Dataset
PRESTO: Unified model simulation data
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2017-11-09
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2017-11-09
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Dataset Size: 5.31K Files | 3TB
Abstract
This dataset contains the input data (initial conditions, boundary conditions, initial perturbations) for Met Office Unified Model simulations performed during the PRESTO (PREcipitation STructures over Orography) project. It also contains the 2D and 3D output files from these simulations.
The PRESTO project was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with the grant references - NE/I024984/1 and NE/I026545/1 - led by Professor Suzanne Gray (University of Reading) and Professor David Schultz (University of Manchester).
PRESTO provided a leap forward in the understanding and prediction of quasi-stationary orographic convection in the UK and beyond. This was achieved through an intensive climatological analysis over several regions of the globe where continuous radar data was available, which identified the environmental conditions that support the bands and their characteristic locations and morphologies. Complementary high-resolution numerical simulations pinpointed the underlying mechanisms behind the bands and their predictability in numerical weather prediction models. This work provides positive impacts for the forecasting community, general public, and other academics in the field. Forecasters benefit from the identification of simple diagnostics that can be used operationally to predict these events based on available model forecasts and/or upstream soundings. A series of activities were used to directly engage with forecasters to effectively disseminate our findings. The public benefit from this improved forecasting of potentially hazardous precipitation events. The academic community benefit from the advanced physical understanding (which was disseminated through conferences, workshops, and peer-reviewed publications) and the numerous international collaborations associated with this project.
Citable as: Barrett, A.I.; Gray, S.L. (2017): PRESTO: Unified model simulation data. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/791be4212fd84472996f4d66474f3bb1/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: PRESTO, UKV, Unified Model, Convection, Orography
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
| Title | Met Office operational unified model (UM) deployed on unknown computer |
| Abstract | This computation involved: Met Office operational unified model (UM). |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- units: m s-1
- long_name: 10 METRE WIND U-COMP
- names: 10 METRE WIND U-COMP
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: eastward_wind
- var_id: x-wind
- long_name: 10 METRE WIND U-COMP B GRID
- names: eastward_wind, x-wind, 10 METRE WIND U-COMP B GRID
- units: m s-1
- long_name: 10 METRE WIND V-COMP
- names: 10 METRE WIND V-COMP
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: northward_wind
- var_id: y-wind
- long_name: 10 METRE WIND V-COMP B GRID
- names: northward_wind, y-wind, 10 METRE WIND V-COMP B GRID
- units: m
- long_name: BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: m
- var_id: blht
- standard_name: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness
- long_name: Boundary layer height
- names: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness, blht, Boundary layer height
- long_name: CANOPY HEIGHT ON PFTS (B.LAYER) M
- names: CANOPY HEIGHT ON PFTS (B.LAYER) M
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: CANOPY WATER ON NON-ICE TILES KG/M2
- names: CANOPY WATER ON NON-ICE TILES KG/M2
- long_name: CLAPP-HORNBERGER B COEFFICIENT
- var_id: field1381
- names: CLAPP-HORNBERGER B COEFFICIENT, field1381
- units: kft
- long_name: CLOUD BASE FOR COVER.GT.2.5 OCTA KFT
- names: CLOUD BASE FOR COVER.GT.2.5 OCTA KFT
- units: kft
- long_name: CLOUD BASE FOR COVER.GT.4.5 OCTA KFT
- names: CLOUD BASE FOR COVER.GT.4.5 OCTA KFT
- long_name: CLOUD FRACTION BELOW 1000 FT ASL
- names: CLOUD FRACTION BELOW 1000 FT ASL
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: CLOUD ICE CONTENT AFTER LS PRECIP
- names: CLOUD ICE CONTENT AFTER LS PRECIP
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: CLOUD LIQUID WATER AFTER LS PRECIP
- names: CLOUD LIQUID WATER AFTER LS PRECIP
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: CONVECTIVE RAIN AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- names: CONVECTIVE RAIN AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: CONVECTIVE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- names: CONVECTIVE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: CONVECTIVE SNOW AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- names: CONVECTIVE SNOW AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: CONVECTIVE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- names: CONVECTIVE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: Canopy & surface water content on tiles
- var_id: field1504
- names: Canopy & surface water content on tiles, field1504
- long_name: Canopy Heights on PFTS
- var_id: field1895
- names: field1895, Canopy Heights on PFTS
- long_name: Convective cloud
- var_id: convcld_2
- names: Convective cloud, convcld_2
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- var_id: cvrain
- long_name: Convective rainfall rate
- names: cvrain, Convective rainfall rate
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- var_id: cvsnow
- long_name: Convective snowfall rate mm/s
- names: cvsnow, Convective snowfall rate mm/s
- units: K
- long_name: DEWPOINT AT 1.5M (K)
- names: DEWPOINT AT 1.5M (K)
- units: W m-2
- long_name: DOWNWARD LW RAD FLUX: SURFACE
- names: DOWNWARD LW RAD FLUX: SURFACE
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- var_id: lsrain
- long_name: Dynamic rainfall rate
- standard_name: stratiform_rainfall_rate
- names: lsrain, Dynamic rainfall rate, stratiform_rainfall_rate
- units: 0-1
- long_name: FOG FRACTION AT 1.5 M
- names: FOG FRACTION AT 1.5 M
- long_name: FROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
- names: FROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
- units: m
- long_name: GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT: PRESSURE LEVELS
- names: GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT: PRESSURE LEVELS
- units: m
- long_name: HALF OF (PEAK TO TROUGH HT OF OROG)
- var_id: field175
- names: HALF OF (PEAK TO TROUGH HT OF OROG), field175
- long_name: HIGH CLOUD AMOUNT
- names: HIGH CLOUD AMOUNT
- units: m
- var_id: ht
- long_name: Height
- names: Height
- var_id: field31
- long_name: High cloud
- names: field31, High cloud
- units: level
- long_name: Hybrid height
- var_id: hybrid_ht_4
- names: Hybrid height
- long_name: LAND MASK (LOGICAL: LAND=TRUE)
- names: LAND MASK (LOGICAL: LAND=TRUE)
- var_id: lsm
- standard_name: land_binary_mask
- long_name: LAND MASK (No halo) (LAND=TRUE)
- names: land_binary_mask, lsm, LAND MASK (No halo) (LAND=TRUE)
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: LARGE SCALE RAIN AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- names: LARGE SCALE RAIN AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: LARGE SCALE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- standard_name: large_scale_rainfall_flux
- var_id: lsrain
- names: LARGE SCALE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S, large_scale_rainfall_flux, lsrain
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: LARGE SCALE SNOW AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- names: LARGE SCALE SNOW AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: LARGE SCALE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- standard_name: large_scale_snowfall_flux
- var_id: lssnow
- names: LARGE SCALE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S, large_scale_snowfall_flux, lssnow
- long_name: LOW CLOUD AMOUNT
- names: LOW CLOUD AMOUNT
- units: feet
- long_name: LOW CLOUD BASE (FT ASL)
- names: LOW CLOUD BASE (FT ASL)
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- var_id: lssnow
- long_name: Large scale snowfall rate mm/s
- standard_name: stratiform_snowfall_rate
- names: lssnow, Large scale snowfall rate mm/s, stratiform_snowfall_rate
- var_id: field33
- long_name: Low cloud
- names: field33, Low cloud
- units: mbar
- long_name: Lower level (pressure)
- var_id: ll_p
- names: Lower level (pressure)
- long_name: MEDIUM CLOUD AMOUNT
- names: MEDIUM CLOUD AMOUNT
- units: level
- var_id: msl
- long_name: Mean sea level
- names: Mean sea level
- var_id: field32
- long_name: Medium cloud
- names: field32, Medium cloud
- units: level
- var_id: level6
- long_name: Non-dimensional soil model level
- names: Non-dimensional soil model level
- units: Pa
- units: m
- units: unspecified
- units: kg kg-1
- units: K
- var_id: unspecified
- long_name: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT X COMPONENT
- names: unspecified, OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT X COMPONENT
- long_name: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT XX COMPONENT
- var_id: field152
- names: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT XX COMPONENT, field152
- long_name: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT XY COMPONENT
- var_id: field153
- names: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT XY COMPONENT, field153
- var_id: unspecified_1
- long_name: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT Y COMPONENT
- names: unspecified_1, OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT Y COMPONENT
- long_name: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT YY COMPONENT
- var_id: field154
- names: OROGRAPHIC GRADIENT YY COMPONENT, field154
- units: m
- var_id: ht
- long_name: OROGRAPHY (/STRAT LOWER BC)
- standard_name: surface_altitude
- names: OROGRAPHY (/STRAT LOWER BC), ht, surface_altitude
- units: K m2 s-1 kg-1
- long_name: POTENTIAL VORTICITY ON PRESSURE LEVS
- names: POTENTIAL VORTICITY ON PRESSURE LEVS
- long_name: PRESSURE AT CONVECTIVE CLOUD BASE
- names: PRESSURE AT CONVECTIVE CLOUD BASE
- long_name: PRESSURE AT CONVECTIVE CLOUD TOP
- names: PRESSURE AT CONVECTIVE CLOUD TOP
- units: Pa
- var_id: p
- long_name: PRESSURE AT MEAN SEA LEVEL
- standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
- names: PRESSURE AT MEAN SEA LEVEL, p, air_pressure_at_sea_level
- units: 0-1
- long_name: PROBABILITY OF VIS LESS THAN 5 KM
- names: PROBABILITY OF VIS LESS THAN 5 KM
- units: Pa
- long_name: Pressure
- var_id: p_2
- standard_name: surface_air_pressure
- names: Pressure, p_2, surface_air_pressure
- units: kg kg-1
- var_id: QCF_1
- standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air
- long_name: QCF - Frozen cloud water
- names: QCF_1, mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air, QCF - Frozen cloud water
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: QCF IN THE EXTERNAL DUMP
- names: QCF IN THE EXTERNAL DUMP
- units: kg kg-1
- var_id: QCL_1
- standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
- long_name: QCL - Liquid cloud water
- names: QCL_1, mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air, QCL - Liquid cloud water
- standard_name: relative_humidity
- var_id: rh
- long_name: RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
- names: relative_humidity, rh, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
- long_name: RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- names: RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- units: m
- long_name: RESIST S FOR SO4 DIS AFTER TS S/M
- names: RESIST S FOR SO4 DIS AFTER TS S/M
- units: m
- long_name: ROUGHNESS LEN. AFTER B.L. (SEE DOC)
- names: ROUGHNESS LEN. AFTER B.L. (SEE DOC)
- units: m
- long_name: ROUGHNESS LENGTH AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: ROUGHNESS LENGTH AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: SAT SOIL CONDUCTIVITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: soil_hydraulic_conductivity_at_saturation
- var_id: field333
- names: SAT SOIL CONDUCTIVITY AFTER TIMESTEP, soil_hydraulic_conductivity_at_saturation, field333
- units: m
- long_name: SATURATED SOIL WATER SUCTION **
- standard_name: soil_suction_at_saturation
- var_id: field342
- names: SATURATED SOIL WATER SUCTION **, soil_suction_at_saturation, field342
- long_name: SILHOUETTE OROGRAPHIC ROUGHNESS
- var_id: field174
- names: SILHOUETTE OROGRAPHIC ROUGHNESS, field174
- long_name: SNOW-FREE ALBEDO OF SOIL
- standard_name: soil_albedo
- var_id: field1395
- names: SNOW-FREE ALBEDO OF SOIL, soil_albedo, field1395
- long_name: SOIL BULK DENSITY KG/M3
- var_id: field2011
- names: SOIL BULK DENSITY KG/M3, field2011
- long_name: SOIL CARBON CONTENT KG C / M2
- standard_name: soil_carbon_content
- var_id: field1397
- names: SOIL CARBON CONTENT KG C / M2, soil_carbon_content, field1397
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT IN A LAYER
- names: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT IN A LAYER
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
- names: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
- units: m
- long_name: STANDARD DEVIATION OF OROGRAPHY
- var_id: field150
- names: STANDARD DEVIATION OF OROGRAPHY, field150
- units: W m-2
- long_name: SURFACE & B.LAYER HEAT FLUXES W/M2
- names: SURFACE & B.LAYER HEAT FLUXES W/M2
- units: K
- var_id: temp
- long_name: SURFACE TEMPERATURE AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: surface_temperature
- names: temp, SURFACE TEMPERATURE AFTER TIMESTEP, surface_temperature
- units: W m-2
- var_id: sh
- standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
- long_name: Sensible heat flux
- names: Sensible heat flux, sh, surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
- units: kg m-2
- var_id: sm
- standard_name: moisture_content_of_soil_layer
- long_name: Soil moisture in each (of 4) levels
- names: sm, moisture_content_of_soil_layer, Soil moisture in each (of 4) levels
- units: kg kg-1
- long_name: Specific humidity q
- var_id: q
- standard_name: specific_humidity
- names: q, Specific humidity q, specific_humidity
- units: m s-1
- long_name: Stomatal Conductance on PFTS
- var_id: field1896
- names: field1896, Stomatal Conductance on PFTS
- units: level
- var_id: surface
- long_name: Surface
- names: Surface
- units: m
- long_name: Surface roughness (momentum)
- standard_name: surface_roughness_length
- var_id: field324_1
- names: Surface roughness (momentum), surface_roughness_length, field324_1
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: temp
- long_name: TEMPERATURE AT 1.5M
- names: air_temperature, temp, TEMPERATURE AT 1.5M
- units: K
- long_name: TEMPERATURE ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- names: TEMPERATURE ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- units: J m-3 K-1
- long_name: THERMAL CAPACITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: soil_thermal_capacity
- var_id: field335
- names: THERMAL CAPACITY AFTER TIMESTEP, soil_thermal_capacity, field335
- units: J m-1 K-1 s-1
- long_name: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: soil_thermal_conductivity
- var_id: field336
- names: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AFTER TIMESTEP, soil_thermal_conductivity, field336
- units: K
- long_name: THETA AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: THETA AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: micro g kg-1
- long_name: TOTAL AEROSOL (FOR VISIBILITY)
- names: TOTAL AEROSOL (FOR VISIBILITY)
- units: 0-1
- long_name: TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT MAX/RANDOM OVERLP
- names: TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT MAX/RANDOM OVERLP
- units: W m-2
- long_name: TOTAL DOWNWARD SURFACE SW FLUX
- names: TOTAL DOWNWARD SURFACE SW FLUX
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- names: TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- long_name: TOTAL PRECIPITATION RATE KG/M2/S
- names: TOTAL PRECIPITATION RATE KG/M2/S
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- long_name: Temperature T
- var_id: temp_1
- names: air_temperature, Temperature T, temp_1
- units: micro gram kg-1
- long_name: Total aerosol
- var_id: field286
- names: field286, Total aerosol
- units: m s-1
- long_name: U COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: U COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: m s-1
- long_name: U COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- names: U COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- units: N m-2
- long_name: U COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
- names: U COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
- long_name: UNFROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
- names: UNFROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
- units: K
- long_name: UV ON PRESSURE LEVS. USE MACRO
- names: UV ON PRESSURE LEVS. USE MACRO
- var_id: unspecified_1
- long_name: Unspecified
- names: Unspecified, unspecified_1
- units: mbar
- long_name: Upper level (pressure)
- var_id: ul_p
- names: Upper level (pressure)
- units: m s-1
- long_name: V COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- names: V COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- units: m s-1
- long_name: V COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- names: V COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
- units: N m-2
- long_name: V COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
- names: V COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
- long_name: VERY LOW CLOUD AMOUNT
- names: VERY LOW CLOUD AMOUNT
- long_name: VOL SMC AT CRIT PT AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: volume_fraction_of_condensed_water_in_soil_at_critical_point
- var_id: field330
- names: VOL SMC AT CRIT PT AFTER TIMESTEP, field330, volume_fraction_of_condensed_water_in_soil_at_critical_point
- long_name: VOL SMC AT SATURATION AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: soil_porosity
- var_id: field332
- names: VOL SMC AT SATURATION AFTER TIMESTEP, field332, soil_porosity
- long_name: VOL SMC AT WILTING AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: volume_fraction_of_condensed_water_in_soil_at_wilting_point
- var_id: field329
- names: VOL SMC AT WILTING AFTER TIMESTEP, volume_fraction_of_condensed_water_in_soil_at_wilting_point, field329
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity
- long_name: Vertical velocity (= dz/dt)
- var_id: dz_dt
- names: upward_air_velocity, dz_dt, Vertical velocity (= dz/dt)
- units: m s-1
- long_name: W COMP OF WIND C-P TH LEVS:VAR DUMMY
- names: W COMP OF WIND C-P TH LEVS:VAR DUMMY
- units: m
- long_name: WET BULB FREEZING LEV HEIGHT (M)
- names: WET BULB FREEZING LEV HEIGHT (M)
- units: K
- long_name: WET BULB POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
- names: WET BULB POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
- units: N m-2
- long_name: X-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
- names: X-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
- units: N m-2
- long_name: Y-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
- names: Y-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
- units: degrees
- long_name: latitude in rotated pole grid
- standard_name: grid_latitude
- var_id: rlat_1
- names: latitude in rotated pole grid, grid_latitude
- units: degrees
- long_name: longitude in rotated pole grid
- standard_name: grid_longitude
- var_id: rlon_1
- names: longitude in rotated pole grid, grid_longitude
- units: level
- var_id: pseudo
- long_name: pseudo
- names: pseudo
- var_id: rotated_pole
- var_id: t_1
- long_name: t
- names: t
- units: N m-2
- var_id: taux_1
- long_name: x component of wind stress
- names: taux_1, x component of wind stress
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: eastward_wind
- long_name: x wind component (with respect to grid)
- var_id: x-wind
- names: eastward_wind, x wind component (with respect to grid), x-wind
- units: N m-2
- var_id: tauy_1
- long_name: y component of wind stress
- names: tauy_1, y component of wind stress
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: northward_wind
- long_name: y wind component (with respect to grid)
- var_id: y-wind
- names: northward_wind, y-wind, y wind component (with respect to grid)
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
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2011-08-26T23:00:00
End time:
2012-12-29T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |
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