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Monthly mean data for SRES - A1B Scenario
Time periode: 1980-2099, completed by empty records (for 01/1980-02/1980 !)
 
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
wind
specific humidity
kg/kg
qbot
mean sea level pressure
Pa
psl
global mean sea level change (thermal expansion)
mm/y
-
optional data
screen temperature variance
K**2
-
daily precipitation variance
(mm/d)**2
-
surface skin temperature/SST
K
ts
soil moisture content
fraction
rsw
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
-
500 hPa height
gpm
-
200 hPa height
gpm
-
850 hPa height variance
gpm
-
500 hPa height variance
gpm**2
-
200 hPa height variance
gpm
-
850 hPa temperature
K
-
500 hPa temperature
K
-
200 hPa temperature
K
-
850 hPa rel. humidity
kg/kg
-
500 hPa rel. humidity
kg/kg
-
200 hPa rel. humidity
kg/kg
-
850 hPa u-wind
m/s
-
500 hPa u-wind
m/s
-
200 hPa u-wind
m/s
-
850 hPa v-wind
m/s
-
500 hPa v-wind
m/s
-
200 hPa v-wind
m/s
-

 


Hans Luthardt, data@dkrz.de

Last modified: Mon JuL 21 15:26:00 MET DST 2003