NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) Monthly Products

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Originator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

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Title: NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) Monthly Products

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Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

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Online_Linkage: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds093.2/

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Abstract:

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was initially completed over the 31-year period from 1979 to 2009 and will be extended in real-time into the future. CFSR monthly atmospheric, oceanic and land surface output products are available at 0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 degree horizontal resolutions as 6-hourly diurnal monthly means (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z) and regular monthly means. As a value-add for longer-term climate research, the CISL RDA has created timeseries of individual parameters/levels from the regular monthly means. For more information about CFSR, please see http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/cfsr.html [http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/cfsr.html].

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REFERENCE: Saha, Suranjana, et. al. 2010 The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. v 10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1

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Beginning_Date: 19790101

Ending_Date: 20100101

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Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BOB DATTORE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Address: CISL/DSS

Address: P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1825

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)-497-1291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dattore@ucar.edu

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Latitude_Resolution: 2.5 degrees

Longitude_Resolution: 2.5 degrees

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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Contact_Organization: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

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Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Address: CISL/DSS

Address: P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1231

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)-497-1291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dssweb@ucar.edu

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http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds093.1/

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http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/cfsr.html

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More information about CFSR

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110114

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110214

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BOB DATTORE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Address: CISL/DSS

Address: P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1825

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)-497-1291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dattore@ucar.edu

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