NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly
Daily_6-Hourly from NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF: Global data sets for land-atmosphere models, including near-surface meteorological analyses and hybrid products from the ECMWF.
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| outline | an outline showing all sub-datasets and variables contained in this dataset |
Datasets and variables
| 2-Meter Dew Point Temperature | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly dwpnt_2m[ X Y | C T]
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| 10-Meter Wind Magnitude | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly mwnd_10m[ X Y | C T]
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| precipitation | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly precipitation[totl_prc
cnvt_prc
]
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| radiation | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly radiation[hyb_swdn
hyb_lwdn
]
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| Surface Pressure | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly sur_prsr[ X Y | C T]
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| 2-Meter Temperature | NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Near-Surface-ECMWF Daily_6-Hourly temp_2m[ X Y | C T]
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Independent Variables (Grids)
| Hour of Day (Z) | grid: /C (unitless) ordered (0.0) to (18.) by 6. N= 4 pts :grid
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| Time | grid: /T (julian_day) ordered (1 Jan 1987) to (31 Dec 1988) by 1. N= 731 pts :grid
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| Longitude | grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.5W) to (179.5E) by 1. N= 360 pts :grid
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| Latitude | grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.5N) to (89.5S) by 1. N= 180 pts :grid
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References
Brankovic, C., and J. Van Maanen, 1985. The ECMWF Climate system. ECMWF Rech. Memo. No 109 51 pp + figs.
Mitchell, K.E., and Y. Lin, 1994: Production of 6-hourly continental precipitation data sets for 1987 and 1988 for ISLSCP Initiative I, Development Division, National Meteorological Center, Washington, DC.
Last updated: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:14:25 GMT