netcdf M2011008.0935.uk.all_products.MER.08jan110935.v1.20110081258.data {
dimensions:
	time = 1 ;
	latitude = 1617 ;
	longitude = 1596 ;
variables:
	double time(time) ;
		time:_FillValue = -1. ;
		time:time_origin = "1970-01-01 00:00:00" ;
		time:valid_min = 0. ;
		time:long_name = "time" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
		time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00" ;
		time:calendar = "gregorian" ;
		time:axis = "T" ;
	float latitude(latitude) ;
		latitude:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		latitude:standard_name = "latitude" ;
		latitude:long_name = "latitude" ;
		latitude:valid_min = -90. ;
		latitude:units = "degrees_north" ;
		latitude:valid_max = 90. ;
		latitude:axis = "Y" ;
	float longitude(longitude) ;
		longitude:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		longitude:standard_name = "longitude" ;
		longitude:long_name = "longitude" ;
		longitude:valid_min = -180. ;
		longitude:units = "degrees_east" ;
		longitude:valid_max = 180. ;
		longitude:axis = "X" ;
	int mercator ;
		mercator:false_easting = 0L ;
		mercator:standard_parallel = 0L ;
		mercator:grid_mapping_name = "mercator" ;
		mercator:false_northing = 0L ;
		mercator:longitude_of_projection_origin = 0L ;
	float a_490_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		a_490_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		a_490_pml:long_name = "Total absorption at 490nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		a_490_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		a_490_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		a_490_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.9e-07 ;
		a_490_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		a_490_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		a_490_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float algal_2(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		algal_2:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		algal_2:long_name = "Surface layer chlorophyll-a concentration in seawater inferred from the MERIS sensor using a neural network approach to retrieve all case 2 water properties." ;
		algal_2:standard_name = "mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water" ;
		algal_2:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		algal_2:units = "milligram m-3" ;
		algal_2:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		algal_2:units_nonstandard = "mg m^-3" ;
	float nLw_490(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_490:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_490:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 490nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_490:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_490:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_490:radiation_wavelength = 4.9e-07 ;
		nLw_490:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_490:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_490:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float yellow_subs(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		yellow_subs:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		yellow_subs:long_name = "Yellow substance absorption (also known as gelbstoff or coloured dissolved organic matter - CDOM), as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		yellow_subs:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_dissolved_organic_matter" ;
		yellow_subs:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		yellow_subs:units = "m-1" ;
		yellow_subs:missing_value = -999.f ;
		yellow_subs:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float aph_510_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aph_510_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aph_510_pml:long_name = "Total absorption due to phytoplankton at 510nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aph_510_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton" ;
		aph_510_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aph_510_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.1e-07 ;
		aph_510_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		aph_510_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aph_510_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float boa_veg(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		boa_veg:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		boa_veg:units = "1" ;
		boa_veg:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		boa_veg:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		boa_veg:units_nonstandard = "1" ;
		boa_veg:long_name = "Bottom of atmosphere vegetation index (MTCI), as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
	float bb_490_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		bb_490_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		bb_490_pml:long_name = "Total backscatter at 490nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		bb_490_pml:standard_name = "volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		bb_490_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		bb_490_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.9e-07 ;
		bb_490_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		bb_490_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		bb_490_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float bb_443_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		bb_443_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		bb_443_pml:long_name = "Total backscatter at 443nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		bb_443_pml:standard_name = "volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		bb_443_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		bb_443_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.425e-07 ;
		bb_443_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		bb_443_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		bb_443_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float algal_1(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		algal_1:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		algal_1:long_name = "Case 1 surface layer chlorophyll-a concentration in seawater inferred from the MERIS sensor" ;
		algal_1:standard_name = "mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water" ;
		algal_1:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		algal_1:units = "milligram m-3" ;
		algal_1:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		algal_1:units_nonstandard = "mg m^-3" ;
	float aph_443_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aph_443_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aph_443_pml:long_name = "Total absorption due to phytoplankton at 443nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aph_443_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton" ;
		aph_443_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aph_443_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.425e-07 ;
		aph_443_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		aph_443_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aph_443_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float nLw_510(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_510:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_510:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 510nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_510:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_510:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_510:radiation_wavelength = 5.1e-07 ;
		nLw_510:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_510:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_510:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float total_susp(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		total_susp:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		total_susp:long_name = "Concentration of suspended matter in sea water as measured by MERIS sensor.  Referred to as Total Suspended Matter (TSM) or Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM)." ;
		total_susp:standard_name = "concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water" ;
		total_susp:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		total_susp:units = "mkg m^-3" ;
		total_susp:missing_value = -999.f ;
		total_susp:units_nonstandard = "g m-3" ;
	float cloud_top_press(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		cloud_top_press:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		cloud_top_press:long_name = "Cloud top pressure, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		cloud_top_press:standard_name = "air_pressure_at_cloud_top" ;
		cloud_top_press:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		cloud_top_press:units = "hPa" ;
		cloud_top_press:missing_value = -999.f ;
		cloud_top_press:units_nonstandard = "hPa" ;
	float a_555_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		a_555_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		a_555_pml:long_name = "Total absorption at 555nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		a_555_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		a_555_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		a_555_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.6e-07 ;
		a_555_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		a_555_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		a_555_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float aph_490_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aph_490_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aph_490_pml:long_name = "Total absorption due to phytoplankton at 490nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aph_490_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton" ;
		aph_490_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aph_490_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.9e-07 ;
		aph_490_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		aph_490_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aph_490_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float a_510_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		a_510_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		a_510_pml:long_name = "Total absorption at 510nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		a_510_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		a_510_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		a_510_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.1e-07 ;
		a_510_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		a_510_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		a_510_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float aph_412_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aph_412_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aph_412_pml:long_name = "Total absorption due to phytoplankton at 412nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aph_412_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton" ;
		aph_412_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aph_412_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.125e-07 ;
		aph_412_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		aph_412_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aph_412_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float bb_412_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		bb_412_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		bb_412_pml:long_name = "Total backscatter at 412nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		bb_412_pml:standard_name = "volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		bb_412_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		bb_412_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.125e-07 ;
		bb_412_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		bb_412_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		bb_412_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float a_412_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		a_412_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		a_412_pml:long_name = "Total absorption at 412nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		a_412_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		a_412_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		a_412_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.125e-07 ;
		a_412_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		a_412_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		a_412_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	int l2_flags(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		l2_flags:_FillValue = 0 ;
		l2_flags:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		l2_flags:flag_values = 1L, 2L, 256L, 512L, 1024L, 2048L, 4096L, 8192L, 16384L, 32768L, 65536L, 131072L, 262144L, 524288L, 1048576L, 2097152L, 2097153L, 2097156L, 2097160L, 2097168L, 2097184L, 2097216L, 2097280L, 4194304L, 8388608L, 8388612L, 8388616L, 8388624L, 8388640L, 8388672L, 8388736L ;
		l2_flags:flag_meanings = "LOW_PRESSURE LOW_SUN CASE2_S ABSOA_DUST OOADB SUSPECT COSMETIC COASTLINE PCD_19 PCD_18 PCD_17 PCD_16 PCD_15 PCD_14 PCD_1_13 WATER WHITE_SCATTERER HIGH_GLINT BPAC_ON MEDIUM_GLINT ICE_HAZE CASE2_Y CASE2_ANOM CLOUD LAND TOAVI_INVAL_REC LARS_ON TOAVI_WS TOAVI_CSI TOAVI_BAD TOAVI_BRIGHT" ;
		l2_flags:flag_masks = 1L, 2L, 256L, 512L, 1024L, 2048L, 4096L, 8192L, 16384L, 32768L, 65536L, 131072L, 262144L, 524288L, 1048576L, 2097152L, 2097153L, 2097156L, 2097160L, 2097168L, 2097184L, 2097216L, 2097280L, 4194304L, 8388608L, 8388612L, 8388616L, 8388624L, 8388640L, 8388672L, 8388736L ;
		l2_flags:missing_value = 0 ;
		l2_flags:units_nonstandard = "1" ;
	float bb_510_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		bb_510_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		bb_510_pml:long_name = "Total backscatter at 510nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		bb_510_pml:standard_name = "volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		bb_510_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		bb_510_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.1e-07 ;
		bb_510_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		bb_510_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		bb_510_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float nLw_560(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_560:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_560:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 560nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_560:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_560:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_560:radiation_wavelength = 5.6e-07 ;
		nLw_560:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_560:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_560:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float aero_opt_thick(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aero_opt_thick:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aero_opt_thick:long_name = "Aerosol optical thickness, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aero_opt_thick:standard_name = "atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_aerosol" ;
		aero_opt_thick:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aero_opt_thick:units = "1" ;
		aero_opt_thick:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aero_opt_thick:units_nonstandard = "1" ;
	float bb_555_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		bb_555_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		bb_555_pml:long_name = "Total backscatter at 555nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		bb_555_pml:standard_name = "volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		bb_555_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		bb_555_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.6e-07 ;
		bb_555_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		bb_555_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		bb_555_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float nLw_619(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_619:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_619:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 619nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_619:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_619:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_619:radiation_wavelength = 6.2e-07 ;
		nLw_619:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_619:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_619:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float nLw_413(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_413:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_413:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 413nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_413:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_413:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_413:radiation_wavelength = 4.125e-07 ;
		nLw_413:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_413:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_413:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float toa_veg(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		toa_veg:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		toa_veg:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		toa_veg:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		toa_veg:long_name = "Top of atmosphere vegetation index (MGVI), as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
	float nLw_443(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		nLw_443:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_443:long_name = "Normalised water leaving radiance measured at a wavelength of 443nm by the MERIS sensor." ;
		nLw_443:standard_name = "surface_upwelling_spectral_radiance_in_air_emerging_from_sea_water" ;
		nLw_443:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		nLw_443:radiation_wavelength = 4.425e-07 ;
		nLw_443:units = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
		nLw_443:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		nLw_443:units_nonstandard = "mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1" ;
	float aph_555_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		aph_555_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		aph_555_pml:long_name = "Total absorption due to phytoplankton at 555nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		aph_555_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton" ;
		aph_555_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		aph_555_pml:radiation_wavelength = 5.6e-07 ;
		aph_555_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		aph_555_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		aph_555_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;
	float cloud_albedo(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		cloud_albedo:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		cloud_albedo:long_name = "Cloud albedo, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		cloud_albedo:standard_name = "cloud_albedo" ;
		cloud_albedo:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		cloud_albedo:units = "1" ;
		cloud_albedo:missing_value = -999.f ;
		cloud_albedo:units_nonstandard = "1" ;
	float a_443_pml(time, latitude, longitude) ;
		a_443_pml:_FillValue = -999.f ;
		a_443_pml:long_name = "Total absorption at 443nm, as computed from measurements by the MERIS sensor." ;
		a_443_pml:standard_name = "volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water" ;
		a_443_pml:grid_mapping = "mercator" ;
		a_443_pml:radiation_wavelength = 4.425e-07 ;
		a_443_pml:units = "m-1" ;
		a_443_pml:missing_value = -999.f ;
		a_443_pml:units_nonstandard = "m-1" ;

// global attributes:
		:site_name = "UK Shelf Seas" ;
		:citation = "If you use this data towards any publication, please acknowledge this using: \'The authors thank the NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition and Analysis Service (NEODAAS) for supplying data for this study\' and then email NEODAAS (info@neodaas.ac.uk) with the details. The service relies on users\' publications as one measure of success." ;
		:creation_date = "Sat Jan 08 13:22:04 2011" ;
		:easternmost_longitude = 13. ;
		:creator_url = "http://rsg.pml.ac.uk" ;
		:references = "See NEODAAS webpages at http://www.neodaas.ac.uk/ or RSG pages at http://rsg.pml.ac.uk/" ;
		:Metadata_Conventions = "Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0" ;
		:keywords = "satellite,observation,ocean" ;
		:summary = "This data is Level-3 satellite observation data (Level 3 meaning raw observations processedto geophysical quantities, and placed onto a regular grid)." ;
		:id = "M2011008.0935.uk.all_products.MER.08jan110935.v1.20110081258.data.nc" ;
		:naming_authority = "uk.ac.pml" ;
		:geospatial_lat_max = 62.999108 ;
		:title = "Level-3 satellite data from Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer sensor" ;
		:source = "Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer" ;
		:northernmost_latitude = 62.999108 ;
		:creator_name = "Plymouth Marine Laboratory Remote Sensing Group" ;
		:processing_level = "Level-3 (NASA EOS Conventions)" ;
		:creator_email = "rsghelp@pml.ac.uk" ;
		:netcdf_library_version = "4.0.1 of Sep 21 2010 20:03:39 $" ;
		:date_issued = "Sat Jan 08 13:22:04 2011" ;
		:geospatial_lat_min = 47. ;
		:date_created = "Sat Jan 08 13:22:04 2011" ;
		:institution = "Plymouth Marine Laboratory Remote Sensing Group" ;
		:geospatial_lon_max = 13. ;
		:geospatial_lon_min = -15. ;
		:contact1 = "email: rsghelp@pml.ac.uk" ;
		:license = "If you use this data towards any publication, please acknowledge this using: \'The authors thank the NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition and Analysis Service (NEODAAS) for supplying data for this study\' and then email NEODAAS (info@neodaas.ac.uk) with the details. The service relies on users\' publications as one measure of success." ;
		:Conventions = "CF-1.4" ;
		:project = "NEODAAS (NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition and Analysis Service)" ;
		:cdm_data_type = "Grid" ;
		:RSG_sensor = "MERIS" ;
		:westernmost_longitude = -15. ;
		:RSG_areacode = "uk" ;
		:southernmost_latitude = 47. ;
		:netcdf_file_type = "NETCDF4_CLASSIC" ;
		:history = "Created during RSG Standard Mapping (MERIS-mapper-config.xml) [SGE Job Number: 1157418]" ;
}