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ncep_gdas_global

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.10, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String psl.data at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA PSL
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.ncep.noaa.gov/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL dataset_title String NCEP Global Data Assimilation System GDAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL delta_time String once daily
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 357.5
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 357.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 2.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String /home/hoop/crdc/oldCRDC2COARDSv3/oldCRDC2COARDS Thu Dec 14 17:03:06 1995 from slp.82.nc
created 7/21/93 by C. Smith (netCDF2.3)
attribute NC_GLOBAL id String ncep_gdas_global
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.html (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA/OAR/ESRL Physical Sciences Laboratory
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String 1980-present, air, air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level, air_temperature, altitude, assimilation, atmosphere, atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor, atmospheric, boundary, centers, content, daily, data, day, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Tropopause, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air 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, environmental, esrl, gdas, global, height, humidity, laboratory, latitude, layer, level, longitude, mass, mean, measurements, meteorology, national, ncep, noaa, northward, northward_wind, oar, oceanic, office, physical, planetary, pr_wtr, precipitable, prediction, present, pressure, relative, relative_humidity, research, rhum, science, sciences, sea, seawater, slp, speed, srfp, station, surface, surface_air_pressure, system, temperature, time, tropopause, tropopause_air_pressure, trpp, twice, uwnd, vapor, vwnd, water, wind, winds
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
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 naming_authority String gov.noaa.pfeg.coastwatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String Model
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String Level 4
attribute NC_GLOBAL producer String NCEP
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String NCEP Global Data Assimilation System GDAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String https://www.psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.html (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
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 NCEP Global Data Assimilation System GDAS. Data is from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) initialized analysis. It consists of most variables interpolated to pressure surfaces from model (sigma) surfaces. Data is averged from 2x daily
attribute NC_GLOBAL supplier String NCEP
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2026-07-11T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_resolution String P1D
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String NCEP Global Data Assimilation System GDAS, Daily, 1980-Present
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double 0.0
dimension time   double nValues=16994, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1 day
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 3.155328E8, 1.783728E9
attribute time axis String T
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 0.0, 357.5
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 sea_level_pressure   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute sea_level_pressure _FillValue float 1530.32
attribute sea_level_pressure colorBarMaximum double 1050.0
attribute sea_level_pressure colorBarMinimum double 950.0
attribute sea_level_pressure comment String Data is from NMC initialized analysis (2x/day). It consists of most variables interpolated to the surface from model (sigma) surfaces.
attribute sea_level_pressure ioos_category String Pressure
attribute sea_level_pressure level_desc String Sea Level
attribute sea_level_pressure long_name String Sea Level Pressure
attribute sea_level_pressure missing_value float 1530.32
attribute sea_level_pressure parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute sea_level_pressure precision short 2
attribute sea_level_pressure standard_name String air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level
attribute sea_level_pressure statistic String Mean
attribute sea_level_pressure units String mbar
attribute sea_level_pressure valid_range float 875.0, 1150.0
attribute sea_level_pressure var_desc String Sea level pressure
variable windspeed_u   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute windspeed_u _FillValue float 530.32
attribute windspeed_u colorBarMaximum double 15.0
attribute windspeed_u colorBarMinimum double -15.0
attribute windspeed_u comment String Data is from NMC initialized analysis (2x/day). It consists of most variables interpolated to the surface from model (sigma) surfaces.
attribute windspeed_u height float 10.0
attribute windspeed_u height_units String m
attribute windspeed_u ioos_category String Wind
attribute windspeed_u level_desc String Surface
attribute windspeed_u long_name String Eastward Surface Wind Speed
attribute windspeed_u missing_value float 530.32
attribute windspeed_u parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute windspeed_u standard_name String eastward_wind
attribute windspeed_u statistic String Mean
attribute windspeed_u units String m s-1
attribute windspeed_u valid_range float -125.0, 150.0
attribute windspeed_u var_desc String u-wind
variable windspeed_v   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute windspeed_v _FillValue float 530.32
attribute windspeed_v colorBarMaximum double 15.0
attribute windspeed_v colorBarMinimum double -15.0
attribute windspeed_v comment String Data is from NMC initialized analysis (2x/day). It consists of most variables interpolated to the surface from model (sigma) surfaces.
attribute windspeed_v height float 10.0
attribute windspeed_v height_units String m
attribute windspeed_v ioos_category String Wind
attribute windspeed_v level_desc String Surface
attribute windspeed_v long_name String Northward Surface Wind Speed
attribute windspeed_v missing_value float 530.32
attribute windspeed_v parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute windspeed_v standard_name String northward_wind
attribute windspeed_v statistic String Mean
attribute windspeed_v units String m s-1
attribute windspeed_v valid_range float -125.0, 150.0
attribute windspeed_v var_desc String v-wind
variable air_temperature   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute air_temperature _FillValue float 805.32
attribute air_temperature colorBarMaximum double 313.0
attribute air_temperature colorBarMinimum double 263.0
attribute air_temperature comment String Air Temperature
attribute air_temperature ioos_category String Temperature
attribute air_temperature level_desc String Surface
attribute air_temperature long_name String Air Temperature
attribute air_temperature missing_value float 805.32
attribute air_temperature standard_name String air_temperature
attribute air_temperature statistic String Mean
attribute air_temperature units String K
variable water_content   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute water_content _FillValue float 645.32
attribute water_content colorBarMaximum double 75.0
attribute water_content colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute water_content comment String Entire Atmosphere Considered As a Single Layer
attribute water_content ioos_category String Meteorology
attribute water_content long_name String Precipitable Water Content
attribute water_content missing_value float 645.32
attribute water_content parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute water_content standard_name String atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor
attribute water_content statistic String Mean
attribute water_content units String kg m-2
attribute water_content valid_range float -10.0, 150.0
attribute water_content var_desc String Precipitable Water Content
variable relative_humidity   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute relative_humidity _FillValue float 630.32
attribute relative_humidity colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute relative_humidity colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute relative_humidity ioos_category String Meteorology
attribute relative_humidity level_desc String Surface
attribute relative_humidity long_name String Relative Humidity
attribute relative_humidity missing_value float 630.31
attribute relative_humidity parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute relative_humidity standard_name String relative_humidity
attribute relative_humidity statistic String Mean
attribute relative_humidity units String percent
attribute relative_humidity valid_range float -25.0, 125.0
attribute relative_humidity var_desc String Relative humidity
variable station_pressure   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute station_pressure _FillValue float 9.96921E36
attribute station_pressure colorBarMaximum double 1050.0
attribute station_pressure colorBarMinimum double 950.0
attribute station_pressure comment String The actual, unadjusted atmospheric pressure measured at the station's real elevation
attribute station_pressure ioos_category String Pressure
attribute station_pressure level_desc String Surface
attribute station_pressure long_name String Station / Surface Pressure
attribute station_pressure missing_value float 9.96921E36
attribute station_pressure parent_stat String Individual Obs
attribute station_pressure standard_name String surface_air_pressure
attribute station_pressure statistic String Mean
attribute station_pressure units String mbar
attribute station_pressure valid_range float 400.0, 1100.0
variable tropo_pressure   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute tropo_pressure _FillValue float 9.96921E36
attribute tropo_pressure colorBarMaximum double 500.0
attribute tropo_pressure colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute tropo_pressure ioos_category String Pressure
attribute tropo_pressure level_desc String Tropopause
attribute tropo_pressure long_name String Tropopause Air Pressure
attribute tropo_pressure missing_value float 9.96921E36
attribute tropo_pressure parent_stat String Individual obs
attribute tropo_pressure standard_name String tropopause_air_pressure
attribute tropo_pressure statistic String Mean
attribute tropo_pressure units String mbar
attribute tropo_pressure valid_range float 10.0, 700.0
attribute tropo_pressure var_desc String Tropopause Pressure

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.


 
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