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  ds314.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Princeton University [Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering], 2006: Global Meteorological Forcing Dataset for Land Surface Modeling. Dataset ds314.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds314.0/.
Types of data:
  • Grids
 Data formats:
Data contributors:
  • PRINCETON/CEE > Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Total volume:  364.369 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: 1° x 1°, 0.5E to 359.5E and 89.5S to 89.5N (360 x 180 Longitude/Latitude)
Variable
Vertical LevelsTemporal Valid Range
Air temperature (k)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Downward longwave radiation (W m-2)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Downward shortwave radiation (W m-2)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Maximum temperature (K)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 00:00
Minimum temperature (K)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 00:00
Precipitation (kg m-2 s-1)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Specific humidity (kg kg-1)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Surface pressure (Pa)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00
Windspeed (m s-1)
• Surface: 0 level  1948-01-01 00:00 to 2000-12-31 21:00

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