File:                   topo.nc
Location(s):            /fs/cgd/csm/input/atm
Originator:             John Truesdale
Model requirements:     Used with definesurf (CCM3.3.5)
Becomes obsolete with:
File type:              netcdf
Resolution:             10 minute
What is it:             Global land mask  and topographic heights in hundreds of feet.
                        Definesurf uses this file to create ORO and PHIS values for 
                        interpolated CCM initial condition files.  The file this dataset
                        comes from is NCAR dataset DS754.0, converted to netCDF.
                        Here's some information about the DS754.0 dataset...

TITLE:          U.S. NAVY GLOBAL ELEVATION DATA, 10-MIN (1984DEC)
FORMAT REFS:    GLOBAL 10-MINUTE ELEVATION, APRIL 82, UPDATE DEC 84