GISS-E2-H 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/snw_LImon_GISS-E2-H_historical_r1i1p1.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title GISS-E2-H model output prepared for CMIP5 historical
location /shared/cmip5/data/historical/landIce/mon/LImon/snw/NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-H/r1i1p1
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/snw_LImon_GISS-E2-H_historical_r1i1p1.yaml
last updated 2013-05-26

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 90, lon: 144, time: 1872)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 5.686e+04 5.689e+04 5.692e+04
  * 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 0.0 31.0 31.0 ... 5.691e+04 5.694e+04
    lat_bnds   (lat, bnds) float64 -90.0 -88.0 -88.0 -86.0 ... 88.0 88.0 90.0
    lon_bnds   (lon, bnds) float64 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 ... 355.0 357.5 357.5 360.0
    snw        (time, lat, lon) float32 ...
Attributes:
    institution:            NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) N...
    institute_id:           NASA-GISS
    experiment_id:          historical
    source:                 GISS-E2-H-Eh135f9a Atmosphere: GISS-E2; Ocean: H
    model_id:               GISS-E2-H
    forcing:                GHG, LU, Sl, Vl, BC, OC, SA, Oz (also includes or...
    parent_experiment_id:   piControl
    parent_experiment_rip:  r1i1p1
    branch_time:            2410.0
    contact:                Kenneth Lo (cdkkl@giss.nasa.gov)
    references:             http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelE/ar5
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        1
    tracking_id:            5a05469a-98b5-4cec-8588-3eebd4dfacdd
    product:                output
    experiment:             historical
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2012-02-10T19:47:18Z
    history:                2012-02-10T19:47:18Z CMOR rewrote data to comply ...
    Conventions:            CF-1.4
    project_id:             CMIP5
    table_id:               Table LImon (31 January 2011) 6f05b7e5f64aaa34bca...
    title:                  GISS-E2-H model output prepared for CMIP5 historical
    parent_experiment:      pre-industrial control
    modeling_realm:         landIce land
    realization:            1
    cmor_version:           2.5.7