netcdf z04/lnd/clm2/rawdata/mksrf_lai.050425.nc {
  dimensions:
    lat = 360;
    lon = 720;
    time = 12;
    pft = 17;
  variables:
    float EDGEE;
      :long_name = "eastern edge of surface grid";
      :units = "degrees east";

    float EDGEN;
      :long_name = "northern edge of surface grid";
      :units = "degrees north";

    float EDGES;
      :long_name = "southern edge of surface grid";
      :units = "degrees north";

    float EDGEW;
      :long_name = "western edge of surface grid";
      :units = "degrees east";

    float LANDMASK(lat=360, lon=720);
      :long_name = "land mask";
      :units = "unitless";

    float LAT(lat=360);
      :long_name = "lat";
      :units = "degrees north";

    float LATIXY(lat=360, lon=720);
      :long_name = "latitude-2d";
      :units = "degrees north";

    float LON(lon=720);
      :long_name = "lon";
      :units = "degrees east";

    float LONGXY(lat=360, lon=720);
      :long_name = "longitude-2d";
      :units = "degrees east";

    float MONTHLY_HEIGHT_BOT(time=12, pft=17, lat=360, lon=720);
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :long_name = "monthly height bottom";
      :units = "unitless";

    float MONTHLY_HEIGHT_TOP(time=12, pft=17, lat=360, lon=720);
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :long_name = "monthly height top";
      :units = "unitless";

    float MONTHLY_LAI(time=12, pft=17, lat=360, lon=720);
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :long_name = "monthly leaf area index";
      :units = "unitless";

    float MONTHLY_SAI(time=12, pft=17, lat=360, lon=720);
      :_FillValue = -999.0f; // float
      :long_name = "monthly stem area index";
      :units = "unitless";

  // global attributes:
  :history = "Thu Apr 14 11:49:45 2005: ncks -v LON,LAT,LONGXY,LATIXY,EDGEN,EDGEE,EDGES,EDGEW,LANDMASK,MONTHLY_LAI,MONTHLY_SAI,MONTHLY_HEIGHT_TOP,MONTHLY_HEIGHT_BOT plant.nc mksrf_lai_dlaw.nc";
}