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Monthly mean data for SRES - A2 Scenario
Time period: 2000-2099
 
Parameter Description
unit
Variable
core data
2m mean surface air temperature
K
trefht
2m mean maximum air temperature
K
trefmx
2m mean minimum air temperature
K
trefmn
total precipitation
mm/d
precip
total incident solar radiation
W/m2
fsns
mean scalar wind speed
m/s
 
specific humidity
kg/kg
 
mean sea level pressure
Pa
psl
global mean sea level change (thermal expansion)
mm/y
-
optional data
daily mean temperature variance
K
temp_var
daily precipitation variance
(mm/d)**2
prect_var
surface skin temperature/SST
K
ts
soil moisture content
fraction
-
large scale precipitation
mm/d
precl
convective precipitation
mm/d
precc
snow cover
-
-
snow melt
mm/d
-
snow depth (snow water equivalent)
kg/m**2
-
850 hPa height
gpm
z850
500 hPa height
gpm
z500
200 hPa height
gpm
z200
850 hPa height variance
gpm
-
500 hPa height variance
gpm**2
z500_var
200 hPa height variance
gpm
-
850 hPa temperature
K
t500
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: Mon Jun 16 16:46:00 MET DST 2003