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OORT Mean

Mean from OORT: Global atmospheric circulation statistics/analysis from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory based on weather station, ship, and buoy data.

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Datasets and variables

vertical wind OORT Mean omega[ X Y | P T]
humidity OORT Mean qhum[ X Y | P T]
air temperature OORT Mean tair[ X Y | P T]
zonal velocity OORT Mean u[ X Y | P T]
meridonal velocity OORT Mean v[ X Y | P T]
zdel OORT Mean zdel[ X Y | P T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Pressure grid: /P (mb) ordered [ (1000.) (950.) (900.) (850.) (700.) (500.) (400.) (300.) (200.) (100.) (50.)] :grid
Time grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1. N= 12 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (175E) by 5. N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid

References

Oort, A.H.. Global atmospheric circulation statistics, 1958-1973, number 14, 1983

Last updated: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:28:58 GMT