ds217.1 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation: DOC/NOAA/GFDL, 1994: GFDL Global Monthly Atmospheric Circulation Analyses for May 1958 through December 1989. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds217.1).
Types of data: Grids	Data formats: NetCDF (Binary)
Data providers: DOC/NOAA/GFDL > NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total volume: 1.960 Gbytes

Summary for Grids in NetCDF 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: 5° x 2.5°, 180W to 180E and 90S to 90N (73 x 73 Latitude/Longitude)
Variable	Vertical Levels	Temporal Valid Range
Monthly Covariance of Meridional Wind Component and Geopotential Height (m2 s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Meridional Wind Component and Specific Humidity (m s^-1 gram kg^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Meridional Wind Component and Temperature (m s^-1 degree_C)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Temperature and Specific Humidity (degree_C gram kg^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Zonal and Meridional Wind Components (m2 s^-2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Zonal Wind Component and Geopotential Height (m2 s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Zonal Wind Component and Specific Humidity (m s^-1 gram kg^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Covariance of Zonal Wind Component and Temperature (m s^-1 degree_C)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Geopotential Height (m)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Horizontal Wind Divergence (10^-6 s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Meridional Wind Component (m s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Relative Humidity (percent)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Specific Humidity (gram kg^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Temperature (degree_C)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Vertical Pressure Velocity (10^-4 mb s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Mean Zonal Wind Component (m s^-1)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Geopotential Height (m2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Meridional Wind Component (m2 s^-2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Relative Humidity (percent2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Specific Humidity (gram2 kg^-2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Temperature (degree_C2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00
Monthly Variance of Zonal Wind Component (m2 s^-2)	Pressure Level: 50 millibars Pressure Level: 100 millibars Pressure Level: 200 millibars Pressure Level: 300 millibars Pressure Level: 400 millibars Pressure Level: 500 millibars Pressure Level: 700 millibars Pressure Level: 850 millibars Pressure Level: 900 millibars Pressure Level: 950 millibars Pressure Level: 1000 millibars	1958-08-29 00:00 to 1990-03-31 00:00