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'temp':{'var_name':'thetao','standard_name':'sea_water_potential_temperature','units':'C','missing_value':-32768,'long_name':'Sea Water Potential Temperature','shape':'time depth latitude longitude'},
'salinity':{'var_name':'so','standard_name':'sea_water_salinity','units':'psu','missing_value':-32768,'long_name':'Sea Water Salinity','shape':'time depth latitude longitude'},
'u':{'var_name':'uo','standard_name':'eastward_sea_water_velocity','units':'m s-1','missing_value':-32768,'long_name':'Eastward Current Velocity','shape':'time depth latitude longitude'},
'v':{'var_name':'vo','standard_name':'northward_sea_water_velocity','units':'m s-1','missing_value':-32768,'long_name':'Northward Current Velocity','shape':'time depth latitude longitude'},
'zeta':{'var_name':'zos','standard_name':'sea_surface_height_above_geoid','units':'m','missing_value':-32768,'long_name':'Sea surface height above geoid','shape':'time latitude longitude'}}