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• Specific humidity can be calculated over water and ice using equations 6.4 and 6.5 from Part IV, Physical processes section (Chapter 6, section 6.6.1b) in the documentation of the IFS for CY31R1. Use the 2m dew point temperature and surface pressure (which is approximately equal to the pressure at 2m) in these equations.
• Relative humidity should be calculated: RH = 100 * es(Td)/es(T)

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• Please use this as the main scientific reference to ERA-Interim:

  Dee, D. P., Uppala, S. M., Simmons, A. J., Berrisford, P., Poli, P., Kobayashi, S., Andrae, U., Balmaseda, M. A., Balsamo, G., Bauer, P., Bechtold, P., Beljaars, A. C. M., van de Berg, L., Bidlot, J., Bormann, N., Delsol, C., Dragani, R., Fuentes, M., Geer, A. J., Haimberger, L., Healy, S. B., Hersbach, H., Hólm, E. V., Isaksen, L., Kållberg, P., Köhler, M., Matricardi, M., McNally, A. P., Monge-Sanz, B. M., Morcrette, J.-J., Park, B.-K., Peubey, C., de Rosnay, P., Tavolato, C., Thépaut, J.-N. and Vitart, F. (2011), The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 137: 553–597. doi: 10.1002/qj.828

  For a more technical documentation of the contents of the ERA-Interim dataset please use:

  Berrisford, P, Dee, DP, Poli, P, Brugge, R, Fielding, K, Fuentes, M, Kållberg, PW, Kobayashi, S, Uppala, S, Simmons, A (2011): The ERA-Interim archive Version 2.0. ERA Report Series 1, http://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/8174-era-interim-archive-version-20

  
  

• Berrisford, P., P. Kållberg,  S. Kobayashi, D. Dee, S. Uppala, A. J. Simmons, P. Poli,  and H. Sato, 2011: Atmospheric conservation properties in ERA-Interim. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 137: 1381–1399. doi: 10.1002/qj.864
• Dee, D. P., and Coauthos, 2011: The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 137: 553–597. doi:10.1002/qj.828
• Further references available from the ECMWF e-librarywebsite

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