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The standard generic complete name for G5NR products appear as
The standard generic complete name for G5NR products appear as
c1440_NR.collection.timestamp.nc4
::'''c1440_NR.<span style="color:blue">collection</span>.<span style="color:red">timestamp</span>.nc4'''


where
where


c1440_NR  
'''c1440_NR '''
::the c1440 token indicates the resolution of the cubed-sphere grid. 1440<sup>2</sup> is the number of grid points in each face of the cubed-sphere. NR stands for Nature Run.
::the c1440 token indicates the resolution of the cubed-sphere grid. 1440<sup>2</sup> is the number of grid points in each face of the cubed-sphere. NR stands for Nature Run.


collection
'''<span style="color:blue">collection</span>'''
::The operational GEOS-5 data are organized into file collections that contain fields with common characteristics.  However, computational considerations required that 3D collections have a single variable in them. Collection names are of the form  
::The operational GEOS-5 data are organized into file collections that contain fields with common characteristics.  However, computational considerations required that 3D collections have a single variable in them. Collection names are of the form  
::::'''<span style="color:black">freq</span>_<span style="color:blue">dims</span>_<span style="color:red">group</span>_HV'''
::::'''<span style="color:black">freq</span>_<span style="color:blue">dims</span>_<span style="color:red">group</span>_HV'''
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::The '''<span style="color:black">tdav</span>''F'' ''' files typically contain monthly diurnal files, meaning, monthly means for each hour of the day: 0 UTC, 1 UTC, …, 23UTC.  
::The '''<span style="color:black">tdav</span>''F'' ''' files typically contain monthly diurnal files, meaning, monthly means for each hour of the day: 0 UTC, 1 UTC, …, 23UTC.  
   
   
'''<span style="color:blue">dims</span>'''
::'''<span style="color:blue">dims</span>''': '''<span style="color:blue">2d</span>''' for collections with only 2-dimensional fields or '''<span style="color:blue">3d</span>''' for collections with a mix of 2- and 3-dimensional fields.  
::'''<span style="color:blue">2d</span>''' for collections with only 2-dimensional fields or '''<span style="color:blue">3d</span>''' for collections with a mix of 2- and 3-dimensional fields.  
   
   
'''<span style="color:red">group</span>'''
::'''<span style="color:red">group</span>''': A short mnemonic for the type of fields in the collection, or the variable name for single-variable collections.  
::A short mnemonic for the type of fields in the collection, or the variable name for single-variable collections.  
   
   
'''HV'''
::'''HV''': Horizontal and Vertical grid, where
::Horizontal and Vertical grid, where
:::'''H''' can be:
::'''H''' can be:
::::'''N''': Nominal (full) horizontal resolution of lat/lon grid.
::::'''N''': Nominal (full) horizontal resolution of lat/lon grid.
::::'''C''': Coarse (reduced) horizontal resolution of lat/lon grid
::::'''C''': Coarse (reduced) horizontal resolution of lat/lon grid
::'''V''' can be:
:::'''V''' can be:
::::'''x''': horizontal-only data (surface, single level, etc.); ''dims'' must be '''2D'''
::::'''x''': horizontal-only data (surface, single level, etc.); ''dims'' must be '''2D'''
::::'''p''': pressure-level data (see Appendix B of spec file TODO); ''dims'' must be '''3D'''
::::'''p''': pressure-level data (see Appendix B of spec file for levels TODO); ''dims'' must be '''3D'''
::::'''v''': model layer centers (see Appendix B of spec file TODO); ''dims'' must be '''3D'''
::::'''v''': model layer centers (see Appendix B of spec file TODO); ''dims'' must be '''3D'''
::::'''e''':
::::'''e''': model layer edges (see Appendix B of spec file); dims must be 3D
 
'''<span style="color:red">timestamp</span>'''
::This token defines the date and time associated with the data in the file. It has the form ''yyyymmdd_hhmmz'', where
::::'''yyyy''' - year string (e.g. "2006")
::::'''mm''' - month string (e.g. "09" for September)
::::'''dd''' - day of the month string
::::'''hh''' - hour (UTC)
::::'''mm''' - minute
 
'''nc4''': All files are in the NetCDF-4 format, hence the suffix ".nc4".
 
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