CCSM4 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/wap_Amon_CCSM4_historical_r1i1p1.yaml") ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 historical
location /shared/cmip5/data/historical/atmos/mon/Amon/wap/NCAR.CCSM4/r1i1p1
tags gridded,global,model,monthly
catalog_dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/wap_Amon_CCSM4_historical_r1i1p1.yaml
last updated 2013-07-25

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:    (bnds: 2, lat: 192, lon: 288, plev: 17, time: 1872)
Coordinates:
  * time       (time) float64 15.5 45.0 74.5 ... 5.686e+04 5.689e+04 5.692e+04
  * plev       (plev) float64 1e+05 9.25e+04 8.5e+04 7e+04 ... 3e+03 2e+03 1e+03
  * 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
Dimensions without coordinates: bnds
Data variables:
    time_bnds  (time, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(600, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lat_bnds   (time, lat, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(600, 192, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    lon_bnds   (time, lon, bnds) float64 dask.array<chunksize=(600, 288, 2), meta=np.ndarray>
    wap        (time, plev, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(600, 17, 192, 288), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    institution:                  NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Resea...
    institute_id:                 NCAR
    experiment_id:                historical
    source:                       CCSM4
    model_id:                     CCSM4
    forcing:                      Sl GHG Vl SS Ds SD BC MD OC Oz AA LU
    parent_experiment_id:         piControl
    parent_experiment_rip:        r1i1p1
    branch_time:                  937.0
    contact:                      cesm_data@ucar.edu
    references:                   Gent P. R., et.al. 2011: The Community Clim...
    initialization_method:        1
    physics_version:              1
    tracking_id:                  a4f5e98a-cde8-4bf1-950f-a44e6846a668
    acknowledgements:             The CESM project is supported by the Nation...
    cesm_casename:                b40.20th.track1.1deg.008
    cesm_repotag:                 ccsm4_0_beta43
    cesm_compset:                 B20TRCN
    resolution:                   f09_g16 (0.9x1.25_gx1v6)
    forcing_note:                 Additional information on the external forc...
    processed_by:                 strandwg on copper.cgd.ucar.edu at 20111104...
    processing_code_information:  Last Changed Rev: 442 Last Changed Date: 20...
    product:                      output
    experiment:                   historical
    frequency:                    mon
    creation_date:                2011-11-04T21:17:08Z
    history:                      2011-11-04T21:17:08Z CMOR rewrote data to c...
    Conventions:                  CF-1.4
    project_id:                   CMIP5
    table_id:                     Table Amon (26 July 2011) 976b7fd1d9e1be31d...
    title:                        CCSM4 model output prepared for CMIP5 histo...
    parent_experiment:            pre-industrial control
    modeling_realm:               atmos
    realization:                  1
    cmor_version:                 2.7.1