Variational Objective Analysis of the ARM 9707 IOP Data

Period: 6/18/97 to 7/17/97

Background Information:

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM)

ARM SCM Page

CSU SCM Page

Input Data: upper airsurface and TOA

Analysis Method

Data and Plots

Single-Level Fields

Multi-Layer Fields

Download All Data (both ASCII and netcdf formats are available).

Special Note:
This is the ARM/GEWEX Case 3. It was released in January 1999. A new version released in January 2000 is now available.
Contacts: Minghua Zhang, Ric Cederwall, John Yio, Shaocheng Xie


Single-Level Fields
 
Prec(mm/hour)
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LH_(upward_W/m2)
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SH_(upward_W/m2)
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Area_Mean_Ps(mb)
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Central_Facility_Ps(mb)
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Ts_Air(C)
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Tg_Soil(C)
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Sfc_Air_RH(%)
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Srf_wind_speed(m/s)
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u_wind_(m/s)
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v_wind(m/s)
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Srf_Net_Dn_Rad(W/m2)
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TOA_LW_Up(W/m2)
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TOA_SW_Dn(W/m2)
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TOA_Ins(W/m2)
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GOES_Lowcld(%)
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GOES_Midcld(%)
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GOES_Hghcld(%)
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GOES_Totcld(%)
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Cld_Thickness(km)
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Cld_Top_ht(km)
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MWR_Cld_liquid(cm)
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d(Column_H2O)/dt_(mm/hour)
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Column_H2O_Advection_(mm/hour)
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Srf_Evaporation_(mm/hour)
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d(Column_Dry_Static_Energy)/dt_(W/m2)
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Column_Dry_Static_Energy_Advection_(W/m2)
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Column_Radiative_Heating_(W/m2)
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Column_Latent_heating_(W/m2)
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Multi-Layer Fields
 
Temp_(K)
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H2O_Mixing_Ratio_(g/kg)
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u_wind_(m/s)
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v_wind_(m/s)
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omega_(mb/hour)
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Wind_Div_(1/s)
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Horizontal_Temp__Advec_(K/hour)
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Vertical_T_Advec(K/hour)
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Horizontal_q_Advec_(g/kg/hour)
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Vertical_q_Advec(g/kg/hour)
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s(Dry_Static_Energy)(K)
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Horizontal_s_Advec_(K/hour)
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Vertical_s_Advec(K/hour)
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ds/dt(K/hour)
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DT/dt(K/hour)
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dq/dt_(g/kg/hour)
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Q1_(k/hour)
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Q2_(K/hour)
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