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BOREAS ECMWF 6-HOUR ANALYSIS AND FORECAST DATA
Entry ID: BOREAS_ECMWF

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Summary

Abstract: In cooperation with BOREAS atmospheric research efforts, the ECMWF agreed to provide BOREAS with a customized subset of its 6-hourly forecast data. This data set contains parameters from three ECMWF data products: Surface and Diagnostic Fields, Supplemental Fields, and Extension Data. Some sample software files are included to help read the data files. Temporally, the atmospheric parameters are available for the four main synoptic hours of 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC from 1994 to 1996. Spatially, the data are stored in a 0.5-by 0.5-degree latitude/longitude grid. To cover the entire BOREAS study area, the grid extends from 48 to 62 degrees latitude and -92 to -114 degrees longitude. The data are stored in binary files whose format is described in the ECMWF publication ?Encoding and Decoding GRIB data,? a copy of which is included as a PDF file on the BOREAS CD-ROM set. Based on agreements between BOREAS and ECMWF, users may legally obtain and use these data only by having a set of the BOREAS CD-ROMs that contain the data. Possession or use of these data under any other circumstance is prohibited. See Sections 11.3 of the companion guide document for details. Users are advised to carefully read Section 6.1, which discusses model changes and known errors, before using data.

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Description: BOREAS ECMWF 6-HOUR ANALYSIS AND FORECAST DATA

Geographic Coverage

N: 62.0 S: 48.0 E: -92.0 W: -114.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: BOREAS STAFF SCIENCE
Dataset Title: BOREAS ECMWF 6-HOUR ANALYSIS AND FORECAST DATA
Dataset Release Date: 2000
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/524
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=524&term2attribut...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-01-01

Stop Date: 1996-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

BOREAS >The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study    [Information]

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

Keywords

ECMWF

ALBEDO

SURFACE FLUX

PRECIPITATION

SURFACE PRESSURE

SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) [Information]
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 524

Data Center Personnel

Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA

Personnel

STAFF SCIENCE BOREAS
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-03-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-12-19

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