diff --git a/src/VarDriver.cpp b/src/VarDriver.cpp
index 2e148c3..34267d6 100644
--- a/src/VarDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/VarDriver.cpp
@@ -1943,6 +1943,134 @@ Projection::ProjectionType VarDriver::projectionFromConfig()
   return retVal;
 }
 
+// This routine from the thermo branch, NetCDF_XYZ::readNetCDF
+
+int VarDriver::readNetCDF_thermo(const char* filename){
+
+  
+  Nc3Error err(Nc3Error::verbose_nonfatal);
+    Nc3File dataFile(filename, Nc3File::ReadOnly);
+
+    if(!dataFile.is_valid())
+    	return NC_ERR;
+     
+	// Get pointers to the latitude and longitude variables.
+    Nc3Var *lonVar, *latVar, *altVar;
+    if (!(lonVar = dataFile.get_var("lon")))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+    if (!(latVar = dataFile.get_var("lat")))
+        return NC_ERR;
+    if (!(altVar = dataFile.get_var("z")))
+        return NC_ERR;  
+     
+    // Get the lat/lon data from the file.
+    if (!lonVar->get(longitude, NLON))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+    if (!latVar->get(latitude, NLAT))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+    if (!altVar->get(altitude, NALT))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+
+     // Get pointers to the pressure and temperature variables.
+    Nc3Var *uVar,*vVar,*wVar,*dudxVar,*dvdxVar,*dwdxVar,*dudyVar,*dvdyVar,*dwdyVar,*dudzVar,*dvdzVar,*dwdzVar, *trbVar, *dpibdxVar, *dpibdyVar;
+
+    if (!(uVar = dataFile.get_var("u")))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+    if (!(vVar = dataFile.get_var("v")))
+    	return NC_ERR;
+    if (!(wVar = dataFile.get_var("w")))
+    	return NC_ERR;    	     
+    if (!(dudxVar = dataFile.get_var("dudx")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dvdxVar = dataFile.get_var("dvdx")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dwdxVar = dataFile.get_var("dwdx")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dudyVar = dataFile.get_var("dudy")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dvdyVar = dataFile.get_var("dvdy")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dwdyVar = dataFile.get_var("dwdy")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dudzVar = dataFile.get_var("dudz")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dvdzVar = dataFile.get_var("dvdz")))
+    	return NC_ERR;   
+    if (!(dwdzVar = dataFile.get_var("dwdz")))
+    	return NC_ERR;       	  
+    if (!(trbVar = dataFile.get_var("trb")))
+    	return NC_ERR; 
+    if (!(dpibdxVar = dataFile.get_var("dpibdx")))
+    	return NC_ERR; 
+    if (!(dpibdyVar = dataFile.get_var("dpibdy")))
+    	return NC_ERR; 
+                	
+    if (!uVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!vVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!wVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dudxVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dvdxVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dwdxVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dudyVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dvdyVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dwdyVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dudzVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dvdzVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;
+    if (!dwdzVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+		return NC_ERR;			
+    if (!trbVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+    if (!dpibdxVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+    if (!dpibdyVar->set_cur(NREC, 0, 0, 0))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+											 
+	if (!uVar->get(u, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+  	if (!vVar->get(v, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+ 	if (!wVar->get(w, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR; 
+	if (!dudxVar->get(dudx, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+  	if (!dvdxVar->get(dvdx, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+ 	if (!dwdxVar->get(dwdx, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR; 
+	if (!dudyVar->get(dudy, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+  	if (!dvdyVar->get(dvdy, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+ 	if (!dwdyVar->get(dwdy, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR; 
+	if (!dudzVar->get(dudz, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+  	if (!dvdzVar->get(dvdz, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR;
+ 	if (!dwdzVar->get(dwdz, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+		return NC_ERR; 
+  if (!trbVar->get(thetarhobar, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+  if (!dpibdxVar->get(dpibardx, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+  if (!dpibdyVar->get(dpibardy, 1, NALT, NLAT, NLON))
+    return NC_ERR; 
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+
 bool VarDriver::read_mesonet(std::string& filename, std::vector<MetObs>* metObVector)
 {
   Nc3Error err(Nc3Error::verbose_nonfatal);
diff --git a/src/VarDriver.h b/src/VarDriver.h
index 60c35a4..b66d4fb 100644
--- a/src/VarDriver.h
+++ b/src/VarDriver.h
@@ -86,6 +86,27 @@ class VarDriver
 
   real CoriolisF;
   real Pi;
+  int NC_ERR, NLON, NLAT, NALT, NREC; // Error code for netCDF from thermo
+  // netcdf thermo variables
+  float* longitude;
+	float* latitude;
+	float* altitude;	
+	float* u;
+	float* v;
+	float* w;
+	float* dudx;
+	float* dvdx;
+	float* dwdx;
+	float* dudy;
+	float* dvdy;
+	float* dwdy;
+	float* dudz;
+	float* dvdz;
+	float* dwdz;
+  float* thetarhobar;
+	float* dpibardx;
+	float* dpibardy;
+  // end netcdf thermo variables
   unsigned int numVars;
   unsigned int numHeights;
   unsigned int maxHeights;
@@ -162,6 +183,7 @@ class VarDriver
   bool readFrameCenters();
   bool parseXMLconfig(const XMLNode& config);
   bool parseSamuraiConfig(const samurai_config &config);
+  int readNetCDF_thermo(const char* filename);
   Projection::ProjectionType projectionFromConfig();
 };