CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other historical forcing
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| title | CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other historical forcing | 
| location | /shared/cmip5/data/historicalMisc/atmos/mon/Amon/pr/NCAR.CCSM4/r3i1p13 | 
| tags | gridded,global,model,monthly | 
| catalog_dir | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/pr_Amon_CCSM4_historicalMisc_r3i1p13.yaml | 
| last updated | 2013-05-26 | 
Dataset Contents
<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 192, lon: 288, time: 1860)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 5.65e+04 5.653e+04 5.656e+04
  * lat        (lat) float64 -90.0 -89.06 -88.12 -87.17 ... 88.12 89.06 90.0
  * lon        (lon) float64 0.0 1.25 2.5 3.75 5.0 ... 355.0 356.2 357.5 358.8
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 0.0 31.0 31.0 ... 5.654e+04 5.658e+04
    lat_bnds   (lat, bnds) float64 -90.0 -89.53 -89.53 ... 89.53 89.53 90.0
    lon_bnds   (lon, bnds) float64 -0.625 0.625 0.625 ... 358.1 358.1 359.4
    pr         (time, lat, lon) float32 ...
Attributes:
    institution:                  NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Resea...
    institute_id:                 NCAR
    experiment_id:                historicalMisc
    source:                       CCSM4
    model_id:                     CCSM4
    forcing:                      LU (time-varying over course of simulation)...
    parent_experiment_id:         piControl
    parent_experiment_rip:        r1i1p1
    branch_time:                  863.0
    contact:                      cesm_data@ucar.edu
    references:                   Gent P. R., et.al. 2011: The Community Clim...
    initialization_method:        1
    physics_version:              13
    tracking_id:                  5bfdc0d7-7d0c-4fb5-97a4-ef1aa0d70e45
    acknowledgements:             The CESM project is supported by the Nation...
    cesm_casename:                b40.20th_SFland.1deg.001
    cesm_repotag:                 ccsm4_0_beta40
    cesm_compset:                 B1850CN
    resolution:                   f09_g16 (0.9x1.25_gx1v6)
    forcing_note:                 Additional information on the external forc...
    processed_by:                 strandwg on silver.cgd.ucar.edu at 20120206...
    processing_code_information:  Last Changed Rev: 526 Last Changed Date: 20...
    product:                      output
    experiment:                   other historical forcing
    frequency:                    mon
    creation_date:                2012-02-06T22:44:43Z
    history:                      2012-02-06T22:44:43Z CMOR rewrote data to c...
    Conventions:                  CF-1.4
    project_id:                   CMIP5
    table_id:                     Table Amon (12 January 2012) 4996d487f7a657...
    title:                        CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other...
    parent_experiment:            pre-industrial control
    modeling_realm:               atmos
    realization:                  3
    cmor_version:                 2.7.1xarray.Dataset
- bnds: 2
- lat: 192
- lon: 288
- time: 1860
 
- time(time)float6415.5 45.0 ... 5.653e+04 5.656e+04- bounds :
- time_bnds
- units :
- days since 1850-01-01 00:00:00
- calendar :
- noleap
- axis :
- T
- long_name :
- time
- standard_name :
- time
 array([1.55000e+01, 4.50000e+01, 7.45000e+01, ..., 5.64985e+04, 5.65290e+04, 5.65595e+04])
- lat(lat)float64-90.0 -89.06 -88.12 ... 89.06 90.0- bounds :
- lat_bnds
- units :
- degrees_north
- axis :
- Y
- long_name :
- latitude
- standard_name :
- latitude
 array([-90. , -89.057594, -88.115181, -87.172775, -86.23037 , -85.287956, -84.345551, -83.403145, -82.460732, -81.518326, -80.575912, -79.633507, -78.691101, -77.748688, -76.806282, -75.863876, -74.921463, -73.979057, -73.036652, -72.094238, -71.151833, -70.209427, -69.267014, -68.324608, -67.382202, -66.439789, -65.497383, -64.554977, -63.612564, -62.670158, -61.727749, -60.785339, -59.842934, -58.900524, -57.958115, -57.015705, -56.073299, -55.13089 , -54.18848 , -53.246075, -52.303665, -51.361256, -50.41885 , -49.47644 , -48.534031, -47.591621, -46.649216, -45.706806, -44.764397, -43.821991, -42.879581, -41.937172, -40.994766, -40.052357, -39.109947, -38.167538, -37.225132, -36.282722, -35.340313, -34.397907, -33.455498, -32.513088, -31.570681, -30.628273, -29.685863, -28.743456, -27.801046, -26.858639, -25.916231, -24.973822, -24.031414, -23.089005, -22.146597, -21.204189, -20.26178 , -19.319372, -18.376963, -17.434555, -16.492147, -15.549738, -14.607329, -13.664922, -12.722513, -11.780105, -10.837696, -9.895288, -8.95288 , -8.010471, -7.068063, -6.125654, -5.183246, -4.240838, -3.298429, -2.356021, -1.413613, -0.471204, 0.471204, 1.413613, 2.356021, 3.298429, 4.240838, 5.183246, 6.125654, 7.068063, 8.010471, 8.95288 , 9.895288, 10.837696, 11.780105, 12.722513, 13.664922, 14.607329, 15.549738, 16.492147, 17.434555, 18.376963, 19.319372, 20.26178 , 21.204189, 22.146597, 23.089005, 24.031414, 24.973822, 25.916231, 26.858639, 27.801046, 28.743456, 29.685863, 30.628273, 31.570681, 32.513088, 33.455498, 34.397907, 35.340313, 36.282722, 37.225132, 38.167538, 39.109947, 40.052357, 40.994766, 41.937172, 42.879581, 43.821991, 44.764397, 45.706806, 46.649216, 47.591621, 48.534031, 49.47644 , 50.41885 , 51.361256, 52.303665, 53.246075, 54.18848 , 55.13089 , 56.073299, 57.015705, 57.958115, 58.900524, 59.842934, 60.785339, 61.727749, 62.670158, 63.612564, 64.554977, 65.497383, 66.439789, 67.382202, 68.324608, 69.267014, 70.209427, 71.151833, 72.094238, 73.036652, 73.979057, 74.921463, 75.863876, 76.806282, 77.748688, 78.691101, 79.633507, 80.575912, 81.518326, 82.460732, 83.403145, 84.345551, 85.287956, 86.23037 , 87.172775, 88.115181, 89.057594, 90. ])
- lon(lon)float640.0 1.25 2.5 ... 356.2 357.5 358.8- bounds :
- lon_bnds
- units :
- degrees_east
- axis :
- X
- long_name :
- longitude
- standard_name :
- longitude
 array([ 0. , 1.25, 2.5 , ..., 356.25, 357.5 , 358.75]) 
 
- time_bnds(time, bnds)float64...array([[0.0000e+00, 3.1000e+01], [3.1000e+01, 5.9000e+01], [5.9000e+01, 9.0000e+01], ..., [5.6483e+04, 5.6514e+04], [5.6514e+04, 5.6544e+04], [5.6544e+04, 5.6575e+04]])
- lat_bnds(lat, bnds)float64...array([[-90. , -89.528793], [-89.528793, -88.586388], [-88.586388, -87.643982], ..., [ 87.643982, 88.586388], [ 88.586388, 89.528793], [ 89.528793, 90. ]])
- lon_bnds(lon, bnds)float64...array([[ -0.625, 0.625], [ 0.625, 1.875], [ 1.875, 3.125], ..., [355.625, 356.875], [356.875, 358.125], [358.125, 359.375]])
- pr(time, lat, lon)float32...- standard_name :
- precipitation_flux
- long_name :
- Precipitation
- comment :
- PRECC + PRECL and unit conversion, CMIP5_table_comment: at surface; includes both liquid and solid phases from all types of clouds (both large-scale and convective)
- units :
- kg m-2 s-1
- original_name :
- PRECC,PRECL
- cell_methods :
- time: mean (interval: 30 days)
- cell_measures :
- area: areacella
- history :
- 2012-02-06T22:44:43Z altered by CMOR: Reordered dimensions, original order: lat lon time. 2012-02-06T22:44:43Z altered by CMOR: replaced missing value flag (-1e+32) with standard missing value (1e+20).
- associated_files :
- baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation gridspecFile: gridspec_atmos_fx_CCSM4_historicalMisc_r0i0p0.nc areacella: areacella_fx_CCSM4_historicalMisc_r0i0p0.nc
 [102850560 values with dtype=float32] 
 
- institution :
- NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA
- institute_id :
- NCAR
- experiment_id :
- historicalMisc
- source :
- CCSM4
- model_id :
- CCSM4
- forcing :
- LU (time-varying over course of simulation), GHG Oz SS Ds SD BC MD OC AA LU Sl Vl (all fixed at or cycled over 1850 values)
- parent_experiment_id :
- piControl
- parent_experiment_rip :
- r1i1p1
- branch_time :
- 863.0
- contact :
- cesm_data@ucar.edu
- references :
- Gent P. R., et.al. 2011: The Community Climate System Model version 4. J. Climate, doi: 10.1175/2011JCLI4083.1
- initialization_method :
- 1
- physics_version :
- 13
- tracking_id :
- 5bfdc0d7-7d0c-4fb5-97a4-ef1aa0d70e45
- acknowledgements :
- The CESM project is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science (BER) of the U.S. Department of Energy. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, which is supported by the Office of Science (BER) of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231
- cesm_casename :
- b40.20th_SFland.1deg.001
- cesm_repotag :
- ccsm4_0_beta40
- cesm_compset :
- B1850CN
- resolution :
- f09_g16 (0.9x1.25_gx1v6)
- forcing_note :
- Additional information on the external forcings used in this experiment can be found at http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/CMIP5/forcing_information
- processed_by :
- strandwg on silver.cgd.ucar.edu at 20120206 -154443.814
- processing_code_information :
- Last Changed Rev: 526 Last Changed Date: 2012-02-05 16:49:28 -0700 (Sun, 05 Feb 2012) Repository UUID: d2181dbe-5796-6825-dc7f-cbd98591f93d
- product :
- output
- experiment :
- other historical forcing
- frequency :
- mon
- creation_date :
- 2012-02-06T22:44:43Z
- history :
- 2012-02-06T22:44:43Z CMOR rewrote data to comply with CF standards and CMIP5 requirements.
- Conventions :
- CF-1.4
- project_id :
- CMIP5
- table_id :
- Table Amon (12 January 2012) 4996d487f7a65749098d9cc0dccb4f8d
- title :
- CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other historical forcing
- parent_experiment :
- pre-industrial control
- modeling_realm :
- atmos
- realization :
- 3
- cmor_version :
- 2.7.1
 
