MIROC5 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP8.5

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog
cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/lai_Lmon_MIROC5_rcp85_r1i1p1.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title MIROC5 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP8.5
location /shared/cmip5/data/rcp85/land/mon/Lmon/lai/MIROC.MIROC5/r1i1p1
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/lai_Lmon_MIROC5_rcp85_r1i1p1.yaml
last updated 2013-05-31

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 128, lon: 256, time: 1140)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 5.696e+04 5.698e+04 ... 9.157e+04 9.16e+04
  * lat        (lat) float64 -88.93 -87.54 -86.14 -84.74 ... 86.14 87.54 88.93
  * lon        (lon) float64 0.0 1.406 2.812 4.219 ... 354.4 355.8 357.2 358.6
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 5.694e+04 5.697e+04 ... 9.158e+04 9.162e+04
    lat_bnds   (lat, bnds) float64 -90.0 -88.28 -88.28 ... 88.28 88.28 90.0
    lon_bnds   (lon, bnds) float64 -0.7031 0.7031 0.7031 ... 357.9 357.9 359.3
    lai        (time, lat, lon) float32 ...
Attributes:
    institution:            AORI (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, Th...
    institute_id:           MIROC
    experiment_id:          rcp85
    source:                 MIROC5 2010 atmosphere: MIROC-AGCM6 (T85L40); oce...
    model_id:               MIROC5
    forcing:                GHG, SA, Oz, LU, Sl, Vl, SS, Ds, BC, MD, OC (GHG ...
    parent_experiment_id:   historical
    parent_experiment_rip:  r1i1p1
    branch_time:            56940.0
    contact:                Masahiro Watanabe (hiro@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp), Seit...
    references:             Watanabe et al., 2010: Improved climate simulatio...
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        1
    tracking_id:            1f05b1fa-cbe1-4e14-bbea-c7e04ad208a4
    product:                output
    experiment:             RCP8.5
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-09-06T03:45:24Z
    history:                2011-09-06T03:45:24Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table Lmon (27 April 2011) c4244dce0826a43bb0b259...
    title:                  MIROC5 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP8.5
    parent_experiment:      historical
    modeling_realm:         land
    realization:            1
    cmor_version:           2.7.1