Independent Variables (Grids)

lead time (forecast_period)

grid: /L (months) ordered (0.5 months) to (5.5 months) by 1.0 N= 6 pts :grid

latitude

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

longitude

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

members

grid: /M (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (10.0) by 1.0 N= 10 pts :grid

start time (forecast_reference_time)

grid: /S (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (0000 1 Mar 1979) to (0000 1 Dec 1999) by 3.0 N= 84 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype

realarraytype

grid_name

grid-1

grid_type

linear

level_description

Mean Sea Level

missing_value

9.99899956E20

pointwidth

0

units

Pa

standard units*

kilogram meter^-1 second^-2

References

Kanamitsu, M., A. Kumar, H. H. Juang, J. Schemm, W. Wang, F. Yang, S. Hong, P. Peng, W. Chen, S. Moorthi, and M. Ji 2002: NCEP Dynamical Seasonal Forecast System 2000. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 83, 1019-1037.

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