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Dataset

 

Cascade: Idealised 12km xewwa model run measurements

Update Frequency: Unknown
Latest Data Update: 2011-05-17
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 62 Files | 4GB

Abstract

Cascade was a NERC funded consortium project to study organized convection and scale interactions in the tropical atmosphere using large domain cloud system resolving model simulations. This dataset contains data from the xewwa simulation which ran using the Met Office Unified Model (UM) at 12km horizontal resolution over an idealised equatorial domain of about 8000x4000km. Cascade Idealised simulations are used to study warm pool convection and equatorial waves.

Citable as:  Woolnough, S. (2008): Cascade: Idealised 12km xewwa model run measurements. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8db31af28c464dbb9bb3489dadc5abb3
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Cascade, atmosphere, UM, Unified Model

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Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were generated using the Met Office Unified Model (UM) at 12km horizontal resolution over an idealised equatorial domain of about 8000x4000km. Cascade data has been converted to CF-netCDF by the cascade team using one of two tools: UKMOIDL or xconv, then passed on to the BADC for archiving.

Data Quality:
See dataset associated documentation
File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

Met Office operational unified model (UM) deployed on unknown computer

Abstract

This computation involved: Met Office operational unified model (UM).

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • units: m
  • standard_name: atmosphere_hybrid_height_coordinate
  • var_id: eta_hh
  • names: atmosphere_hybrid_height_coordinate
  • var_id: bound_latitude
  • var_id: bound_longitude
  • var_id: bound_time
  • standard_name: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness
  • long_name: boundary layer depth after timestep
  • var_id: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness
  • names: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness, boundary layer depth after timestep
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: convective rainfall rate kg/m2/s
  • standard_name: convective_rainfall_rate
  • var_id: convective_rainfall_rate
  • names: convective rainfall rate kg/m2/s, convective_rainfall_rate
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: cumulus-capped bl indicator
  • names: cumulus-capped bl indicator
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: decoupled sc. not over cu. indicator
  • names: decoupled sc. not over cu. indicator
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: decoupled sc. over cu. indicator
  • names: decoupled sc. over cu. indicator
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: h of rho model levs from sea level
  • names: h of rho model levs from sea level
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: h of theta model levs from sea level
  • names: h of theta model levs from sea level
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • names: height
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: incoming sw rad flux (toa): all tss
  • var_id: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
  • names: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux, incoming sw rad flux (toa): all tss
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: large scale rainfall rate kg/m2/s
  • standard_name: large_scale_rainfall_rate
  • var_id: large_scale_rainfall_rate
  • names: large_scale_rainfall_rate, large scale rainfall rate kg/m2/s
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: large_scale_snowfall_flux
  • long_name: large scale snowfall rate kg/m2/s
  • var_id: large_scale_snowfall_flux
  • names: large_scale_snowfall_flux, large scale snowfall rate kg/m2/s
  • standard_name: model_level_number
  • var_id: model_level_number
  • names: model_level_number
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_net_downward_longwave_flux
  • long_name: net down surface lw rad flux
  • var_id: surface_net_downward_longwave_flux
  • names: surface_net_downward_longwave_flux, net down surface lw rad flux
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: net down surface sw flux: sw ts only
  • var_id: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux
  • names: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux, net down surface sw flux: sw ts only
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • long_name: outgoing lw rad flux (toa)
  • var_id: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • names: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux, outgoing lw rad flux (toa)
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: outgoing sw rad flux (toa)
  • var_id: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
  • names: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux, outgoing sw rad flux (toa)
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure at rho levels after ts
  • names: air_pressure, pressure at rho levels after ts
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure at theta levels after ts
  • names: air_pressure, pressure at theta levels after ts
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: pv on model levels(calc pv)
  • names: pv on model levels(calc pv)
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: q incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • names: q incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: q total increment on model levels
  • names: q total increment on model levels
  • standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air
  • long_name: qcf after timestep
  • var_id: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air
  • names: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air, qcf after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: qcf incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • names: qcf incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: qcf incr: bdy layer
  • names: qcf incr: bdy layer
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: qcf incr: ls rain
  • names: qcf incr: ls rain
  • standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
  • long_name: qcl after timestep
  • var_id: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
  • names: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air, qcl after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: qcl incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • names: qcl incr: advect kg/kg/timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: qcl incr: ls rain
  • names: qcl incr: ls rain
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: rainfall rate out of model levels
  • names: rainfall rate out of model levels
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: snowfall rate out of model levels
  • names: snowfall rate out of model levels
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: specific_humidity
  • long_name: specific humidity after timestep
  • names: specific_humidity, specific humidity after timestep
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: specific_humidity
  • long_name: specific humidity at 1.5m
  • names: specific_humidity, specific humidity at 1.5m
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: specific humidity incr: convection
  • names: specific humidity incr: convection
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: specific humidity incr: ls rain
  • names: specific humidity incr: ls rain
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: stable bl indicator
  • names: stable bl indicator
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: stratocum. over stable bl indicator
  • names: stratocum. over stable bl indicator
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • long_name: surface heat flux w/m2
  • var_id: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • names: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux, surface heat flux w/m2
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • long_name: surface latent heat flux w/m2
  • var_id: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • names: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux, surface latent heat flux w/m2
  • standard_name: surface_air_pressure
  • long_name: surface pressure after timestep
  • var_id: surface_air_pressure
  • names: surface_air_pressure, surface pressure after timestep
  • units: K
  • standard_name: surface_temperature
  • long_name: surface temperature after timestep
  • var_id: surface_temperature
  • names: surface_temperature, surface temperature after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: t total increment on model levels
  • names: t total increment on model levels
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: air_temperature
  • long_name: temperature at 1.5m
  • names: air_temperature, temperature at 1.5m
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature incr: advect k/timestep
  • names: temperature incr: advect k/timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature incr: convection
  • names: temperature incr: convection
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature incr: ls rain
  • names: temperature incr: ls rain
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature incr: lwrad scheme
  • names: temperature incr: lwrad scheme
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature incr: swrad scheme
  • names: temperature incr: swrad scheme
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: temperature on theta levels
  • names: temperature on theta levels
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: total column dry mass rho grid
  • names: total column dry mass rho grid
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: atmosphere_cloud_ice_content
  • long_name: total column qcf rho grid
  • var_id: atmosphere_cloud_ice_content
  • names: atmosphere_cloud_ice_content, total column qcf rho grid
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: total column qcl rho grid
  • names: total column qcl rho grid
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: total column wet mass rho grid
  • names: total column wet mass rho grid
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: eastward_wind
  • long_name: u compnt of wind after timestep
  • names: eastward_wind, u compnt of wind after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: u wind incr: bdy layer
  • names: u wind incr: bdy layer
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: northward_wind
  • long_name: v compnt of wind after timestep
  • names: northward_wind, v compnt of wind after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: v wind incr: bdy layer
  • names: v wind incr: bdy layer
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • var_id: upward_air_velocity
  • long_name: w compnt of wind after timestep
  • names: upward_air_velocity, w compnt of wind after timestep
  • var_id: data
  • long_name: well_mixed bl indicator
  • names: well_mixed bl indicator

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • names: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • names: longitude
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2002-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2002-01-01T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
40.0000°
 
-10.0000°
 
120.0000°
 
-20.0000°
 
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Principal Investigators (1)