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IGOSS australia

IGOSS australia: Surface winds from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne.

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Datasets and variables

zonal surface wind IGOSS australia u[ X Y | T]
meridional surface wind IGOSS australia v[ X Y | T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Aug 1995) to (Aug 2002) by 1.0 N= 85 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid

Other Info

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The surface winds are calculated using boundary layer similarity theory. AUSTRALIA

Last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:05:19 GMT