netcdf siconc_input4MIPs_SSTsAndSeaIce_CMIP_PCMDI-AMIP-1-1-2_gn_187001-201612 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (1764 currently)
	lat = 180 ;
	lon = 360 ;
	bnds = 2 ;
variables:
	double time(time) ;
		time:bounds = "time_bnds" ;
		time:units = "days since 1870-01-01" ;
		time:calendar = "gregorian" ;
		time:axis = "T" ;
		time:long_name = "time" ;
		time:standard_name = "time" ;
		time:_Storage = "chunked" ;
		time:_ChunkSizes = 512 ;
		time:_Endianness = "little" ;
	double time_bnds(time, bnds) ;
		time_bnds:_Storage = "chunked" ;
		time_bnds:_ChunkSizes = 1, 2 ;
		time_bnds:_DeflateLevel = 1 ;
		time_bnds:_Shuffle = "true" ;
		time_bnds:_Endianness = "little" ;
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:bounds = "lat_bnds" ;
		lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
		lat:axis = "Y" ;
		lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:standard_name = "latitude" ;
		lat:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
		lat:_Endianness = "little" ;
	double lat_bnds(lat, bnds) ;
		lat_bnds:_Storage = "chunked" ;
		lat_bnds:_ChunkSizes = 180, 2 ;
		lat_bnds:_DeflateLevel = 1 ;
		lat_bnds:_Shuffle = "true" ;
		lat_bnds:_Endianness = "little" ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:bounds = "lon_bnds" ;
		lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
		lon:axis = "X" ;
		lon:long_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:standard_name = "longitude" ;
		lon:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
		lon:_Endianness = "little" ;
	double lon_bnds(lon, bnds) ;
		lon_bnds:_Storage = "chunked" ;
		lon_bnds:_ChunkSizes = 360, 2 ;
		lon_bnds:_DeflateLevel = 1 ;
		lon_bnds:_Shuffle = "true" ;
		lon_bnds:_Endianness = "little" ;
	float siconc(time, lat, lon) ;
		siconc:standard_name = "sea_ice_area_fraction" ;
		siconc:long_name = "Sea Ice Area Fraction" ;
		siconc:comment = "Area fraction of grid cell covered by sea ice" ;
		siconc:units = "%" ;
		siconc:cell_methods = "area: time: mean" ;
		siconc:cell_measures = "area: areacello" ;
		siconc:missing_value = 1.e+20f ;
		siconc:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ;
		siconc:_Storage = "chunked" ;
		siconc:_ChunkSizes = 1, 180, 360 ;
		siconc:_DeflateLevel = 1 ;
		siconc:_Shuffle = "true" ;
		siconc:_Endianness = "little" ;

// global attributes:
		:Conventions = "CF-1.7 CMIP-6.0" ;
		:activity_id = "input4MIPs" ;
		:comment = "Based on Hurrell SST/sea ice consistency criteria applied to merged HadISST (1870-01 1981-10) & NCEP-0I2 (1981-11 to 2016-12)" ;
		:contact = "PCMDI (pcmdi-cmip@llnl.gov)" ;
		:creation_date = "2017-04-19T23:40:59Z" ;
		:data_specs_version = "01.00.06" ;
		:data_structure = "grid" ;
		:dataset_category = "SSTsAndSeaIce" ;
		:dataset_version_number = "1.1.2" ;
		:external_variables = "areacello" ;
		:frequency = "mon" ;
		:further_info_url = "https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/mips/amip" ;
		:grid = "1x1 degree latitude x longitude" ;
		:grid_label = "gn" ;
		:history = "File processed: 20-04-2017 00:32:01 AM UTC; San Francisco, CA, USA ; 2017-04-19T23:40:59Z CMOR rewrote data to be consistent with CF standards and CMIP6 requirements." ;
		:institution = "Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA" ;
		:institution_id = "PCMDI" ;
		:mip_era = "CMIP6" ;
		:nominal_resolution = "1x1 degree" ;
		:product = "observations" ;
		:realm = "seaIce" ;
		:references = "Taylor, K.E., D. Williamson and F. Zwiers, 2000: The sea surface temperature and sea ice concentration boundary conditions for AMIP II simulations. PCMDI Report 60, Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 25 pp. Available online: https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/report/pdf/60.pdf?id=86" ;
		:source = "PCMDI-AMIP 1.1.2: Merged SST based on UK MetOffice HadISST and NCEP OI2" ;
		:source_id = "PCMDI-AMIP-1-1-2" ;
		:table_id = "input4MIPs_SImon" ;
		:table_info = "Creation Date:(19 April 2017) MD5:10f050684646a9d697f2560aa68845ea" ;
		:target_mip = "CMIP" ;
		:title = "PCMDI-AMIP 1.1.2 dataset prepared for input4MIPs" ;
		:tracking_id = "df1fe851-ef5e-477f-9223-6e439ee7795d" ;
		:variable_id = "siconc" ;
		:license = "AMIP boundary condition data produced by PCMDI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-[NonCommercial-]ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses). Consult https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP6/TermsOfUse for terms of use governing input4MIPs output, including citation requirements and proper acknowledgment. Further information about this data, including some limitations, can be found via the further_info_url (recorded as a global attribute in this file). The data producers and data providers make no warranty, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. All liabilities arising from the supply of the information (including any liability arising in negligence) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law." ;
		:cmor_version = "3.2.3" ;
		:_NCProperties = "version=1|netcdflibversion=4.4.1.1|hdf5libversion=1.8.17" ;
		:_SuperblockVersion = 0 ;
		:_IsNetcdf4 = 1 ;
		:_Format = "netCDF-4 classic model" ;
}