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MONTHLY from NOAA NCEP EMC CFS: Climate Forecast System.

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Datasets and variables

0-300m_ocean_layer NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY 0-300m_ocean_layer[oceanheat ]
above_ground NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY above_ground[u qa temp maximum minimum v ]
BelowSeaLevel NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY BelowSeaLevel[temp tchp ]
bndary-layer_cld_layer NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY bndary-layer_cld_layer[cld ]
high-cloud NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY high-cloud[cld ]
low-cloud NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY low-cloud[cld ]
middle-cloud NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY middle-cloud[cld ]
Mean Sea Level NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY MSL[PRMSL ]
ocean_isothermal_layer_bot NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY ocean_isothermal_layer_bot[depth ]
ocean_mixed_layer_bot NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY ocean_mixed_layer_bot[depth ]
PressureLevel NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY PressureLevel[u v phi temp vpot psi vvel ]
soil NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY soil[temp moisture ]
surface NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY surface[ground prate WATR temp downward sensible_heat_flux latent_heat_flux DIST snow_depth upward cprate HPBL pressure potential_evap ]
top NOAA NCEP EMC CFS MONTHLY top[upward ]

Independent Variables (Grids)

L grid: /L (months) ordered (0.5 months) to (8.5 months) by 1. N= 9 pts :grid
Member grid: /M (unitless) ordered (1.) to (15.) by 1. N= 15 pts :grid
S grid: /S (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (0000 1 Jan 1981) to (0000 1 Dec 2006) by 1. N= 312 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1E) to (1W) by 2. N= 180 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (64N) to (74S) by 1. N= 139 pts :grid

References

Saha, S., S. Nadiga, C. Thiaw, J. Wang, W. Wang, Q. Zhang, H.M. Van Den Dool, H.-L. Pan, S. Moorthi, D. Behringer, D. Stokes, M. Pena, S. Lord, G. White,W. Ebisuzaki, P. Peng, and P. Xie, 2006:The NCEP Climate Forecast System. J. Climate 19 (15): 3483-3517.

Last updated: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:04:29 GMT