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Page author: Robin Kovach
kovach@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov

Poseidon Forcing

Begin Main Content Comparison of Forcing Data   Daily 5-Day 7-Day Monthly Monthly Climatology Annual Climatology Plots WHOI: 1981-2002 X     X X X GFDL-USGODAE-ODASI: 1980-2002 X X   X X X Reynolds SST/NCEP 2m-AirTemp Blend: 1982-2005     X X X X GPCP Precipitation: 1980-2005       X X X Reynolds SST: 1982-2005     X X X X NCEP Fluxes: 1980-2005 X X X X X X QSCAT Wind Stress: 1995-2005 X X   X X X SeaWiFS KPAR         X X CORE: 1980-2004       X X X Units and Conventions Variable Description Units Sign NSWRF/NSWRS Net Shortwave Radiation Flux W/m^2 Positive Down NLWRF/NLWRS Net Longwave Radiation Flux W/m^2 Positive Down LHTFL Latent Heat Flux W/m^2 Positive Down SHTFL Sensible Heat Flux W/m^2 Positive Down QNET Net Heat Flux W/m^2 Positive Down PME Precipitation minus Evaporation kg/m^2/s Positive Down PRECIP Precipitation kg/m^2/s Positive Down EVAP Evaporation kg/m^2/s Positive Down TAUX/UFLX Zonal Wind Stress N/m^2 Positive Down TAUY/VFLX Meridional Wind Stress N/m^2 Positive Down U10M Zonal Wind Speed m/s Positive Down V10M Meridional Wind Speed m/s Positive Down TSURF Surface Temperature K NA PSURF/PRES Surface Pressure PA NA AIR2M 2-Meter Air Temperature K NA Chlorophyll Penetrating Depth 1/AR 1/m Positive Down