The Reanalysis-2 products are archived in several subgroups. The subgroups available at NCAR are:
| File_Type | Availability | Format | Size(MB) | Horizontal Grid | Vertical Grid | Variables | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dg3-ft00 | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | gaussian | surface | 8 | Diagnostics |
| dg3-ft06 | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | gaussian | 28 sigma, surface | 60 | Diagnostics at 6-hour forecasts |
| flx-ft00 | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | gaussian | surface | 52 | Flux terms at analysis time |
| flx-ft06 | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | gaussian | surface | 52 | Flux terms at 6-hour forecast |
| pgb-anl | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | 17 press, surface | 12 | pressure stacks |
| pvents-anl | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| sgb-anl | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | Gaussian | sigma,28 | 12 | sigma level vertical stacks |
| File_Type | Availability | Format | Size(MB) | Horizontal Grid | Vertical Grid | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dg3-ft00-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | press,17 | monthly averages of dg3-ft00 |
| dg3-ft06-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | press,17 | monthly averages of dg3 terms at 6-hour forecast |
| flx-ft00-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | press,17 | monthly averages of flx terms |
| flx-ft06-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | press,17 | monthly averages of flx terms at 6-hour forecast |
| pgb-anl-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | latlon,2.5 | press,17 | monthly averages of pgb-anl |
| sgb-anl-av | 1979-2004FEB | GRIB | xxxxx | Gaussian | sigma,28 | monthly averages of sgb-anl |
The lists of variables in each subgroup are in ds091.0 set documentation under variablelists as GrADS *.ctl files.