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  ds330.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
ECMWF, DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, GB/MOD/MET, JP/JMA, CN/CMA, AU/BOM, CA/EC/MSC/CMC, BR/MST/INPE/CPTEC and FR/CNRM, 2006: Historical THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) Data Archive, updated monthly. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds330.0).
Types of data:
  • Grids
 Data formats:
  • WMO GRIB2 (Binary)
Data providers:
  • ECMWF > European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • GB/MOD/MET > Met Office, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
  • JP/JMA > Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan
  • CN/CMA > China Meteorological Administration, China
  • AU/BOM > Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
  • CA/EC/MSC/CMC > Canadian Meteorological Centre, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada
  • BR/MST/INPE/CPTEC > Center for Weather Forecast and Climatic Analysis, National Institute for Space Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil
  • FR/CNRM > Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques, France
Programs/Experiments that collected the data:
  • THORPEX > THe Observing-system Research and Prediction EXperiment
Total volume:  153.789 Tbytes

Summary for Grids in WMO GRIB2 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 Levels/Temporal Valid Range
Convective available potential energy (J kg-1)
• Layer between Ground or water surface and Nominal top of atmosphere  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-14 00:00
Convective Inhibition (J kg-1)
• Layer between Ground or water surface and Nominal top of atmosphere  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
Dewpoint temperature (K)
• Specified height above ground: 2 m  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
Geopotential height (gpm)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 50 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Land cover (1=land, 0=sea)
• Ground or water surface  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
Land-sea mask
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Potential temperature (K)
• Potential vorticity surface: 2000 10-9 deg K m2 kg-1 s-1  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Potential vorticity (K m2 kg-1 s-1)
• Isentropic (theta) level: 320 deg K  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Pressure (Pa)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Mean sea level  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Skin temperature (K)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Snow depth water equivalent (kg m-2)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Snow fall water equivalent (kg m-2)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Soil moisture (kg m-3)
• Layer between Depth below land surface and Depth below land surface: Bottom=0.2 m, Top=0 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Soil temperature (K)
• Layer between Depth below land surface and Depth below land surface: Bottom=0.2 m, Top=0 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Specific humidity (kg kg-1)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 50 mbar  2008-07-30 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Sunshine duration (s)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-14 00:00
Surface air dew point temperature (K)
• Specified height above ground: 2 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Specified height above ground: 1.5 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Temperature (K)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 50 mbar  2008-07-30 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Specified height above ground: 2 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Specified height above ground: 1.5 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Time-integrated outgoing long wave radiation (W m-2 s)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
• Nominal top of atmosphere  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Time-integrated surface latent heat flux (W m-2 s)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Time-integrated surface net solar radiation (W m-2 s)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Time-integrated surface sensible heat flux (W m-2 s)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
Total cloud cover (%)
• Layer between Ground or water surface and Nominal top of atmosphere  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Total column water (kg m-2)
• Layer between Ground or water surface and Nominal top of atmosphere  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Total precipitation (kg m-2)
• Ground or water surface  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Total precipitation rate (kg m-2 s-1)
• Ground or water surface  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
U-component of wind (m s-1)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Potential vorticity surface: 2000 10-9 deg K m2 kg-1 s-1  2008-08-03 06:00 to 2008-08-12 12:00
• Specified height above ground: 10 m  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
U-velocity (m s-1)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 50 mbar  2008-07-30 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Potential vorticity surface: 2000 10-9 deg K m2 kg-1 s-1  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
• Specified height above ground: 10 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
V-component of wind (m s-1)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-08-12 00:00
• Potential vorticity surface: 2000 10-9 deg K m2 kg-1 s-1  2008-08-03 06:00 to 2008-08-12 12:00
• Specified height above ground: 10 m  2008-06-10 12:00 to 2008-07-25 18:00
V-velocity (m s-1)
• Isobaric surface: 1000 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 925 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 850 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 700 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 500 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 300 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 250 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 200 mbar  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Isobaric surface: 50 mbar  2008-07-30 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
• Potential vorticity surface: 2000 10-9 deg K m2 kg-1 s-1  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
• Specified height above ground: 10 m  2006-10-01 00:00 to 2008-08-16 12:00
Wilting point (kg m-3)
• Layer between Depth below land surface and Depth below land surface: Bottom=0.2 m, Top=0 m  2008-07-29 12:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00
WMO_GRIB2.74-98.4-0:2.3.12
• Layer between Depth below land surface and Depth below land surface: Bottom=0.2 m, Top=0 m  2008-07-29 12:00 to 2008-08-15 00:00

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