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Dataset

 

SPECS - MPI-ESM-LR model output prepared for SPECS soilMoistureInit (1981-2012)

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 179.2K Files | 934GB

Abstract

This dataset includes the MPI-ESM-LR model output prepared for SPECS soilMoistureInit (1981-2012). These data were prepared by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), as part of the SPECS project.

Model id is MPI-ESM-LR (MPI-ESM-LR 2015; atmosphere: ECHAM6 v6.3.01p2 (REV: 3904), T63L47; land: JSBACH (REV: 3904); ocean: MPIOM v1.6.1p1 (REV: 3753) marine biogeochemistry HAMOCC included, GR15L40; sea ice (REV: 3753). Frequency is daily and monthly.

Daily Atmospheric variables are:
clt hfls hfss mrso pr prc psl rlds rlut rsds tas uas vas

Monthly atmos variables:
hus pr psl ta tas ua va zg

Monthly ocean variables:
mlotst tos

Monthly land variables:
mrro mrso

Citable as:  Modali, K. (2016): SPECS - MPI-ESM-LR model output prepared for SPECS soilMoistureInit (1981-2012). Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/74cc15faa27b4e86acb8f54c4e704dcd
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: specs, MPI-ESM, climate, model

Details

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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were supplied by SPECS participants to CEDA for archiving in 2015. Data was checked for compliance with CF standards and SPECS requirements.

Data Quality:
Data have been quality controlled by CEDA, including internal metadata consistency for SPECS data is complete and that data are CF-compliant.
File Format:
The data are provided in a CF-compliant NetCDF format.

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Process overview

  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tas
  • long_name: Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Air Temperature
  • 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: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: uas
  • long_name: Eastward Near-Surface Wind
  • names: eastward_wind, Eastward Near-Surface Wind
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: ua
  • long_name: Eastward Wind
  • names: eastward_wind, Eastward Wind
  • units: m
  • standard_name: geopotential_height
  • var_id: zg
  • long_name: Geopotential Height
  • names: geopotential_height, Geopotential Height
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tas
  • long_name: Near-Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Near-Surface Air Temperature
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: vas
  • long_name: Northward Near-Surface Wind Velocity
  • names: northward_wind, Northward Near-Surface Wind Velocity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: va
  • long_name: Northward Wind
  • names: northward_wind, Northward Wind
  • units: m
  • standard_name: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t
  • var_id: mlotst
  • long_name: Ocean mixed layer thickness defined by sigma T
  • names: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t, Ocean mixed layer thickness defined by sigma T
  • var_id: pr
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: precipitation_flux
  • long_name: Precipitation
  • names: precipitation_flux, Precipitation
  • units: m
  • standard_name: sea_ice_thickness
  • long_name: Sea Ice Thickness
  • var_id: sit
  • names: sea_ice_thickness, Sea Ice Thickness
  • 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: K
  • standard_name: sea_surface_temperature
  • var_id: tos
  • long_name: Sea Surface Temperature
  • names: sea_surface_temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: uo
  • long_name: Sea Water X Velocity
  • standard_name: sea_water_x_velocity
  • names: sea_water_x_velocity, Sea Water X Velocity
  • units: m
  • var_id: zos
  • standard_name: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
  • long_name: Sea surface height above geoid
  • names: sea_surface_height_above_geoid, Sea surface height above geoid
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: vo
  • standard_name: sea_water_y_velocity
  • long_name: Sea water Y velocity
  • names: sea_water_y_velocity, Sea water Y velocity
  • units: K
  • standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
  • var_id: thetao
  • long_name: Sea water potential temperature
  • names: sea_water_potential_temperature, Sea water potential temperature
  • units: kg kg-1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: hus
  • long_name: Specific Humidity
  • names: specific_humidity, Specific Humidity
  • 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 Upward Latent Heat Flux
  • names: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux, Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • var_id: hfss
  • long_name: Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux
  • names: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux, Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux
  • var_id: rlut
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • long_name: TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation
  • names: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux, TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation
  • units: days
  • long_name: Time elapsed since the start of the forecast
  • standard_name: forecast_period
  • var_id: leadtime
  • names: Time elapsed since the start of the forecast, forecast_period
  • 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: kg m-2
  • standard_name: soil_moisture_content
  • var_id: mrso
  • long_name: Total soil moisture content
  • names: soil_moisture_content, Total soil moisture content
  • units: kg s-1
  • long_name: Upward Ocean Mass Transport
  • standard_name: upward_ocean_mass_transport
  • var_id: wmo
  • names: upward_ocean_mass_transport, Upward Ocean Mass Transport
  • units: 1
  • long_name: cell index along first dimension
  • var_id: i
  • names: cell index along first dimension
  • units: 1
  • long_name: cell index along second dimension
  • var_id: j
  • names: cell index along second dimension
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height
  • names: height
  • var_id: lat_bnds
  • units: degrees_north
  • var_id: lat_vertices
  • var_id: lev_bnds
  • var_id: lon_bnds
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: lon_vertices
  • units: m
  • standard_name: depth
  • var_id: lev
  • long_name: ocean depth coordinate
  • names: depth, ocean depth coordinate
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure
  • var_id: plevs
  • names: air_pressure, pressure
  • var_id: time_bnds

Co-ordinate Variables

  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • long_name: Verification time of the forecast
  • names: time, Verification time of the forecast
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • names: latitude
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • long_name: latitude coordinate
  • names: latitude, latitude coordinate
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • names: longitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • long_name: longitude coordinate
  • names: longitude, longitude coordinate
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1901-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2015-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°