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| DATA DESCRIPTION |
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| Data type | Gridded |
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| Horizontal coverage | Depends on the regional domain (grid projection may differ among RCMs) |
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| Horizontal resolution | 0.11° x 0.11°, 0.22° x 0.22° or 0.44° x 0.44° depending on the region. |
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| Vertical resolution | Variables are provided in one single level (which may differ among variables) |
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| Temporal coverage | evaluation runs are from 1989 to 2008 historical runs are from 1951 to 2005 scenario runs are from 2006 to 2100 |
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| Temporal resolution | 3h, 6h, daily, monthly and seasonal |
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| File format | NetCDF4 |
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| Conventions | Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention v1.6 |
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| Versions | Latest version of the data is provided. |
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| Update frequency | Regular quarterly updates |
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ANDRAS: The variable table should be updated in agreement to the one available in the documentation. I did modify few things there, so when that is final we have to copy its content here.
GL: Fully agree. I though I did it 
When we finalized the table in the documentation I'll copy-paste it here.
| MAIN VARIABLES |
Name | Short name | Units | Description |
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GL: Reminder to add evspsbl here | | 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 |
2m temperature | tas | K | The temperature of the air near the surface (or ambient temperature). The data represents the mean over the aggregation period |
at 2m above the surface| 200hPa temperature | ta200 | K | The temperature of the air at 200hPa. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 200hPa above the surface. |
Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | tasmin | K | | 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 minimum temperature of the air near the surface| . The data represents the |
daily minimum | mean over the aggregation period |
at 2m above the surface.Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | tasmax | K | | . |
| Surface upwelling shortwave radiation | rsus | W.m-2 | The upward shortwave radiative flux of energy from the surface per unit area |
The maximum temperature of the air near the surface. The data represents the |
daily maximum mean over the aggregation period at |
2m above Mean precipitation flux | pr | | Surface thermal radiation downward | rlds | W |
kg.s-1 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 timedownward longwave radiative flux of energy inciding on the surface from the above per unit area. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period. |
2m surface relative humidity | hurs | % | | Surface solar radiation downwards | rsds | W.m-2 | The downward shortwave radiative flux of energy per unit area |
The relative humidity 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 |
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 | over the aggregation period at |
2m above 2m surface specific humidity | huss | Dimensionless | The amount of moisture in the air at 2m above the surface divided by the amount of air plus moisture at that location| Surface pressure | ps | Pa | The air pressure at the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period |
at 2m above the surface.Surface pressure | ps | Pa | . |
| Orography | orog | m | The height above the geoid (being 0.0 over the ocean). The data is time-independent. |
| Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | tasmin | K | The minimum temperature of the air near the surface |
The air pressure at the lower boundary of the atmosphere| . The data represents the |
mean over the aggregation period.| daily minimum at 2m above the surface. |
| 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 | | Mean precipitation flux | pr | kg.m-2 |
m magnitude of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity| 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. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period |
at 10m above the surfaceSurface solar radiation downwards | rsds | | Mean evaporation flux | evspsbl | kg |
WThe downward shortwave radiative flux of energy per unit area| .s-1 | The conversion of water from the Earth s surface in the form of rain, snow, ice or hail into vapor. The evaporation flux is the mass of water per unit area and time. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period |
at the surfaceSurface thermal radiation downward | rlds | | Mean evaporation flux | evspsbl | kg |
W downward longwave radiative flux of energy inciding on the surface from the above mass of surface and sub-surface liquid water per unit area |
. The data ant time, which evaporates from land. The data includes conversion to vapour phase from both the liquid and solid phase, i.e., includes sublimation, and represents the mean over the aggregation period. |
Surface upwelling shortwave radiation | rsus | W.m-2 | |
| 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 at 2m above the surface. |
| Land area fraction | sftlf | % | The fraction (in percentage) of grid cell occupied by land surface. The data is time-independent. |
| 850hPa V-component of the wind | va850 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the northward component of the wind. The |
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 | 850hPa pressure level. |
| 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 pressure level. |
| 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 surface10m u| 200hPa v-component of the wind |
uas| va200 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the |
eastward | northward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at |
10m above the surface10m v| 200hPa u-component of the wind |
vas| ua200 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of |
the northward the eastward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at |
10m 200hPa above the surface. |
| 200hPa |
u-component of the windua200 | m.s-1 | | temperature | ta200 | K | The temperature of the air at 200hPa. The |
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 | | pressure level. |
| 10m Wind Speed | sfcWind |
va200 | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the |
northward component of the wind| two-dimensional horizontal air velocity. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at |
200hPa 850hPa U the ua850 the eastward | the northward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at |
850hPa 850hPa V the va850| uas | m.s-1 | The magnitude of the |
northward | eastward component of the wind. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at |
850hPa 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 | 2m temperature | tas | K | The temperature of the air near the surface (or ambient temperature). The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. |
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 | 2m surface specific humidity | huss | Dimensionless | The amount of moisture in the air at 2m above the surface divided by the amount of air plus moisture at that location. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. |
Land area fraction | | 2m surface relative humidity | hurs |
sftlf | % | The relative humidity is the percentage ratio 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-independentthe water vapour mass to the water vapour mass at the saturation point given the temperature at that location. The data represents the mean over the aggregation period at 2m above the surface. |
Record updated 2020-10-01 10:30:34 UTC