wmsConfig.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE wmsConfig SYSTEM "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/schemas/thredds/dtd/ncwms/wmsConfig.dtd">
<!--
Detailed configuration of the WMS service.  This config file can be used to
set default styling parameters for each dataset/variable, and to enable or disable
the GetFeatureInfo operation.

See http://www.resc.reading.ac.uk/trac/myocean-tools/wiki/WmsDetailedConfiguration
for more information.
-->
<wmsConfig>
    <global>
        <!-- These settings apply to all datasets unless overridden below -->

        <defaults>
            <!-- The global defaults. All elements are mandatory -->
            <allowFeatureInfo>true</allowFeatureInfo>
            <defaultColorScaleRange>-50 50</defaultColorScaleRange>
            <defaultPaletteName>rainbow</defaultPaletteName>
            <defaultNumColorBands>20</defaultNumColorBands>
            <logScaling>false</logScaling>
            <intervalTime>false</intervalTime>
        </defaults>

        <standardNames>
            <!-- Use this section to set defaults per standard name -->
            <!-- Units must come from the UDUNITS vocabulary -->
            <standardName name="sea_water_potential_temperature" units="K">
                <defaultColorScaleRange>268 308</defaultColorScaleRange>
            </standardName>
            <standardName name="sea_water_temperature" units="K">
                <defaultColorScaleRange>268 308</defaultColorScaleRange>
            </standardName>
            <standardName name="mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water" units="kg m-3">
                <logScaling>true</logScaling>
            </standardName>
            <!-- TODO: how about allowing "*fraction" to map to 0:1? -->
            <!-- TODO: how about allowing multiple standard names to map to the same settings,
                 either through a glob expression or through a list? -->
        </standardNames>
    </global>

    <overrides>
        
        <datasetPath pathSpec="testAll/*eta_211.nc">
            <!-- Will apply to all paths that match the path spec above -->
            <pathDefaults>
                <!-- These will apply to all variables in this path unless overridden below -->
                <allowFeatureInfo>false</allowFeatureInfo>
                <defaultPaletteName>occam</defaultPaletteName>
            </pathDefaults>

            <variables>
                <!-- Configure variables individually according to their internal ID.
                     This is the most specific setting and will override any others -->
                <variable id="Z_sfc">
                    <defaultColorScaleRange>10 20</defaultColorScaleRange>
                </variable>
            </variables>
        </datasetPath>
        
    </overrides>

</wmsConfig>