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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M		public	NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (1948-present), Lon+/-180		F   I   M	background			NCEP, NCAR, NOAA ...	esrlNcepRe_LonPM180

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	_NCProperties	String	version=2,netcdf=4.6.3,hdf5=1.10.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	dataset_title	String	NCEP-NCAR Reanalysis 1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	description	String	Data is from NMC initialized reanalysis (4x/day). These are the 0.9950 sigma level values.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	177.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	double	2.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	177.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-180.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	double	2.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	created 99/05/11 by Hoop (netCDF2.3) Converted to chunked, deflated non-packed NetCDF4 2014/09
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/reanalysis/reanalysis.shtml
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NCEP, NCAR, NOAA ESRL
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	1948-present, 4-layer, air, air_potential_temperature, air_pressure_at_sea_level, air_temperature, atmosphere, atmosphere_mass_content_of_water, atmospheric, best, content, daily, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Static Pressure, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Potential Temperature, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Precipitable Water, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, eastward, eastward_wind, entire, esrl, humidity, index, layer, level, lifted, mass, mean, measurements, meteorology, ncar, ncep, nmc, noaa, northward, northward_wind, omega, potential, precipitable, present, pressure, reanalysis, relative, relative_humidity, sea, seawater, sigma, static, surface, surface_air_pressure, temperature, u-wind, vapor, water, wind, winds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform	String	Model
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	References	String	http://www.psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	https://psl.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.dailyavgs/surface/air.sig995.1948.nc
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-90.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	The NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 project is using a state-of-the-art analysis/forecast system to perform data assimilation using past data from 1948 to the present. Data is from NMC initialized reanalysis (4x/day). See the PROBLEMS LIST at https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/reanalysis/problems.shtml
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	testOutOfDate	String	now-5days
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2024-09-09T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (1948-present), Lon+/-180
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-180.0
dimension	time		double	nValues=28012, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1 day
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	-6.943104E8, 1.72584E9
attribute	time	avg_period	String	0000-00-01 00:00:00
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	coordinate_defines	String	start
attribute	time	delta_t	String	0000-00-01 00:00:00
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension	latitude		float	nValues=73, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-2.5
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-90.0, 90.0
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
dimension	longitude		float	nValues=144, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=2.5
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-180.0, 177.5
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	air		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	air	colorBarMaximum	double	313.0
attribute	air	colorBarMinimum	double	263.0
attribute	air	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	air	GRIB_id	short	11
attribute	air	GRIB_name	String	TMP
attribute	air	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	air	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	air	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	air	long_name	String	mean Daily Air temperature at sigma level 995
attribute	air	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	air	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	air	precision	short	2
attribute	air	standard_name	String	air_temperature
attribute	air	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	air	units	String	degK
attribute	air	valid_range	float	185.16, 331.16
attribute	air	var_desc	String	Air temperature
variable	lftx		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	lftx	colorBarMaximum	double	30.0
attribute	lftx	colorBarMinimum	double	-10.0
attribute	lftx	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	lftx	GRIB_id	short	131
attribute	lftx	GRIB_name	String	LFT_X
attribute	lftx	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	lftx	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	lftx	level_desc	String	Surface
attribute	lftx	long_name	String	mean Daily Surface Lifted Index
attribute	lftx	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	lftx	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	lftx	precision	short	2
attribute	lftx	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	lftx	units	String	degK
attribute	lftx	valid_range	float	-18.0, 70.0
attribute	lftx	var_desc	String	Surface Lifted Index
variable	lftx4		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	lftx4	colorBarMaximum	double	30.0
attribute	lftx4	colorBarMinimum	double	-10.0
attribute	lftx4	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	lftx4	GRIB_id	short	132
attribute	lftx4	GRIB_name	String	4LFTX
attribute	lftx4	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	lftx4	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	lftx4	level_desc	String	Surface
attribute	lftx4	long_name	String	mean Daily Best (4-layer) Lifted Index
attribute	lftx4	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	lftx4	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	lftx4	precision	short	2
attribute	lftx4	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	lftx4	units	String	degK
attribute	lftx4	valid_range	float	-25.0, 50.0
attribute	lftx4	var_desc	String	Best (4-layer) Lifted Index
variable	omega		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	omega	colorBarMaximum	double	0.4
attribute	omega	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.4
attribute	omega	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	omega	GRIB_id	short	39
attribute	omega	GRIB_name	String	VVEL
attribute	omega	ioos_category	String	Pressure
attribute	omega	least_significant_digit	short	3
attribute	omega	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	omega	long_name	String	mean Daily omega at sigma level 0.995
attribute	omega	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	omega	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	omega	precision	short	3
attribute	omega	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	omega	units	String	Pascal/s
attribute	omega	valid_range	float	-3.0, 7.0
attribute	omega	var_desc	String	Omega (dp/dt)
variable	pottmp		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	pottmp	colorBarMaximum	double	313.0
attribute	pottmp	colorBarMinimum	double	263.0
attribute	pottmp	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	pottmp	GRIB_id	short	13
attribute	pottmp	GRIB_name	String	POT
attribute	pottmp	ioos_category	String	Temperature
attribute	pottmp	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	pottmp	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	pottmp	long_name	String	mean Daily potential temperature at sigma level 995
attribute	pottmp	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	pottmp	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	pottmp	precision	short	1
attribute	pottmp	standard_name	String	air_potential_temperature
attribute	pottmp	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	pottmp	units	String	degK
attribute	pottmp	valid_range	float	150.0, 900.0
attribute	pottmp	var_desc	String	Potential Temperature
variable	pr_wtr		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	pr_wtr	colorBarMaximum	double	70.0
attribute	pr_wtr	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	pr_wtr	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	pr_wtr	GRIB_id	short	54
attribute	pr_wtr	GRIB_name	String	PWAT
attribute	pr_wtr	ioos_category	String	Meteorology
attribute	pr_wtr	least_significant_digit	short	-1
attribute	pr_wtr	level_desc	String	Entire Atmosphere Considered As a Single Layer
attribute	pr_wtr	long_name	String	mean Daily Precipitable Water for entire atmosphere
attribute	pr_wtr	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	pr_wtr	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	pr_wtr	precision	short	2
attribute	pr_wtr	standard_name	String	atmosphere_mass_content_of_water
attribute	pr_wtr	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	pr_wtr	units	String	kg/m^2
attribute	pr_wtr	valid_range	float	-50.0, 150.0
attribute	pr_wtr	var_desc	String	Precipitable Water Content
variable	pres		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	pres	colorBarMaximum	double	105000.0
attribute	pres	colorBarMinimum	double	95000.0
attribute	pres	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	pres	GRIB_id	short	1
attribute	pres	GRIB_name	String	PRES
attribute	pres	ioos_category	String	Pressure
attribute	pres	least_significant_digit	short	-1
attribute	pres	level_desc	String	Surface
attribute	pres	long_name	String	mean Daily Pressure at surface
attribute	pres	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	pres	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	pres	precision	short	-1
attribute	pres	standard_name	String	surface_air_pressure
attribute	pres	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	pres	units	String	Pascals
attribute	pres	valid_range	float	40000.0, 115000.0
attribute	pres	var_desc	String	Pressure
variable	rhum		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	rhum	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	rhum	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	rhum	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	rhum	GRIB_id	short	52
attribute	rhum	GRIB_name	String	RH
attribute	rhum	ioos_category	String	Meteorology
attribute	rhum	least_significant_digit	short	0
attribute	rhum	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	rhum	long_name	String	mean Daily relative humidity at sigma level 995
attribute	rhum	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	rhum	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	rhum	precision	short	2
attribute	rhum	standard_name	String	relative_humidity
attribute	rhum	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	rhum	units	String	percent
attribute	rhum	valid_range	float	-25.0, 125.0
attribute	rhum	var_desc	String	Relative humidity
variable	slp		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	slp	colorBarMaximum	double	105000.0
attribute	slp	colorBarMinimum	double	95000.0
attribute	slp	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	slp	GRIB_id	short	2
attribute	slp	GRIB_name	String	PRMSL
attribute	slp	ioos_category	String	Pressure
attribute	slp	least_significant_digit	short	-1
attribute	slp	level_desc	String	Sea Level
attribute	slp	long_name	String	mean Daily Sea Level Pressure
attribute	slp	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	slp	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	slp	precision	short	0
attribute	slp	standard_name	String	air_pressure_at_sea_level
attribute	slp	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	slp	units	String	Pascals
attribute	slp	valid_range	float	87000.0, 115000.0
attribute	slp	var_desc	String	Sea Level Pressure
variable	uwnd		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	uwnd	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	uwnd	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	uwnd	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	uwnd	GRIB_id	short	33
attribute	uwnd	GRIB_name	String	UGRD
attribute	uwnd	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	uwnd	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	uwnd	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	uwnd	long_name	String	mean Daily u-wind at sigma level 995
attribute	uwnd	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	uwnd	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	uwnd	precision	short	2
attribute	uwnd	standard_name	String	eastward_wind
attribute	uwnd	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	uwnd	units	String	m/s
attribute	uwnd	valid_range	float	-102.2, 102.2
attribute	uwnd	var_desc	String	u-wind
variable	vwnd		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	vwnd	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	vwnd	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	vwnd	dataset	String	NCEP Reanalysis Daily Averages
attribute	vwnd	GRIB_id	short	34
attribute	vwnd	GRIB_name	String	VGRD
attribute	vwnd	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	vwnd	least_significant_digit	short	1
attribute	vwnd	level_desc	String	0.995 sigma
attribute	vwnd	long_name	String	mean Daily v wind at sigma level 995
attribute	vwnd	missing_value	float	-9.96921E36
attribute	vwnd	parent_stat	String	Individual Obs
attribute	vwnd	precision	short	2
attribute	vwnd	standard_name	String	northward_wind
attribute	vwnd	statistic	String	Mean
attribute	vwnd	units	String	m/s
attribute	vwnd	valid_range	float	-102.2, 102.2
attribute	vwnd	var_desc	String	v-wind

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