GISS-E2-R model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP8.5

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog
cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/ua_Amon_GISS-E2-R_rcp85_r1i1p2.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title GISS-E2-R model output prepared for CMIP5 RCP8.5
location /shared/cmip5/data/rcp85/atmos/mon/Amon/ua/NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-R/r1i1p2
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/ua_Amon_GISS-E2-R_rcp85_r1i1p2.yaml
last updated 2013-06-14

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 89, lon: 144, plev: 17, time: 3540)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 9.048e+03 9.079e+03 9.11e+03
  * plev       (plev) float64 1e+05 9.25e+04 8.5e+04 7e+04 ... 3e+03 2e+03 1e+03
  * lat        (lat) float64 -88.0 -86.0 -84.0 -82.0 ... 82.0 84.0 86.0 88.0
  * lon        (lon) float64 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 ... 352.5 355.0 357.5 360.0
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(240, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(240, 89, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(240, 144, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    ua         (time, plev, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(240, 17, 89, 144), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:            NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) N...
    institute_id:           NASA-GISS
    experiment_id:          rcp85
    source:                 GISS-E2-R-E137TcadRCP85aF40oQ32 Atmosphere: GISS-...
    model_id:               GISS-E2-R
    forcing:                GHG, LU, Sl, Vl, BC, OC, SA, Oz (also includes or...
    parent_experiment_id:   historical
    parent_experiment_rip:  r1i1p2
    branch_time:            2006.0
    contact:                Kenneth Lo (cdkkl@giss.nasa.gov)
    references:             http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelE/ar5
    initialization_method:  1
    physics_version:        2
    tracking_id:            501db6e8-2793-4450-84f2-3f890d278072
    product:                output
    experiment:             RCP8.5
    frequency:              mon
    creation_date:          2011-09-13T14:59:39Z
    history:                2011-09-13T14:59:39Z 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 RCP8.5
    parent_experiment:      historical
    modeling_realm:         atmos
    realization:            1
    cmor_version:           2.5.7