Independent Variables (Grids)

latitude

grid: /lat (degree_north) ordered [ (87.8638S) (85.0965S) (82.3129S) (79.5256S) (76.7369S) (73.9475S) (71.1577S) (68.3678S) (65.5776S) (62.7873S) (59.997S) (57.2066S) (54.4162S) (51.6257S) (48.8352S) (46.0447S) (43.2542S) (40.4636S) (37.6731S) (34.8825S) (32.0919S) (29.3014S) (26.5108S) (23.7202S) (20.9296S) (18.139S) (15.3484S) (12.5578S) (9.7671S) (6.9765S) (4.1859S) (1.3953S) (1.3953N) (4.1859N) (6.9765N) (9.7671N) (12.5578N) (15.3484N) (18.139N) (20.9296N) (23.7202N) (26.5108N) (29.3014N) (32.0919N) (34.8825N) (37.6731N) (40.4636N) (43.2542N) (46.0447N) (48.8352N) (51.6257N) (54.4162N) (57.2066N) (59.997N) (62.7873N) (65.5776N) (68.3678N) (71.1577N) (73.9475N) (76.7369N) (79.5256N) (82.3129N) (85.0965N) (87.8638N)] :grid

longitude

grid: /lon (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2.8125W) by 2.8125 N= 128 pts :grid

time (time)

grid: /time (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1979) to (Dec 2001) by 1.0 N= 276 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype

realarraytype

level

TOA (Top of atmosphere)

missing_value

9.99999962E35

short_name

OLR

sign_convention

>0 upward through the TOA

units

W /m²

standard units*

kilogram second^-3

References

Kalnay, E., M. Kanamitsu, R. Kistler, W. Collins, D. Deaven, L. Gandin, M. Iredell, S. Saha, G. White, J. Woollen, Y. Zhu, A. Leetmaa, B. Reynolds, M. Chelliah, W. Ebisuzaki, W. Higgins, J. Janowiak, K. C. Mo, C. Ropelewski, J. Wang, R. Jenne, and D. Joseph. The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, March, 1996

Last updated: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:22 GMT