cmor_version: 2.0         ! version of CMOR that can read this table
cf_version:   1.0         ! version of CF that output conforms to
project_id:   IPCC Fourth Assessment  ! project id
table_id:     Table A3    ! table id
table_date:   17 November 2004 ! date this table was constructed
required_global_attributes: creation_date tracking_id model_id forcing

modeling_realm:	      atm

expt_id_ok:   'pre-industrial control experiment'
expt_id_ok:   'present-day control experiment'
expt_id_ok:   'climate of the 20th Century experiment (20C3M)'
expt_id_ok:   'committed climate change experiment'  ! official name(s) of 
expt_id_ok:   'SRES A2 experiment'                   !  project's experiments
expt_id_ok:   '720 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES A1B)'    
expt_id_ok:   '550 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES B1)'
expt_id_ok:   '1%/year CO2 increase experiment (to doubling)'
expt_id_ok:   '1%/year CO2 increase experiment (to quadrupling)'
expt_id_ok:   'slab ocean control experiment'
expt_id_ok:   '2xCO2 equilibrium experiment' '2xco2'
expt_id_ok:   'AMIP experiment'

magic_number: -1          ! used to check whether this file has been 
                          !   altered from the official version.
                          !   should be set to number of non-blank 
                          !   characters in file. 
approx_interval: 0.125    ! approximate spacing between successive time
                          !   samples (in units of the output time 
                          !   coordinate), but this is ignored if set to 0.                   
missing_value: 1.e20      ! value used to indicate a missing value
                          !   in arrays output by netCDF as 32-bit IEEE 
                          !   floating-point numbers (float or real)

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!
! SUBROUTINE ARGUMENT DEFAULT INFORMATION
!
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!
!  set default specifications for subroutine arguments to:
!     required/indeterminate/optional/ignored/forbidden
!    (indeterminate may or may not be required information, but is not always
!     required as an argument of the function call)
!
!
!============
subroutine_entry: cmor_axis
!============
!
required: table axis_name units length coord_vals cell_bounds
ignored: interval
!
!============
subroutine_entry: cmor_variable
!============
!
required: table table_entry units axis_ids
indeterminate: missing_value
optional: tolerance original_name history comment
ignored: positive
!
!============
subroutine_entry: cmor_write
!============
!
required:  var_id data 
indeterminate: ntimes_passed time_vals time_bnds store_with
optional: file_suffix
!
!
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! AXIS INFORMATION
!
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!
! ??? what about climatology???
! ??? what about model level data???
!
!
!  TEMPLATE FOR AXES
!
!============
!axis_entry:               ! (required)
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_axis 
!------------
!    acceptable arguments include units length coord_vals cell_bounds interval
!required:                  ! (default: table axis_name units length
!                                        coord_vals cell_bounds)
!indeterminate:
!optional:
!ignored:                   ! (default: interval)
!forbidden:
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
!standard_name:             ! (required)
!units:                     ! (required)
!axis:                      ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared)
!positive:                  ! up or down (default: undeclared)
!long_name:                 ! (default: undeclared)
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------	
!out_name:                ! (default: same as axis_entry) 
!type:                    ! double (default), real, character, integer
!stored_direction:        ! increasing (default) or decreasing
!valid_min:               ! type: double precision (default: no check performed
!valid_max:               ! type: double precision (default: no check performed
!requested:               ! space-separated list of requested coordinates 
                          !       (default: undeclared)
!bounds_requested:        ! space-separated list of requested coordinate bounds
                          !       (default: undeclared)
!tol_on_requests:         ! fractional tolerance for meeting request
                          !  (default=1.e-3, which is used in the formula:
                          !     eps =  MIN(( tol*interval between grid-points)
                          !          and (1.e-3*tol*coordinate value)))
!value:                   ! of scalar (singleton) dimension 
!bounds_values:           ! of scalar (singleton) dimension bounds
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!  TEMPLATE FOR VARIABLES
!
!
!============
!variable_entry:                ! (required)
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
!        acceptable arguments include  file_suffix missing_value tolerance 
!                               original_name history comment positive
!required:                   ! (default: table table_entry units axis_ids)
!indeterminate:              ! (default: file_suffix missing_value)
!optional:                   ! (default: original_name history comment)
!ignored:                    ! (default: positive)
!forbidden:
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
!standard_name:              ! (required)
!units:                      ! (required)
!cell_methods:               ! (default: undeclared)
!long_name:                  ! (default: undeclared)
!comment:                    ! (default: undeclared)
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
!dimensions:                 ! (required)  (scalar dimension(s) should appear
                             !      last in list)
!out_name:                   ! (default: variable_entry)
!type:                       ! real (default), double, integer 
!positive:                   ! up or down (default: undeclared)
!valid_min:                  ! type: real (default: no check performed)
!valid_max:                  ! type: real (default: no check performed)
!ok_min_mean_abs:            ! type: real (default: no check performed)
!ok_max_mean_abs:            ! type: real (default: no check performed)
!----------------------------------	
! 

!
!============
axis_entry: longitude
!============
!
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:    longitude
units:            degrees_east
axis:             X
long_name:        longitude
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------	
out_name:         lon
valid_min:        0.           ! CMOR will add n*360 to input values
                               ! (where n is an integer) to ensure 
                               !  longitudes are in proper range.  The
                               !  data will also be rearranged 
                               !  appropriately.
valid_max:        360.         !  see above comment.
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!=============
axis_entry: latitude
!=============
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:    latitude
units:            degrees_north
axis:             Y
long_name:        latitude
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------	
out_name:         lat
valid_min:        -90.
valid_max:        90.
!----------------------------------	
!
!

! ??? What about climatological data???
!
!============
axis_entry: time
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_axis 
!------------
optional: interval length
indeterminate: coord_vals cell_bounds
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------
standard_name:    time
units:            days since ?
axis:             T
long_name:        time
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!============
axis_entry: time1
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_axis 
!------------
optional: interval length
indeterminate: coord_vals
forbidden: cell_bounds
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
out_name:         time
standard_name:    time
units:            days since ?
axis:             T
long_name:        time
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!============
axis_entry: pressure
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_axis 
!------------
ignored: cell_bounds
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:    air_pressure
units:            Pa 
axis:             Z
positive:         down
long_name:        pressure
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------	
out_name:         plev
stored_direction: decreasing
valid_min:        0.
valid_max:        110000.
requested:        100000. 92500. 85000. 70000. 60000. 50000. 40000. 
requested:         30000. 25000. 20000. 15000. 10000.  7000.  5000.
requested:          3000.  2000.  1000.
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!============
axis_entry: height1
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_axis 
!------------
ignored: cell_bounds
!------------
!
! Axis attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:    height
units:            m
axis:             Z
positive:         up
long_name:        height
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional axis information:
!----------------------------------	
out_name:         height
valid_min:        0.
valid_max:        10.
value:            2.
!----------------------------------	
!
!
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! VARIABLE INFORMATION
!
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!
!
! ***************************************************************
!
! IPCC Table A3: 3-bourly 2-d atmosphere data 
!
! ***************************************************************
!
!
!
!============
variable_entry: psl
!============
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:   air_pressure_at_sea_level     
units:           Pa
long_name:       Sea Level Pressure
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
valid_min:        90000.
valid_max:        120000.
ok_min_mean_abs:  102000.
ok_max_mean_abs:  98000.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: pr
!============
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:  precipitation_flux
units:          kg m-2 s-1
cell_methods:   time: mean
long_name:      Precipitation
comment:        includes all types (rain, snow, large-scale, convective, etc.)
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:         longitude latitude time
valid_min:          0.0
!----------------------------------	
!
!
!============
variable_entry: tas
!============
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name:   air_temperature     
units:           K
long_name:       Surface Air Temperature
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1 height1
valid_min:        185.
valid_max:        350.
ok_min_mean_abs:  270.
ok_max_mean_abs:  300.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: hfls
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Latent Heat Flux
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
positive:         up
valid_min:        -1000.
valid_max:        2000.
ok_min_mean_abs:  50.
ok_max_mean_abs:  120.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: hfss
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Sensible Heat Flux
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
positive:         up
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: rlds
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
positive:         down
valid_min:        20.
valid_max:        600.
ok_min_mean_abs:  300.
ok_max_mean_abs:  370.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: rlus
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
positive:         up
valid_min:        50.
valid_max:        900.
ok_min_mean_abs:  250.
ok_max_mean_abs:  450.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: rsds
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
positive:         down
valid_min:        0.
valid_max:        1400.
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
!============
variable_entry: rsus
!============
!
!    Override default argument specifications for cmor_variable
!------------
required: positive
!------------
!
! Variable attributes:
!----------------------------------	
standard_name: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
units:         W m-2
long_name:     Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation
!----------------------------------	
!
! Additional variable information:
!----------------------------------	
dimensions:       longitude latitude time1
valid_min:        0.
positive:         up
!----------------------------------	
! 
!
