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| DATA DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Gridded |
| Horizontal coverage | From 27°N to 72°N and from 22°W to 45°E (grid projection may differ among RCMs) |
| Horizontal resolution | 0.11°x0.11° |
| Vertical resolution | Variables are provided in one single level (which may differ among variables) |
| Temporal coverage | 1950-2100 (shorter for some experiments) |
| Temporal resolution | 3h, 6h, daily, monthly and seasonal |
| File format | NetCDF4 |
| Conventions | Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention v1.6 |
| Versions | Latest version of the data is provided. |
| Update frequency | Regular quarterly updates |
| MAIN VARIABLES | ||||||||||
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| Name | Short name | Units | Description | |||||||
| 2m temperature | tas | K | The temperature of the air near the surface (or ambient temperature) | 10m Wind Speed | m s-1 | The magnitude of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at | 10m2m above the surface. | 10m u-component of the wind | m s-1 | |
| 200hPa temperature | ta200 | K | The temperature of the air at 200hPa. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 200hPa | The magnitude of the eastward component of the wind at 10mabove the surface. | 10m v-component of the wind | m s-1 | The magnitude of the northward component of the wind at 10m||||
| Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | tasmin | K | The minimum temperature of the air near the surface. The data represents the daily minimum over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. | |||||||
| 200hPa u-component of the wind | m s-1 | The magnitude of the eastward component of the wind at 10m 200hPa. | ||||||||
| Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | tasmax | K | The maximum temperature of the air near the surface. The data represents the daily maximum over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. | |||||||
| Mean precipitation flux | pr | kg.m-2. | 200hPa v-component of the wind | ms-1 | The | magnitudedeposition of | the northward component of the wind at 10m 200hPa.water to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, ice or hail. The precipitation flux is the mass of water per unit area and time. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||
| 2m surface relative humidity | hurs | % | The relative | 2m relative humidity | % | Relativehumidity is the percentage ratio of the water vapour mass to the water vapour mass at the saturation point given the temperature at that location. The data represents the mean | over of the amount of moisture divided by the maximum amount of moisture that could exist in the air at a specific temperature and location, over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. | |||
| 2m surface specific humidity | huss | Dimensionless | AmountThe amount of moisture in the air at 2m above the surface divided by the amount of air plus moisture at that location. | 2m temperature | K | The ambient air temperature. TheThe data represents the mean over the aggregation period at | to2m above the surface. | |||
| Surface pressure | m | Gravitational potential energy per unit mass normalised by the standard gravity at 500hPa at the same latitude. | ||||||||
| 850hPa U-component of the wind | m s-1 | Magnitude of the eastward component of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity at 850hPa. | ||||||||
| 850hPa V-component of the wind | m s-1 | Magnitude of the northward component of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity at 850hPa. | ||||||||
| ps | Pa | The air pressure at the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The | Mean precipitation flux | kg m-2 s-1 | The deposition of water to the Earth s surface in the form of rain, snow, ice or hail. The precipitation flux is the mass of water per unit area and time. Thedata represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||
| Mean sea level pressure | psl | Pa | The air pressure at sea level. In regions where the Earth's surface is above sea level the surface pressure is used to compute the air pressure that would exist at sea level directly below given a constant air temperature from the surface to the sea level point. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||||
| 10m Wind Speed | sfcWind | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 10m above the surface | Surface pressure | Pa | Pressure of air at the lower boundary of the atmosphere. | ||||
| Surface solar radiation downwards | rsds | W.m-2 | The downward shortwave radiative flux of energy per unit area. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at the surface. | |||||||
| Surface thermal radiation downward | rlds | W.m-2 | Radiative The downward longwave radiative flux of energy incindinginciding on the surface from the above per unit area. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||||
| Surface upwelling shortwave radiation | rsus | W.m-2 | Short wave The upward shortwave radiative flux of energy from the surface per unit area. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at the surface. | |||||||
| Total cloud cover | clt | Dimensionless | Total refers to the whole atmosphere column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Cloud cover refers to fraction of horizontal area occupied by clouds. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||||
| 500hPa geopotential | zg500 | m | The gravitational potential energy per unit mass normalized by the standard gravity at 500hPa at the same latitude. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 500hPa over the surface. | |||||||
| 10m u-component of wind | uas | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the eastward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 10m above the surface. | |||||||
| 10m v-component of wind | vas | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the northward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 10m above the surface. | |||||||
| 200hPa u-component of the wind | ua200 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the eastward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 200hPa above the surface. | |||||||
| 200hPa v-component of the wind | va200 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the northward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 200hPa above the surface. | |||||||
| 850hPa U-component of the wind | ua850 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the eastward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 850hPa above the surface. | |||||||
| 850hPa V-component of the wind | va850 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the northward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 850hPa above the surface. | |||||||
| Total run-off flux | mrro | kg.m-2 .s-1 | The mass of surface and sub-surface liquid water per unit area and time, which drains from land. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||||
| Mean evaporation flux | evspsbl | kg.m-2.s-1 | The mass of surface and sub-surface liquid water per unit area ant time, which evaporates from land. The data includes conversion to vapor phase from both the liquid and solid phase, i.e., includes sublimation, and reprends the mean over the aggregation period. | |||||||
| Land area fraction | sftlf | % | The percentage of the surface occupied by land, aka land/sea mask. The data is time-independent. | |||||||
| Orography | orog | m | The surface altitude. The data is time-independent. | |||||||
Record updated 2020-10-01 10:30:34 UTC