Dataset
NOCS 2.0: National Oceanography Centre Southampton Surface Flux Climatology (version 2.0)
Update Frequency: Unknown
Latest Data Update: 2015-05-01
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-09-22
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 456 Files | 9GB
Abstract
The National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) Version 2.0 Surface Flux Dataset is a monthly mean gridded dataset of marine surface measurements and derived fluxes constructed using optimal interpolation. Input for the period 1973 to 2006 are ICOADS Release 2.4 ship data, the update from 2007 to 2014 uses ICOADS Release 2.5 and data after 2007 are preliminary. The dataset is presented as a time series of monthly mean values on a 1 degree area grid.
The quality of the gridded data is quantified by estimates of random, bias and total uncertainty. The monthly means were derived from daily estimates of each variable and the standard deviation of these daily values is also available. Please see nocs2_variable_defs document for detailed variable information. Users are advised to take account of the uncertainty estimates provided, and to note that in very poorly sampled regions, such as the Southern Ocean, the uncertainty estimates themselves may be unreliable.
Surface meteorological fields have been adjusted to account for varying measurement heights and for known biases (Berry and Kent 2009, Berry and Kent 2011). Surface fluxes have been calculated from daily fields of the surface meteorological parameters using bulk parameterisations (Reed 1977; Clark et al. 1974; Smith 1980; 1988).
The NOCS v2.0 flux dataset was funded by the Oceans2025 project.
Citable as: Berry, D.I.; Kent, E.C. (2014): NOCS 2.0: National Oceanography Centre Southampton Surface Flux Climatology (version 2.0). NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/21b5b970a6844d72afa4b2c551944d9b
Abbreviation: NOC2.0
Keywords: SOC, NOCS, NOC1.1, NOC, ocean, freshwater, winstress, heat flux, air-sea interaction
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Data is provided by NOCS (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) to the BADC for archiving. |
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Related Documents
Process overview
- standard_name: air_temperature
- units: Celsius
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature
- var_id: at
- units: Celsius
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: at_err_bias
- units: Celsius
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: at_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: at_qflag
- units: Celsius
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: at_err_rand
- units: Celsius
- long_name: 10 m Air Temperature Total Uncertainty Estimate
- standard_name: air_temperature standard_error
- var_id: at_err_total
- standard_name: wind_speed
- units: m/s
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed
- var_id: wspd
- units: m/s
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: wspd_err_bias
- units: m/s
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: wspd_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: wspd_qflag
- units: m/s
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: wspd_err_rand
- units: m/s
- long_name: 10 m Scalar Mean Wind Speed Total Uncertainty Estimate
- standard_name: wind_speed standard_error
- var_id: wspd_err_total
- units: g/kg
- standard_name: specific_humidity
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity
- var_id: qair
- units: g/kg
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: qair_err_bias
- units: g/kg
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: qair_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: qair_qflag
- units: g/kg
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: qair_err_rand
- units: g/kg
- long_name: 10 m Specific Humidity Total Uncertainty Estimate
- standard_name: specific_humidity standard_error
- var_id: qair_err_total
- units: Fraction of cells ice free
- long_name: Ice Mask
- var_id: icemask
- long_name: Latent Heat Flux
- standard_name: surface_downward_latent_heat_flux
- units: watt/m2
- var_id: lhf
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Latent Heat Flux Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: lhf_err_bias
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Latent Heat Flux Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: lhf_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Latent Heat Flux Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: lhf_qflag
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Latent Heat Flux Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: lhf_err_rand
- long_name: Net Heat Flux
- names: Net Heat Flux
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Longwave Radiation
- standard_name: net_downward_longwave_flux_in_air
- var_id: lw
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Longwave Radiation Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: lw_err_bias
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Longwave Radiation Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: lw_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Net Longwave Radiation Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: lw_qflag
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Longwave Radiation Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: lw_err_rand
- standard_name: net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Shortwave Radiation
- var_id: sw
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Shortwave Radiation Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: sw_err_bias
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Shortwave Radiation Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: sw_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Net Shortwave Radiation Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: sw_qflag
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Net Shortwave Radiation Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: sw_err_rand
- var_id: sst
- standard_name: sea_surface_temperature
- units: Celsius
- long_name: Sea Surface Temperature
- units: Celsius
- long_name: Sea Surface Temperature Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: sst_err_bias
- units: Celsius
- long_name: Sea Surface Temperature Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: sst_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Sea Surface Temperature Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: sst_qflag
- units: Celsius
- long_name: Sea Surface Temperature Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: sst_err_rand
- long_name: Sensible Heat Flux
- standard_name: surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux
- units: watt/m2
- var_id: shf
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Sensible Heat Flux Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: shf_err_bias
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Sensible Heat Flux Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: shf_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Sensible Heat Flux Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: shf_qflag
- units: watt/m2
- long_name: Sensible Heat Flux Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: shf_err_rand
- units: mbar
- standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
- long_name: Surface Pressure
- var_id: slp
- units: mbar
- long_name: Surface Pressure Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: slp_err_bias
- units: mbar
- long_name: Surface Pressure Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: slp_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Surface Pressure Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: slp_qflag
- units: mbar
- long_name: Surface Pressure Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: slp_err_rand
- units: mbar
- long_name: Surface Pressure Total Uncertainty Estimate
- standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level standard_error
- var_id: slp_err_total
- units: percent
- standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover
- var_id: cldc
- units: percent
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover Bias Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: cldc_err_bias
- units: percent
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover Intra-monthly Standard Deviation
- var_id: cldc_sdv
- units: flag
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover Quality Indicator Flag
- var_id: cldc_qflag
- units: percent
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover Random Uncertainty Estimate
- var_id: cldc_err_rand
- units: percent
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover Total Uncertainty Estimate
- standard_name: cloud_area_fraction standard_error
- var_id: cldc_err_total
- var_id: lat
- units: Degrees_N
- var_id: lon
- units: Degrees_E
- var_id: time
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1973-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2014-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
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