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NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific weekly GODAS

weekly GODAS from NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific: Pacific Ocean Hindcast data derived from a model-based ocean analysis system.

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Datasets and variables

Depth of 20C NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas D20eq 0[ X | T Y]
sea level height anomaly NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas H[ X Y | T]
heat flux NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas hflx[ X Y | T]
salinity NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas sal[ X Z | Y T]
surface salt flux NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas sflx[ X Y | T]
zonal wind stress NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas taux[ X Y | T]
meridional wind stress NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas tauy[ X Y | T]
temperature correction NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas tcor[ X Z | Y T]
temperature NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas temp[ X Z | Y T]
zonal velocity NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas u[ X Z | Y T]
meridional velocity NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas v[ X Z | Y T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (julian_day) ordered (16-22 Jan 2005) to (26 Oct 2008 - 1 Nov 2008) by 7. N= 198 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (122.25E) to (71.25W) by 1.5 N= 112 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (35S) to (45N) by 1. N= 81 pts :grid
Depth grid: /Z (m) ordered [ (5.) (15.) (25.) (35.) (45.) (55.) (65.) (75.) (85.) (95.) (106.25) (120.) (136.25) (155.) (177.5) (205.) (240.) (285.) (345.) (430.) (550.) (720.) (967.5) (1327.5) (1821.) (2443.5) (3126.5)] :grid

References

Behringer, D. W., M. Ji, and A. Leetmaa, 1998: An Improved coupled model for ENSO prediction and implications for ocean initialization. Part I: The ocean data assimilation system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1013-1021.

Ji, M., A. Leetmaa, and J. Derber, 1995: An ocean analysis system for seasonal to interannual climate studies. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 460-481.

Ji, M., and T. M. Smith, 1995: Ocean model response to temperature data and varying surface wind stress: Intercomparisons and Implications for climate forecast. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 1811-1821.

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