CFSv2-2011 model output prepared for CMIP5 10- or 30-year run initialized in year 1960

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog

cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/snc_LImon_CFSv2-2011_decadal1960_r3i1p1.yaml")
ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title	CFSv2-2011 model output prepared for CMIP5 10- or 30-year run initialized in year 1960
location	/shared/cmip5/data/decadal1960/landIce/mon/LImon/snc/COLA-CFS.CFSv2-2011/r3i1p1
tags	gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/snc_LImon_CFSv2-2011_decadal1960_r3i1p1.yaml
last updated	2013-06-14

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 190, lon: 384, time: 360)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 14.0 43.5 74.5 ... 1.088e+04 1.091e+04 1.094e+04
  * lat        (lat) float64 -89.28 -88.34 -87.4 -86.45 ... 87.4 88.34 89.28
  * lon        (lon) float64 0.0 0.9375 1.875 2.812 ... 356.2 357.2 358.1 359.1
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(120, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(120, 190, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(120, 384, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    snc        (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(120, 190, 384), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:            COLA (Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, C...
    institute_id:           COLA-CFS
    experiment_id:          decadal1960
    source:                 CFSv2-2011: atmosphere: GFS (cfs/gfs, T126L64); o...
    model_id:               CFSv2-2011
    forcing:                Nat,Ant,GHG,SD,Oz,Sl,SS,Ds,BC,MD,AA
    parent_experiment_id:   N/A
    parent_experiment_rip:  N/A
    branch_time:            0.0
    contact:                Edwin Schneider (schneide@cola.iges.org)
    references:             Model described by the paper: Suranjana Saha, Shr...
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        1
    tracking_id:            784f399c-ab25-4ff7-89f4-d2e1556767c9
    product:                output
    experiment:             10- or 30-year run initialized in year 1960
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-12-17T22:12:32Z
    history:                2011-12-17T22:12:32Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table LImon (26 July 2011) 8dd5995fc9b4340cea492b...
    title:                  CFSv2-2011 model output prepared for CMIP5 10- or...
    parent_experiment:      N/A
    modeling_realm:         landIce land
    realization:            3
    cmor_version:           2.7.1

xarray.Dataset

Dimensions:
- bnds: 2
- lat: 190
- lon: 384
- time: 360

Coordinates: (3)

time
(time)
float64
14.0 43.5 ... 1.091e+04 1.094e+04
bounds :
time_bnds
units :
days since 1960-11-3
calendar :
gregorian
axis :
T
long_name :
time
standard_name :
time
```
array([   14. ,    43.5,    74.5, ..., 10878.5, 10909. , 10939.5])
```

lat

(lat)

float64

-89.28 -88.34 -87.4 ... 88.34 89.28

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

array([-89.277   , -88.339996, -87.397003, -86.454002, -85.509003, -84.565002,
       -83.620003, -82.676003, -81.731003, -80.786003, -79.841003, -78.897003,
       -77.952003, -77.007004, -76.061996, -75.116997, -74.172997, -73.227997,
       -72.282997, -71.337997, -70.392998, -69.447998, -68.502998, -67.558998,
       -66.613998, -65.668999, -64.723999, -63.778999, -62.834   , -61.889   ,
       -60.945   , -60.      , -59.055   , -58.110001, -57.165001, -56.220001,
       -55.275002, -54.330002, -53.386002, -52.441002, -51.495998, -50.550999,
       -49.605999, -48.660999, -47.716   , -46.771   , -45.827   , -44.882   ,
       -43.937   , -42.992001, -42.047001, -41.102001, -40.157001, -39.212002,
       -38.268002, -37.323002, -36.377998, -35.432999, -34.487999, -33.542999,
       -32.598   , -31.653   , -30.709   , -29.764   , -28.819   , -27.874001,
       -26.929001, -25.983999, -25.039   , -24.094   , -23.15    , -22.205   ,
       -21.26    , -20.315001, -19.370001, -18.424999, -17.48    , -16.535   ,
       -15.59    , -14.646   , -13.701   , -12.756   , -11.811   , -10.866   ,
        -9.921   ,  -8.976   ,  -8.031   ,  -7.087   ,  -6.142   ,  -5.197   ,
        -4.252   ,  -3.307   ,  -2.362   ,  -1.417   ,  -0.472   ,   0.472   ,
         1.417   ,   2.362   ,   3.307   ,   4.252   ,   5.197   ,   6.142   ,
         7.087   ,   8.031   ,   8.976   ,   9.921   ,  10.866   ,  11.811   ,
        12.756   ,  13.701   ,  14.646   ,  15.59    ,  16.535   ,  17.48    ,
        18.424999,  19.370001,  20.315001,  21.26    ,  22.205   ,  23.15    ,
        24.094   ,  25.039   ,  25.983999,  26.929001,  27.874001,  28.819   ,
        29.764   ,  30.709   ,  31.653   ,  32.598   ,  33.542999,  34.487999,
        35.432999,  36.377998,  37.323002,  38.268002,  39.212002,  40.157001,
        41.102001,  42.047001,  42.992001,  43.937   ,  44.882   ,  45.827   ,
        46.771   ,  47.716   ,  48.660999,  49.605999,  50.550999,  51.495998,
        52.441002,  53.386002,  54.330002,  55.275002,  56.220001,  57.165001,
        58.110001,  59.055   ,  60.      ,  60.945   ,  61.889   ,  62.834   ,
        63.778999,  64.723999,  65.668999,  66.613998,  67.558998,  68.502998,
        69.447998,  70.392998,  71.337997,  72.282997,  73.227997,  74.172997,
        75.116997,  76.061996,  77.007004,  77.952003,  78.897003,  79.841003,
        80.786003,  81.731003,  82.676003,  83.620003,  84.565002,  85.509003,
        86.454002,  87.397003,  88.339996,  89.277   ])

lon
(lon)
float64
0.0 0.9375 1.875 ... 358.1 359.1
bounds :
lon_bnds
units :
degrees_east
axis :
X
long_name :
longitude
standard_name :
longitude
```
array([  0.    ,   0.9375,   1.875 , ..., 357.1875, 358.125 , 359.0625])
```

Data variables: (4)

time_bnds

(time, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(120, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	5.76 kB	1.92 kB
Shape	(360, 2)	(120, 2)
Count	9 Tasks	3 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lat_bnds

(time, lat, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(120, 190, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	1.09 MB	364.80 kB
Shape	(360, 190, 2)	(120, 190, 2)
Count	12 Tasks	3 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lon_bnds

(time, lon, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(120, 384, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	2.21 MB	737.28 kB
Shape	(360, 384, 2)	(120, 384, 2)
Count	12 Tasks	3 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

snc

(time, lat, lon)

float32

dask.array<chunksize=(120, 190, 384), meta=np.ndarray>

standard_name :: surface_snow_area_fraction
long_name :: Snow Area Fraction
comment :: Fraction of each grid cell that is occupied by snow that rests on land portion of cell.
units :: %
original_name :: snc
cell_methods :: time: mean (interval: 1 month)
cell_measures :: area: areacella
history :: 2011-12-17T22:12:31Z altered by CMOR: replaced missing value flag (9.999e+20) with standard missing value (1e+20). 2011-12-17T22:12:32Z altered by CMOR: Inverted axis: lat.
associated_files :: baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation gridspecFile: gridspec_landIce_fx_CFSv2-2011_decadal1960_r0i0p0.nc areacella: areacella_fx_CFSv2-2011_decadal1960_r0i0p0.nc

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	105.06 MB	35.02 MB
Shape	(360, 190, 384)	(120, 190, 384)
Count	9 Tasks	3 Chunks
Type	float32	numpy.ndarray

Attributes: (27)
institution :
COLA (Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD)
institute_id :
COLA-CFS
experiment_id :
decadal1960
source :
CFSv2-2011: atmosphere: GFS (cfs/gfs, T126L64); ocean: MOM4 (cfs/mom4, 40 levels .25 deg at eq. .50 deg near poles); sea ice: (cfsv2-seaice, 3 layer on mom4 grid, 5 category using Winton thermodynamics and modified CICE dynamics); land: NOAH (cfs/noah 2009, T126/L4)
model_id :
CFSv2-2011
forcing :
Nat,Ant,GHG,SD,Oz,Sl,SS,Ds,BC,MD,AA
parent_experiment_id :
N/A
parent_experiment_rip :
N/A
branch_time :
0.0
contact :
Edwin Schneider (schneide@cola.iges.org)
references :
Model described by the paper: Suranjana Saha, Shrinivas Moorthi, Xingren Wu, Jiande Wang, Sudhir Nadiga, Patrick Tripp, Hua-Lu Pan, David Behringer, Yu-Tai Hou, Hui-ya Chuang, Mark Iredell, Michael Ek, Jesse Meng, Rongqian Yang, Huug van den Dool, Qin Zhang, Wanqiu Wang, Mingyue Chen, 2011 : The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2. (To be submitted to the Journal of Climate.) and also the paper: Saha, Suranjana, and Coauthors, 2010: The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 91, 1015.1057. doi: 10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1. Also see http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov
initialization_method :
1
physics_version :
1
tracking_id :
784f399c-ab25-4ff7-89f4-d2e1556767c9
product :
output
experiment :
10- or 30-year run initialized in year 1960
frequency :
mon
creation_date :
2011-12-17T22:12:32Z
history :
2011-12-17T22:12:32Z CMOR rewrote data to comply with CF standards and CMIP5 requirements.
Conventions :
CF-1.4
project_id :
CMIP5
table_id :
Table LImon (26 July 2011) 8dd5995fc9b4340cea492b7027b31c57
title :
CFSv2-2011 model output prepared for CMIP5 10- or 30-year run initialized in year 1960
parent_experiment :
N/A
modeling_realm :
landIce land
realization :
3
cmor_version :
2.7.1