dataset: IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca

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IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY

IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY: ECHAM4.5 AMIP2a Jan 1957 to Jul 2008.

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Datasets and variables

total cloud cover	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY cld[ X Y \| M L S]
evaporation	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY evap[ X Y \| M L S]
geopotential height	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY gz[ X Y \| Z M L S]
surface latent heat flux	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY lh[ X Y \| M L S]
net longwave at ground	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY nlwg[ X Y \| M L S]
net shortwave at ground	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY nswg[ X Y \| M L S]
net shortwave at toa	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY nswt[ X Y \| M L S]
outgoing longwave radiation	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY olr[ X Y \| M L S]
vertical pressure velocity	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY omg[ X Y \| Z M L S]
total precipitation	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY prec[ X Y \| M L S]
specific humidity	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY q[ X Y \| Z M L S]
surface sensible heat flux	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY sh[ X Y \| M L S]
sea level pressure	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY slp[ X Y \| M L S]
surface temperature	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY st[ X Y \| M L S]
Forecast Time	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY T[ L S \|]
temperature at 2m	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY t2m[ X Y \| M L S]
surface zonal wind stress	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY taux[ X Y \| M L S]
surface meridional wind stress	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY tauy[ X Y \| M L S]
temperature	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY temp[ X Y \| Z M L S]
zonal velocity	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY u[ X Y \| Z M L S]
meridional velocity	IRI FD ECHAM4p5 Forecast ca_sst ensemble24 MONTHLY v[ X Y \| Z M L S]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Lead Time (forecast_period)	grid: /L (months) ordered (0.5 months) to (6.5 months) by 1.0 N= 7 pts :grid
ensemble member	grid: /M (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (24.0) by 1.0 N= 24 pts :grid
NVZ	grid: /NVZ (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (116.0) by 1.0 N= 116 pts :grid
Start Time (forecast_reference_time)	grid: /S (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (0000 1 Jan 1957) to (0000 1 Mar 2017) by 1.0 N= 723 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)	grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2.8125W) by 2.8125 N= 128 pts :grid
Latitude	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered [ (87.86384N) (85.09651N) (82.3129N) (79.52561N) (76.73689N) (73.94751N) (71.15775N) (68.36775N) (65.57761N) (62.78734N) (59.99702N) (57.20663N) (54.41619N) (51.62573N) (48.83524N) (46.04472N) (43.2542N) (40.46365N) (37.67308N) (34.88252N) (32.09194N) (29.30136N) (26.51077N) (23.72017N) (20.92957N) (18.13897N) (15.34836N) (12.55776N) (9.767144N) (6.976533N) (4.18592N) (1.395307N) (1.395307S) (4.18592S) (6.976533S) (9.767144S) (12.55776S) (15.34836S) (18.13897S) (20.92957S) (23.72017S) (26.51077S) (29.30136S) (32.09194S) (34.88252S) (37.67308S) (40.46365S) (43.2542S) (46.04472S) (48.83524S) (51.62573S) (54.41619S) (57.20663S) (59.99702S) (62.78734S) (65.57761S) (68.36775S) (71.15775S) (73.94751S) (76.73689S) (79.52561S) (82.3129S) (85.09651S) (87.86384S)] :grid
Pressure	grid: /Z (mb) ordered [ (1000) (925) (850) (775) (700) (600) (500) (450) (400) (350) (300) (250) (200) (150) (100) (50) (25)] :grid

Other Info

note: M 2 VALUE S (1 Mar-May 1957-2002) VALUES updated 16 Jan 2008 previously identical to M 1 VALUE
note2: S (1 Jun 1957-2002) VALUES updated 11 Aug 2008 reread 7 Jul 2009
note3: S (1 Dec 2005) (1 Dec 2006) (1 Jun 2008) VALUES updated 9 Jul 2009 after SST field changes
history: ECHAM4.5 AMIP2a

References

Li, S. and L. Goddard 2005: Retrospective Forecasts with the ECHAM4.5 AGCM IRI Tech. Report 05-02 December 2005

van den Dool, H.M., 1994: Searching for analogues, how long must we wait? Tellus, 46A, 314-324.

Van den Dool, H. M., 2007: Empirical Methods in Short-Term Climate Prediction. Oxford University Press, 215 pp.

Last updated: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:23:22 GMT
Expires: Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT

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