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**CFS CMIP T1126L64 Free Coupled Runs:**

**Time Series of Monthly and Daily Data**

**in the EMC/NCEP CFS public server**

**Catherine Thiaw and Suranjana Saha**

Environmental Modeling Center, NCEP/NWS/NOAA

Email for all correspondence : <cfs@noaa.gov>

Revised: February 27, 2007

> There are 4 CMIP T126L64 runs named cmip1 to 4:
>
> \- cmip1 initialized in January 1, 2002 ends in December 31, 2101.
>
> \- cmip2 initialized in January 1, 1984 ends in December 31, 2083
>
> \- cmip3 initialized in January 1, 1988 ends in December 31, 2030
>
> \- cmip4 initialized in January 1, 1996 ends in December 31, 2046.

**1**. **Monthly CMIP T126L64 data**

> Monthly time series in GRIB format are located in:
>
> <http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/cmip126/monthly>
>
> **To access the data via anonymous ftp, please go to
> pub/cmip126/monthly**
>
> The data is in GRIB and time series format. They consist of :

-   Pressure Level Monthly Data on a global regular 2.5^o^ lat/lon grid
    (144x73 grid points) :

> The data is located in <http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/cmip126/monthly/pgb>

-   Surface Flux Monthly Data (384x190 grid points):

> The data is located in <http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/cmip126/monthly/flx>

-   Ocean Monthly Data on a near global regular 2 ^o^ x 1 ^o^ grid
    (180x139 grid pints):

> The data is located in <http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/cmip126/monthly/ocn>

The table below gives the list of variables.

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Pressure Level          Surface Flux            Ocean

  **prmsl**: mean sea     **blc**: boundary layer **dt2.5c**: depth of
  level pressure          cloud cover             the 2.5C isotherm in
                                                  the ocean

  **q1000**: specific     **ccl**: convective     **dt5c**: depth of the
  humidity at 1000 mb     cloud                   5C isotherm in the
                                                  ocean

  **t1000**: temperature  **hcl**: high level     **dt10c**: depth of the
  at 1000 hPa             cloud                   10C isotherm in the
                                                  ocean

  **t850**: temperature   **mcl**: medium level   **dt15c**: depth of the
  at 850 hPa              cloud                   15C isotherm in the
                                                  ocean

  **t700**: temperature   **lcl**: low level      **dt20c**: depth of the
  at 700 hPa              cloud                   20C isotherm in the
                                                  ocean

  **t500**: temperature   **tcl**: total cloud    **dt25c**: depth of the
  at 500 hPa                                      25C isotherm in the
                                                  ocean

  **t200**: temperature   **dswrfsfc**: downward  **dt28c**: depth of the
  at 200 hPa              short wave flux at the  28C isotherm in the
                          surface                 ocean

  **t50**: temperature at **dlwrfsf**c: downward  **oceansild**: ocean
  50 hPa                  long wave flux at the   surface isothermal
                          surface                 layer depth

  **tke850**: total       **uswrfsfc**: upward    **oceanmld**: ocean
  kinetic energy at 850   short wave flux at the  mixed layer depth
  hPa                     surface                 

  **tke200**: total       **ulwrfsfc**: upward    **oceanheat**: ocean
  kinetic energy at 200   long wave flux at the   heat content
  hPa                     surface                 

  **uq850**: covariance   **uswrftoa**: upward    **oceanss**t: ocean
  of u and specific       short wave flux at the  temperature at 5m depth
  humidity at 850 hPa     top of the atm.         

  **ut850**: covariance   **wnd10m**: u, v wind   **oceanslh**: sea level
  of u and temperature at at 10 m                 height
  850 hPa                                         

  **uu850**: covariance   **wndstrs**: u, v wind  
  of u and temperature at at the surface          
  850 hPa                                         

  **uu200**: covariance   **tmpsfc**: surface     
  of u and temperature at temperature             
  200 hPa                                         

  **uv850**: covariance   **tmin2m**: minimum     
  of u and v at 850 hPa   temperature at 2m       

  **uv200**: covariance   **tmax2m**: maximum     
  of u and v at 200 hPa   temperature at 2m       

  **vt850**: covariance   **spfh2m**: specific    
  of v and t at 850 hPa   humidity at 2m          

  **vv850**: v wind at    **soilw1**: soil        
  850 hPa                 moisture at 0-10cm      

  **vv200**: v wind at    **soilw2**: soil        
  200 hPa                 moisture at 10-200cm    

  **w500**: pressure      **soilt1**: soil        
  vertical velocity at    temperature at 0-10cm   
  500 hPa                                         

  **wnd1000**: u, v wind  **soilt2**: soil        
  at 1000 hPa             temperature at 10-200cm 

  **wnd850**: u, v winds  **snowd**: snow         
  at 850 hPa              accumulation            

  **wnd500**: u, v winds  **shtfl**: sensible     
  at 500 hPa              heat flux               

  **wnd200**: u, v winds  **lhtfl**: latent heat  
  at 200 hPa              flux                    

  **wnd50**: u, v winds   **runof**f: water       
  at 50 hPa               runoff                  

  **wq850**: covariance   **pwat**: precipitable  
  of spec. hum. And omega water                   
  at 850 hPa                                      

  **wt500**: covariance   **ps**: surface         
  of t and omega at 500   pressure                
  hPa                                             

  **z1000**: geopotential **prate**:              
  at 1000 hPa             precipitation rate      

  **z850**: geopotential  **pevpr**: potential    
  at 850 hPa              evaporation rate        

  **z700**: geopotential  **olr**: upward long    
  at 700 hPa              wave radiation at the   
                          top of the atm.         

  **z500**: geopotential  **hpbl**: height of the 
  at 500 hPa              planetary boundary      
                          layer                   

  **z200**: geopotential  **gflux**: ground heat  
  at 200 hPa              flux                    

  **z50**: geopotential                           
  at 50 hPa                                       
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

**2**. **Daily CMIP T126L64 data**

> Daily CMIP time series in GRIB format are located in :
> <http://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/cmip126/daily>

**To access the data via anonymous ftp, please go to pub/cmip126/daily**

A selected number of variables is available in the server:

**lhtfl, olr, prate, pwat, sst, tmp2m, z500, wnd200, wnd850, sfvp200,
sfvp850.**