Data List


                            AT00Z


315K, 330K, 450K       0 L  pot. vorticity (PV), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD)


                            AT00Z12Z


surface                0 L  precipitable water (PWAT)
surface                6 G  pressure (PRES)
2 meter                6 G  q (SPFH), T (TMP)
10 meter               6 G  U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
1000 mb                0 L  Z (HGT) *
850 mb                 0 L  RH (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT) *
700 mb                 0 L  Z (HGT) *
500 mb                 0 L  RH (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL)
500 mb                 0 L  Z (HGT) *
300 mb                 0 L  Z (HGT) *
200mb                  0 L  T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT) *
                            * in HGT.PRS

                            AT12Z


100, 50, 20 mb         0 L  T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT)


                            DAILY


surface               Da G  downward short wave flux (DSWRF)
surface               Da G  latent/sensible heat flux (LHTFL, SHTFL)
surface               Da G  net long/short wave flux (NLWRS, NSWRS)
surface               Da G  precipitation rate (PRATE)
surface               Da G  skin temperature (TMP) (height adjusted SST)
surface               Da G  corrected precipitation rate (XPRATE)
surface               Da G  momentum flux (neg. wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX)
surface               Da G  upward long wave flux (ULWRF)
mean sea level        ob G  sea surface temperature (TMP)
2 meter               Da G  max/min temperature (TMAX,TMIN), not avail 86-89
top                   Da G  upward short/long wave flux (USWRF, ULWRF)


                            FIXED


surface               ob G  surface elevation (HGT)
surface               ob G  land mask (LAND)
surface               ob L  land mask (LAND, file:LAND25.SFC)


                            IEEE/CROSS


theta levels          M0 T  N**2 (BVFS), pressure (PRES), pot. vorticity (PV),
theta levels          M0 T  rel. humidity (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD),
theta levels          M0 T  mass weighted U/V
pressure levels       M0 P  U'V' (CBMZW), V'T' (CBTMW), V'q' (CBVQ)
pressure levels       M0 P  Z (HGT), rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH), 
pressure levels       M0 P  meridional stream function (STREAM), T (TMP)
pressure levels       M0 P  U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL)


                            IEEE/CROSSVAR


pressure levels       V0 P  Z (HGT), rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH), 
pressure levels       V0 P  T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL)


                            MONTHLY/ATxxZ, xx=00,06,12,18


surface               ma G  convective/total precipitation rate (CPRAT/PRATE)
2 meter               m6 G  q (SPFH), T (TMP)
10 meter              m6 G  U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
925, 850 mb           m0 L  q (SPFH), T (TMP)
925-600 mb            m0 L  U (UGRD), V (VGRD)
top                   ma G  upward long wave flux (ULWRF)


                            MONTHLY/OTHER


0-10,10-200 cm        M6 G  soil wetness (SOILW)
0-10,10-200, 300 cm   M6 G  soil temperature (TMP)
mean sea level        M0 L  pressure (PRES)
2 meter               M6 G  q (SPFH), T (TMP)
10 meter              M6 G  U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
col                   Ma G  cloud fraction (TCDC)
column, top           Ma G  long/short wave cloud forcing (CFNLF/CFNSF)
top                   Ma G  downward short wave flux (DSWRF)
top                   Ma g  upward long/short wave flux (ULWRF/USWRF)


                            MONTHLY/OTHERVAR


0-10,10-200 cm        V6 G  soil wetness (SOILW)
0-10,10-200, 300 cm   V6 G  soil temperature (TMP)
mean sea level        V0 L  pressure (PRES)
2 meter               V6 G  q (SPFH), T (TMP)
10 meter              V6 G  U/V (UGRD/VGRD)


                            MONTHLY/PRS


1000-10 mb            M0 L  U'V' (CBMZW), U'T' (CBTZW), V'T' (CBTMW)
1000-100 mb           M0 L  U'omega' (CBUW), T'omega' (CBTW)
1000-300 mb           M0 L  U'q' (CBUQ) , V'q' (CBVQ), omega'q' (CBQW)
1000-10 mb            M0 L  Z (HGT), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), 
1000-100 mb           M0 L  omega (VVEL)
1000-300 mb           M0 L  rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH),
                            * above fields are in ALL.PRS
850, 200 mb           M0 L  stream function (STRM), velocity pot (VPOT)
                            levels = 1000 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 250 
                              200 150 100 70 50 30 20 10 mb


                            MONTHLY/PRSVAR


1000-10 mb            V0 L  Z (HGT), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
1000-100 mb           V0 L  omega (VVEL)
1000-300 mb           V0 L  rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH)
                            * above fields are in ALL.PRS

 
                            MONTHLY/SFC


surface               Ma G  long/short wave cloud forcing (CFNLF/CFNSF)
surface               Ma G  convective/total precipitation (CPRAT/PRATE)
surface               Mo G  ice concentration (ICEC)
surface               Ma G  sensible/latent heat flux (SHTFL/LHTFL)
surface               Ma G  net long/short wave flux (NLWRS/NSWRS)
surface               M6 G  potential evaporation (PEVPR)
surface               M0 L  potential temperature (POT)
surface               M6 G  pressure, 6 hour forecast (PRES)
surface               M0 L  pressure, analysis, (PRES, file:PRESF00)
surface               M0 L  precipitable water, analysis (PWAT)
surface               Mg L  precipitable water, 1st guess (PWAT, file:PWATGES)
surface               Mr G  runoff per 6 hours (RUNOF)
surface               M6 G  skin temperature (height adjusted SST) (TMP)
mean sea level        Ma G  observed SST (TMP)
surface               Ma G  momentum flux (neg of wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX)
surface               Ma G  upward long/short wave flux (ULWRF/USWRF)
surface               M6 G  snow depth, water equiv. (WEASD)
surface               Ma G  corrected precipitation (XPRATE)


                            MONTHLY/SFCVAR


surface               Va G  convective/total precipitation (CPRAT/PRATE)
surface               Va G  sensible/latent heat flux (SHTFL/LHTFL)
surface               V6 G  potential evaporation (PEVPR)
surface               V0 L  potential temperature (POT)
surface               V6 G  pressure, 6 hour forecast (PRES)
surface               V0 L  pressure, analysis, (PRES, file:PRESF00)
surface               V0 L  precipitable water, analysis (PWAT)
surface               Vr G  runoff per 6 hours (RUNOF)
surface               V6 G  skin temperature (height adjusted SST) (TMP)
surface               Va G  momentum flux (neg of wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX)
surface               V6 G  snow depth, water equiv. (WEASD)


                            MONTHLY/THT


270-650K              M0 L  Montgomery streamfn (MNTSF), pressure (PRES)
270-650K              M0 L  pot. vorticity (PV), U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
270-650K              M0 L  mass-weighted U/V (UMAS/VMAS)
                            levels = 270, 280, 290, 300, 315, 330, 350, 400, 
                              450, 550, 650K


                            MONTHLY/THTVAR


270-650K              V0 L  Montgomery streamfn (MNTSF), Pressure (PRES)
270-650K              V0 L  pot. vorticity (PV), U/V (UGRD/VGRD)
270-650K              V0 L  mass-weighted U/V (UMAS/VMAS)
270-650K              


                            OBS


surface               Mo L  GPCP precipitation est. (PRATE, file=GPCPRAIN)
surface               Mo L  merged precipitation est. (PRATE, file=MRGDRAIN)
top                   Do L  upward long-wave radiation (ULWRF)



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0=Analysis
24=24 hour period (00Z-24Z), for Tmin, Tmax
6=6 hour Forecast
A=0-6 hour average/accumulation of forecast starting from the analysis
D6=average of 4 6-hour forecast (average of 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z cycles)
Da=00Z-24Z average (average of 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z cycles)
Do=daily observed
M0=monthly average of analyses (4 times per day)
Ma=monthly average of averages/accumulations (4 times per day)
Mg=monthly average of first guess (4 times per day)
Mo=monthly average of observations
Mr=monthly average of runoff occuring during 6 hours
V0=variance of analyses from monthly mean
Vo=variance of observations (4 times per day)
m0=monthly average of analyses (once analysis per day)
m6=monthly average of 6 hour forecasts (once forecast per day)
ma=monthly average of 0-6 hour average/accumulation (once average per day)
ob=observed

 

L=2.5x2.5 lat-long grid (144x73)
G=Gaussian grid (192x94)
T=theta-surface cross-section (73x11), zonally averaged
P=pressure-surface cross-section (73x17), zonally averaged

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