Atmospheric Mass, Moisture, and Energy Budget products from ECMWF 15-Year Reanalysis at Tapered T42
NOTICE: The FS files are being replaced. Do not use the the `old' FS files until this notice is updated. (The old FS files corresponded to FS derived from NCEP, not ERA-15. We acknowledge Matthew Peters and Chris Bretherton at the University of Washington for pointing this out to us.)
FORMAT: 32-bit IEEE
(sample Fortran-90 code)
GRID: Global - T42 (Tapered) Gaussian (128 x 64)
(T42 Gaussian latitudes, longitudes and weights)
LEVELS: single level, vertically integrated
FIELDS: Description Name units
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VERTICALLY INTEGRATED QUANTITIES OF:
(quantities do not include factors: Cp(T), g(z), or L(q))
Surface Pressure PS Pa
Heat Flux: Zonal Component [U*T] UT kg K/(m s)
Heat Flux: Meridional Component [V*T] VT kg K/(m s)
Moisture Flux: Zonal Component [U*Q] UQ kg/(m s)
Moisture Flux: Meridional Component [V*Q] VQ kg/(m s)
Kinetic Energy Flux: Zonal Component [U*KE] UK J/(m s)
Kinetic Energy Flux: Meridional Component [V*KE] VK J/(m s)
Geopotential Flux: Zonal Component [U*Z] UZ kg/s
Geopotential Flux: Meridional Component [V*Z] VZ kg/s
Kinetic Energy [(U^2+V^2)/2] KE J/m^2
Total Energy: Vertically AVERAGED [CpT+Lq+gZ+k] TE J/kg
Precipitable Water PW kg/m^2
Precipitable Water Tendency QTEN kg/(m^2 s)
Evaporation minus Precipitation (E-P) EP mm/day
Mass Residual MRES Pa/s
Total Energy Divergence (compl. mass corr.) _CMC_TEDIV W/m^2
Dry Static Energy Divergence (compl. mass corr.) _CMC_DSEDIV W/m^2
Latent Heat Divergence (compl. mass. corr.) _CMC_LEDIV W/m^2
Total Energy Tendency TETEN W/m^2
Diabatic Heating minus Frictional Heating Q1QF W/m^2
Net Downward Radiation, Top of Atmosphere RAD W/m^2
Net Upward Heat Flux, Surface FS W/m^2
TIMES: Monthly means; monthly, seasonal, and annual climatologies
and standard deviations.
FTP Directory:ftp://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/pub/CAS/TN430/ERA15/T42F/
Filename: Based on field name (replace "xx" below with field name) and time representation.
One file per field. All time steps in one file.
T42F_ERA15_xx7993 180 monthly grids from Jan 1979 to Dec 1993
T42F_ERA15_xx7993ANN_MN average of 15 annual means from 1979 to 1993
T42F_ERA15_xx7993ANN_STD standard deviation of above
T42F_ERA15_xx7993MON_MN average of each month (12) from 1979 to 1993
T42F_ERA15_xx7993MON_STD standard deviation of above
T42F_ERA15_xx7993SEA_MN average of each season (4:MAM,JJA,SON,DJF) from 1979 to 1993
Seasons with one or more months missing were not included in the average.
T42F_ERA15_xx7993SEA_STD standard deviation of above
T42F_ERA15_xx8502_8904* same as above but for ERBE period: Feb 1985 to Apr 1989
ERBE period annual means are based on a year from Feb to Jan.
Current holdings: January 1979 - December 1993
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T42F_ERA15_PS7993
T42F_ERA15_PS7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_PS7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_PS7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_PS7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_PS7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_PS7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_UT7993
T42F_ERA15_UT7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_UT7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_UT7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_UT7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_UT7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_UT7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_VT7993
T42F_ERA15_VT7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_VT7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_VT7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_VT7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_VT7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_VT7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_UQ7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_VQ7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_UK7993
T42F_ERA15_UK7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_UK7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_UK7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_UK7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_UK7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_UK7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_VK7993
T42F_ERA15_VK7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_VK7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_VK7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_VK7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_VK7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_VK7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_UZ7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_VZ7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_KE7993
T42F_ERA15_KE7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_KE7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_KE7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_KE7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_KE7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_KE7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_TE7993
T42F_ERA15_TE7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_TE7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_TE7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_TE7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_TE7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_TE7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_PW7993
T42F_ERA15_PW7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_PW7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_PW7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_PW7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_PW7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_PW7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_QTEN7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_EP7993
T42F_ERA15_EP7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_EP7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_EP7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_EP7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_EP7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_EP7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_MRES7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_TEDIV7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_DSEDIV7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15__CMC_LEDIV7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_TETEN7993SEA_STD
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_Q1QF7993SEA_STD
(for ERBE period only)
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_RAD8502_8904SEA_STD
NOTICE: The FS files are being replaced. Do not use the
the `old' FS files until this notice is updated. (The old FS files
corresponded to FS derived from NCEP, not ERA-15. We
acknowledge Matthew Peters and Chris Bretherton at
the University of Washington for pointing this out
to us.)
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904ANN_MN
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904ANN_STD
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904MON_MN
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904MON_STD
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904SEA_MN
T42F_ERA15_FS8502_8904SEA_STD
Related Datasets:
- NCEP Reanalysis Mass, Moisture and Energy Budget Products at Tapered T42
- ERBE
- GEWEX NASA Water Vapor Project (NVAP)
- CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) from Xie and Arkin
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