Sample ncdump of an APE file containing "multiple-level 3-D means" (ML): netcdf NCAR-03a_ML_peaked.nc{ dimensions: lat = 64 ; lon = 128 ; plev = 17 ; bnd = 2 ; // number of coordinate bounds variables: double lat(lat) ; lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; lat:units = "degrees_north" ; lat:bounds = "lat_bnds" ' double lon(lon) ; lon:standard_name = "longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees_east" ; lon:bounds = "lon_bnds" ; double plev(plev) ; plev:standard_name = "air_pressure" ; plev:units = "Pa" ; plev:axis = "Z" ; plev:positive = "down" ; double lat_bnds(lat, bnd) lat_bnds:ape_name = "latitude cell bounds" ; double lon_bnds(lon, bnd) lon_bnds:ape_name = "longitude cell bounds" ; float ml_u(plev, lat, lon) ; ml_u:ape_name = "eastward_wind" ; ml_u:units = "m/s" ; ml_u:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 6 hours comment: averaged over 3-year period following 6-month spin-up) longitude: mean" ; ml_u:_FillValue = 1.e+20 ; float ml_q(plev, lat, lon) ; ml_q:ape_name = "specific_humidity" ; ml_q:units = "kg kg-1" ; ml_q:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 6 hours comment: averaged over 3-year period following 6-month spin-up) longitude: mean" ; ml_q:_FillValue = 1.e+20 ; // global attributes: :title = "Aqua Planet: Multiple-Level 3-D Means from 'peaked' Experiment" ; :institution = "National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA" ; :source = "CAM (cam2_0_brnchT_itea_2)" ; :Conventions = "CF-1.0" ; :history = "Original data produced: 2002/08/20 23:04:56 via F90,v 1.26.2.15.10.3; data on pressure surfaces calculated for APE ML standard output" ; data: plev = 100000, 92500, 85000, 70000, 60000, 50000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 7000, 5000, 3000, 2000, 1000 ; lat = -87.8638000488281, -85.0965270996094, -82.3129119873047, -79.5256042480469, -76.7369003295898, -73.9475173950195, -71.1577529907227, -68.3677597045898, -65.5776062011719, -62.787353515625, -59.9970207214355, -57.2066307067871, -54.4161987304688, -51.625732421875, -48.8352394104004, -46.0447273254395, -43.2541961669922, -40.4636497497559, -37.6730880737305, -34.8825225830078, -32.0919456481934, -29.3013591766357, -26.5107688903809, -23.7201747894287, -20.9295749664307, -18.1389713287354, -15.3483648300171, -12.5577564239502, -9.76714515686035, -6.97653341293335, -4.18592071533203, -1.39530694484711, 1.39530694484711, 4.18592071533203, 6.97653341293335, 9.76714515686035, 12.5577564239502, 15.3483648300171, 18.1389713287354, 20.9295749664307, 23.7201747894287, 26.5107688903809, 29.3013591766357, 32.0919456481934, 34.8825225830078, 37.6730880737305, 40.4636497497559, 43.2541961669922, 46.0447273254395, 48.8352394104004, 51.625732421875, 54.4161987304688, 57.2066307067871, 59.9970207214355, 62.787353515625, 65.5776062011719, 68.3677597045898, 71.1577529907227, 73.9475173950195, 76.7369003295898, 79.5256042480469, 82.3129119873047, 85.0965270996094, 87.8638000488281 ; lon = 0, 2.8125, 5.625, 8.4375, 11.25, 14.0625, 16.875, 19.6875, 22.5, 25.3125, 28.125, 30.9375, 33.75, 36.5625, 39.375, 42.1875, 45, 47.8125, 50.625, 53.4375, 56.25, 59.0625, 61.875, 64.6875, 67.5, 70.3125, 73.125, 75.9375, 78.75, 81.5625, 84.375, 87.1875, 90, 92.8125, 95.625, 98.4375, 101.25, 104.0625, 106.875, 109.6875, 112.5, 115.3125, 118.125, 120.9375, 123.75, 126.5625, 129.375, 132.1875, 135, 137.8125, 140.625, 143.4375, 146.25, 149.0625, 151.875, 154.6875, 157.5, 160.3125, 163.125, 165.9375, 168.75, 171.5625, 174.375, 177.1875, 180, 182.8125, 185.625, 188.4375, 191.25, 194.0625, 196.875, 199.6875, 202.5, 205.3125, 208.125, 210.9375, 213.75, 216.5625, 219.375, 222.1875, 225, 227.8125, 230.625, 233.4375, 236.25, 239.0625, 241.875, 244.6875, 247.5, 250.3125, 253.125, 255.9375, 258.75, 261.5625, 264.375, 267.1875, 270, 272.8125, 275.625, 278.4375, 281.25, 284.0625, 286.875, 289.6875, 292.5, 295.3125, 298.125, 300.9375, 303.75, 306.5625, 309.375, 312.1875, 315, 317.8125, 320.625, 323.4375, 326.25, 329.0625, 331.875, 334.6875, 337.5, 340.3125, 343.125, 345.9375, 348.75, 351.5625, 354.375, 357.1875 ; lat_bnds = -90, -86.577747513234, -86.577747513234, -83.757028776316, -83.757028776316, -80.9550201945427, -80.9550201945427, -78.158347854963, . . . 80.9550201945427, 83.757028776316, 83.757028776316, 86.577747513234, 86.577747513234, 90 ; lon_bnds = -1.40625, 1.40625, 1.40625, 4.21875, 4.21875, 7.03125, . . . 347.34375, 350.15625, 350.15625, 352.96875, 352.96875, 355.78125, 355.78125, 358.59375 ; }