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CAYAN: Heat flux and irradiance data analysis of COADS from Cayan of Scripps.

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Datasets and variables

latent heat flux	CAYAN Qlh[ X Y \| T]
net heat flux	CAYAN Qnet[ X Y \| T]
sensible heat flux	CAYAN Qsh[ X Y \| T]
solar irradiance	CAYAN Si[ X Y \| T]
terrestrial irradiance	CAYAN Ti[ X Y \| T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

month	grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1946) to (Mar 1998) by 1. N= 627 pts :grid
Longitude	grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (5E) to (0) by 5. N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (70N) to (40S) by 5. N= 23 pts :grid

Other Info

iridl:hasSemantics: iridl:SIO

References

Cayan, D., 1992: Latent and Sensible Heat Flux Anomalies over the Northern Oceans: The Connection to Monthly Atmospheric Circulation. J. Climate, 5, 354-369.

Last updated: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:02:56 GMT