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SOC GASC97

SOC GASC97: Global air-sea heat and momentum flux climatology from the Southampton Oceanography Centre.

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Datasets and variables

Heat flux latent surface (Positive for heat gain by the ocean)	SOC GASC97 hfls[ X Y \| T]
Net heat flux (positive for heat gain by the ocean)	SOC GASC97 hfns[ X Y \| T]
Heat flux sensible surface (Positive for heat gain by the ocean)	SOC GASC97 hfss[ X Y \| T]
Total precipitation rate	SOC GASC97 pr[ X Y \| T]
LW radiation net surface (Positive for heat gain by the ocean)	SOC GASC97 rls[ X Y \| T]
SW radiation net surface (Positive for heat gain by the ocean)	SOC GASC97 rss[ X Y \| T]
Eastward surface wind stress (positive for eastward wind)	SOC GASC97 tauu[ X Y \| T]
Northward surface wind stress (positive for northward wind)	SOC GASC97 tauv[ X Y \| T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time	grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1. N= 12 pts :grid
Longitude	grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.5W) to (179.5E) by 1. N= 360 pts :grid
Latitude	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (84.5S) to (84.5N) by 1. N= 170 pts :grid

References

S. Josey, E. Kent, and P. Taylor, 1999, "New insights into the ocean heat budget closure problem from analysis of the SOC air-sea flux climatology.," J. Climate12, no. 9, 2856--2880.

Last updated: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:10:46 GMT