Updated: 02 Dec 2019

5.1.10.  VAR_VALID_MAX


The variable attribute VAR_VALID_MAX indicates the valid maximum or saturation limit of the data variable. The value of VAR_VALID_MAX must be reported in the units specified in VAR_UNITS. String data types must have a corresponding attribute value of an empty string:

VAR_DATA_TYPE = STRING

VAR_VALID_MIN = [empty]

 

Type: Equal to the ones specified in VAR_DATA_TYPE(cf. Section 5.1.6)

Entry: Single

Format: Consistent with the variable's data type and formatting 

Example: VAR_VALID_MAX = 35.0