ECMWF T213 Nature run

Period: February 5,1993-March 7, 1993
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 )