CanESM2 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP4.5

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from intake import open_catalog

cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/rsdt_Amon_CanESM2_rcp45_r4i1p1.yaml")
ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title	CanESM2 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP4.5
location	/shared/cmip5/data/rcp45/atmos/mon/Amon/rsdt/CCCma.CanESM2/r4i1p1
tags	gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/rsdt_Amon_CanESM2_rcp45_r4i1p1.yaml
last updated	2013-06-14

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 64, lon: 128, time: 3540)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 5.696e+04 5.698e+04 ... 1.646e+05 1.646e+05
  * lat        (lat) float64 -87.86 -85.1 -82.31 -79.53 ... 82.31 85.1 87.86
  * lon        (lon) float64 0.0 2.812 5.625 8.438 ... 348.8 351.6 354.4 357.2
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 64, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 128, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    rsdt       (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 64, 128), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:            CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and ...
    institute_id:           CCCma
    experiment_id:          rcp45
    source:                 CanESM2 2010 atmosphere: CanAM4 (AGCM15i, T63L35)...
    model_id:               CanESM2
    forcing:                GHG,Oz,SA,BC,OC,LU,Sl (GHG includes CO2,CH4,N2O,C...
    parent_experiment_id:   historical
    parent_experiment_rip:  r4i1p1
    branch_time:            56940.0
    contact:                cccma_info@ec.gc.ca
    references:             http://www.cccma.ec.gc.ca/models
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        1
    tracking_id:            894fdd2b-775c-40b9-afc1-610de9d771a0
    branch_time_YMDH:       2006:01:01:00
    CCCma_runid:            IEI
    CCCma_parent_runid:     IED
    CCCma_data_licence:     1) GRANT OF LICENCE - The Government of Canada (E...
    product:                output
    experiment:             RCP4.5
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-03-16T11:22:38Z
    history:                2011-03-16T11:22:38Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table Amon (31 January 2011) 53b766a395ac41696af4...
    title:                  CanESM2 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP4.5
    parent_experiment:      historical
    modeling_realm:         atmos
    realization:            4
    cmor_version:           2.5.4

xarray.Dataset

Dimensions:
- bnds: 2
- lat: 64
- lon: 128
- time: 3540

Coordinates: (3)

time
(time)
float64
5.696e+04 5.698e+04 ... 1.646e+05
bounds :
time_bnds
units :
days since 1850-1-1
calendar :
365_day
axis :
T
long_name :
time
standard_name :
time
```
array([ 56955.5,  56985. ,  57014.5, ..., 164538.5, 164569. , 164599.5])
```

lat

(lat)

float64

-87.86 -85.1 -82.31 ... 85.1 87.86

bounds :: lat_bnds
units :: degrees_north
axis :: Y
long_name :: latitude
standard_name :: latitude

array([-87.863801, -85.096529, -82.312915, -79.525609, -76.736902, -73.947518,
       -71.157755, -68.367759, -65.57761 , -62.787354, -59.997023, -57.206634,
       -54.416202, -51.625736, -48.835243, -46.044729, -43.254197, -40.463651,
       -37.673092, -34.882523, -32.091946, -29.301362, -26.510772, -23.720176,
       -20.929577, -18.138973, -15.348367, -12.557759,  -9.767148,  -6.976536,
        -4.185923,  -1.395309,   1.395309,   4.185923,   6.976536,   9.767148,
        12.557759,  15.348367,  18.138973,  20.929577,  23.720176,  26.510772,
        29.301362,  32.091946,  34.882523,  37.673092,  40.463651,  43.254197,
        46.044729,  48.835243,  51.625736,  54.416202,  57.206634,  59.997023,
        62.787354,  65.57761 ,  68.367759,  71.157755,  73.947518,  76.736902,
        79.525609,  82.312915,  85.096529,  87.863801])

lon

(lon)

float64

0.0 2.812 5.625 ... 354.4 357.2

bounds :: lon_bnds
units :: degrees_east
axis :: X
long_name :: longitude
standard_name :: longitude

array([  0.    ,   2.8125,   5.625 ,   8.4375,  11.25  ,  14.0625,  16.875 ,
        19.6875,  22.5   ,  25.3125,  28.125 ,  30.9375,  33.75  ,  36.5625,
        39.375 ,  42.1875,  45.    ,  47.8125,  50.625 ,  53.4375,  56.25  ,
        59.0625,  61.875 ,  64.6875,  67.5   ,  70.3125,  73.125 ,  75.9375,
        78.75  ,  81.5625,  84.375 ,  87.1875,  90.    ,  92.8125,  95.625 ,
        98.4375, 101.25  , 104.0625, 106.875 , 109.6875, 112.5   , 115.3125,
       118.125 , 120.9375, 123.75  , 126.5625, 129.375 , 132.1875, 135.    ,
       137.8125, 140.625 , 143.4375, 146.25  , 149.0625, 151.875 , 154.6875,
       157.5   , 160.3125, 163.125 , 165.9375, 168.75  , 171.5625, 174.375 ,
       177.1875, 180.    , 182.8125, 185.625 , 188.4375, 191.25  , 194.0625,
       196.875 , 199.6875, 202.5   , 205.3125, 208.125 , 210.9375, 213.75  ,
       216.5625, 219.375 , 222.1875, 225.    , 227.8125, 230.625 , 233.4375,
       236.25  , 239.0625, 241.875 , 244.6875, 247.5   , 250.3125, 253.125 ,
       255.9375, 258.75  , 261.5625, 264.375 , 267.1875, 270.    , 272.8125,
       275.625 , 278.4375, 281.25  , 284.0625, 286.875 , 289.6875, 292.5   ,
       295.3125, 298.125 , 300.9375, 303.75  , 306.5625, 309.375 , 312.1875,
       315.    , 317.8125, 320.625 , 323.4375, 326.25  , 329.0625, 331.875 ,
       334.6875, 337.5   , 340.3125, 343.125 , 345.9375, 348.75  , 351.5625,
       354.375 , 357.1875])

Data variables: (4)

time_bnds

(time, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	56.64 kB	38.40 kB
Shape	(3540, 2)	(2400, 2)
Count	6 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lat_bnds

(time, lat, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 64, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	3.62 MB	2.46 MB
Shape	(3540, 64, 2)	(2400, 64, 2)
Count	8 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lon_bnds

(time, lon, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 128, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	7.25 MB	4.92 MB
Shape	(3540, 128, 2)	(2400, 128, 2)
Count	8 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

rsdt

(time, lat, lon)

float32

dask.array<chunksize=(1140, 64, 128), meta=np.ndarray>

standard_name :: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
long_name :: TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation
comment :: at the top of the atmosphere
units :: W m-2
original_name :: FSO
cell_methods :: time: mean (interval: 15 minutes)
cell_measures :: area: areacella
history :: 2011-03-16T11:22:38Z altered by CMOR: replaced missing value flag (1e+38) with standard missing value (1e+20).
associated_files :: baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation gridspecFile: gridspec_atmos_fx_CanESM2_rcp45_r0i0p0.nc areacella: areacella_fx_CanESM2_rcp45_r0i0p0.nc

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	116.00 MB	78.64 MB
Shape	(3540, 64, 128)	(2400, 64, 128)
Count	6 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float32	numpy.ndarray

Attributes: (31)
institution :
CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Victoria, BC, Canada)
institute_id :
CCCma
experiment_id :
rcp45
source :
CanESM2 2010 atmosphere: CanAM4 (AGCM15i, T63L35) ocean: CanOM4 (OGCM4.0, 256x192L40) and CMOC1.2 sea ice: CanSIM1 (Cavitating Fluid, T63 Gaussian Grid) land: CLASS2.7 and CTEM1
model_id :
CanESM2
forcing :
GHG,Oz,SA,BC,OC,LU,Sl (GHG includes CO2,CH4,N2O,CFC11,effective CFC12. Sl is the repeat of the 23rd solar cycle, years 1997-2008, after year 2008.)
parent_experiment_id :
historical
parent_experiment_rip :
r4i1p1
branch_time :
56940.0
contact :
cccma_info@ec.gc.ca
references :
http://www.cccma.ec.gc.ca/models
initialization_method :
1
physics_version :
1
tracking_id :
894fdd2b-775c-40b9-afc1-610de9d771a0
branch_time_YMDH :
2006:01:01:00
CCCma_runid :
IEI
CCCma_parent_runid :
IED
CCCma_data_licence :
1) GRANT OF LICENCE - The Government of Canada (Environment Canada) is the owner of all intellectual property rights (including copyright) that may exist in this Data product. You (as "The Licensee") are hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable unrestricted licence to use this data product for any purpose including the right to share these data with others and to make value-added and derivative products from it. This licence is not a sale of any or all of the owner's rights. 2) NO WARRANTY - This Data product is provided "as-is"; it has not been designed or prepared to meet the Licensee's particular requirements. Environment Canada makes no warranty, either express or implied, including but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Environment Canada be liable for any indirect, special, consequential or other damages attributed to the Licensee's use of the Data product.
product :
output
experiment :
RCP4.5
frequency :
mon
creation_date :
2011-03-16T11:22:38Z
history :
2011-03-16T11:22:38Z CMOR rewrote data to comply with CF standards and CMIP5 requirements.
Conventions :
CF-1.4
project_id :
CMIP5
table_id :
Table Amon (31 January 2011) 53b766a395ac41696af40aab76a49ae5
title :
CanESM2 model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP4.5
parent_experiment :
historical
modeling_realm :
atmos
realization :
4
cmor_version :
2.5.4