Datasets | Areal Coverage | Grid Size | Time Step | Time Coverage | Levels |
CPC .25x.25 Daily US Unified Precipitation
|
| U.S. | .25°x.25° | Daily | 1948-1998 | None |
Interpolated OLR
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily,Monthly | 1979-2005 | None |
MSU
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily, Monthly | 1979-1996 | None |
North American Regional Renalaysis (NARR)
|
| Northern Hemisphere | 32km grids |
8X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-2004 | 28 Pressure |
NCEP Operational Analysis
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily | 1979-2005 | None |
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T42 Gaussian, T62 spectral |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
PSD Derived NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Products
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T62 Gaussian |
Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-2004 | 17 Pressure levels |
NOAA Highly Reflective Clouds
|
| Tropics | 1.0°x1.0° |
Daily, Monthly | 1971-1988 | None |
Uninterpolated OLR
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily | 1991-present | None |