CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other historical forcing

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog
cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/tas_Amon_CCSM4_historicalMisc_r4i1p12.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other historical forcing
location /shared/cmip5/data/historicalMisc/atmos/mon/Amon/tas/NCAR.CCSM4/r4i1p12
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/tas_Amon_CCSM4_historicalMisc_r4i1p12.yaml
last updated 2015-04-09

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 192, lon: 288, time: 1872)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 5.686e+04 5.689e+04 5.692e+04
  * lat        (lat) float64 -90.0 -89.06 -88.12 -87.17 ... 88.12 89.06 90.0
  * lon        (lon) float64 0.0 1.25 2.5 3.75 5.0 ... 355.0 356.2 357.5 358.8
    height     float64 2.0
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 -89.53 -89.53 ... 89.53 89.53 90.0
    lon_bnds   (lon, bnds) float64 -0.625 0.625 0.625 ... 358.1 358.1 359.4
    tas        (time, lat, lon) float32 ...
Attributes:
    institution:                  NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Resea...
    institute_id:                 NCAR
    experiment_id:                historicalMisc
    source:                       CCSM4
    model_id:                     CCSM4
    forcing:                      BC (time-varying over course of simulation)...
    parent_experiment_id:         piControl
    parent_experiment_rip:        r1i1p1
    branch_time:                  893.0
    contact:                      cesm_data@ucar.edu
    comment:                      CESM home page: http://www.cesm.ucar.edu
    references:                   Gent P. R., et.al. 2011: The Community Clim...
    initialization_method:        1
    physics_version:              12
    tracking_id:                  fc7cd48d-e629-47c2-912d-8e0475d9af71
    acknowledgements:             The CESM project is supported by the Nation...
    cesm_casename:                b40.20th.bcarb.1deg.006
    cesm_repotag:                 ccsm4_0_beta56
    cesm_compset:                 B1850CN
    resolution:                   f09_g16 (0.9x1.25_gx1v6)
    forcing_note:                 Additional information on the external forc...
    processed_by:                 strandwg on silver.cgd.ucar.edu at 20130821...
    processing_code_information:  Last Changed Rev: 1146 Last Changed Date: 2...
    product:                      output
    experiment:                   other historical forcing
    frequency:                    mon
    creation_date:                2013-08-21T19:04:34Z
    history:                      2013-08-21T19:04:34Z CMOR rewrote data to c...
    Conventions:                  CF-1.4
    project_id:                   CMIP5
    table_id:                     Table Amon (12 January 2012) 4996d487f7a657...
    title:                        CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 other...
    parent_experiment:            pre-industrial control
    modeling_realm:               atmos
    realization:                  4
    cmor_version:                 2.8.1