CDC Derived NCEP Reanalysis Products Surface Flux

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Originator: NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center

Publication_Date: 20011001

Title: CDC Derived NCEP Reanalysis Products Surface Flux

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Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center

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Online_Linkage: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.derived.surfaceflux.html

Description:

Abstract:

The NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis project is using a state-of-the-art analysis/forecast system to perform data assimilation using past data from 1948 to the present. A subset of this data has been processed to create monthly means of a subset of the original data. There are also files containing data from variables derived from the reanalysis and some other statistics. Information about the 4 times and daily data is available, as well. Please read the problem list before using the data. The NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis descriptions here are subdivided into separate categories. These are currently: Pressure Level Data Surface Data Surface Flux Data Other Flux Data Tropopause Level Data Sigma Level Data If you don't know where to find a variable, you can search this table. All the files are in netcdf format and are located in the directories that follow the naming convention: /Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.derived/subdirectory_name/ where subdirectory_name is Categorysubdirectory_name Pressure levelpressure Surfacesurface Surface Fluxsurface_gauss Other Fluxother_gauss Tropopausetropopause Sigma Levelspectral The naming convention of the files is generally variable.averagingperiod.statistic.nc where variable is netcdf variable name averagingperiod is time period over which data is averaged (day,mon) statistic is type of data (mean, long-term mean(ltm), etc) Some files have the level included with the variable names e.g. air2m.mon.mean.nc Here the file should be read with the variable of 'air' Information is available on the time period of the files and how the different statistics were calculated. NOAAServer Codes: [POL 88.54 -88.54 180 -180] ; nodateline preview obtain Scientific research.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19480101

Ending_Date: 20011001

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 88.54

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.54

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > GRAVITY WAVE > MERIDIONAL GRAVITY WAVE STRESS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > GRAVITY WAVE > ZONAL GRAVITY WAVE STRESS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPORATION > POTENTIAL EVAPORATION RATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY > SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE > MONTHLY MEAN PRECIPITATION RATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ATMOSPHERIC HEATING > LATENT HEAT NET FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ATMOSPHERIC HEATING > SENSIBLE HEAT NET FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION > CLEAR SKY DOWNWARD LONGWAVE FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION > CLOUD FORCING NET LONGWAVE FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION > NET LONGWAVE RADIATION FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION > UPWARD LONGWAVE RADIATION FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION > NET SHORTWAVE RADIATION FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION > CLEAR SKY DOWNWARD SOLAR FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION > CLEAR SKY UPWARD SOLAR FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION > NEAR IR BEAM DOWNWARD SOLAR FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RUNOFF > WATER RUNOFF

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HEAT BUDGET > GROUND HEAT FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT > VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE

Theme_Keyword: Cdc Derived Ncep Reanalysis Products Surface Flux [pol 88.54 -88.54 180 -180]

Theme_Keyword: Land/sea Mask

Theme_Keyword: Momentum Flux, U-component

Theme_Keyword: Momentum Flux, V-component

Theme_Keyword: Precipitation Rate

Theme_Keyword: U Wind

Theme_Keyword: V Wind

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgement of CDC would appreciated in products derived from these data.

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Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

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Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD/CAB > Climate Analysis Branch, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: CDC041

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http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/psd1/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.rea...

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Obtain this data set via HTML.

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ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.de...

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Obtain this data set via FTP.

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020322

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090715

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Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

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