Name of files sent: MRI-JMA_AGCM_SP0A_20090616.tgz These archive files include : Monthly mean 3D variables ta, ua, va, hus, cl, omega Monthly mean 2D variables slp, pr, lspre, conpre, tas, huss, uas, vas, hfls, evap, etv, esoil, hfss, rlds, rlus, rsds, rsus, rsdt, rsut, rlut, iwp, tsw, ssw, srw, roff, ttlccv, geop500, geop850, topo, sst Variables with diurnal variation (hourly output) pdiur Variables with 6-hourly outputs v7006hr, s8506hr Variables with daily variation tday, lhday, shday, rlutday, ua200day, ua850day, va850day, sa850day, za500day, ta850day, ta500day Period: 1 April to 31 October for 2000 -- 2006 Format: netCDF Processing tool to make netCDF files: lats4d =============================================================== Data description: filename = _mri-jma_sp0a_.apr-oct.nc 1. Monthly mean 3D variables over the entire domain Domain: 35W-35E, 20S-35N Vertical level [hPa]: 1000, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100 Horizontal resolution: 1.25 degree x 1.25 degree [57 x 45 grids] Variable name Unit Description --------------------------------------------------------------------- ta K Temperature ua m/s Zonal wind va m/s Meridional wind hus g/kg Specific humidity cl % Cloud fraction omega Pa/s Vertical velocity 2. Monthly mean 2D variables over the entire domain Domain: 35W-35E, 20S-35N Horizontal resolution: TL959 ( 0.1875 deg in zonal x about 0.1875 deg in meridional) [375 x 294 grids] Variable name Unit Description --------------------------------------------------------------------- slp hPa Sea level pressure pr mm/day Precipitation lspre mm/day Large scale precipitation conpre mm/day Convective precipitation tas K Surface air temperature (2m) huss g/kg Surface specific humidity (2m) uas m/s Surface zonal wind speed (10m) vas m/s Surface meridional wind speed (10m) hfls W/m**2 Surface latent heat flux evap W/m**2 Vegetation interception loss etv W/m**2 Transpiration esoil W/m**2 Soil evaporation hfss W/m**2 Surface sensible heat flux rlds W/m**2 Surface downwelling LW radiation rlus W/m**2 Surface upwelling LW radiation rsds W/m**2 Surface downwelling SW radiation rsus W/m**2 Surface upwelling SW radiation rsdt W/m**2 SW downwelling radiative flux at TOA rsut W/m**2 SW upwelling radiative flux at TOA rlut W/m**2 LW upwelling radiative flux at TOA iwp mm Total precipitable water tsw m Total soil water content ssw 0-1 Soil wetness at the first soil layer srw 0-1 Soil wetness at the rooting zone roff mm/day Runoff ttlccv % Total cloud cover fraction geop500(*) gpm Geopotential height at 500hPa geop850(*) gpm Geopotential height at 850hPa topo m Topography sst K Sea surface temperature (*) horizontal resolution is 1.25deg x 1.25deg [57 x 45 grids] 3. Variables with diurnal variation (hourly output) over the Sahel Domain: 20W-30E, Eq.-25N Horizontal resolution: TL959 ( 0.1875 deg in zonal x about 0.1875 deg in meridional) [268 x 135 grids] Variable name Unit Description --------------------------------------------------------------------- pdiur mm/day Precipitation 4. Variables with 6-hourly output over the Sahel Domain: 20W-30E, Eq.-25N Horizontal resolution: 1.25 degree x 1.25 degree [41 x 21 grids] Variable name Unit Description --------------------------------------------------------------------- v7006hr m/s Meridional wind at 700hPa s8506hr g/kg Specific humidity at 850hPa 5. Variables with daily variation over North Africa Domain: 20W-30E, Eq.-35N Horizontal resolution: 1.25 degree x 1.25 degree [41 x 29 grids] Variable name Unit Description --------------------------------------------------------------------- tday K Surface air temperature (2m, or T at canopy air space) lhday W/m**2 Latent heat flux shday W/m**2 Sensible heat flux rlutday W/m**2 LW upwelling radiative flux at TOA ua200day m/s Zonal wind at 200hPa ua850day m/s Zonal wind at 850hPa va850day m/s Meridional wind at 850hPa sa850day g/kg Specific humidity at 850hPa za500day gpm Geopotential height at 500hPa ta850day K Atmospheric temperature at 850hPa ta500day K Atmospheric temperature at 500hPa pday mm/day Precipitation