diff --git a/web/run.py b/web/run.py
index 37dc936..43b1d7f 100755
--- a/web/run.py
+++ b/web/run.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from flask import Flask
 from flask import request
 from flask import url_for, send_from_directory, abort as abort_flask
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
-from netCDF4 import Dataset
+from netCDF4 import Dataset, date2num
 from yaml import load as yaml_load
 
 # PATH RELATIVITY #############################################################
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ def download_targets_tarball(targets, started_at, stopped_at):
     if 0 == len(targets_configs):
         abort(400, "No valid targets specified. What are you doing?")
 
-    date_fmt = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
+    date_fmt = FILE_DATE_FMT
     try:
         started_at = datetime.datetime.strptime(started_at, date_fmt)
     except:
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ def download_targets_netcdf(targets, params, started_at, stopped_at):
     if not is_list_in_list(params, PARAMETERS.keys()):
         abort(400, "Some parameters are not recognized in '%s'." % str(params))
 
-    date_fmt = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
+    date_fmt = FILE_DATE_FMT
     try:
         started_at = datetime.datetime.strptime(started_at, date_fmt)
     except:
@@ -644,7 +644,23 @@ def download_targets_netcdf(targets, params, started_at, stopped_at):
                 data = get_data_for_target(target, started_at, stopped_at)
                 dkeys = sorted(data)
                 nc_handle.createDimension('dim_'+target_slug, len(dkeys))
-                # todo: add time
+
+                # TIME #
+                nc_time = nc_group.createVariable(
+                    'time', 'i8', ('dim_' + target_slug,)
+                )
+                nc_time.units = "hours since 1970-01-01 00:00:00"
+                nc_time.calendar = "standard"
+                times = []
+                for dkey in dkeys:
+                    time_as_string = data[dkey][0][:-6]  # remove +00:00 tail
+                    date = datetime.datetime.strptime(time_as_string, date_fmt)
+                    times.append(date2num(
+                        date, units=nc_time.units, calendar=nc_time.calendar
+                    ))
+                nc_time[:] = times
+
+                # SELECTED PARAMETERS #
                 nc_vars = []
                 indices = []
                 for param in params:
@@ -663,6 +679,7 @@ def download_targets_netcdf(targets, params, started_at, stopped_at):
                     nc_var[:] = values
                 # todo: add orbit x and y
         except Exception as e:
+            log.error("Failed to generate NetCDF '%s'." % nc_filename)
             raise e
         finally:
             nc_handle.close()
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