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NCAR CGD CAS Indices PDSI2004 zindex: Z-Index data
Z-Index from NCAR CGD CAS Indices PDSI2004: Palmer Drought Severity Index (2004) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1870) to (Dec 2005) by 1.0 N= 1632 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (178.75W) to (178.75E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (58.75S) to (76.25N) by 2.5 N= 55 pts :grid
Other Info
- missing_value
- -99999.0
- units
- unitless
References
Dai_etal2004Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:27:55 GMT
Data Views
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Filters
Here are some filters that are useful for manipulating data. There are actually many more available, but they have to be entered manually. See Ingrid Function Documentation for more information.- Monthly Climatology calculates a monthly climatology by averaging over all years.
- anomalies calculates the difference between the (above) monthly climatology and the original data.
- Integrate along X Y T
- Differentiate along X Y T
- Take differences along X Y T
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Maximum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Minimum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Note on units