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NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Monthly Mean Subsets (from DS090.0), 1948-continuing

d090002
| DOI: 10.5065/4Z6T-J350
 
Abstract:

The monthly means of NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (R1) products, archived in ds090.0 dataset, are extracted and reorganized into subgroups in this dataset. The groupings try to combine like and/or commonly used parameter-level data together. There are also subgroups for each of the four diurnal monthly means (means of 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z separately).

The data files are in WMO GRIB format. Both the monthly means and their variances are in the same file but in different GRIB records. Examples of separating monthly means from variances are shown in this guide.

All subgroups will be available on line under data. The ones that are not on line yet will be moved over upon request.

Temporal Range:
1948-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2024-01-01 06:00 +0000 (Entire dataset) Period details by dataset product
Updates:
Monthly
Variables:
Air Temperature Boundary Layer Winds Geopotential Height Surface Winds
Upper Air Temperature Upper Level Winds
GRIB parameter table: HTML | XML
Vertical Levels:
See the detailed metadata for level information.
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publications:
Kalnay, E., M. Kanamitsu, R. Kistler, W. Collins, D. Deaven, L. Gandin, M. Iredell, S. Saha, G. White, J. Woollen, Y. Zhu, M. Chelliah, W. Ebisuzaki, W. Higgins, J. Janowiak, K.C. Mo, C. Ropelewski, J. Wang, A. Leetmaa, R. Reynolds, R. Jenne, and D. Joseph, 1996: The NCEP / NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 437-471.
Total Volume:
51.51 GB (Entire dataset) Volume details by dataset product
Data Formats:
More Details:
View a more detailed summary of the data, including specific date ranges and locations by parameter
Metadata Record:
Data License:
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