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Dataset

 

World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: AOM 4x3 at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS), USA data

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2009-12-21
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-02-29
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 617 Files | 168GB

Abstract

Data from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies AOM 4x3 simulations

Citable as:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2008): World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: AOM 4x3 at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS), USA data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bb6ee8237ed434e3ccfa0785d7f67327/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CMIP3

Details

Previous Info:
No news update for this record
Previously used record identifiers:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dep_12042880825825766
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/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-AOM Atmosphere Ocean Model deployed on NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) (USA) computer

Abstract

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

Input Description

None

Output Description

None

Software Reference

None

  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: Capacity of Soil to Store Water
  • standard_name: soil_moisture_content_at_field_capacity
  • var_id: mrsofc
  • names: Capacity of Soil to Store Water, soil_moisture_content_at_field_capacity
  • 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: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tasmin
  • long_name: Daily Minimum Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Daily Minimum Surface Air Temperature
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tasmax
  • long_name: Daily Miximum Surface Air Temperature
  • names: air_temperature, Daily Miximum Surface Air Temperature
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_sea_ice_velocity
  • long_name: Eastward Sea Ice Velocity
  • var_id: usi
  • names: eastward_sea_ice_velocity, Eastward Sea Ice Velocity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_sea_water_velocity
  • var_id: uo
  • long_name: Eastward Sea Water Velocity
  • names: eastward_sea_water_velocity, Eastward Sea Water Velocity
  • 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: m
  • long_name: Global Mean Sea Level Change
  • standard_name: global_average_sea_level_change
  • var_id: zosga
  • names: Global Mean Sea Level Change, global_average_sea_level_change
  • units: m
  • long_name: Global Mean Thermosteric Sea Level Change
  • standard_name: global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change
  • var_id: zostoga
  • names: global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change, Global Mean Thermosteric Sea Level Change
  • 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: m
  • standard_name: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
  • long_name: Mixed Layer Thickness
  • var_id: zmlo
  • names: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness, Mixed Layer Thickness
  • 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
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_sea_ice_velocity
  • long_name: Northward Sea Ice Velocity
  • var_id: vsi
  • names: northward_sea_ice_velocity, Northward Sea Ice Velocity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_sea_water_velocity
  • var_id: vo
  • long_name: Northward Sea Water Velocity
  • names: northward_sea_water_velocity, Northward Sea Water Velocity
  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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: %
  • standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
  • var_id: sic
  • long_name: Sea Ice Concentration
  • names: sea_ice_area_fraction, Sea Ice Concentration
  • 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: 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: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: convective_precipitation_flux
  • var_id: prc
  • long_name: Snowfall Flux
  • names: convective_precipitation_flux, Snowfall Flux
  • 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: upward_sea_water_velocity
  • var_id: wo
  • long_name: Upward Sea Water Velocity
  • names: upward_sea_water_velocity, Upward Sea Water Velocity
  • 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
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth
  • standard_name: depth
  • long_name: depth
  • names: depth
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height
  • names: height
  • var_id: lat_bnds
  • var_id: lon_bnds
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure
  • var_id: plev
  • names: air_pressure, pressure
  • 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°