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SOC GASC97
SOC GASC97: Global air-sea heat and momentum flux climatology from the Southampton Oceanography Centre.Documents
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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 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid |
| Longitude | grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.5W) to (179.5E) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid |
| Latitude | grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (84.5S) to (84.5N) by 1.0 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, 12 Sep 2016 21:27:45 GMT
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