diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/data_io.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/data_io.rst
index 03d7ab02e..bc67895b9 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/data_io.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/data_io.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Tropical cyclone forecasts and observations are typically provided in a specific
Requirements for CF Compliant NetCDF
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-The MET tools use following attributes and variables for input CF Compliant NetCDF data.
+The MET tools use following attributes and variables for input "`CF Compliant NetCDF data `_".
1. The global attribute "Conventions".
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The MET tools use following attributes and variables for input CF Compliant NetC
3. The "`coordinates `_" attribute for the data variables. It contains the coordinate variable names.
-4. The "`grid_mapping `_" attribute for the data variables for projections and the matching grid mapping variable (optional for the latitude_longitude projection).
+4. The "`grid_mapping `_" attribute for the data variables for projections and the matching grid mapping variable (optional for latitude_longitude and rotated_latitude_longitude projections).
5. The gridded data should be evenly spaced horizontally and vertically.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Here are examples for the grid mapping variable ("edr" is the data variable):
grid_mapping:GRIB_earth_shape = "spherical" ;
grid_mapping:GRIB_earth_shape_code = 0 ;
-When the grid mapping variable is not available, MET detects the latitude_longitude projection in following order:
+When the grid mapping variable is not available, MET can detect either a latitude_longitude or rotated_latitude_longitude projection. It detects the latitude_longitude projection in the following order:
1. the lat/lon projection from the dimensions
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ MET gets the valid time from the time variable and the "forecast_reference_time"
2. TRMM_3B42_daily_filename (3B42_daily....7.G3.nc)
+For rotated_latitude_longitude projections, MET detects the projection using the following logic:
+
+1. Looking for a variable that has the same name as a dimension.
+
+2. If a variable is found, checking to make sure the variable has a standard name attribute and that that attribute is not empty.
+
+3. Checking to see if the standard name attribute is called grid_latitude for latitude variables and grid_longitude for the longitude variable.
+
+The latitude and longitude variables must be one dimensional and with their size matching the corresponding dimension for latitude_longitude and rotated_latitude_longitude grids.
+
.. list-table:: Valid strings for the "units" attribute.
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