NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) 6-hourly Products, January 1979 to December 2010
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| DOI: 10.5065/D69K487J
Abstract:
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was initially completed over the 31-year period from 1979 to 2009 and has been extended to March 2011. CFSR was initialized 4 times per day (0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC), and the 6-hourly atmospheric, oceanic and land surface analyzed products are available at 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.9, and 2.5 degree horizontal resolutions, along with forecast hours 1 through 6. However, not all parameters are available at all resolutions and some parameters are not analyzed (e.g. 2 meter temperature, 10 meter winds), so please consult the detailed metadata for exact descriptions of what is available.
Temporal Range:
1979-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2011-01-01 03:00 +0000
Variables:
| Air Temperature | Albedo | Atmospheric Heating | Atmospheric Stability |
| Cloud Frequency | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice | Dew Point Temperature | Evaporation |
| Geopotential Height | Gravity Wave | Heat Flux | Humidity |
| Hydrostatic Pressure | Ice Depth/Thickness | Ice Extent | Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| Longwave Radiation | Maximum/Minimum Temperature | Ocean Currents | Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
| Potential Temperature | Precipitation Amount | Precipitation Rate | Runoff |
| Salinity | Sea Ice Motion | Sea Level Pressure | Sea Surface Height |
| Sea Surface Temperature | Shortwave Radiation | Skin Temperature | Snow Cover |
| Snow Depth | Snow Water Equivalent | Soil Classification | Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| Soil Temperature | Streamfunctions | Sublimation | Surface Roughness |
| Surface Winds | Temperature Tendency | Total Precipitable Water | Upper Air Temperature |
| Upper Level Winds | Vegetation Cover | Vegetation Species | Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed |
| Vorticity | Wind Shear |
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 Detailed coverage information 0.312° x ~0.312° from 0E to 359.688E and 89.761N to 89.761S (1152 x 576 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 0.5° x 0.5° from 0.25E to 359.75E and 89.75N to 89.75S (720 x 360 Longitude/Latitude) 0.5° x 0.5° from 0E to 359.5E and 90N to 90S (720 x 361 Longitude/Latitude) 1° x 1° from 0E to 359E and 90N to 90S (360 x 181 Longitude/Latitude) 1.875° x ~1.904° from 0E to 358.125E and 88.542N to 88.542S (192 x 94 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 2.5° x 2.5° from 0E to 357.5E and 90N to 90S (144 x 73 Longitude/Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 0.312° x ~0.312° from 0E to 359.688E and 89.761N to 89.761S (1152 x 576 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 0.5° x 0.5° from 0.25E to 359.75E and 89.75N to 89.75S (720 x 360 Longitude/Latitude) 0.5° x 0.5° from 0E to 359.5E and 90N to 90S (720 x 361 Longitude/Latitude) 1° x 1° from 0E to 359E and 90N to 90S (360 x 181 Longitude/Latitude) 1.875° x ~1.904° from 0E to 358.125E and 88.542N to 88.542S (192 x 94 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 2.5° x 2.5° from 0E to 357.5E and 90N to 90S (144 x 73 Longitude/Latitude)
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Related Resources:
Publications:
Decker, Mark, Michael A. Brunke, Zhuo Wang, Koichi Sakaguchi, Xubin Zeng, Michael G. Bosilovich, 2012: Evaluation of the Reanalysis Products from GSFC, NCEP, and ECMWF Using Flux Tower Observations. J. Climate, 25, 1916-1944 (DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00004.1).
Saha, Suranjana, et. al., 2010: The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 91(8), 1015-1057 (DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00004.1).
Total Volume:
55.81 TB
Data Formats:
Related RDA Datasets:
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NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) Selected Hourly Time-Series Products, January 1979 to December 2010
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NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) Monthly Products, January 1979 to December 2010
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NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSv2) 6-hourly Products
More Details:
View a more detailed summary of the data, including specific date ranges and locations by parameter
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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