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Overview
Dataset Citation:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, 1980: NCEP Daily 65x65 Northern Hemisphere Tropospheric Analyses for 1973 January to 1997 March (and 47x51 subset, by DSS). Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds066.0).
Types of data:
  • Grids
 Data formats:
Data providers:
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total volume:  15.224 Gbytes

Go to DSS Octagonal Grid Summary
Go to DSS Tropical Grid Summary
Summary for Grids in NCEP ON84 Format
Product and Coverage Information:
There are multiple products and/or geographical coverages for the grids in this format. Click a variable name to see the available products and coverages for that variable.
VariableVertical LevelsTemporal Valid Range
Accumulated total precip (m)
  • Earth's surface (base of atmosphere)
1974-11-20 12:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
Atmospheric pressure (mbar)
  • Mean sea level
  • Tropopause
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00
Atmospheric temperature (deg K)
  • Atmospheric pressure: 850 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 700 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 500 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 400 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 300 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 250 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 200 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 150 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 100 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 70 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 50 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 30 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 10 mbar
  • Earth's surface (base of atmosphere)
  • Tropopause
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
Geopotential height (gpm)
  • Atmospheric pressure: 1000 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 850 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 700 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 500 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 400 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 300 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 250 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 200 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 150 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 100 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 70 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 50 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 30 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 10 mbar
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-04-03 12:00
Relative humidity (%)
  • Boundary: Bottom=1 , Top=0
  • Troposphere: Bottom=0.66667 , Top=0.33333
  • Troposphere: Bottom=1 , Top=0.66667
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00
Snow depth (m)
  • Earth's surface (base of atmosphere)
1974-11-13 12:00 to 1988-12-24 12:00
U comp. of wind wrt grid (m s-1)
  • Atmospheric pressure: 1000 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 850 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 700 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 500 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 400 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 300 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 250 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 200 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 150 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 100 mbar
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
V comp. of wind wrt grid (m s-1)
  • Atmospheric pressure: 1000 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 850 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 700 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 500 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 400 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 300 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 250 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 200 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 150 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 100 mbar
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
Vertical velocity dp/dt (mbar s-1)
  • Atmospheric pressure: 850 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 500 mbar
  • Atmospheric pressure: 200 mbar
1974-11-20 00:00 to 1997-04-02 00:00
Water temperature (deg K)
  • Earth's surface (base of atmosphere)
1974-11-19 00:00 to 1988-03-12 00:00

Go to NCEP ON84 Summary
Go to DSS Tropical Grid Summary
Summary for Grids in DSS Octagonal Grid Format
Product and Coverage Information:
There are multiple products and/or geographical coverages for the grids in this format. Click a variable name to see the available products and coverages for that variable.
VariableVertical LevelsTemporal Valid Range
Geopotential height
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 400 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 150 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 100 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 70 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 50 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 30 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 10 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-04-03 12:00
Pressure
  • Sea level
  • Tropopause
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00
Relative humidity
  • Isobaric level: Bottom=900 mbar, Top=1002 mbar
  • Isobaric level: Bottom=666 mbar, Top=333 mbar
  • Isobaric level: Bottom=1000 mbar, Top=666 mbar
  • Surface
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00
Sea-surface temperature
  • Surface
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1988-03-12 00:00
Snow depth
  • Surface
1973-03-31 00:00 to 1986-11-22 12:00
Temperature
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 400 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 150 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 100 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 70 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 50 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 30 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 10 mbar
  • Surface
  • Tropopause
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
Total precipitation
  • Surface
1973-01-04 00:00 to 1997-04-02 00:00
U wind component
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 400 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 150 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 100 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
V wind component
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 400 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 150 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 100 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-04-01 00:00
Vertical velocity
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-04-02 00:00
Virtual temperature
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 400 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
1978-10-01 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00

Go to NCEP ON84 Summary
Go to DSS Octagonal Grid Summary
Summary for Grids in DSS Tropical Grid Format
Product and Coverage Information:
There is one product and one geographical coverage for all of the grids in this format:
    Product: Analysis
    Geographical Coverage: 513km x 513km (at 22.5N), 360E to 0E and 48.09S to 48.09N (73 x 23 Mercator)
VariableVertical LevelsTemporal Valid Range
Temperature
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1981-04-07 00:00
U wind component
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00
V wind component
  • Isobaric level: 1000 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 850 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 700 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 500 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 300 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 250 mbar
  • Isobaric level: 200 mbar
1973-01-01 00:00 to 1997-03-31 12:00

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