ERA15_SFCFULLFC06_6H_197908

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 6h-forecast multicode 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
1979-08-01 to 1979-09-02 (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
458.91 MiB (481201344 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 6h-forecast 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_SFCFULLFC06_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
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
dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer_accumulated
BLDIS (ERA15: 145)
6hr meanW s m-2
forecast log of surface roughness for heat
LNROL (ERA15: 245)
6hr meannone
forecast surface roughness
ROL (ERA15: 244)
6hr meanm
gravity wave dissipation vertical integrated
GWDIS (ERA15: 197)
6hr meanW s m-2
instantaneous moisture flux
ISQFL (ERA15: 232)
6hr meankg m-2 s-1
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_eastward_stressCF
USSTR (ERA15: 180)
6hr meanN s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_latent_heat_fluxCF
SLHFL (ERA15: 147)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_northward_stressCF
VSSTR (ERA15: 181)
6hr meanN s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_sensible_heat_fluxCF
SSHFL (ERA15: 146)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_airCF
SSRD (ERA15: 169)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_airCF
STRD (ERA15: 175)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_net_downward_longwave_fluxCF
STRAD (ERA15: 177)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_surface_net_downward_shortwave_fluxCF
SSRAD (ERA15: 176)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_toa_net_downward_shortwave_fluxCF
TSRAD (ERA15: 178)
6hr meanW s m-2
integral_wrt_time_of_toa_outgoing_longwave_fluxCF
TTRAD (ERA15: 179)
6hr meanW s m-2
lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_contentCF
TCWV (ERA15: 137)
6hr meankg m-2
lwe_thickness_of_convective_precipitation_amountCF
CPREC (ERA15: 143)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_convective_snowfall_amountCF
CSNOW (ERA15: 239)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_large_scale_precipitation_amountCF
LPREC (ERA15: 142)
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_snowfall_amountCF
FSNOW (ERA15: 144)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_surface_snow_amountCF
DSNOW (ERA15: 141)
6hr meanm
lwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amountCF
EVAP (ERA15: 182)
6hr meanm
skin reservoir content
WSKIN (ERA15: 198)
6hr meanm
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
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_runoff_amountCF
RUNOF (ERA15: 205)
6hr meanm
surface_temperatureCF
TSKIN (ERA15: 235)
6hr meanK
thickness_of_large_scale_snowfall_amountCF
LSNOW (ERA15: 240)
6hr meanm
v-gravity wave stress (meridional)
VWSTR (ERA15: 196)
6hr meanN s m-2
x_wind-at10mCF
U10 (ERA15: 165)
6hr meanm s-1
y_wind-at10mCF
V10 (ERA15: 166)
6hr meanm s-1
zonal gravity wave stress
UWSTR (ERA15: 195)
6hr meanN s m-2
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 6h-forecast surface fields (6h interval storage, storage spherical harmonics).
Details

Parent project(s)

ECMWF Re-Analysis Project 15

[Entry acronym: ERA15_SFCFULLFC06_6H_197908] [Entry id: 8610]