MIROC-ESM model output prepared for CMIP5 pre-industrial control

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from intake import open_catalog

cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/snd_LImon_MIROC-ESM_piControl_r1i1p1.yaml")
ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title	MIROC-ESM model output prepared for CMIP5 pre-industrial control
location	/shared/cmip5/data/piControl/landIce/mon/LImon/snd/MIROC.MIROC-ESM/r1i1p1
tags	gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/snd_LImon_MIROC-ESM_piControl_r1i1p1.yaml
last updated	2013-06-14

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 64, lon: 128, time: 7560)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 2.3e+05 2.301e+05 2.301e+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=(6372, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 64, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 128, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    snd        (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 64, 128), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:            JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science an...
    institute_id:           MIROC
    experiment_id:          piControl
    source:                 MIROC-ESM 2010 atmosphere: MIROC-AGCM (MIROC-AGCM...
    model_id:               MIROC-ESM
    forcing:                N/A
    parent_experiment_id:   N/A
    parent_experiment_rip:  N/A
    branch_time:            0.0
    contact:                Michio Kawamiya (kawamiya@jamstec.go.jp) and Toru...
    references:             Watanabe et al., : MIROC-ESM: model description a...
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        1
    tracking_id:            4b13ed00-1bfe-449f-aaba-101675815f02
    product:                output
    experiment:             pre-industrial control
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-10-31T08:19:07Z
    history:                2011-10-31T08:19:07Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table LImon (26 July 2011) 8dd5995fc9b4340cea492b...
    title:                  MIROC-ESM model output prepared for CMIP5 pre-ind...
    parent_experiment:      N/A
    modeling_realm:         landIce land
    realization:            1
    cmor_version:           2.7.1

xarray.Dataset

Dimensions:
- bnds: 2
- lat: 64
- lon: 128
- time: 7560

Coordinates: (3)

time
(time)
float64
15.5 45.0 ... 2.301e+05 2.301e+05
bounds :
time_bnds
units :
days since 1800-1-1
calendar :
gregorian
axis :
T
long_name :
time
standard_name :
time
```
array([1.550000e+01, 4.500000e+01, 7.450000e+01, ..., 2.300265e+05,
       2.300570e+05, 2.300875e+05])
```

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([-87.863799, -85.096527, -82.312913, -79.525607, -76.7369  , -73.947515,
       -71.157752, -68.367756, -65.577607, -62.787352, -59.99702 , -57.206632,
       -54.4162  , -51.625734, -48.835241, -46.044727, -43.254195, -40.463648,
       -37.67309 , -34.882521, -32.091944, -29.30136 , -26.510769, -23.720174,
       -20.929574, -18.138971, -15.348365, -12.557756,  -9.767146,  -6.976534,
        -4.185921,  -1.395307,   1.395307,   4.185921,   6.976534,   9.767146,
        12.557756,  15.348365,  18.138971,  20.929574,  23.720174,  26.510769,
        29.30136 ,  32.091944,  34.882521,  37.67309 ,  40.463648,  43.254195,
        46.044727,  48.835241,  51.625734,  54.4162  ,  57.206632,  59.99702 ,
        62.787352,  65.577607,  68.367756,  71.157752,  73.947515,  76.7369  ,
        79.525607,  82.312913,  85.096527,  87.863799])

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=(6372, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	120.96 kB	101.95 kB
Shape	(7560, 2)	(6372, 2)
Count	6 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lat_bnds

(time, lat, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 64, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	7.74 MB	6.52 MB
Shape	(7560, 64, 2)	(6372, 64, 2)
Count	8 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

lon_bnds

(time, lon, bnds)

float64

dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 128, 2), meta=np.ndarray>

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	15.48 MB	13.05 MB
Shape	(7560, 128, 2)	(6372, 128, 2)
Count	8 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float64	numpy.ndarray

snd

(time, lat, lon)

float32

dask.array<chunksize=(6372, 64, 128), meta=np.ndarray>

standard_name :: surface_snow_thickness
long_name :: Snow Depth
comment :: where land over land, this is computed as the mean thickness of snow in the land portion of the grid cell (averaging over the entire land portion, including the snow-free fraction). Reported as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0.
units :: m
original_name :: GLSNW
cell_methods :: time: mean area: mean where land
cell_measures :: area: areacella
history :: 2011-10-31T08:19:07Z altered by CMOR: replaced missing value flag (-999) with standard missing value (1e+20). 2011-10-31T08:19:07Z altered by CMOR: Inverted axis: lat.
associated_files :: baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation gridspecFile: gridspec_landIce_fx_MIROC-ESM_piControl_r0i0p0.nc areacella: areacella_fx_MIROC-ESM_piControl_r0i0p0.nc

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	247.73 MB	208.80 MB
Shape	(7560, 64, 128)	(6372, 64, 128)
Count	6 Tasks	2 Chunks
Type	float32	numpy.ndarray

Attributes: (27)
institution :
JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan), AORI (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan), and NIES (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan)
institute_id :
MIROC
experiment_id :
piControl
source :
MIROC-ESM 2010 atmosphere: MIROC-AGCM (MIROC-AGCM 2010, T42L80); ocean: COCO (COCO3.4, 256x192 L44); sea ice: COCO (COCO3.4); land: MATSIRO (MATSIRO, L6); aerosols: SPRINTARS (SPRINTARS 5.00, T42L80):ocean-biogeochemistry: NPZD ; land-biogeochemistry: SEIB-DGVM (SEIB-DGVM, T42)
model_id :
MIROC-ESM
forcing :
N/A
parent_experiment_id :
N/A
parent_experiment_rip :
N/A
branch_time :
0.0
contact :
Michio Kawamiya (kawamiya@jamstec.go.jp) and Toru Nozawa (nozawa@nies.go.jp)
references :
Watanabe et al., : MIROC-ESM: model description and basic results of CMIP5-20c3m experiments, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 4, 1063-1128, doi:10.5194/gmdd-4-1063-2011, 2011.
initialization_method :
1
physics_version :
1
tracking_id :
4b13ed00-1bfe-449f-aaba-101675815f02
product :
output
experiment :
pre-industrial control
frequency :
mon
creation_date :
2011-10-31T08:19:07Z
history :
2011-10-31T08:19:07Z 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 :
MIROC-ESM model output prepared for CMIP5 pre-industrial control
parent_experiment :
N/A
modeling_realm :
landIce land
realization :
1
cmor_version :
2.7.1