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Models AMIP Boundary Conditions

Models AMIP Boundary Conditions: Sea surface temperature boundary conditions from the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project.

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Datasets and variables

sea surface temperature Models AMIP BC sst[ X Y | T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1979) to (Dec 1988) by 1. N= 120 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (177.5W) to (177.5E) by 5. N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 4. N= 46 pts :grid

References

Gates, W.L. 1992: AMIP: The Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 1962-1970.

Gates, W.L., and Coauthors, 1999: An overview of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP I). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 29-55.

Last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:05:19 GMT