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More details about the product are given in the Documentation section.
| DATA DESCRIPTION |
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| Horizontal coverage | Global |
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| Horizontal resolution | From 0.125°x0.125° to 5°x5° depending on the model |
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| Vertical resolution | Variables are provided in on pressure levels. |
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| Temporal coverage | 1800-2100 (shorter for some experiments) |
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| Temporal resolution | Month |
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| File format | NetCDF |
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| Data type | Grid |
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| MAIN VARIABLES |
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| Name | Units | Description |
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| Air temperature | K | Temperature of the air. |
| Geopotential height | m | Gravitational potential energy per unit mass normalised by the standard gravity at mean sea level at the same latitude. It is also used as vertical coordinate referenced to Earth's mean sea level since its value is proportional to the elevation above the mean sea level. |
| Relative humidity | % | Amount of moisture in the air divided by the maximum amount of moisture that could exist in the air at a specific temperature and location. |
| Specific humidity | fraction | Amount of moisture in the air divided by amount of air plus moisture at that location. |
| U-component of wind | m s-1 | Magnitude of the eastward component of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity. |
| V-component of wind | m s-1 | Magnitude of the northward component of the two-dimensional horizontal air velocity. |