CLPX-Model: Rapid Update Cycle 40km (RUC-40) Model Output Reduced Data, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0211
DOI: 10.5067/J2K5LZWPH0F3
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
The Rapid Update Cycle, version 2 at 40km (RUC-2, known to the Cold Land Processes community as RUC40) model is a Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System (MAPS) data set that uses the Model Output Reduced Data Set (MORDS) version. This data set has been subsetted for use in the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX).
Parameter(s):
ATMOSPHERIC WINDSCLOUDSGEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTHEAT FLUXNET RADIATIONPRECIPITATIONSNOW/ICESOILSSPECIFIC HUMIDITYSURFACE PRESSURESURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE WATER CHEMISTRY
Platform(s):
MODELS
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 October 2002 to 30 June 2003
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 minute
Spatial Resolution:
- 40 km
- 40 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
42.568
S:
38.394
E:
-103.971
W:
-108.615
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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