Data Library Models NMME NCEP-CFSv2 FORECAST PENTAD_SAMPLES MONTHLY hgt
X0.5W - 0.5W
Y90.5S - 90.5N
P200 mb
M[0.5 28.5]
L[0.0 10.0] months
SApr 2011 - Apr 2024
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Models NMME NCEP-CFSv2 FORECAST PENTAD_SAMPLES MONTHLY hgt: Geopotential Height at 200 hPa data

MONTHLY Geopotential Height at 200 hPa from Models NMME NCEP-CFSv2 FORECAST PENTAD_SAMPLES: pentad realtime forecasts organized as monthly starts of 24-28 members, starting from Apr 2011, matching pattern of CFSv2 hindcast starts.

Independent Variables (Grids)

L
grid: /L (months) ordered (0.5 months) to (9.5 months) by 1.0 N= 10 pts :grid
M
grid: /M (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (28.0) by 1.0 N= 28 pts :grid
Pressure level
grid: /P (mb) ordered [ (200)] :grid
S (forecast_reference_time)
grid: /S (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (0000 1 Apr 2011) to (0000 1 May 2024) by 1.0 N= 158 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (1W) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 1.0 N= 181 pts :grid
Wind Component
grid: /Z (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (2.0) N= 2 pts :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize
4
CE
null
cNZ
405
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475
477
CS
null
datatype
realarraytype
gribfield
1
missing_value
9.99900026E20
pointwidth
0
standard_name
geopotential_height
units
gpm
standard units*
meter

References

Kirtman, Ben P., and Coauthors, 2014: The North American Multimodel Ensemble: Phase-1 seasonal-to-interannual prediction; Phase-2 toward developing intraseasonal prediction. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 95, 585–601. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00050.1

Last updated: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:33:23 GMT

Data Views

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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 M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Y M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Y M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
Maximum over X Y M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
Minimum over X Y M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Y M L S | X Y X M X L X S Y M Y L Y S M L M S L S | X Y M X Y L X Y S X M L X M S X L S Y M L Y M S Y L S M L S | X Y M L X Y M S X Y L S X M L S Y M L S | X Y M L S |
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