Large Scale Forcing Data - Gan
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.409

Summary
A link to the DOE ARM Archive AMIE-Gan objective analysis of large scale
forcing data. The constrained variational objective analysis approach was used
to derive the large-scale single-column/cloud resolving model forcing and
evaluation data set from the observational data collected during ARM MJO
Investigation Experiment (AMIE), which was conducted during October 2011 to
March 2012 on Gan Island in the Maldives. The forcing data represent an
average over the analysis domain centered at ARM mobile facility with a
diameter of 300 km. Due to the lack of a sounding array at Gan Island, the
forcing data for AMIE-Gan was developed based on ECMWF analyses, which were
then constrained with observed surface rainfall through the constrained
variational objective analysis. Three versions of the forcing data are
provided, which were constrained by surface precipitation retrieved from
SMART-R, S-POL, and TRMM precipitation radar measurements, respectively, to
address uncertainties in surface rainfall.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 347.409

Citation
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 1970. Large Scale Forcing Data - Gan.
 Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.409 Accessed 23 Apr 2024.

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  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
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Related projects
 * DYNAMO: Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DYNAMO

Additional information
 * Progress: completed
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Models/Analyses
 * Radar
 * Satellite

Platforms
 * ECMWF Integrated Forecast System (IFS)
 * S-PolKa
 * SMART-R
 * Satellite, TRMM

Instruments
 * Doppler Radar
 * Polarimetric Radar
 * Radar
 * TRMM Precipitation Radar

Sites
 * Maldives

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ATMOSPHERIC HEATING
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROCESSES > EVAPORATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > ADVECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > DIVERGENCE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES > WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

Related links
 * homepage: DYNAMO Home Page
   http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DYNAMO
 * download: DOE ARM Archive AMIE-Gan Large Scale Forcing Data
   http://iop.archive.arm.gov/arm-iop/0eval-data/xie/scm-forcing/iop_at_gan/
 * info: DYNAMO Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dynamo/missions/missions.html
 * info: DYNAMO Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/dynamo-data-policy-and-management

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2011-10-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2012-03-31 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -40.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 30.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 110.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.409?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.409?format=isotc211