GISS-E2-R model output prepared for CMIP5 historical

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog
cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/rsdt_Amon_GISS-E2-R_historical_r2i1p3.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title GISS-E2-R model output prepared for CMIP5 historical
location /shared/cmip5/data/historical/atmos/mon/Amon/rsdt/NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-R/r2i1p3
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/rsdt_Amon_GISS-E2-R_historical_r2i1p3.yaml
last updated 2013-06-14

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 90, lon: 144, time: 1872)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 1.748e+03 1.779e+03 1.81e+03
  * lat        (lat) float64 -89.0 -87.0 -85.0 -83.0 ... 83.0 85.0 87.0 89.0
  * lon        (lon) float64 1.25 3.75 6.25 8.75 ... 351.2 353.8 356.2 358.8
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(312, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(312, 90, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(312, 144, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    rsdt       (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(312, 90, 144), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:            NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) N...
    institute_id:           NASA-GISS
    experiment_id:          historical
    source:                 GISS-E2-R-E134Tcadif9bF40oQ32 Atmosphere: GISS-E2...
    model_id:               GISS-E2-R
    forcing:                GHG, LU, Sl, Vl, BC, OC, SA, Oz (also includes or...
    parent_experiment_id:   piControl
    parent_experiment_rip:  r1i1p3
    branch_time:            3580.0
    contact:                Kenneth Lo (cdkkl@giss.nasa.gov)
    references:             www.giss.nasa.gov/research/modeling
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        3
    tracking_id:            e61a5c13-dfed-4c83-9bd1-8d60b3db8eb3
    product:                output
    experiment:             historical
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-08-09T14:22:07Z
    history:                2011-08-09T14:22:07Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table Amon (31 January 2011) 53b766a395ac41696af4...
    title:                  GISS-E2-R model output prepared for CMIP5 historical
    parent_experiment:      pre-industrial control
    modeling_realm:         atmos
    realization:            2
    cmor_version:           2.5.7