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Dataset

 

ECMWF ERA-40: reduced N80 Gaussian gridded surface level analysis data (ggas)

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2019-03-25
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2006-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 3.02M Files | 200GB

Abstract

This dataset contains N80 Gaussian gridded, surface level, analysis timestep parameters from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Re-Analysis (ERA) 40 program from September 1957 to August 2002. ERA-40 followed on from the ERA-15 re-analysis project. Access limited to UK based academic researchers only. These data are GRIB formatted.

Citable as:  European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (2006): ECMWF ERA-40: reduced N80 Gaussian gridded surface level analysis data (ggas). NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/be182d3928fe4ef0bad1a2b3086dbdb2/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ECMWF, ERA, ERA-40, reanalysis, model, surface level

Details

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

Data were generated by the ERA-40 project at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and stored within ECMWF's archives. The BADC then obtained a copy from the ECMWF archived and ingested into the BADC archives to aid wider academic use of these data.

Data Quality:
ECMWF quality controlled data.
File Format:
Data are GRIB formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

ECWF ERA-40 data assimilation system deployed on ECMWF Computer

Abstract

This computation involved: ERA-40 data assimilation system deployed on ECMWF Computer.

Input Description

None

Output Description

None

Software Reference

None

  • units: m s**-1
  • names: 10 metre U wind component
  • units: m s**-1
  • names: 10 metre V wind component
  • units: K
  • names: 2 metre dewpoint temperature
  • units: K
  • names: 2 metre temperature
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Albedo
  • units: radians
  • names: Angle of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: ~
  • names: Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: ~
  • names: Charnock
  • units: m**2 s**-2
  • names: Geopotential
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: High cloud cover
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: High vegetation cover
  • units: K
  • names: Ice temperature layer 1
  • units: K
  • names: Ice temperature layer 2
  • units: K
  • names: Ice temperature layer 3
  • units: K
  • names: Ice temperature layer 4
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Land-sea mask
  • units: ~
  • names: Logarithm of surface roughness length for heat
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Low cloud cover
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Low vegetation cover
  • units: Pa
  • names: Mean sea level pressure
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Medium cloud cover
  • units: K
  • names: Sea surface temperature
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Sea-ice cover
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • names: Skin reservoir content
  • units: K
  • names: Skin temperature
  • units: ~
  • names: Slope of sub-gridscale orography
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Snow albedo
  • units: kg m**-3
  • names: Snow density
  • units: m of water equivalent
  • names: Snow depth
  • units: K
  • names: Soil temperature level 1
  • units: K
  • names: Soil temperature level 2
  • units: K
  • names: Soil temperature level 3
  • units: K
  • names: Soil temperature level 4
  • units: ~
  • names: Standard deviation of orography
  • units: m
  • names: Surface roughness
  • units: K
  • names: Temperature of snow layer
  • units: (0 - 1)
  • names: Total cloud cover
  • units: kg m**-2
  • names: Total column ozone
  • units: kg m**-2
  • names: Total column water
  • units: kg m**-2
  • names: Total column water vapour
  • units: ~
  • names: Type of high vegetation
  • units: ~
  • names: Type of low vegetation
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • names: Volumetric soil water layer 1
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • names: Volumetric soil water layer 2
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • names: Volumetric soil water layer 3
  • units: m**3 m**-3
  • names: Volumetric soil water layer 4

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1957-09-29T23:00:00
End time:
2002-08-31T22:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°