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Dataset

 

ECMWF ERA-Interim: spherical harmonic gridded model level forecast model parameter data (spfm)

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2019-10-26
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-08-26
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 118.83K Files | 3TB

Abstract

Model level forecast parameters on a spherical harmonic grid from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECWMF) ERA-Interim programme.

The ERA-Interim global atmospheric reanalysis of the covers 1979 to August 2019. This follows on from the ERA-15 and ERA-40 re-analysis projects

This subset of the ERA-Interim dataset contains 3 parameters on 60 levels.

Citable as:  European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (2014): ECMWF ERA-Interim: spherical harmonic gridded model level forecast model parameter data (spfm). NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/2af4ac5dac7b264f0716cd3311ba2fe1/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ECMWF, ERA, ERA, Interim, reanalysis, model, spherical harmonics grid, model level, forecast

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_6127ced4-2d34-11e4-98bd-00163e251233
Access rules:
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ecmwf-era-products.pdf
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data are generated by the ERA-Interim project at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) before being prepared by ECMWF and uploaded to Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for ingestion into the archive.

Data Quality:
ECMWF quality controlled data.
File Format:
Data are GRIB formatted.

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

ECMWF ERA-Interim Re-analysis Model deployed on ECMWF Computer

Abstract

This computation involved: ECMWF ERA-Interim Re-analysis Model deployed on ECMWF Computer. The data assimilation system used to produce ERA-Interim is based on a 2006 release of the IFS (Cy31r2). The system includes a 4-dimensional variational analysis (4D-Var) with a 12-hour analysis window. The spatial resolution of the data set is approximately 80 km (T255 spectral) on 60 vertical levels from the surface up to 0.1 hPa.

Input Description

None

Output Description

None

Software Reference

None

  • units: s**-1
  • names: Divergence
  • units: m**2 s**-2
  • long_name: Geopotential
  • standard_name: geopotential
  • names: Geopotential, geopotential
  • units: ~
  • long_name: Logarithm of surface pressure
  • names: Logarithm of surface pressure
  • units: K
  • names: Temperature
  • units: Pa s**-1
  • names: Vertical velocity
  • units: s**-1
  • names: Vorticity (relative)

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1979-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2019-08-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°