netcdf lnd_soil {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (250 currently)
	month = 13 ;
	depth = 5 ;
	lat = 36 ;
	lon = 72 ;
variables:
	double time(time) ;
		time:units = "years" ;
		time:axis = "t" ;
	double month(month) ;
		month:units = "months" ;
		month:axis = "e" ;
	double depth(depth) ;
		depth:units = "m" ;
		depth:axis = "z" ;
	double lat(lat) ;
		lat:axis = "y" ;
	double lon(lon) ;
		lon:axis = "x" ;
	float tsoil(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		tsoil:long_name = "soil temperature" ;
		tsoil:units = "K" ;
	float tice(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		tice:long_name = "ice temperature" ;
		tice:units = "K" ;
	float tsublake(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		tsublake:long_name = "soil temperature below lake" ;
		tsublake:units = "K" ;
	float thetaw(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		thetaw:long_name = "soil liquid water content" ;
		thetaw:units = "m3/m3" ;
	float thetai(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		thetai:long_name = "soil frozen water content" ;
		thetai:units = "m3/m3" ;
	float theta(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		theta:long_name = "total soil water content" ;
		theta:units = "m3/m3" ;
	float thetas(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		thetas:long_name = "soil porosity" ;
		thetas:units = "m3/m3" ;
	float fthetas(time, month, depth, lat, lon) ;
		fthetas:long_name = "fraction of porosity filled with water" ;
		fthetas:units = "/" ;
}