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DATA from OSUSFC: Global ocean heat flux and wind stress from Oregon State University Climate Research Institute.

an outline showing all sub-datasets and variables contained in this dataset

cloudiness	OSUSFC DATA cld[ X Y \| T]
Sea-Air Humidity Difference	OSUSFC DATA dqsa[ X Y \| T]
Sea-Air Temperature Difference	OSUSFC DATA dtsa[ X Y \| T]
net downward heat flux	OSUSFC DATA hfx[ X Y \| T]
latent heat flux	OSUSFC DATA lhfx[ X Y \| T]
longwave heat flux	OSUSFC DATA lwfx[ X Y \| T]
net downward radiative flux	OSUSFC DATA rfx[ X Y \| T]
sensible heat flux	OSUSFC DATA shfx[ X Y \| T]
specific humidity	OSUSFC DATA shum[ X Y \| T]
sea level pressure	OSUSFC DATA slp[ X Y \| T]
solar radiation	OSUSFC DATA solr[ X Y \| T]
Sea Surface Temperature	OSUSFC DATA sst[ X Y \| T]
Air Temperature	OSUSFC DATA tair[ X Y \| T]
wind speed	OSUSFC DATA wspd[ X Y \| T]

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 4. N= 46 pts :grid

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Averaged surface data Esbensen and Kushnir OSU CRI#29 1981

Esbensen, S. K., V. Kushnir. The heat budget of the global ocean: An atlas based on estimates from surface marine observations, number 29, 1981

Last updated: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:10:07 GMT