Pan-Arctic Land Surface (PALS) model drivers and outputs https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.231 Summary This data set includes forcing data and output fields for multimodel simulations of pan-Arctic hydrology. All models were forced with European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) 40 Year Re-analysis (ERA-40) data for the period 1979-2002. The forcing fields comprise precipitation, 2-m air temperature, incoming solar and longwave radiation at the surface, 10-m winds and specific humidity at the lowest model level, the latter calculated from dewpoint, temperature and pressure. These are available every 6 h on a grid with an approximate 125 km spacing (the so-called N80 reduced Gaussian grid). Precipitation and radiation fluxes are provided as 6-h accumulations from 6-hr forecasts. Temperature, 10-m winds, pressure and dewpoint represent instantaneous values at the 6-h analysis time. The ERA-40 data on the N-80 grid were interpolated to the 100 km Equal-Area Scalable Earth grid (EASE grid) array. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.231 * doi:10.5065/D6X63K2F https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X63K2F Versions 1.0 Citation Slater, A., et al. 2011. Pan-Arctic Land Surface (PALS) model drivers and outputs. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X63K2F Accessed 16 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: grid * Frequency: 6 hourly * Language: English Grant Code ARC-0229769, ARC-0229651, OPP-0242125, and OPP-0230327 and NASA contract NNG04GJ39G ISO Topic Categories * geoscientificInformation Categories * Arctic * Hydrology * Models/Analyses Platforms * ERA40 Data Assimilation System * Reanalysis Models Instruments * Computer GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > EVAPORATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > EVAPOTRANSPIRATION > POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ALBEDO * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HEAT BUDGET * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > SUBLIMATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW MELT * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > DISCHARGE * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > RUNOFF * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE Documentation * PALS_interpolation_README.pdf [76 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E617206BE/PALS_interpolation_README.pdf * PALS_multimodel_documentation.pdf [193 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E617206BF/PALS_multimodel_documentation.pdf * PALS_precip_assim_README.pdf [606 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E617206C0/PALS_precip_assim_README.pdf Related links * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X63K2F * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1979-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2002-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 45.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: James L. McCreight https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/801 Additional contact information * author: Andrew G. Slater https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2035 * originator: James L. McCreight https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/801 * author: Ted J. Bohn https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2036 * principalInvestigator: Mark C. Serreze https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/741 * author: James L. McCreight https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/801 * author: Mark C. Serreze https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/741 * principalInvestigator: Martyn P. Clark https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1036 * principalInvestigator: Amanda H. Lynch https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/344 * author: Dennis P. Lettenmaier https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2037 * principalInvestigator: Dennis P. Lettenmaier https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2037 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.231?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.231?format=isotc211