Independent Variables (Grids)

lat (latitude)

grid: /lat (degree_north) ordered (90N) to (90S) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid

lon (longitude)

grid: /lon (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2.5W) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid

time (time)

grid: /time (days since 1979-01-01 12:00:0.0) ordered (1 Jan 1979) to (31 Dec 2024) by 1.0 N= 16802 pts :grid

Other Info

actual_range

-0.9400024
85.330002

cell_methods

time: mean (of 4 6-hourly values in one day)

Dataset

NCEP/DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2) Daily Averages

datatype

realarraytype

GRIB_id

54

GRIB_name

PWAT

least_significant_digit

-1

level_desc

Entire Atmosphere Considered As a Single Layer

missing_value

-9.96920997E36

parent_stat

Individual Obs

pointwidth

0

precision

2

standard_name

atmosphere_water_content

statistic

Mean

units

kg /m²

valid_range

-40.0
160.0

var_desc

Precipitable Water Content

standard units*

kilogram meter^-2

history

created 2002/03 by Hoop (netCDF2.3)

References

Kanamitsu, M., W. Ebisuzaki, J. Woollen, S. K. Yang, J. J. Hnilo, M. Fiorino, and G. L. Potter, 2002: NCEP-DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 83, 1631-1643.

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