Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (air.2m.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][level][latitude][longitude]):
air (Daily Forecast of Air temperature at 2 m, degK)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (cprat.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
cprat (Daily Mean of Convective Precipitation Rate at Surface, Kg/m^2/s)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (dlwrf.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
dlwrf (Daily Mean of Downward Longwave Radiation Flux at Surface, W/m^2)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (dswrf.ntat.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
dswrf (Daily Mean of Downward Solar Radiation Flux at the Nominal Top of Atmosphere, W/m^2)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (icec.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
icec (Daily Forecast of Ice Concentration at Surface)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (lhtfl.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
lhtfl (Daily Mean of Latent Heat Net Flux at Surface, W/m^2)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (pevpr.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
pevpr (Daily Mean of Potential Evaporation Rate at Surface, W/m^2)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (prate.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
prate (Daily Mean of Precipitation Rate at Surface, Kg/m^2/s)


Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (uflx.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uflx (Daily Mean of Momentum Flux, u-component at Surface, N/m^2)


mean Daily NCEP/DOE Reanalysis 2 (gflux.sfc.gauss.1979)

Data is from
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2)
(4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
gflux (daily mean 6-Hourly Mean of Ground Heat Flux at Surface, W/m^2)


NOAA - Optimum Interpolation (OI) Sea Surface Temperature (SST) V2 High Resolution Dataset

The NOAA 1/4Â° Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) is a long term Climate Data Record that incorporates observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys and Argo floats) into a regular global grid. The dataset is interpolated to fill gaps on the grid and create a spatially complete map of sea surface temperature. Satellite and ship observations are referenced to buoys to compensate for platform differences and sensor biases. OISST belongs to a family of products that are sometimes referred to as "Reynolds SST" for Richard W. Reynolds, a NOAA scientist who worked to improve the accuracy of the SST analyses by optimizing the advantages of in situ (ship and buoy) and satellite data. Older Reynolds SST products have been retired, except for the 1Â° weekly OISST. The dataset was developed using a methodology that includes bias adjustment of satellite and ship observations (referenced to buoys) to compensate for platform differences and sensor biases. This proved critical during the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991, when the widespread presence of volcanic aerosols resulted in infrared satellite temperatures that were much cooler than actual ocean temperatures (Reynolds 1993).

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
sst (Monthly Mean of Sea Surface Temperature, degree_C)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Data is from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)-II Reanalysis (Reanalysis-2) (4x/day).  Data interpolated from model (sigma) surfaces to gaussian grid.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
icec (Monthly Mean of Forecast of Ice Concentration at Surface)