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Monthly mean data for SRES - B1 Scenario
 

Parameter Description

unit

Variable

core data

2m mean surface air temperature   Important notice

K

tsc

2m mean maximum air temperature

K

thm

2m mean minimum air temperature

K

tlm

total precipitation

mm/d

rnd

total incident solar radiation

W/m2

sgd

mean scalar wind speed

m/s

vmo

humidity

kg/kg

-

mean sea level pressure

hPa

psl

global mean sea level change (thermal expansion)

mm/y

 

optional data

daily mean temperature variance

K

 

daily precipitation variance

K

 

surface skin temperature/SST   Important notice

K

tsu

soil moisture(content)

mm

wfb

large scale precipitation

mm/d

-

convective precipitation

mm/d

rnc

snow cover

 

 

snow melt

mm/d

 

snow depth (snow amount)

m

snd

850 hPa height

gpm

 

500 hPa height

gpm

 

200 hPa height

gpm

 

850 hPa height variance

gpm

 

500 hPa height variance

gpm

 

200 hPa height variance

gpm

 

850 hPa temperature

K

t850

500 hPa temperature

K

t500

200 hPa temperature

K

t200

850 hPa rel. humidity

kg/kg

q850

500 hPa rel. humidity

kg/kg

q500

200 hPa rel. humidity

kg/kg

q200

850 hPa u-wind

m/s

u850

500 hPa u-wind

m/s

u500

200 hPa u-wind

m/s

u200

850 hPa v-wind

m/s

v850

500 hPa v-wind

m/s

v500

200 hPa v-wind

m/s

v200


 


Hans Luthardt, data@dkrz.de


Last modified: Wed May 11 11:33:58 CEST 2005