Dataset
ECMWF ERA-Interim: reduced N256 Gaussian gridded surface level accumulated forecast parameters data (ggfs)
Abstract
Surface level accumulated forecast parameters on a reduced N256 Gaussian 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 34 parameters covering boundary layer, precipitation, radiation, wind, evaporation, run-off, gravity wave and surface heat flux data.
The 34 parameters are: Clear sky surface photosynthetically active radiation; Downward UV radiation at the surface; Photosynthetically active radiation at the surface; Evaporation; TOA incident solar radiation; Stratiform precipitation (Large-scale precipitation); Convective precipitation; Snowfall (convective + stratiform); Boundary layer dissipation; Surface sensible heat flux; Surface latent heat flux; Surface solar radiation downwards; Surface thermal radiation downwards; Surface solar radiation; Surface thermal radiation; Top solar radiation; Top thermal radiation; East-west surface stress; North-south surface stress; Sunshine duration; Latitudinal component of gravity wave stress; Meridional component of gravity wave stress; Gravity wave dissipation; Runoff; Total precipitation; Convective snowfall; Large-scale snowfall; Large-scale precipitation fraction; Top net solar radiation, clear sky; Top upward thermal radiation, clear sky; Surface net solar radiation, clear sky; Surface net thermal radiation, clear sky; Snow evaporation; and, Snowmelt.
Details
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http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_04ce11be-a74a-11e2-aea1-00163e251233
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Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for a CEDA account to gain access.
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.
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| File Format: |
Data are netCDF formatted.
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Process overview
| 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: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Boundary layer dissipation
- standard_name: dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer
- var_id: BLD
- names: Boundary layer dissipation, BLD, dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Clear sky surface photosynthetically active radiation
- var_id: PARCS
- names: PARCS, Clear sky surface photosynthetically active radiation
- units: m
- long_name: Convective precipitation
- standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_convective_precipitation_amount
- var_id: CP
- names: Convective precipitation, CP, lwe_thickness_of_convective_precipitation_amount
- units: m of water equivalent
- long_name: Convective snowfall
- var_id: CSF
- names: Convective snowfall, CSF
- units: w m**-2 s
- long_name: Downward UV radiation at the surface
- var_id: UVB
- names: Downward UV radiation at the surface, UVB
- standard_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
- units: N m**-2 s
- long_name: East-west surface stress
- var_id: EWSS
- names: surface_downward_eastward_stress, East-west surface stress, EWSS
- units: m of water
- long_name: Evaporation
- standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amount
- var_id: E
- names: Evaporation, lwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amount, E
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Gravity wave dissipation
- var_id: GWD
- names: GWD, Gravity wave dissipation
- units: s
- long_name: Large-scale precipitation fraction
- var_id: LSPF
- names: Large-scale precipitation fraction, LSPF
- units: m of water equivalent
- long_name: Large-scale snowfall
- var_id: LSF
- names: LSF, Large-scale snowfall
- units: N m**-2 s
- long_name: Latitudinal component of gravity wave stress
- var_id: LGWS
- names: Latitudinal component of gravity wave stress, LGWS
- units: N m**-2 s
- long_name: Meridional component of gravity wave stress
- var_id: MGWS
- names: MGWS, Meridional component of gravity wave stress
- standard_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
- units: N m**-2 s
- long_name: North-south surface stress
- var_id: NSSS
- names: surface_downward_northward_stress, North-south surface stress, NSSS
- units: w m**-2 s
- long_name: Photosynthetically active radiation at the surface
- var_id: PAR
- names: PAR, Photosynthetically active radiation at the surface
- units: m
- long_name: Runoff
- var_id: RO
- names: Runoff, RO
- units: m of water
- long_name: Snow evaporation
- var_id: ES
- names: Snow evaporation, ES
- units: m of water equivalent
- long_name: Snowfall (convective + stratiform)
- standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_snowfall_amount
- var_id: SF
- names: lwe_thickness_of_snowfall_amount, SF, Snowfall (convective + stratiform)
- units: m of water
- long_name: Snowmelt
- var_id: SMLT
- names: SMLT, Snowmelt
- units: m
- long_name: Stratiform precipitation (Large-scale precipitation)
- standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_large_scale_precipitation_amount
- var_id: LSP
- names: lwe_thickness_of_large_scale_precipitation_amount, Stratiform precipitation (Large-scale precipitation), LSP
- units: s
- long_name: Sunshine duration
- var_id: SUND
- names: Sunshine duration, SUND
- standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface latent heat flux
- var_id: SLHF
- names: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux, Surface latent heat flux, SLHF
- units: W m**-2
- long_name: Surface net solar radiation, clear sky
- standard_name: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
- var_id: SSRC
- names: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky, SSRC, Surface net solar radiation, clear sky
- units: W m**-2
- long_name: Surface net thermal radiation, clear sky
- standard_name: surface_net_downward_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
- var_id: STRC
- names: STRC, surface_net_downward_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky, Surface net thermal radiation, clear sky
- standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface sensible heat flux
- var_id: SSHF
- names: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux, Surface sensible heat flux, SSHF
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface solar radiation
- standard_name: surface_net_upward_longwave_flux
- var_id: SSR
- names: surface_net_upward_longwave_flux, Surface solar radiation, SSR
- standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface solar radiation downwards
- var_id: SSRD
- names: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air, Surface solar radiation downwards, SSRD
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface thermal radiation
- standard_name: surface_net_upward_shortwave_flux
- var_id: STR
- names: surface_net_upward_shortwave_flux, Surface thermal radiation, STR
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Surface thermal radiation downwards
- var_id: STRD
- names: Surface thermal radiation downwards, STRD
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: TOA incident solar radiation
- var_id: TISR
- names: TOA incident solar radiation, TISR
- units: W m**-2
- long_name: Top net solar radiation, clear sky
- var_id: TSRC
- names: Top net solar radiation, clear sky, TSRC
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Top solar radiation
- standard_name: toa_net_upward_shortwave_flux
- var_id: TSR
- names: toa_net_upward_shortwave_flux, Top solar radiation, TSR
- units: W m**-2 s
- long_name: Top thermal radiation
- standard_name: toa_net_upward_longwave_flux
- var_id: TTR
- names: TTR, toa_net_upward_longwave_flux, Top thermal radiation
- units: W m**-2
- long_name: Top upward thermal radiation, clear sky
- var_id: TTRC
- names: TTRC, Top upward thermal radiation, clear sky
- units: m
- long_name: Total precipitation
- var_id: TP
- names: Total precipitation, TP
- units: level
- var_id: surface
- long_name: surface
- names: surface
- var_id: t
- long_name: t
- names: t
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- long_name: latitude
- names: latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- long_name: longitude
- names: longitude
Temporal Range
1979-01-01T00:00:00
2019-08-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |