Dataset
MSU equivalent measures from HadAT2 (1958 to 2005)
Abstract
In the interests of having MSU-equivalent HadAT timeseries available for immediate comparisons with these satellite-derived data, the Hadley Centre have created a set of MSU equivalent measures under very specific criteria. Although justifiable, many of the decisions they have made are subjective and alternative choices could be made that would appear, at least initially, to be equally plausible. Final MSU equivalent measures for the monthly HadAT2 timeseries are available as well as a number of intermediate products required to produce these from the Temperature on Pressure Levels data.
For more information on the real MSU instruments, their measurements and their climate timeseries are available from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Remote Sensing Systems (external links).
Details
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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/ukmo_agreement.pdf When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data files acquired as is from the Met Office Hadley centre, are stored at the BADC. |
| Data Quality: |
Data quality controlled by the Met Office (as per dataset documentation provided).
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| File Format: |
The data are available in ASCII and NetCDF format
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Process overview
| Title | Computation for MSU equivalent measures from HadAT2 |
| Abstract | The MSU equivalent measures from HadAT2 are a composite of remotely sensed data that is then processed to be equivalent to HadAT2. Although justifiable, many of the decisions they have made are subjective and alternative choices could be made that would appear, at least initially, to be equally plausible. Final MSU equivalent measures for the monthly HadAT2 timeseries are available as well as a number of intermediate products required to produce these from the Temperature on Pressure Levels data. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- units: K
- var_id: anomalies
- long_name: MSU channel equivalent measures
- long_name: Temperature Anomalies
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0861
- gcmd_keyword: Temperature Anomalies
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0861, Temperature Anomalies
- long_name: channel 2 weighting
- var_id: channel2
- long_name: channel 2LT weighting
- var_id: channel2LT
- long_name: channel 4 weighting
- var_id: channel4
- units: K
- long_name: global mean anomaly
- var_id: global_mean
- units: degrees_north
- var_id: lat
- long_name: gridbox latitude
- units: degrees_east
- var_id: lon
- long_name: gridbox longitude
- units: degrees_north
- long_name: latitude
- var_id: lat
- units: month
- long_name: month
- var_id: month
- units: hPa
- var_id: pressure
- long_name: pressure level
- units: season
- long_name: season
- var_id: season
- long_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: K
- long_name: tropical mean anomaly
- var_id: tropical
- units: K
- long_name: zonal mean anomaly
- var_id: zonal
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
1958-01-01T00:00:00
2005-12-31T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |