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Dataset

 

ECMWF Operational Data at ERA-40 Resolution

Update Frequency: Daily
Latest Data Update: 2022-12-20
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2012-06-07
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 2.6M Files | 2TB

Abstract

Operational data from 1st January 2002 to present containing the ongoing analyses and forecasts produced by the most recent ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) model. Data are available at the resolutions used for the ERA 40 reanalysis project - i.e. reduced Gaussian N80 for surface data and spectral T159 for upper air data. The IFS is regularly updated as improvements are made to the model, computing facilities and observations used in data assimilation.

Citable as:  European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (2012): ECMWF Operational Data at ERA-40 Resolution. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/df8046516f457c79f8e63573a2c17779
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ECMWF, operational, ERA 40, forecast, analysis, surface, model

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_4bd90244-b0a1-11e1-9f08-00163e251233
Access rules:
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/ecmwf_op_agreement.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data extracted from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) MARS system and transfered to BADC daily, 10 days in arrears of production.

Data Quality:
Data are from ECMWF's operational model. Reported data deficiencies are listed here: http://www.ecmwf.int/products/data/technical/deficiencies/operational.html
File Format:
Data are GRIB-1 formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

ECMWF - Integrated Forecasting System deployed on ECMWF Computer

Abstract

This computation involved: ECMWF - Integrated Forecasting System deployed on ECMWF Computer.

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • units: m s**-1
  • long_name: 10 metre U wind component
  • units: m s**-1
  • long_name: 10 metre V wind component
  • units: m s**-1
  • long_name: 10 metre wind gust since previous post-processing
  • units: K
  • long_name: 2 metre dewpoint temperature
  • units: K
  • long_name: 2 metre temperature
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • standard_name: surface_albedo
  • long_name: Albedo
  • long_name: Angle of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: radians
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Boundary layer dissipation
  • standard_name: kinetic_energy_dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer
  • units: m
  • long_name: Boundary layer height
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Charnock
  • units: m
  • long_name: Convective precipitation
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_convective_precipitation_amount
  • units: s**-1
  • standard_name: divergence_of_wind
  • long_name: Divergence
  • units: N m**-2 s
  • long_name: Eastward gravity wave surface stress
  • standard_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • units: N m**-2 s
  • long_name: Eastward turbulent surface stress
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • long_name: Evaporation
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amount
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Forecast albedo
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Forecast logarithm of surface roughness for heat
  • units: m
  • long_name: Forecast surface roughness
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Fraction of cloud cover
  • units: m**2 s**-2
  • long_name: Geopotential
  • standard_name: geopotential
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Gravity wave dissipation
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: High cloud cover
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: High vegetation cover
  • units: K
  • long_name: Ice temperature layer 1
  • units: K
  • long_name: Ice temperature layer 2
  • units: K
  • long_name: Ice temperature layer 3
  • units: K
  • long_name: Ice temperature layer 4
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Land-sea mask
  • standard_name: land_binary_mask
  • units: m
  • long_name: Large-scale precipitation
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_stratiform_precipitation_amount
  • units: s
  • long_name: Large-scale precipitation fraction
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Logarithm of surface pressure
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Logarithm of surface roughness length for heat
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Low cloud cover
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Low vegetation cover
  • units: K
  • long_name: Maximum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing
  • units: Pa
  • long_name: Mean sea level pressure
  • standard_name: air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Medium cloud cover
  • units: K
  • long_name: Minimum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing
  • units: m**2 s**-2
  • long_name: Montgomery potential
  • units: N m**-2 s
  • units: N m**-2 s
  • long_name: Northward gravity wave surface stress
  • standard_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
  • units: N m**-2 s
  • long_name: Northward turbulent surface stress
  • units: kg kg**-1
  • long_name: Ozone mass mixing ratio
  • units: K
  • long_name: Potential temperature
  • units: K m**2 kg**-1 s**-1
  • long_name: Potential vorticity
  • units: Pa
  • long_name: Pressure
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • long_name: Relative humidity
  • units: m
  • long_name: Runoff
  • standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Sea ice area fraction
  • units: K
  • long_name: Sea surface temperature
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • long_name: Skin reservoir content
  • units: K
  • long_name: Skin temperature
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Slope of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Snow albedo
  • long_name: Snow density
  • units: kg m**-3
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • long_name: Snow depth
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_surface_snow_amount
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • long_name: Snow evaporation
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_snowfall_amount
  • long_name: Snowfall
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • long_name: Snowmelt
  • long_name: Soil Wetness Level 3
  • names: Soil Wetness Level 3
  • units: K
  • standard_name: surface_temperature
  • long_name: Soil temperature level 1
  • units: K
  • long_name: Soil temperature level 2
  • units: K
  • long_name: Soil temperature level 3
  • units: K
  • long_name: Soil temperature level 4
  • units: kg kg**-1
  • long_name: Specific cloud ice water content
  • units: kg kg**-1
  • long_name: Specific cloud liquid water content
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • units: kg kg**-1
  • long_name: Specific humidity
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Standard deviation of orography
  • units: s
  • long_name: Sunshine duration
  • standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Surface latent heat flux
  • standard_name: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Surface net solar radiation
  • units: J m**-2
  • standard_name: surface_net_upward_longwave_flux
  • long_name: Surface net thermal radiation
  • units: m
  • long_name: Surface roughness
  • standard_name: surface_roughness_length
  • standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Surface sensible heat flux
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Surface solar radiation downwards
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Surface thermal radiation downwards
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • long_name: Temperature
  • units: K
  • long_name: Temperature of snow layer
  • standard_name: temperature_in_surface_snow
  • units: J m**-2
  • standard_name: toa_net_upward_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: Top net solar radiation
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Top net solar radiation, clear sky
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Top net thermal radiation
  • units: J m**-2
  • long_name: Top net thermal radiation, clear sky
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • long_name: Total cloud cover
  • units: kg m**-2
  • long_name: Total column ozone
  • units: kg m**-2
  • long_name: Total column water
  • units: kg m**-2
  • long_name: Total column water vapour
  • standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Type of high vegetation
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Type of low vegetation
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • units: m s**-1
  • long_name: U component of wind
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • units: m s**-1
  • long_name: V component of wind
  • standard_name: lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
  • units: Pa s**-1
  • long_name: Vertical velocity
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • long_name: Volumetric soil water layer 1
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • long_name: Volumetric soil water layer 2
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • long_name: Volumetric soil water layer 3
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • long_name: Volumetric soil water layer 4
  • units: s**-1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_relative_vorticity
  • long_name: Vorticity (relative)

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2002-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°