Dataset
ECMWF Operational Orography Data
Abstract
Orography files for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts's (ECMWF) operational forecast model. Archived data are on the 1.125 and 2.5 degree regular longitude-latitude grids, N80 (full) Gaussian grid and Spectral (T106) grid. These files are updated each time the model orography is changed. For the Operational data (March 1994-present day) there are orography files for the following dates: 1 March 1994, 4 April 1995, 8 September 1996, 10 December 1996, 1 April 1998 and 12 October 1999. The orography for the ERA-15 project was constant so only the start date orography is stored here: i.e. for 1 Jan 1979. The spectral orography file only contains the orography data (surface geopotential). Depending on the age and grid type, the remaining files contain some of the constant fields: Geopotential (at the surface, orography), Standard deviation of orography, Anisotropy of subgrid scale orography, Angle of subgrid scale orography, Slope of subgrid scale orography, Land/Sea mask, EW component of sub-grid scale orographic variance, NScomponent of sub-grid scale orographic variance, NWSE component of sub-grid scale orographic variance, NESW component of sub-grid scale orographic variance.
Details
Previous Info: |
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Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_97e6f5cc-a67b-11e1-a33c-00163e251233
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Access rules: |
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ecmwf_op_agreement.pdf When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
Data lineage: |
Data extracted from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) MARS system and transfered to BADC daily, 10 days in arrears of production. |
Data Quality: |
Data are from ECMWF's operational model. Reported data deficiencies are listed here: http://www.ecmwf.int/products/data/technical/deficiencies/operational.html
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File Format: |
Data are GRIB-1 formatted
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Related Documents
Process overview
Title | ECMWF - Integrated Forecasting System deployed on ECMWF Computer |
Abstract | This computation involved: ECMWF - Integrated Forecasting System deployed on ECMWF Computer. |
Input Description | None |
Output Description | None |
Software Reference | None |
- long_name: 10 Metre U Wind
- names: 10 Metre U Wind
- long_name: 10 Metre V Wind
- names: 10 Metre V Wind
- long_name: 2 Metre Dew Point Temperature
- names: 2 Metre Dew Point Temperature
- long_name: 2 Metre Temperature
- names: 2 Metre Temperature
- long_name: Air Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
- names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- long_name: Albedo
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199
- long_name: Angle Of Sub Grid Scaleorography
- names: Angle Of Sub Grid Scaleorography
- long_name: Anisotropy Of Sub Grid Scale Orography
- names: Anisotropy Of Sub Grid Scale Orography
- long_name: Apparent Surface Humidity
- names: Apparent Surface Humidity
- long_name: Boundary Layer Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0100
- gcmd_keyword: Boundary Layer Temperature
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0100, Boundary Layer Temperature
- long_name: Cloud Amount
- names: Cloud Amount
- long_name: Convective Precipitation
- names: Convective Precipitation
- long_name: Convergence
- names: Convergence
- long_name: Divergence
- names: Divergence
- long_name: Frequency
- names: Frequency
- long_name: Geopotential (At The Surface, Orography)
- names: Geopotential (At The Surface, Orography)
- long_name: Geopotential Height
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
- gcmd_keyword: Geopotential Height
- names: Geopotential Height, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
- long_name: Heat Flux
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0368
- gcmd_keyword: Heat Flux
- names: Heat Flux, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0368
- long_name: Humidity
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
- long_name: Ice
- names: Ice
- long_name: Land
- names: Land
- long_name: Landforms
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G793
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Landforms
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G793, EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Landforms
- long_name: Large Scale Precipitation
- names: Large Scale Precipitation
- long_name: Latitudinal Component Of Gravity Wave Stress
- names: Latitudinal Component Of Gravity Wave Stress
- long_name: Log Surface Pressure
- names: Log Surface Pressure
- long_name: Logarithm Of Surface Roughness Length For Heat
- names: Logarithm Of Surface Roughness Length For Heat
- long_name: Mean Sea Level Pressure
- names: Mean Sea Level Pressure
- long_name: Meridional Component Of Gravity Wave Stress
- names: Meridional Component Of Gravity Wave Stress
- long_name: Net Radiation
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0546
- gcmd_keyword: Net Radiation
- names: Net Radiation, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0546
- long_name: Percentage Of Vegetation
- names: Percentage Of Vegetation
- long_name: Precipitation Amount
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0656
- gcmd_keyword: Precipitation Amount
- names: Precipitation Amount, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0656
- long_name: Relative Humidity
- names: Relative Humidity
- long_name: Relative Vorticity
- names: Relative Vorticity
- long_name: Sea Level Pressure
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0722
- gcmd_keyword: Sea Level Pressure
- names: Sea Level Pressure, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0722
- long_name: Sea Mask
- names: Sea Mask
- long_name: Skin Reservoir Content
- names: Skin Reservoir Content
- long_name: Skin Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0761
- gcmd_keyword: Skin Temperature
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0761, Skin Temperature
- long_name: Slope Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography
- names: Slope Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography
- long_name: Snow Depth
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0768
- gcmd_keyword: Snow Depth
- names: Snow Depth, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0768
- long_name: Soil Moisture
- names: Soil Moisture
- long_name: Soil Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0801
- gcmd_keyword: Soil Temperature
- names: Soil Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0801
- long_name: Soil Temperature Level 2
- names: Soil Temperature Level 2
- long_name: Soil Temperature Level 3
- names: Soil Temperature Level 3
- long_name: Soil Temperature Level 4
- names: Soil Temperature Level 4
- long_name: Soil Wetness Level 1
- names: Soil Wetness Level 1
- long_name: Soil Wetness Level 2
- names: Soil Wetness Level 2
- long_name: Soil Wetness Level 3
- names: Soil Wetness Level 3
- long_name: Soil Wetness Level 4
- names: Soil Wetness Level 4
- long_name: Specific Humidity
- names: Specific Humidity
- long_name: Standard Deviation Of Orography
- names: Standard Deviation Of Orography
- long_name: Surface Latent Heat Flux
- names: Surface Latent Heat Flux
- long_name: Surface Roughness
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0851
- gcmd_keyword: Surface Roughness
- names: Surface Roughness, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0851
- long_name: Surface Sensible Heat Flux
- names: Surface Sensible Heat Flux
- long_name: Surface Solar Radiation
- names: Surface Solar Radiation
- long_name: Surface Temperature Level 1
- names: Surface Temperature Level 1
- long_name: Surface Thermal Radiation
- names: Surface Thermal Radiation
- long_name: Surface Winds
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0853
- gcmd_keyword: Surface Winds
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0853, Surface Winds
- long_name: Temperature
- names: Temperature
- long_name: Thermal Properties
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0868
- gcmd_keyword: Thermal Properties
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0868, Thermal Properties
- long_name: Top Solar Radiation
- names: Top Solar Radiation
- long_name: Top Thermal Radiation
- names: Top Thermal Radiation
- long_name: Total Cloud Cover
- names: Total Cloud Cover
- long_name: U Zonal Windspeed
- names: U Zonal Windspeed
- long_name: U-Stress
- names: U-Stress
- long_name: Upper Level Winds
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0909
- gcmd_keyword: Upper Level Winds
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0909, Upper Level Winds
- long_name: V Meridional Windspeed
- names: V Meridional Windspeed
- long_name: V-Stress
- names: V-Stress
- long_name: Vegetation Cover
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0915
- gcmd_keyword: Vegetation Cover
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0915, Vegetation Cover
- long_name: Vertical Velocity
- names: Vertical Velocity
- long_name: Vertical Wind Motion
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0920
- gcmd_keyword: Vertical Wind Motion
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0920, Vertical Wind Motion
- long_name: Vorticity
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G254
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G254
- long_name: Water Content
- names: Water Content
- long_name: Water Depth
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0934
- gcmd_keyword: Water Depth
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0934, Water Depth
- long_name: Wind Shear
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0965
- gcmd_keyword: Wind Shear
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0965, Wind Shear
- long_name: Wind Stress
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0966
- gcmd_keyword: Wind Stress
- names: Wind Stress, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0966
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
1994-03-01T00:00:00
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |