NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 MONTHLY

Resolution: 2.5x2.5; Longitude: global; Latitude: global; Time: [Jan 1949,Dec 2024]; monthly

Diagnostic [documentation]
- 0-10_cm_down
  - soil
    moisture (unitless) [ XY Time ]
  - Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- 10-200_cm_down
  - soil
    moisture (unitless) [ XY Time ]
  - Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- above_ground
  - maximum
    Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
  - minimum
    Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
  - Specific humidity (unitless) [ XY Time ]
  - Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
  - zonal wind (m/s) [ XY Time ]
  - meridional wind (m/s) [ XY Time ]
- high-cloud
  - Convective cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - RH-type cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - top
    Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- low-cloud
  - Convective cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - RH-type cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - top
    Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- middle-cloud
  - Convective cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - RH-type cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - top
    Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- soil
  Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
- surface
  - clear_sky
    - downward
      - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
      - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - upward
      solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud_forcing
    net
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - convective
    Convective precip. rate (kg/m2/s) [ XY Time ]
  - downward
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - ground
    Ground heat flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - Ice concentration (ice=1;no ice=0) [ XY Time ]
  - Land-sea mask (unitless) [ XY ]
  - latent
    Latent heat flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - net
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - potential
    evaporation (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - Precipitation rate (kg/m2/s) [ XY Time ]
  - Pressure (Pa) [ XY Time ]
  - Runoff (kg/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - sensible
    Sensible heat flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - snow
    - Accum. snow (kg/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - melt
      heat flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - rate (kg/m2/s) [ XY Time ]
    - sublimation
      heat flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - Zonal momentum flux (Pa) [ XY Time ]
  - Meridional momentum flux (Pa) [ XY Time ]
  - Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Time ]
  - Zonal gravity wave stress (Pa) [ XY Time ]
  - upward
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - Meridional gravity wave stress (Pa) [ XY Time ]
- top
  - clear_sky
    upward
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud_forcing
    net
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - downward
    solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
  - upward
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
- total_air_column
  - cloud cover (percent) [ XY Time ]
  - cloud_forcing
    net
    - longwave flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
    - solar flux (W/m2) [ XY Time ]
Intrinsic [documentation]
- Mean Sea Level
  Pressure (Pa) [ XY Time ]
- PressureLevel
  - Covar. v and u (m2/s2) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. spec. hum and omega (Pa/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. v and T (K m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. T and omega (K Pa/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. u and T (K m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. u and specific hum (m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. u and omega (m/s Pa/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. v and specific hum (m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Covar. v and omega (m/s Pa/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Geopotential height (gpm) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Stream function (m2/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Specific humidity (unitless) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Relative divergence (1/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Relative vorticity (1/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Relative humidity (percent) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - zonal wind (m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - meridional wind (m/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Velocity potential (m2/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Virtual temperature (Kelvin_scale) [ XY Pressure Time ]
  - Pressure vertical velocity (Pa/s) [ XY Pressure Time ]
- surface
  Pressure (Pa) [ XY Time ]
- total_air_column
  Precipitable water (kg m-2) [ XY Time ]