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Dataset

 

RAPID-RAPITT: Meteorology, Climatology and Ocean output from HECToR Model runs

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2012-03-12
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2010-01-18
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 144.5K Files | 4TB

Abstract

RAPIT was looking at the problem of estimating the risk of the collapse of the overturning circulation. Using modern statistical methods for the analysis of complex numerical models, large ensembles of two Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Models (HADCM3 and CHIME) were analysed.

This dataset contains meteorology, climatology and ocean outputs from ensemble runs xfel, xfgb, xfha and xgym.

Citable as:  Challenor, P. (2010): RAPID-RAPITT: Meteorology, Climatology and Ocean output from HECToR Model runs. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f852267c34fa374797aff44a9556bd43
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: RAPID, Climate change, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC)

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_87c6d012-0480-11df-85de-00e081470264
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Dataset produced from model runs on HECToR made by NOCS during 2010/11. Data originally produced in PP format, then converted to netcdf and transferred to BADC.

Data Quality:
Not known.
File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms and computations as detailed below.

Computation Element: 1

Title SOC deployed on National Oceanography Center, Southampton (NOCS) Computer
Abstract This computation involved: SOC deployed on National Oceanography Center, Southampton (NOCS) Computer. The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (formerly Southampton Oceanography Centre), is a collaborative Centre owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Southampton. NOCS is based at a purpose-built waterside campus in Southampton, and is home to some 520 research scientists, lecturing support and seagoing staff as well over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Input Description None
Output Description None
Software Reference None
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND SPEED M/S
  • var_id: wind
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND U-COMP
  • var_id: u_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND V-COMP
  • var_id: v_1
  • long_name: AICE : ICE CONCENTRATION
  • var_id: iceconc
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: ANOM. HEAT SINK AT OCN FLOOR W/M2
  • var_id: field678
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: ATMOS ENERGY CORR'N IN COLUMN W/M2
  • var_id: field259
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  • long_name: BAROCLINIC U_VELOCITY (OCEAN) CM/S
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  • long_name: BAROCLINIC V_VELOCITY (OCEAN) CM/S
  • var_id: vcurr
  • long_name: BAROCLINIC X-ACCN (ZUN) CM/S**2
  • units: cm s-2
  • var_id: field713
  • long_name: BAROCLINIC Y-ACCN (ZVN) CM/S**2
  • units: cm s-2
  • var_id: field714
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  • long_name: BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: blht
  • long_name: CANOPY CONDUCTANCE M/S
  • var_id: field1384
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: CANOPY THROUGHFALL RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1531
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: CANOPY WATER CONTENT
  • var_id: field271
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CARYHEAT AFTER ROW CALCULATION W/M2
  • var_id: field685_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) DOWN SURFACE LW FLUX
  • var_id: csilr
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  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) DOWN SURFACE SW FLUX
  • var_id: field208
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) UP SURFACE SW FLUX
  • var_id: field207_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) UPWARD LW FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: csolr
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) UPWARD SW FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: field207
  • units: K s-1
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY LW HEATING RATES
  • var_id: cslwhr
  • units: K s-1
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY SW HEATING RATES
  • var_id: csswhr
  • units: kg kg-1
  • long_name: CLOUD ICE CONTENT AFTER DYNAM CLOUD
  • var_id: QCF_1
  • units: kg kg-1
  • long_name: CLOUD LIQUID WATER AFTER DYN CLOUD
  • var_id: QCL_1
  • long_name: CONV CLOUD AMOUNT AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: convcld
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: CONV CLOUD LIQUID WATER PATH
  • var_id: field219
  • long_name: CONV. CLOUD AMOUNT ON EACH MODEL LEV
  • var_id: convcld_1
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: CONVECTIVE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: cvrain
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: CONVECTIVE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: cvsnow
  • units: K
  • long_name: DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE AFTER B.LAYER
  • var_id: soiltemp
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: DOWNWARD LW RAD FLUX: SURFACE
  • var_id: ilr
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: EVAP FROM CANOPY : RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1527
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: EVAP FROM SOIL SURF : RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1526
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: EVAPORATION FROM SEA (GBM) KG/M2/S
  • var_id: evap
  • long_name: FROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
  • var_id: field1386
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM CARYHEAT MISC HEAT FLX(ICE) W/M2
  • var_id: field685
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM HEAT FLUX:OCEAN TO ICE(OCN) W/M2
  • var_id: field684
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM HTN INTO ICE BUDGET W/M**2
  • var_id: HTN_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM HTN INTO OCEAN BUDGET W/M**2
  • var_id: HTN_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM HTN INTO OCN WHERE ICY W/M**2
  • var_id: HTN_3
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM SEAICE BOTMELT HEAT FLUX W/M2 A
  • var_id: botmelt
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM SEAICE TOPMELT HEAT FLUX W/M2 A
  • var_id: topmelt
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: GBM SNOWDEPTH ON SEA-ICE M
  • var_id: HTN_4
  • long_name: GM EDDY U VELOCITY (OCEAN)
  • var_id: field831
  • units:
  • long_name: GM EDDY V VELOCITY (N FACE) (OCEAN)
  • var_id: field832
  • units:
  • long_name: GM EDDY W VEL (TOP FACE) (OCEAN)
  • var_id: field833
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: GRIDBOX MEAN CONV. CLOUD WATER PATH
  • var_id: field219_1
  • units: kg kg-1
  • long_name: GRIDBOX MEAN CONVECTIVE CLOUD WATER
  • var_id: convcldwater
  • long_name: GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY KG C/M2/S
  • var_id: field1388
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: HEAT FLUX THROUGH SEA ICE (GBM) W/M2
  • var_id: botmelt
  • units: m
  • long_name: HICE: MEAN ICE DEPTH OVER GRIDBOX M
  • var_id: icedepth
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: HT FLUX FROM SURF TO DEEP SOIL LEV 1
  • var_id: field179
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: HTN:NONPEN.HT.FLX*LF INTO OCN W/M2 A
  • var_id: HTN
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: INCOMING SW RAD FLUX (TOA): ALL TSS
  • var_id: field200
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: LAND SNOW MELT HEAT FLUX W/M2
  • var_id: field197
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: LARGE SCALE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: lsrain
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: LARGE SCALE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: lssnow
  • units: 0-1
  • long_name: LAYER CLOUD AMOUNT IN EACH LAYER
  • var_id: cldamount
  • units: K s-1
  • long_name: LW HEATING RATES
  • var_id: lwhr
  • long_name: MEAD DIAGNOSTICS: SALINITY KG/S
  • var_id: field740_1
  • units:
  • long_name: MEAD DIAGNOSTICS: TEMPERATURE W
  • var_id: field740
  • units:
  • units: m
  • long_name: MIXED LAYER DEPTH (OCEAN) M
  • var_id: field653
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWN LW RAD FLUX: OPEN SEA
  • var_id: longwave_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWN SURFACE LW RAD FLUX
  • var_id: longwave
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWN SURFACE SW FLUX BELOW 690NM
  • var_id: solar_2
  • long_name: NET DOWN SURFACE SW FLUX: SW TS ONLY
  • units: W m-2
  • var_id: solar
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWN SW RAD FLUX: OPEN SEA
  • var_id: solar_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWNWARD LW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: longwave_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWNWARD SW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: solar_3
  • long_name: NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY KG C/M2/S
  • var_id: field1389
  • units:
  • units: Pa s-1
  • long_name: OMEGA ON MODEL LEVELS
  • var_id: omega
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: OUTGOING LW RAD FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: olr
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: OUTGOING SW RAD FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: field201
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: P-E FLUX CORRECTION KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: field672
  • long_name: PLANT RESPIRATION KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1390
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: PLE:PRECIP-EVAP INTO OCEAN KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: PLE
  • var_id: temp
  • units: degC
  • long_name: POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (OCEAN) DEG.C
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p_1
  • long_name: PRESSURE AT MEAN SEA LEVEL
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p
  • long_name: PSTAR AFTER TIMESTEP
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: QT SOURCE/SINK IN QT_POS KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field184_2
  • units: psu s-1
  • long_name: RATE OF SALINITY CHANGE (ICE) PSU/S
  • var_id: field686
  • var_id: rh
  • long_name: RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: RIVER OUTFLOW INTO OCEAN KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: outflow
  • units: (psu-35)/1000
  • long_name: SALINITY (OCEAN) (PSU-35)/1000
  • var_id: salinity
  • units: m
  • long_name: SEA ICE DEPTH (MEAN OVER ICE) M
  • var_id: icedepth
  • units: 0-1
  • long_name: SEA ICE FRACTION AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: iceconc
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SEAICE TOP MELTING LH FLUX(GBM) W/M2
  • var_id: topmelt
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SNOW AMOUNT AFTER TIMESTEP KG/M2
  • var_id: snowdepth
  • units: m
  • long_name: SNOW DEPTH (OCEAN) M
  • var_id: snowdepth
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SNOWFALL INTO OCN/ONTO ICE KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: snowfall
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SNOWRATE WHERE ICY KG M**-2 S**-1
  • var_id: snowfall_2
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SNOWRATE WHERE NO ICE KG M**-2 S**-1
  • var_id: snowfall_1
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT
  • var_id: sm
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT IN A LAYER
  • var_id: sm_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SOL: PEN.SOLAR*LF INTO OCEAN W/M2 A
  • var_id: SOL
  • units: kg kg-1
  • long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: q_1
  • units: kg kg-1
  • long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
  • var_id: q_2
  • units: cm3 s-1 ts-1
  • long_name: STREAMFN TENDENCY (OCEAN) CM3/S/TS
  • var_id: field613
  • units: cm3 s-1
  • long_name: STREAMFUNCTION (OCEAN) CM3/S
  • var_id: field611
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SUB-SURFACE RUNOFF RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1533
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SUBLIM. SURFACE (GBM) : RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1528
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SUBLIMATION FROM SEAICE KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: sublim
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SURF & BL TOTL MOISTURE FLUX KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field184_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE & B.LAYER HEAT FLUXES W/M2
  • var_id: sh_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE LATENT HEAT FLUX W/M2
  • var_id: lh
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SURFACE RUNOFF RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1532
  • long_name: SURFACE SH FLUX FROM SEA (GBM) W/M2
  • units: W m-2
  • var_id: sh_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE SNOWMELT HEAT FLUX W/M2
  • var_id: field141
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp
  • long_name: SURFACE TEMPERATURE AFTER TIMESTEP
  • units: K s-1
  • long_name: SW HEATING RATES: ALL TIMESTEPS
  • var_id: swhr
  • long_name: Stash code = 1239
  • var_id: H2O2
  • units:
  • long_name: Stash code = 1240
  • var_id: CH3O2
  • units:
  • long_name: Stash code = 2239
  • var_id: C2H5O2
  • units:
  • long_name: Stash code = 2240
  • var_id: CH3CHO
  • units:
  • var_id: CH3COO2
  • long_name: Stash code = 2241
  • units:
  • long_name: Stash code = 2260
  • var_id: O3
  • units:
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: TAUX: X_WINDSTRESS N/M2 A
  • var_id: TAUX
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: TAUY: Y_WINDSTRESS N/M2 A
  • var_id: TAUY
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp_1
  • long_name: TEMPERATURE AT 1.5M
  • units: K
  • long_name: THETA AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: theta
  • units: cm2 s-1
  • long_name: THICKNESS DIFF COEFF (OCEAN) CM2/S
  • var_id: field658
  • long_name: TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT IN LW RADIATION
  • units: 0-1
  • var_id: field30
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL DOWNWARD LW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: ilr_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL DOWNWARD SURFACE SW FLUX
  • var_id: field203
  • units: cm s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL OCEAN U-VELOCITY CM S**-1
  • var_id: field703
  • units: cm s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL OCEAN V-VELOCITY CM S**-1
  • var_id: field704
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL PRECIPITATION RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: precip
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL RAINFALL RATE: LS+CONV KG/M2/S
  • var_id: rain
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL SNOWFALL RATE: LS+CONV KG/M2/S
  • var_id: snow
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: TRANSPIRATION RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field1529
  • units: level
  • var_id: Trop
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: U COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: u
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: U COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
  • var_id: taux_2
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: U COMPONENT OF ICE VELOCITY (M.S-1)
  • var_id: field731
  • long_name: UNFROZEN SOIL MOISTURE FRACTION
  • var_id: field1385
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: UPWARD SW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: field201_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: V COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: v
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: V COMPONENT OF GRAVITY WAVE STRESS
  • var_id: tauy_2
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: V COMPONENT OF ICE VELOCITY (M.S-1)
  • var_id: field732
  • units: cm s-1
  • long_name: VERT.VEL. ON OCEAN HALF LEVELS CM/S
  • var_id: W
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: WATER_FLUX*SALINITY/DENSITY m Gs**-1
  • var_id: field632
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: WIND MIXING EN'GY FLUX INTO SEA W/M2
  • var_id: wme
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: WME: WIND MIXING ENERGY FLUX W/M2 A
  • var_id: WME
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: X-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
  • var_id: taux_1
  • units: N m-2
  • long_name: Y-COMP OF SURF & BL WIND STRESS N/M2
  • var_id: tauy_1
  • units: m
  • var_id: blht_1
  • units: s-1
  • long_name: d/dt AICE DYNAMICS s-1
  • var_id: field918
  • units: s-1
  • long_name: d/dt AICE THERMODYN s-1
  • var_id: field918_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: d/dt GBM SNOWDEPTH DYNAMICS m s-1
  • var_id: field920
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: d/dt GBM SNOWDEPTH THERMODYN m s-1
  • var_id: field920_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: d/dt HICE DIFFUSION m s-1
  • var_id: field919_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: d/dt HICE DYNAMICS m s-1
  • var_id: field919
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: d/dt HICE THERMODYN m s-1
  • var_id: field919_2
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth_1
  • units: m
  • var_id: ht
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_1
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_2
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_3
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_4
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_5
  • units: degrees_north
  • var_id: latitude
  • units: degrees_north
  • var_id: latitude_1
  • units: m
  • var_id: level275
  • units: level
  • var_id: level6
  • units: level
  • var_id: level6_1
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude_1
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude_2
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude_3
  • units: level
  • var_id: msl
  • var_id: pseudo
  • units:
  • units: level
  • var_id: surface
  • var_id: t
  • units: level
  • var_id: toa
  • var_id: unspecified
  • units:

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1859-12-01T00:00:00
End time:
2006-02-01T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°