------------ | | | OSSE tape | | | ------------- Copy of this codumentation is in /npoess/g16/wxosse/ossedoc/ecctape.doc in cray5 [Documentation] The first file in VSN ECC416 contains the GRIBX. EC VSN Block length Record Length ECC416.1 800x2870 80x1 [Surface data] Gaussian grid N160 20 variables per day EC VSN Time steps Block length ECC416.2 6-240 29880 (second file in the tape) ECC417 246-480 29880 ECC418 486-720 29880 [Upper Air N160 Data] Gaussian N160 2 variables per day 31 model levels EC VSN Time steps Block length ECC427 6-60 30000 ECC428 66-120 30000 ECC429 126-180 30000 ECC430 186-240 30000 ECC431 246-300 30000 ECC432 306-360 30000 ECC433 366- 420 30000 ECC434 426- 480 30000 ECC435 486- 540 30000 ECC436 546- 600 30000 ECC437 606- 660 30000 ECC438 666- 720 30000 [Upper Air T213 Data] 6 variables 31 model levels EC VSN Time steps Block length ECC419 6-60 30840 ECC420 66-120 30840 ECC421 126-180 30840 ECC422 186-240 30840 ECC423 246-300 30840 ECC424 306-360 30840 ECC425 366-420 30840 ECC426 426-480 30840 ECC439 486-540 30840 ECC440 546-600 30840 ECC441 606-660 30840 ECC442 666-720 30840 (Bad Tape) ECC454 666-720 30840 Copy of the tape files are stored on CRAY5 /npoess/g16/wxosse/ecctape/tapefile Names of files represent the tape VSN name This codumentation is in ecctape.doc Variables included in the data set [Surface Data] 20 Variables per day N160 reduced Gaussian grid Number of Latitude: 320 ID Abbrev Unit Parameter 139 ST K Surf.temp/soil temp lev 1 (from 930804) 141 SD m Snow depth (of water equivalent) 151 MSL Pa Mean sea level pressure 164 TCC (0 - 1) Total cloud cover 165 10U m s**-1 10 metre u wind component 166 10V m s**-1 10 metre v wind component 167 2T K 2 metre temperature 168 2D K 2 metre dewpoint temperature 173 SR m Surface roughness 174 AL - Albedo 176 SSR W m**-2 s Surface solar radiation* 177 STR W m**-2 s Surface thermal radiation* 178 TSR W m**-2 s Top solar radiation* 179 TTR W m**-2 s Top thermal radiation* 180 EWSS N m**-2 s East/West surface stress* 181 NSSS N m**-2 s North/South surface stress* 186 LCC (0 - 1) Low cloud cover 187 MCC (0 - 1) Medium cloud cover 188 HCC (0 - 1) High cloud cover 235 SKT K Skin Temperature (IDs and abbreviations are baed on ECMWF Local Table 2 Version 128) [Upper Air T213 Data] 6 variables per day T213 spherical harmonics Number of level 31 ID Abbrev Unit Parameter 152 LNSP - Log surface pressure 130 T K Temperature 131 U m s**-1 U-velocity 132 V m s**-1 V-velocity 133 Q kg kg**-1 Specific humidity 135 W Pa s**-1 Vertical velocity (IDs are baed on ECMWF Local Table 2 Version 128) [Upper Air N160 Data] ID Abbrev Unit Parameter 241 - Kg/Kg Cloud Liquid water content 242 - (0-1) Cloud cover (Abbreviations are not included in ECMWF Local Table 2 Version 128 )