def timeseries_to_xarray(time_series):

    attrs = ts.fields.copy()
    data = attrs.pop('data').value
    timestamps = attrs.pop('timestamps').value

    for k,v in attrs.iteritems():
        # replace any links with their name
        try:
            attrs[k] = v.name
        except AttributeError:
            pass


    xarr = xr.DataArray(
        data = data,
        name=time_series.name,
        dims = ('unknown','time'),
        coords = {'time':timestamps},
        attrs = attrs,
    )
    return xarr