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+"""get_ww3.py
+Show available variables inside WW3 dataset
+D. Howe
+2019-08-28
+"""
+import netCDF4
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+# Set product code
+product_code = 'ww3.aus_4m'
+
+# Set month
+date = '2013-01'
+
+url = ('http://data-cbr.csiro.au/thredds/dodsC/catch_all/'
+       'CMAR_CAWCR-Wave_archive/CAWCR_Wave_Hindcast_aggregate/gridded/')
+
+# Get date string for current month
+date_str = pd.to_datetime(date).strftime('%Y%m')
+
+# Open dataset
+ds = xr.open_dataset(url + f'{product_code}.{date_str}.nc')
+
+# Extract variables metadata
+rows = []
+for key, val in ds.variables.items():
+    row = {}
+    row['name'] = key
+    row['description'] = val.attrs['long_name']
+    try:
+        row['units'] = val.attrs['units']
+    except KeyError:
+        row['units'] = '-'
+    rows.append(row)
+
+# Show data
+df = pd.DataFrame(rows).set_index('name')
+print(df)