ds090.2 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, 1996: NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Monthly Mean Subsets (from DS090.0), 1948-continuing, updated monthly. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds090.2).
Types of data: Grids	Data formats: WMO GRIB1 (Binary)
Data providers: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Programs/Experiments that collected the data: NNRP > NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Project
Total volume: 35.614 Gbytes

Summary for Grids in WMO GRIB1 Format
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Variable	Vertical Levels	Temporal Valid Range
5-wave geopotential height anomaly	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Absolute vorticity (s^-1)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared) (s^-2)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Clear sky downward long wave flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Clear sky downward solar flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Clear sky upward long wave flux (W m^-2)	Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Clear sky upward solar flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Cloud forcing net long wave flux (W m^-2)	Entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Cloud forcing net solar flux (W m^-2)	Entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Convective cloud cover (%)	High cloud layer Low cloud layer Middle cloud layer	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Convective precipitation rate (kg m^-2 s^-1)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Covariance between specific humidity and omega ([gm gm^-1]*[Pa s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between T and omega ([K]*[Pa s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between u and omega ([m s^-1]*[Pa s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between u and specific humidity ([m s^-1]*[gm gm^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between u and T ([K]*[m s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between v and omega ([m s^-1]*[Pa s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between v and specific humidity ([m s^-1]*[gm gm^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between v and T ([K]*[m s^-1])	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Covariance between v and u (m² s^-2)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Deep convective heating rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Deep convective moistening rate (kg kg^-1 s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Downward long wave radiation flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Downward short wave radiation flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Geopotential height (gpm)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Ground heat flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Ice cover (fraction)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Land cover (fraction)	Ground or water surface	1987-01-01 00:00 to 1987-01-01 00:00
Large scale condensation heat rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Latent heat flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Long wave radiative heating rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Mass weighted u	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Mass weighted v	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Maximum temperature (K)	Specified height above ground: 2 m	1948-01-01 12:00 to 2006-01-01 06:00
Meridional flux of gravity wave stress (N m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Minimum temperature (K)	Specified height above ground: 2 m	1948-01-01 12:00 to 2006-01-01 06:00
Momentum flux, u-component (N m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Momentum flux, v-component (N m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Montgomery stream function (m² s^-2)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Net long-wave radiation flux (surface) (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Net short-wave radiation flux (surface) (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Potential evaporation rate (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Potential temperature (K)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Potential vorticity (m² s^-1 kg^-1)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Precipitable water (kg m^-2)	Entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer)	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Precipitation rate (kg m^-2 s^-1)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Pressure (Pa)	Ground or water surface Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Mean sea level	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Pressure vertical velocity (Pa s^-1)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Relative divergence (s^-1)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Relative humidity (%)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Relative vorticity (s^-1)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Sensible heat flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Shallow convective heating rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Shallow convective moistening rate (kg kg^-1 s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Snow phase-change heat flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Snowfall rate water equivalent (kg m^-2 s^-1)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Solar radiative heating rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Specific humidity (kg kg^-1)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Specified height above ground: 2 m	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Stream function (m² s^-1)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Temperature (K)	Depth below land surface: 300 cm Ground or water surface High cloud top High cloud top level Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar Layer between two depths below land surface: Bottom=10 cm, Top=0 cm Layer between two depths below land surface: Bottom=200 cm, Top=10 cm Low cloud top Low cloud top level Middle cloud top Middle cloud top level Specified height above ground: 2 m	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Total cloud cover (%)	Entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) High cloud layer Low cloud layer Middle cloud layer	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
u-component of wind (m s^-1)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar Specified height above ground: 10 m	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Upward long wave radiation flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Upward short wave radiation flux (W m^-2)	Ground or water surface Nominal top of atmosphere	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
v-component of wind (m s^-1)	Isentropic (theta) level: 270 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 280 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 290 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 300 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 315 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 330 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 350 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 400 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 450 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 550 deg K Isentropic (theta) level: 650 deg K Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar Specified height above ground: 10 m	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Vegetation type (as in SiB)	High cloud layer Low cloud layer Middle cloud layer	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Velocity potential (m² s^-1)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar Isobaric surface: 250 mbar Isobaric surface: 200 mbar Isobaric surface: 150 mbar Isobaric surface: 100 mbar Isobaric surface: 70 mbar Isobaric surface: 50 mbar Isobaric surface: 30 mbar Isobaric surface: 20 mbar Isobaric surface: 10 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Vertical diffusion heating rate (K s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration (m s^-2)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Vertical diffusion moistening rate (kg kg^-1 s^-1)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration (m s^-2)	Sigma level: 0.0027 Sigma level: 0.0101 Sigma level: 0.0183 Sigma level: 0.0288 Sigma level: 0.0418 Sigma level: 0.0782 Sigma level: 0.1028 Sigma level: 0.1326 Sigma level: 0.1682 Sigma level: 0.2101 Sigma level: 0.2582 Sigma level: 0.3125 Sigma level: 0.4357 Sigma level: 0.5017 Sigma level: 0.5681 Sigma level: 0.6329 Sigma level: 0.6943 Sigma level: 0.7508 Sigma level: 0.8014 Sigma level: 0.8458 Sigma level: 0.8838 Sigma level: 0.9159 Sigma level: 0.9425 Sigma level: 0.9644 Sigma level: 0.9821 Sigma level: 0.058 Sigma level: 0.372 Sigma level: 0.995	1997-03-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00
Virtual temperature (K)	Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar Isobaric surface: 925 mbar Isobaric surface: 850 mbar Isobaric surface: 700 mbar Isobaric surface: 600 mbar Isobaric surface: 500 mbar Isobaric surface: 400 mbar Isobaric surface: 300 mbar	1948-01-01 00:00 to 2005-12-31 18:00
Volumetric soil moisture content (fraction)	Layer between two depths below land surface: Bottom=10 cm, Top=0 cm Layer between two depths below land surface: Bottom=200 cm, Top=10 cm	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth (kg m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Water run-off (kg m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 06:00 to 2006-01-01 00:00
Zonal flux of gravity wave stress (N m^-2)	Ground or water surface	1948-01-01 03:00 to 2005-12-31 21:00