netcdf interp_tide.nc { 
dimensions:
	two = 2 ;
	eta_rho = 150 ;
	xi_rho = 40 ;
	tide_period = UNLIMITED ; // (9 currently)
variables:
	double lat_rho(eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		lat_rho:long_name = "latitude of RHO-points" ;
		lat_rho:units = "degree_north" ;
		lat_rho:field = "lat_rho, scalar" ;
	double lon_rho(eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		lon_rho:long_name = "longitude of RHO-points" ;
		lon_rho:units = "degree_east" ;
		lon_rho:field = "lon_rho, scalar" ;
	double mask_rho(eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		mask_rho:long_name = "mask on RHO-points" ;
		mask_rho:option_0 = "land" ;
		mask_rho:option_1 = "water" ;
	double tide_period(tide_period) ; 
		tide_period:long_name = "tide angular period" ;
		tide_period:units = "hours" ;
		tide_period:field = "tide_period, scalar, series" ;
	double tide_Ephase(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		tide_Ephase:long_name = "tidal elevation phase angle" ;
		tide_Ephase:units = "degrees, time of maximum elevation with respect to chosen time origin" ;
		tide_Ephase:field = "tide_Ephase, scalar, series" ;
	double tide_Eamp(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		tide_Eamp:long_name = "tidal elevation amplitude" ;
		tide_Eamp:units = "meter" ;
		tide_Eamp:field = "tide_Eamp, scalar, series" ;
	double tide_Cphase(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		tide_Cphase:long_name = "tidal current phase angle" ;
		tide_Cphase:units = "degrees, time of maximum velocity with respect chosen time origin" ;
		tide_Cphase:field = "tide_Cphase, scalar" ;
	double tide_Cangle(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		tide_Cangle:long_name = "tidal current inclination angle" ;
		tide_Cangle:units = "degrees between semi-major axis and East" ;
		tide_Cangle:field = "tide_Cangle, scalar" ;
	double tide_Cmin(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho); 
		tide_Cmin:long_name = "minimum tidal current, ellipse semi-minor axis" ;
		tide_Cmin:units = "meter second-1" ;
		tide_Cmin:field = "tide_Cmin, scalar" ;
	double tide_Cmax(tide_period,eta_rho,xi_rho) ;
		tide_Cmax:long_name = "maximum tidal current, ellipse semi-major axis" ;
		tide_Cmax:units = "meter second-1" ;
		tide_Cmax:field = "tide_Cmax, scalar" ;
	char tidal_constituents(tide_period,two) ;
		tidal_constituents:long_name = "Tidal Constituent Names" ;
//global attributes:
		:type = "ROMS Forcing File" ;
		:title = "Forcing for   domain" ;
		:base_date = "days since 2008-01-01 00:00:00" ;
		:grid_file = "../tidal_interp_grid.nc" ;
		:source = "OTPS" ;
		:source_url = "http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu/research/po/research/tide/region.html" ;
		:history = "05-Oct-2009 18:47:52:  Created by abever with write_roms_otps_ncfile." ;
		:comment = "Inputs for OTPS executable extract_HC created with m-file roms2ll.m using the grid file as input../DATA/Model_Mex was used as the OTPS regional model.   " ;
		:tidal_constituents = "m4, k2, s2, m2, n2, k1, p1, o1, q1" ;
}