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FSU CLIMATOLOGY

FSU CLIMATOLOGY: Climatology used in computing anomalies.

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Datasets and variables

zonal wind stress FSU CLIMATOLOGY taux[ X Y T D |]
meridional wind stress FSU CLIMATOLOGY tauy[ X Y T D |]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1. N= 12 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (124E) to (70W) by 2. N= 84 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (29S) to (29N) by 2. N= 30 pts :grid

References

Legler, D.M., and J.J. O'Brien, 1988; Tropical Pacific wind stress analysis for TOGA, IOC Time series of ocean measurements, IOC Technical Series 33, Volume 4, UNESCO.

Last updated: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:03:02 GMT