netcdf content/FVCOM/PRVI/PRVI_20260309_0001.nc {
  dimensions:
    nele = 175616;
    node = 91221;
    three = 3;
    DateStrLen = 26;
    maxnode = 10;
    maxelem = 8;
    four = 4;
    time = 24;
    siglay = 32;
    siglev = 33;
  variables:
    float depth(siglay=32, nele=175616);
      :long_name = "Depth";
      :positive = "up";
      :units = "meters";

    float lon(node=91221);
      :long_name = "nodal longitude";
      :standard_name = "longitude";
      :units = "degrees_east";

    float lat(node=91221);
      :units = "degrees_north";
      :long_name = "nodal latitude";
      :standard_name = "latitude";

    float lonc(nele=175616);
      :units = "degrees_east";
      :long_name = "zonal longitude";
      :standard_name = "longitude";

    float latc(nele=175616);
      :long_name = "zonal latitude";
      :standard_name = "latitude";
      :units = "degrees_north";

    float time(time=24);
      :long_name = "time";
      :units = "days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00";
      :format = "modified julian day (MJD)";
      :time_zone = "UTC";

    float siglay(siglay=32, node=91221);
      :long_name = "Sigma Layers";
      :standard_name = "ocean_sigma/general_coordinate";
      :positive = "up";
      :valid_min = -1.0f; // float
      :valid_max = 0.0f; // float
      :formula_terms = "sigma: siglay eta: zeta depth: h";

    int nv(three=3, nele=175616);
      :long_name = "Element-node connectivity: nodes surrounding each element";
      :standard_name = "face_node_connectivity";
      :description = "Maps each triangular mesh element to its three bounding node indices. Dimensions: (3, nele). Used with lon/lat for horizontal position and with h, siglay/siglev for depth: depth(z) = h * siglay(z) at nodes, or h_center * siglay_center at element centers.";
      :coordinates = "lon lat";
      :start_index = 1L; // long
      :usage = "Index into lon/lat arrays (1-based). Combine with siglay and h to compute 3D depth at any layer.";

    float siglev(siglev=33, node=91221);
      :long_name = "Sigma Levels";
      :standard_name = "ocean_sigma/general_coordinate";
      :positive = "up";
      :valid_min = -1.0f; // float
      :valid_max = 0.0f; // float
      :formula_terms = "sigma:siglay eta: zeta depth: h";

    float h(node=91221);
      :long_name = "Bathymetry";
      :standard_name = "sea_floor_depth_below_geoid";
      :units = "m";
      :positive = "down";
      :grid = "Bathymetry_Mesh";
      :coordinates = "x y";
      :type = "data";

    float zeta(time=24, node=91221);
      :long_name = "Water Surface Elevation";
      :units = "meters";
      :positive = "up";
      :standard_name = "sea_surface_height_above_geoid";
      :grid = "Bathymetry_Mesh";
      :coordinates = "time lat lon";
      :type = "data";
      :location = "node";

    float u(time=24, siglay=32, nele=175616);
      :long_name = "Eastward Water Velocity";
      :standard_name = "eastward_sea_water_velocity";
      :units = "meters s-1";
      :grid = "fvcom_grid";
      :type = "data";
      :coordinates = "time siglay latc lonc";
      :mesh = "fvcom_mesh";
      :location = "face";

    float v(time=24, siglay=32, nele=175616);
      :long_name = "Northward Water Velocity";
      :standard_name = "Northward_sea_water_velocity";
      :units = "meters s-1";
      :grid = "fvcom_grid";
      :type = "data";
      :coordinates = "time siglay latc lonc";
      :mesh = "fvcom_mesh";
      :location = "face";

    float temp(time=24, siglay=32, node=91221);
      :long_name = "temperature";
      :standard_name = "sea_water_temperature";
      :units = "degrees_C";
      :grid = "fvcom_grid";
      :coordinates = "time siglay lat lon";
      :type = "data";
      :mesh = "fvcom_mesh";
      :location = "node";

    float salinity(time=24, siglay=32, node=91221);
      :long_name = "salinity";
      :standard_name = "sea_water_salinity";
      :units = "1e-3";
      :grid = "fvcom_grid";
      :coordinates = "time siglay lat lon";
      :type = "data";
      :mesh = "fvcom_mesh";
      :location = "node";

  // global attributes:
  :title = "PRVI_20260310";
  :institution = "School for Marine Science and Technology";
  :source = "FVCOM_4.4.2";
  :history = "model started at: 10/03/2026   00:02";
  :references = "http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu, http://codfish.smast.umassd.edu";
  :Conventions = "CF-1.0";
  :CoordinateSystem = "Cartesian";
  :CoordinateProjection = "+proj=utm +datum=WGS84 +ellps=WGS84 +zone=19 +North +units=m";
  :Tidal_Forcing = "Tidal Forcing Time Series Title: Shelf tides";
  :River_Forcing = "THERE ARE NO RIVERS IN THIS MODEL";
  :GroundWater_Forcing = "GROUND WATER FORCING IS OFF!";
  :Surface_Heat_Forcing = "FVCOM variable surface heat forcing file:\nFILE NAME:PRVI_20260310_wnd.nc\nSOURCE:FVCOM grid (unstructured) surface forcing\nUnknown start date meta data format";
  :Surface_Wind_Forcing = "FVCOM variable surface Wind forcing:\nFILE NAME:PRVI_20260310_wnd.nc\nSOURCE:FVCOM grid (unstructured) surface forcing\nUnknown start date meta data format";
  :Surface_PrecipEvap_Forcing = "SURFACE PRECIPITATION FORCING IS OFF";
}