Independent Variables (Grids)

Latitude (latitude)

grid: /lat (degree_north) ordered (90N) to (90S) by 2.0 N= 91 pts :grid

Longitude (longitude)

grid: /lon (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :grid

Time (time)

grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1908) to (Dec 1958) by 1.0 N= 612 pts :grid

Other Info

actual_range

[ 192.6226 524.09662 ]

add_offset

3276.6001

cell_methods

time: mean (monthly from 6-hourly values)

Dataset

NOAA-CIRES 20th Century Reanalysis Monthly Averages

datatype

shortarraytype

GRIB_id

10

GRIB_name

TOZNE

level_desc

Entire Atmosphere Considered As a Single Layer

missing_value

32766

parent_stat

Mean

precision

1

scale_factor

0.1

standard_name

equivalent_thickness_at_top_of_atmosphere_o3_content

statistic

Mean

units

Dobsons

unpacked_valid_range

[ 0.0 750.0 ]

valid_range

[ -32766 -25266 ]

var_desc

total columnar ozone

References

Compo, G. P., J. S. Whitaker, P. D. Sardeshmukh, N. Matsui, R. J. Allan, X. Yin, B. E. Gleason, R. S. Vose, G. Rutledge, P. Bessemoulin, S. Bronnimann, M. Brunet, R. I. Crouthamel, A. N. Grant, P. Y. Groisman, P. D. Jones, M. Kruk, A. C. Kruger, G. J. Marshall, M. Maugeri, H. Y. Mok, O. Nordli, T. F. Ross, R. M. Trigo, X. L. Wang, S. D. Woodruff, S. J. Worley, 2011: The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project. Quarterly J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 1-28. DOI: 10.1002/qj.776.

Compo, G. P., J. S. Whitaker, and P. D. Sardeshmukh, 2006: Feasibility of a 100 year reanalysis using only surface pressure data. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 87, 175-190

Whitaker, J. S., G. P. Compo, X. Wei, and T. M. Hamill, 2004: Reanalysis without radiosondes using ensemble data assimilation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 1190-1200.

Last updated: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:27:28 GMT