;(4) SABER monthly SABER_Temp_O3 files version v2 were used, 20020125 - 20150301;(5) SOFIE Level 2 files version 1.2 were used, 20070515 - 20150228; (6) CONCORDIASI PSC 16 ascii file version ? was used, 20100910 - 20101003; (7) CONCORDIASI PSC 17 ascii file version ? was used, 20100913 - 20101014; (8) CONCORDIASI PSC 19 ascii file version ? was used, 20101003 - 20101122;(9) MIPAS E_IMK version 3O-4O-5H-5R, 20020605 - 20120408; (10) POAM2 files version 6.0 were used, 19931015 - 19961113; (11) POAM3 files version 4.0 were used, 19980422 - 20051205; (12) SAGE2 files version 6.2 were used, 19841024 - 20050822; (13) SAGE3 files version 3.00 were used, 20020227 - 20051231; (14) HALOE files version 19 were used, 19911011 - 20051121; (15) Juelich PEX2005 file version ? was used, 20050307 - 20050307; (16) RECONCILE REC2010 file version ? was used, 20100117 - 20100305; (17) Juelich PEX2010 file version ? was used, 20100310 - 20100310; (18) SAGE1 files version LaRC 3/4/6 were used, 19790221 - 19811118; (19) UARS MLS L3AT files version V0004, V0005, V0006 were used, 19910919 - 19990727; (20) SMILES file version ? was used, 20091012 - 20100421; (21) LIMS files version 6 were used, 19781025 - 19790528; (22) CONCORDIASI PSC 14 ascii file version 1105 was used, 20080713 - 20101221; (23) CONCORDIASI PSC 15 ascii file version 1105 was used, 20090101 - 20100914; (24) CONCORDIASI PSC 18 ascii file version 1105 was used, 20090101 - 20101130; (25) BUV on Nimbus 4 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 19700410 - 19760430; (26) SBUV on Nimbus 7 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 19781031 - 19900531; (27) SBUV2 on NOAA 9 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 19850202 - 19980131; (28) SBUV2 on NOAA 11 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 19881201 - 20010327; (29) SBUV2 on NOAA 14 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 19950205 - 20060928; (30) SBUV2 on NOAA 16 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 20001003 - 20111231; (31) SBUV2 on NOAA 17 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 20020711 - 20111231; (32) SBUV2 on NOAA 18 catalog file based on profile data v8.6 was used, 20050605 - 20111231;(37) GOMOS version 6.01, 20020415 - 20120408;(38) OSIRIS version 5, 20011028 - 20150226;(39) SNOE geolocations in snoe_mission_profile_locs.sav from Scott Bailey were used, 19980310 - 20031230" ;
		:Author = "Created using sathist_utils.ncl written by Chuck Bardeen using data from multiple sources" ;
		:Description = "Satellite/Aircraft/Sonde profile positions and times" ;
}