CAYAN Qnet: net heat flux data

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

Independent Variables (Grids)

month (time)
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1946) to (Mar 1998) by 1.0 N= 627 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (7.5E) to (2.5E) by 5.0 N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (70N) to (40S) by 5.0 N= 23 pts :grid

Other Info

file_missing_value
-99999.0
missing_value
NaN
units
W /m2
standard units*
kilogram second-3
history
Cayan Net Heat Flux Derived from COADS

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: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:39:06 GMT

Data Views

TXY
[ X Y | T]MMM


Filters

Here are some filters that are useful for manipulating data. There are actually many more available, but they have to be entered manually. See Ingrid Function Documentation for more information. Average over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Maximum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Minimum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Convert units from W/m2 to

Note on units