Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), for 1979 to 2011

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Resource Abstract:
The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was initially completed for the 31-year period from 1979 to 2009, in January 2010. The CFSR was designed and executed as a global, high resolution, coupled atmosphere-ocean-land surface-sea ice system to provide the best estimate of the state of these coupled domains over this 31-year period. The CFSR has also been extended as an operational, real time product into the future. New features of the CFSR include: (1) coupling of atmosphere and ocean during the generation of the 6 hour guess field; (2) an interactive sea-ice model; and (3) assimilation of satellite radiances by the Grid-point Statistical Interpolation (GSI) scheme over the entire period. The CFSR global atmosphere resolution is approximately 38 km (T382) with 64 levels extending from the surface to 0.26 hPa. The global ocean's latitudinal spacing is 0.25 deg at the equator, extending to a global 0.5 deg beyond the tropics, with 40 levels to a depth of 4737m. The global land surface model has four4 soil levels and the global sea ice model has 3 layers. The CFSR atmospheric model has observed variations in carbon dioxide (CO2) over the 1979-2009 period, together with changes in aerosols and other trace gases and solar variations. Most available in-situ and satellite observation data were included in the CFSR. Satellite-based radiance observations were bias corrected with spin-up runs at full resolution, taking into account variable CO2 concentrations. This procedure enabled smooth transitions of the observation record due to evolutionary changes in satellite observing systems. The CFSR atmospheric, oceanic and land surface output products are available at an hourly time resolution and at a 0.5 deg x 0.5 deg latitude and longitude resolution. In total, there are 10 data products available from the National Climatic Data Center that make up the CFS Reanalysis collection: MON - Monthly Means; TIME - Parameter Timeseries; PGB - 3-D Pressure Level Data; FLX - Surface and Radiative Fluxes; OCN - 3-D Ocean Data; IPV - 3-D Isentropic Level Data; DIAB - 3-D Diabatic Heating Data; GRBLOW - Low-Resolution Data; HIC - High-Res Initial Conditions; LIC - Low-Res Initial Conditions. All data are in GRIB-2 format, except for the initial condition data which are in native binary formats. Total CFSR data volume is approximately 200 TB.
Citation
Title Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), for 1979 to 2011
publication  Date   2010-01-01
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cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name User Engagement and Services Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 (828) 271-4800
Fax +1 (828) 271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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name NOAA National Operational Model Archive & Distribution System (NOMADS) Data Access
URL: https://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/data.php#cfs
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Information and documentation on CFS Reanalysis
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Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE THICKNESS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER 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 PROFILES
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > STREAMFUNCTIONS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VORTICITY
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY > SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > THERMOCLINE
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > UPWELLING/DOWNWELLING
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science and Services Keywords
revision  Date   2015-08-04
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
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Location keywords:
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
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Contact information
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Stratum keywords:
VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE
VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE
VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:01:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Ice
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > glacial feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Ocean
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Title Feature > Marine Feature
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Generation
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Title Method > information processing
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Soil
Aerosol
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Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Level With
Centered
Pressure
Flux
Heat
Volume
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Carbon Dioxide
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Title Material > Chemical
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Satellite
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Title Realm > Planetary Structure
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Theme keywords (theme):
Observation
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Title Activity > Observation
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Theme keywords (theme):
Atmosphere
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Title Realm > Atmosphere
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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purpose:
The CFS Reanalysis provides estimates and diagnoses of the Earth's climate state over the data period for climate research; provides the basis for most of NCEP Climate Prediction Center's operational climate products by defining the mean states of the atmosphere, ocean, land surface and sea ice over the 1979-2011 climate normal; and provides initial conditions for historical forecasts required to calibrate operational NCEP climate forecasts.
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Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
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NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  90.0
southBoundLatitude  -90.0
Temporal Extent
1979-01-01 2011-03-31
Additional information on resource:
Series includes the following product types: MON - Monthly Means; TIME - Parameter Timeseries; PGB - 3-D Pressure Level Data; FLX - Surface and Radiative Fluxes; OCN - 3-D Ocean Data; IPV - 3-D Isentropic Level Data; DIAB - 3-D Diabatic Heating Data; GRBLOW - Low-Resolution Data; HIC - High-Res Initial Conditions; LIC - Low-Res Initial Conditions.
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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Title Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata - Appendix B, NOAA Data Product Levels
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evaluation Method Description  See the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Journal Article, The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1. See CFSRR Known Issues - Technical Document, August 2011: http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/CFSRR-KnownDataIssues.pdf. See notices posted at the NOAA National Operational Model Archive & Distribution System (NOMADS): http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/data.php?name=access#cfs-reanal
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measure Description  See the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Journal Article, The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1. See CFSRR Known Issues - Technical Document, August 2011: http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/CFSRR-KnownDataIssues.pdf

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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
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Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
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name Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), for 1979 to 2011 Landing Page
URL: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00765
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Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
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URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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Format name GRIB
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name NCEI NOMADS THREDDS Data Server
URL: https://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/cfsr.html
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Linkage for online resource
name NOAA NOMADS FTP access
URL: ftp://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/CFSR/
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Description Data access for CFS Reanalysis
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Linkage for online resource
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Metadata data stamp:  2017-04-24
Resource Maintenance Information
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Voice 1-828-271-4800
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Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
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