netcdf  partner-platform-package-latest-v2.0 {

dimensions:

time = number of times;
[xvar] = [scalar or vector]; // depends on format_category_code
[yvar] = [scalar or vector]; // depends on format_category_code
[zvar] = [scalar or vector]; // depends on format_category_code

variables:

// INDEPENDENT VARIABLES (all 4)
long time(time);
	time: long_name = "Time";
	time: standard_name = "time";                // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	time: units = "sec since 1970-1-1 00:00:00"; // from CF v1.0 about time unit description 
	time: axis = "T";
	time: averaging_interval = 1800;    // in chosen units of the variable
	time: sampling_interval = 1;        // in chosen units of the variable
float xvar([xvar or time]);                 // depends on format_category_code
	xvar: long_name = "Longitude";
	xvar: standard_name = "longitude";  // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	xvar: units = "degrees_east";       // from CF v1.0 standard name table
	xvar: reference = "geographical coordinates";
	xvar: valid_range = -180.,180.;
	xvar: axis = "X";
float yvar([yvar or time ]);                // depends on format_category_code
	yvar: long_name = "Latitude";
	yvar: standard_name = "latitude";   // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	yvar: units = "degrees_north" ;     // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	yvar: reference = "geographical coordinates" ;
	yvar: valid_range = -90.,90.;
	yvar: axis = "Y";
float zvar([zvar or time]);                 // depends on format_category_code
	zvar: long_name = "Height";
	zvar: standard_name = "height";     // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	zvar: units = "m";                  // from CF v1.0 standard name table 
	zvar: postive = "up";               // or "down"
	zvar: reference = "0 = sealevel = sea-surface";    // describes z=0; (or MSL, MLL)
	zvar: axis = "Z";


// DEPENDENT VARIABLES (1 to N)
float dvar1(time or [time, zvar] or [time, xvar, yvar] ); // depending on format category
	dvar1: long_name = "Dependent Variable 1";
	dvar1: standard_name = ""; // CF v1.0 standard name table/SEA-COOS data dictionary
	dvar1: units = "";         // CF v1.0 standard name table/SEA-COOS data dictionary
	[dvar1: z = 45;]
	[dvar1: can_be_normalized = "yes";] // "no", address normalizing wind to specific height
float dvar2(time or [time, zvar] or [time, xvar, yvar] ); // depending on format category
	dvar2: long_name = "Dependent Variable 2";
	dvar2: standard_name = ""; // CF v1.0 standard name table/SEA-COOS data dictionary
	dvar2: units = "";         // CF v1.0 standard name table/SEA-COOS data dictionary
	[dvar2: z = -2;]
	[dvar2: can_be_normalized = "yes";] // "no", address normalizing wind to specific height

// global attributes:

:title = "";
:institution =  "";
:institution_url = "";	
:institution_dods_url = "";	
:source = "";
:references = "";
:contact = "";

:history = "";
:Conventions = "CF-1.0/SEA-COOS";  // ??

:instrument_type = "";
:data_type = "";

:instrument_code = "";      // see CDL-codes-v2.0.txt
:package_code = "";         // see CDL-codes-v2.0.txt
:platform_code = "";        // see CDL-codes-v2.0.txt
:institution_code = "";     // see CDL-codes-v2.0.txt

:format = "Seacoos_RT";
:seacoos_rt_version = "v2.0";
:format_category_code = ""; // see CDL-codes-v2.0.txt

:start_date = "";
:end_date = "";
:release_date = "";
:creation_date = "";
:modification_date = "";

:missing_value = -999;
:_FillValue = -999; 

:process_level = "raw data";
:metadata_url = "TBD, to describe data (maybe point to Castnet or iNode record)";

data:

time = ;
xvar = ;
yvar = ;
zvar = ;

dvar1 = ;
dvar2 = ;

}