ERA15_SFCFULLFC00_6H_197903

Gibson, Rex

Dataset
Summary
Operational analysis are affected by major changes in models, analysis technique, assimilation and observation usage, which are an essential product of research and progress.
The ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) performed a consistent re-analysis of atmospheric data using a "frozen" production system. The ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA) Project produced a new, validated 15 year dataset of assimilated data for the period 12/1978-02/1994.
The assimilation scheme consisted mainly of the Integrated Forecast System (IFS) version of the ECMWF forecast model with T106 resolution on 31 vertical hybrid levels. An intermitted statistical (optimum interpolation) analysis with 6 hour cycling was performed. It includes a diabatic, non-linear normal mode initialisation (5 vertical modes).
This data set consists of multicode initialized surface fields which are stored in spherical harmonics in 6h-intervals (0,6,12,18).
The data are given in the spectral domain of the spectral T106 forecast model. The T106 representation corresponds in the spatial domain to Gaussian N80 representation (approximately equivalent to latitude/longitude 1.125 degrees).
In order to perform the transformation from the spectral to the spatial domain please refer to the postprocessing of the T106 forecast model (DKRZ afterburner).
Project
ERA15 (ECMWF Re-Analysis Project 15)
Location(s)
World (general)
Spatial Coverage
Longitude 0 to 358.88 Latitude -89.14 to 89.14 Altitude: 0 m
Temporal Coverage
1979-03-01 to 1979-04-02 (calendrical)
Use constraints
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Data Catalog
World Data Center for Climate
Access constraints
registered users
Size
382.42 MiB (401001120 Byte)
Format
GRIB
Status
completely archived
Creation Date
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Cite as
[ Derived from parent entry - See data hierarchy tab ]
Gibson, Rex (2001). ERA15 initialized surface fields (6h interval storage, storage spherical harmonics). World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. http://cera-www.dkrz.de/WDCC/ui/Compact.jsp?acronym=ERA15_SFCFULLFC00_INT6H

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Description
data was checked.
VariableCodeAggregationUnit
air_pressure_at_sea_levelCF
MSLP (ERA15: 151)
6hr meanPa
air_temperature-at2m (maximum)CF
T2MAX (ERA15: 201)
6hr meanK
air_temperature-at2m (mean)CF
TEMP2 (ERA15: 167)
6hr meanK
air_temperature-at2m (minimum)CF
T2MIN (ERA15: 202)
6hr meanK
angle of subgrid scale orography
ANOR (ERA15: 162)
6hr meannone
anisotropy of subgrid scale orography
ISOR (ERA15: 161)
6hr meannone
apparent surface humidity
QSURF (ERA15: 233)
6hr meankg kg-1
atmosphere_water_contentCF
TCW (ERA15: 136)
6hr meankg m-2
cloud_area_fractionCF
TCC (ERA15: 164)
6hr meanfraction
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer-atHighCloudLayerCF
HCC (ERA15: 188)
6hr meanfraction
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer-atLowCloudLayerCF
LCC (ERA15: 186)
6hr meanfraction
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer-atMediumCloudLayerCF
MCC (ERA15: 187)
6hr meanfraction
convective_cloud_area_fractionCF
CCC (ERA15: 185)
6hr meanfraction
dew_point_temperature-at2mCF
TD2 (ERA15: 168)
6hr meanK
forecast log of surface roughness for heat
LNROL (ERA15: 245)
6hr meannone
forecast surface roughness
ROL (ERA15: 244)
6hr meanm
geopotentialCF
GPH (ERA15: 129)
6hr meanm2 s-2
instantaneous moisture flux
ISQFL (ERA15: 232)
6hr meankg m-2 s-1
land_binary_maskCF
LSM (ERA15: 172)
6hr meanfraction
logarithm of surface roughness length
LSRH (ERA15: 234)
6hr meannone
lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_contentCF
TCWV (ERA15: 137)
6hr meankg m-2
lwe_thickness_of_convective_snowfall_amountCF
CSNOW (ERA15: 239)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_moisture_content_of_soil_layer-atLevel1CF
WS1 (ERA15: 140)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_moisture_content_of_soil_layer-atLevel2CF
WS2 (ERA15: 171)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_moisture_content_of_soil_layer-atLevel3CF
WS3 (ERA15: 184)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_moisture_content_of_soil_layer-atLevel4CF
WS4 (ERA15: 237)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_surface_snow_amountCF
DSNOW (ERA15: 141)
6hr meanm
skin reservoir content
WSKIN (ERA15: 198)
6hr meanm
slope of subgrid scale orography
SLOR (ERA15: 163)
6hr meannone
soil_temperature-atLevel1CF
TS1 (ERA15: 139)
6hr meanK
soil_temperature-atLevel2CF
TS2 (ERA15: 170)
6hr meanK
soil_temperature-atLevel3CF
TS3 (ERA15: 183)
6hr meanK
soil_temperature-atLevel4CF
TS4 (ERA15: 236)
6hr meanK
standard deviation of orography
SDOR (ERA15: 160)
6hr meannone
surface_albedoCF
AL (ERA15: 174)
6hr meanfraction
surface_albedoCF
ALBDO (ERA15: 243)
6hr meanfraction
surface_downward_heat_flux_in_airCF
ISHFL (ERA15: 231)
6hr meanW m-2
surface_downward_x_stressCF
UISTR (ERA15: 229)
6hr meanN m-2
surface_downward_y_stressCF
VISTR (ERA15: 230)
6hr meanN m-2
surface_roughness_lengthCF
SR (ERA15: 173)
6hr meanm
surface_temperatureCF
TSKIN (ERA15: 235)
6hr meanK
thickness_of_large_scale_snowfall_amountCF
LSNOW (ERA15: 240)
6hr meanm
vegetation_area_fractionCF
VEG (ERA15: 199)
6hr mean0.01
x_wind-at10mCF
U10 (ERA15: 165)
6hr meanm s-1
y_wind-at10mCF
V10 (ERA15: 166)
6hr meanm s-1
Contact typePersonORCIDOrganization
Originator
Rex Gibson
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Originator
Per Kallberg
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Originator
-
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Metadata
Dr. Michael Lautenschlager
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Max-Planck-Institut fuer Meteorologie (MD)

Parent

ERA15 initialized surface fields (6h interval storage, storage spherical harmonics).
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Parent project(s)

ECMWF Re-Analysis Project 15

[Entry acronym: ERA15_SFCFULLFC00_6H_197903] [Entry id: 8345]