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Dataset

 

World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: GISS ModelE-H (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS), USA) data

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2009-12-17
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-02-29
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 911 Files | 520GB

Abstract

Data from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS), USA GISS ModelE-H simulations

Citable as:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2008): World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: GISS ModelE-H (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS), USA) data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/406220f8648b4cd58c8bb6958b5c5da5/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CMIP3

Details

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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/missing_licence.pdf
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data was converted to CF netCDF by the data provider.

File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

GISS-ModelE/HYCOM Coupled Atmosphere Ocean Model deployed on NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) (USA) computer

Abstract

This computation involved: GISS-ModelE/HYCOM Coupled Atmosphere Ocean Model deployed on NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) (USA) computer.

Input Description

None

Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • long_name: Capacity of Soil to Store Water
  • standard_name: soil_moisture_content_at_field_capacity
  • var_id: mrsofc
  • units: kg_m-2
  • names: Capacity of Soil to Store Water, soil_moisture_content_at_field_capacity
  • units: %
  • long_name: Cloud Fraction
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
  • var_id: cl
  • names: Cloud Fraction, cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: atmosphere_cloud_ice_content
  • long_name: Column Integerated Cloud Ice Content
  • var_id: clivi
  • names: atmosphere_cloud_ice_content, Column Integerated Cloud Ice Content
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: Column Integerated Cloud Water Content
  • standard_name: atmosphere_cloud_condensed_water_content
  • var_id: clwvi
  • names: atmosphere_cloud_condensed_water_content, Column Integerated Cloud Water Content
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: convective_precipitation_flux
  • var_id: prc
  • long_name: Convective Precipitation
  • names: convective_precipitation_flux, Convective Precipitation
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rldscs
  • long_name: Downwelling Surface Clear-Sky Longwave
  • names: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky, Downwelling Surface Clear-Sky Longwave
  • units: %
  • long_name: Fraction of Grid Cell Covered with Glacier
  • standard_name: land_ice_area_fraction
  • var_id: sftgif
  • names: Fraction of Grid Cell Covered with Glacier, land_ice_area_fraction
  • units: m
  • standard_name: geopotential_height
  • var_id: zg
  • long_name: Geopotential Height
  • names: geopotential_height, Geopotential Height
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rsdscs
  • long_name: Incident Surface Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • names: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky, Incident Surface Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • units: %
  • long_name: Land Area Fraction
  • standard_name: land_area_fraction
  • var_id: sftlf
  • names: land_area_fraction, Land Area Fraction
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tasmax
  • long_name: Maximum Daily Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Maximum Daily Surface Air Temperature
  • units: m3 s-1
  • long_name: Meridional Overturning Streamfunction
  • standard_name: ocean_meridional_overturning_streamfunction
  • var_id: stfmmc
  • names: Meridional Overturning Streamfunction, ocean_meridional_overturning_streamfunction
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: vas
  • long_name: Meridional Surface Wind Speed
  • names: northward_wind, Meridional Surface Wind Speed
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
  • var_id: tauv
  • long_name: Meridional Surface Wind Stress
  • names: surface_downward_northward_stress, Meridional Surface Wind Stress
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: va
  • long_name: Meridional Wind Component
  • names: northward_wind, Meridional Wind Component
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tasmin
  • long_name: Minimum Daily Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Minimum Daily Surface Air Temperature
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: moisture_content_of_soil_layer
  • var_id: mrsos
  • long_name: Moisture in Upper 0.1 m of Soil Column
  • names: moisture_content_of_soil_layer, Moisture in Upper 0.1 m of Soil Column
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Net Downward Clear-Sky Shortwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • standard_name: net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rsntpcs
  • names: net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky, Net Downward Clear-Sky Shortwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Net Downward Shortwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • standard_name: net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rsntp
  • names: Net Downward Shortwave Flux at 200 hPa, net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Net Flux at Top of Model
  • standard_name: net_downward_radiative_flux_at_top_of_atmosphere_model
  • var_id: rtmt
  • names: net_downward_radiative_flux_at_top_of_atmosphere_model, Net Flux at Top of Model
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Net Upward Clear-Sky Longwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • standard_name: net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rlntpcs
  • names: Net Upward Clear-Sky Longwave Flux at 200 hPa, net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Net Upward Longwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • standard_name: net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rlntp
  • names: net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air, Net Upward Longwave Flux at 200 hPa
  • units: W
  • long_name: Northward Ocean Heat Transport
  • standard_name: northward_ocean_heat_transport
  • var_id: hfogo
  • names: northward_ocean_heat_transport, Northward Ocean Heat Transport
  • long_name: Ocean Basin
  • standard_name: region
  • var_id: geo_region
  • names: region, Ocean Basin
  • units: Pa s-1
  • standard_name: lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
  • var_id: wap
  • long_name: Omega (=dp/dt)
  • names: lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure, Omega (=dp/dt)
  • var_id: rlutcs
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
  • long_name: Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave
  • names: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky, Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave
  • var_id: rlut
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • long_name: Outgoing Longwave Radiation
  • names: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux, Outgoing Longwave Radiation
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: Ozone Mole Fraction
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_o3_in_air
  • var_id: tro3
  • names: mole_fraction_of_o3_in_air, Ozone Mole Fraction
  • units: kg m-3
  • long_name: Potential Density
  • standard_name: sea_water_potential_density
  • var_id: rhopoto
  • names: Potential Density, sea_water_potential_density
  • units: K
  • standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
  • long_name: Potential Temperature
  • var_id: thetao
  • names: sea_water_potential_temperature, Potential Temperature
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: atmosphere_water_vapor_content
  • long_name: Precipitable Water
  • var_id: prw
  • names: atmosphere_water_vapor_content, Precipitable Water
  • var_id: pr
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: precipitation_flux
  • long_name: Precipitation
  • names: precipitation_flux, Precipitation
  • var_id: rsutcs
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
  • long_name: Reflected Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • names: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky, Reflected Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rsuscs
  • long_name: Reflected Surface Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • names: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky, Reflected Surface Clear-Sky Shortwave
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • long_name: Relative Humidity
  • var_id: hur
  • names: Relative Humidity, relative_humidity
  • standard_name: sea_water_salinity
  • units: 1e-3
  • var_id: so
  • long_name: Salinity
  • names: sea_water_salinity, Salinity
  • units: m
  • long_name: Sea Floor Depth
  • standard_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
  • var_id: zobt
  • names: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid, Sea Floor Depth
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: psl
  • standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
  • long_name: Sea Level Pressure
  • names: air_pressure_at_sea_level, Sea Level Pressure
  • units: m
  • var_id: zos
  • long_name: Sea Surface Elevation
  • standard_name: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
  • names: sea_surface_height_above_geoid, Sea Surface Elevation
  • units: K
  • standard_name: sea_surface_temperature
  • var_id: tos
  • long_name: Sea Surface Temperature
  • names: sea_surface_temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
  • units: kg m-2
  • var_id: snw
  • long_name: Snow Amount
  • standard_name: surface_snow_amount_where_land
  • names: Snow Amount, surface_snow_amount_where_land
  • units: %
  • long_name: Snow Area Fraction
  • standard_name: surface_snow_area_fraction_where_land
  • var_id: snc
  • names: surface_snow_area_fraction_where_land, Snow Area Fraction
  • units: m
  • standard_name: surface_snow_thickness
  • long_name: Snow Depth
  • var_id: snd
  • names: surface_snow_thickness, Snow Depth
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: Snow Melt
  • standard_name: surface_snow_melt_flux_where_land
  • var_id: snm
  • names: Snow Melt, surface_snow_melt_flux_where_land
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: snowfall_flux
  • var_id: prsn
  • long_name: Snowfall Flux
  • names: snowfall_flux, Snowfall Flux
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: Soil Frozen Water Content
  • standard_name: soil_frozen_water_content
  • var_id: mrfso
  • names: Soil Frozen Water Content, soil_frozen_water_content
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: hus
  • long_name: Specific Humidity
  • names: specific_humidity, Specific Humidity
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tas
  • long_name: Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Surface Air Temperature
  • units: m
  • long_name: Surface Altitude
  • standard_name: surface_altitude
  • var_id: orog
  • names: Surface Altitude, surface_altitude
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rlds
  • long_name: Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation
  • names: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air, Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rsds
  • long_name: Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation
  • names: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air, Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation
  • var_id: hfls
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • long_name: Surface Latent Heat Flux
  • names: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux, Surface Latent Heat Flux
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: surface_air_pressure
  • var_id: ps
  • long_name: Surface Pressure
  • names: surface_air_pressure, Surface Pressure
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: surface_runoff_flux
  • long_name: Surface Runoff
  • var_id: mrros
  • names: surface_runoff_flux, Surface Runoff
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • var_id: hfss
  • long_name: Surface Sensible Heat Flux
  • names: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux, Surface Sensible Heat Flux
  • units: K
  • standard_name: surface_temperature
  • var_id: ts
  • long_name: Surface Skin Temperature
  • names: surface_temperature, Surface Skin Temperature
  • units: kg kg-1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: huss
  • long_name: Surface Specific Humidity
  • names: specific_humidity, Surface Specific Humidity
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation
  • standard_name: surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rlus
  • names: Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation, surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation
  • standard_name: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rsus
  • names: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air, Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: runoff_flux
  • long_name: Surface and Subsurface Runoff
  • var_id: mrro
  • names: runoff_flux, Surface and Subsurface Runoff
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
  • var_id: rsdt
  • long_name: TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation
  • names: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux, TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation
  • var_id: rsut
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: TOA Reflected Shortwave Radiation
  • names: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux, TOA Reflected Shortwave Radiation
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: ta
  • long_name: Temperature
  • names: Temperature, air_temperature
  • units: %
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
  • var_id: clt
  • long_name: Total Cloud Fraction
  • names: cloud_area_fraction, Total Cloud Fraction
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: soil_moisture_content
  • long_name: Total Soil Moisture Content
  • var_id: mrso
  • names: soil_moisture_content, Total Soil Moisture Content
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: uas
  • long_name: Zonal Surface Wind Speed
  • names: eastward_wind, Zonal Surface Wind Speed
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • var_id: tauu
  • long_name: Zonal Surface Wind Stress
  • names: surface_downward_eastward_stress, Zonal Surface Wind Stress
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: ua
  • long_name: Zonal Wind Component
  • names: eastward_wind, Zonal Wind Component
  • standard_name: atmosphere_hybrid_sigma_pressure_coordinate
  • var_id: lev_bnds
  • names: atmosphere_hybrid_sigma_pressure_coordinate
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth
  • standard_name: depth
  • long_name: depth
  • names: depth
  • var_id: depth_bnds
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height
  • names: height
  • var_id: a
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer
  • names: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer
  • var_id: a_bnds
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer bounds
  • names: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer bounds
  • var_id: b
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer
  • names: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer
  • var_id: b_bnds
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer bounds
  • names: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer bounds
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_hybrid_sigma_pressure_coordinate
  • long_name: hybrid sigma pressure coordinate
  • var_id: lev
  • names: atmosphere_hybrid_sigma_pressure_coordinate, hybrid sigma pressure coordinate
  • var_id: lat_bnds
  • var_id: lon_bnds
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure
  • var_id: plev
  • names: air_pressure, pressure
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p0
  • long_name: reference pressure for hybrid sigma coordinate
  • names: reference pressure for hybrid sigma coordinate
  • var_id: time_bnds

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • names: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • names: longitude
  • long_name: time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1850-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2300-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°