NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific monthly u: zonal velocity data

monthly zonal velocity from NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific: Pacific Ocean Hindcast data derived from a model-based ocean analysis system.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1980) to (Oct 2008) by 1.0 N= 346 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (122.25E) to (71.25W) by 1.5 N= 112 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (35S) to (45N) by 1.0 N= 81 pts :grid
Depth
grid: /Z (m) ordered [ (5.0) (15.0) (25.0) (35.0) (45.0) (55.0) (65.0) (75.0) (85.0) (95.0) (106.25) (120.0) (136.25) (155.0) (177.5) (205.0) (240.0) (285.0) (345.0) (430.0) (550.0) (720.0) (967.5) (1327.5) (1821.0) (2443.5) (3126.5)] :grid

Other Info

missing_value
NaN
units
cm /s
standard units*
0.01 meter second-1
history
T: Feb 2005 to Oct 2008 appended from NOAA NCEP EMC CMB Pacific godas u

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_etal1995

Ji_Smith1995

Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:30:58 GMT

Data Views

TXYZ
[ X Z | Y T]MMMM


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. Average over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
Maximum over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
Minimum over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Z Y T | X Z X Y X T Z Y Z T Y T | X Z Y X Z T X Y T Z Y T | X Z Y T |
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Note on units