Dataset
ECMWF ERA-40: reduced N80 Gaussian gridded surface level forecast data (ggfs)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2019-10-08
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2006-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 3.7M Files | 248GB
Abstract
This dataset contains N80 Gaussian gridded, surface level, forecast timestep parameters from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Re-Analysis (ERA) 40 program from September 1958 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 forecast data (ggfs). NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/c99949a873d24e8d887f42c7e4d3d45a/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ECMWF, ERA, ERA-40, reanalysis, model, forecast, surface level
Details
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Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for a CEDA account to gain access.
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.
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| File Format: |
Data are GRIB formatted
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Related Documents
| ECMWF ERA 40 website |
| Encoding and decoding GRIB data (GRIBEX) |
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 wind gust since previous post-processing
- units: J m**-2
- names: Boundary layer dissipation
- units: m
- names: Boundary layer height
- units: m
- names: Convective precipitation
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Convective snowfall
- units: N m**-2 s
- names: Eastward gravity wave surface stress
- units: N m**-2 s
- names: Eastward turbulent surface stress
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Evaporation
- units: (0 - 1)
- names: Forecast albedo
- units: ~
- names: Forecast logarithm of surface roughness for heat
- units: m
- names: Forecast surface roughness
- units: J m**-2
- names: Gravity wave dissipation
- units: N m**-2
- names: Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
- units: kg m**-2 s**-1
- names: Instantaneous moisture flux
- units: N m**-2
- names: Instantaneous northward turbulent surface stress
- units: W m**-2
- names: Instantaneous surface sensible heat flux
- units: m
- names: Large-scale precipitation
- units: s
- names: Large-scale precipitation fraction
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Large-scale snowfall
- units: K
- names: Maximum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing
- units: K
- names: Minimum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing
- units: N m**-2 s
- names: Northward gravity wave surface stress
- units: N m**-2 s
- names: Northward turbulent surface stress
- units: m
- names: Runoff
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Snow evaporation
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Snowfall
- units: m of water equivalent
- names: Snowmelt
- units: s
- names: Sunshine duration
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface latent heat flux
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface net solar radiation
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface net solar radiation, clear sky
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface net thermal radiation
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface net thermal radiation, clear sky
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface sensible heat flux
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface solar radiation downwards
- units: J m**-2
- names: Surface thermal radiation downwards
- units: J m**-2
- names: Top net solar radiation
- units: J m**-2
- names: Top net solar radiation, clear sky
- units: J m**-2
- names: Top net thermal radiation
- units: J m**-2
- names: Top net thermal radiation, clear sky
- units: (0 - 1)
- names: Total cloud cover
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1957-09-29T23:00:00
End time:
2002-08-31T22:59:59
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |
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