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NASA GSFC FVGCM (Finite Volume GCM) Diagnostics With Aerosol Forcing

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WAMME

Summary

These model output files include aerosol direct effects. The files end in yyyymm extensions. The .ctl (control) files are GrADS description files. There are hourly, 6 hourly and monthly files. Within each type of file there are 4 ensembles, each with it's unique .ctl file. The time periods are for the months of April- October 2000-2005. There is no other documentation for this dataset.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/F3A5-PV46-HA14
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2022-01-06)
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Related projects	WAMME: West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	other
Language	English
Categories	Models/Analyses
Platforms	General Circulation Model - GCM
Instruments	Computer
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS CLOUD FRACTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY (CAPE) EVAPORATION GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HEAT FLUX HUMIDITY LONGWAVE RADIATION PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT PRECIPITATION RATE RUNOFF SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SHORTWAVE RADIATION SOIL HEAT BUDGET SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOLAR RADIATION U/V WIND COMPONENTS U/V WIND COMPONENTS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE Show 20 more... Expand keywords
Related links	homepage: WAMME EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2000-04-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-10-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

William Lau <William.K.Lau@nasa.gov>

Additional contact information

author: William Lau <William.K.Lau@nasa.gov>

Citation

Lau, W. 2022. NASA GSFC FVGCM (Finite Volume GCM) Diagnostics With Aerosol Forcing. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/F3A5-PV46-HA14. Accessed 09 Oct 2024.

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