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Description of the c3s-seasonal dataset in the MARS archive

Data tree

MMSF

MSMM

MMSA

High frequency data (stream MMSF)

TYPE=fc (hidden)

YEAR (note, hindcasts formally equivalent to forecasts)

MONTH

ORIGIN (ecmf, lfpw, egrr)

SYSTEM (hidden, usually... always [are we going to have at some point different systems for the same start date... e.g. MetOffice]?)

LEVTYPE (sfc, plev)

DATE (it is hidden for ecmf, lfpw and 1st of the current month for egrr)

Leaf contents: number, step (freq= 6h, 24h, 12h), [level], parameter

Monthly means and other monthly statistics (stream MSMM)

Derived probability products

TYPE  (em, ensemble mean; hcmean: hindcast climate mean, one for every real-time forecast)

ORIGIN

SYSTEM (optional)

LEVTYPE (sfc, plev)

Leaf contents: date, time***, fcmonth, [level], parameter

*** Ask Manuel, why time is not "hidden" in the final leaf (as it is for MMSF) 

Derived forecast products

TYPE (fcmean/max/min/stdev: "Forecast mean,...")

YEAR (note, hindcasts formally equivalent to forecasts)

ORIGIN

SYSTEM (optional)

LEVTYPE (sfc, plev)

Leaf contents: date, time***, fcmonth, number, [level], parameter

*** Ask Manuel, why time is not "hidden" in the final leaf (as it is for MMSF) 

Real-time forecasts monthly anomalies (stream MMSA)

Derived probability products

TYPE  (em, ensemble mean)

ORIGIN

SYSTEM (optional)

LEVTYPE (sfc, plev)

Leaf contents: date, time***, fcmonth, [level], parameter

*** Ask Manuel, why time is not "hidden" in the final leaf (as it is for MMSF) 

Derived forecast products

TYPE (fcmean "Forecast mean")

ORIGIN

SYSTEM (optional)

LEVTYPE (sfc, plev)

Leaf contents: date, time***, fcmonth, number, [level], parameter

*** Ask Manuel, why time is not "hidden" in the final leaf (as it is for MMSF)