NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Pressure Level Climatological Means

1979-1998

These are selected fields from the means provided by the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis. No additional processing has been done other than regridding.

SOURCE: NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis CDROM, BAMS, 2001
	File = grib
	2.5 degree grid

FORMAT: NetCDF

GRID:   Global - T63 Gaussian (192 x 96)
                 T42 Gaussian (128 x 64)
                 2.5 Degree Regular (144 x 73)

FIELDS: Description                     Name    Units  
        -------------------------------------------------------
	Zonal Wind Component		U	m/s	
	Meridional Wind Component	V	m/s	
	Vertical Pressure Velocity	VVEL	Pa/s
	Geopotential Height		ZA	m	
	Temperature			T	K	
	Specific Humidity		Q	kg/kg
	Surface Pressure		PS	Pa	
        Sea Level Pressure              PMSL    Pa
        Precipitable Water              PWAT    Kg/m^2


LEVELS: (Pressure)
        Select Levels available for each variable

	U,V : 925,850,700,500,300,250,200,100,50,20
	VVEL: 850,700,500,300,200
	ZA  : 1000,925,850,700,500,300,250,200,100,70,50,30,20
	T   : 925,850,700,500,300,250,200,100
	Q   : 925,850,700,500,300


TIMES:  Twelve climatological means for the 1979-1998 period.

MSS Directory: /CA/NMC/PRESS/LTM/

Filenames:

T63UV.nc
T63VVEL.nc
T63ZA.nc
T63T.nc
T63Q.nc
T63PS.nc
T63PMSL.nc
T63PWAT.nc

T42UV.nc
T42VVEL.nc
T42ZA.nc
T42T.nc
T42Q.nc
T42PS.nc
T42PMSL.nc
T42PWAT.nc

UV2.5dg.nc
VVEL2.5dg.nc
ZA2.5dg.nc
T2.5dg.nc
Q2.5dg.nc
PS2.5dg.nc
PMSL2.5dg.nc
PWAT2.5dg.nc


Current holdings:Average from January 1979 - December 1998

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