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Copy of this codumentation is in    
/npoess/g16/wxosse/ossedoc/ecctape.doc
in cray5

[Documentation]
The first file in VSN ECC416 contains the GRIBX.

EC VSN              Block length        Record Length
ECC416.1            800x2870            80x1



[Surface data]
Gaussian grid  N160 
20 variables per day



EC VSN              Time steps     Block length

ECC416.2            6-240          29880
        (second file in the tape)
ECC417              246-480        29880
ECC418              486-720        29880

[Upper Air N160 Data]

Gaussian     N160
2 variables per day
31 model levels


EC VSN          Time steps    Block length

ECC427         6-60           30000
ECC428         66-120         30000
ECC429         126-180        30000
ECC430         186-240        30000
ECC431         246-300        30000
ECC432         306-360        30000
ECC433         366- 420       30000
ECC434         426- 480       30000
ECC435         486- 540       30000
ECC436         546- 600       30000
ECC437         606- 660       30000
ECC438         666- 720       30000


[Upper Air T213 Data]

6 variables
31 model levels


EC VSN          Time steps    Block length

ECC419         6-60           30840
ECC420         66-120         30840
ECC421         126-180        30840
ECC422         186-240        30840
ECC423         246-300        30840
ECC424         306-360        30840
ECC425         366-420        30840
ECC426         426-480        30840
ECC439         486-540        30840
ECC440         546-600        30840
ECC441         606-660        30840     
ECC442         666-720        30840      (Bad Tape)
ECC454         666-720        30840     



Copy of the tape files are stored on CRAY5

/npoess/g16/wxosse/ecctape/tapefile
Names of files represent the tape VSN name
This codumentation is in    ecctape.doc





Variables included in the data set

[Surface Data]  

20 Variables per day
N160 reduced Gaussian grid
Number of Latitude: 320


ID   Abbrev    Unit           Parameter
                    
  139   ST     K              Surf.temp/soil temp lev 1 
                              (from 930804)
  141   SD     m              Snow depth                          
               (of water equivalent)              
  151   MSL    Pa             Mean sea level pressure 
  164   TCC    (0 - 1)        Total cloud cover 
  165   10U    m s**-1        10 metre u  wind component
  166   10V    m s**-1        10 metre v  wind component 
  167   2T     K              2 metre temperature 
  168   2D     K              2 metre dewpoint temperature 
  173   SR     m              Surface roughness 
  174   AL     -              Albedo
  176   SSR    W m**-2 s      Surface solar radiation* 
  177   STR    W m**-2 s      Surface thermal radiation* 
  178   TSR    W m**-2 s      Top solar radiation* 
  179   TTR    W m**-2 s      Top thermal radiation* 
  180   EWSS   N m**-2 s      East/West surface stress* 
  181   NSSS   N m**-2 s      North/South surface stress* 
  186   LCC    (0 - 1)        Low cloud cover 
  187   MCC    (0 - 1)        Medium cloud cover 
  188   HCC    (0 - 1)        High cloud cover
  235   SKT    K              Skin Temperature                    
   
  
(IDs and abbreviations are baed on ECMWF Local Table 2 Version
128)


[Upper Air  T213 Data]

6 variables per day
T213 spherical harmonics
Number of level 31

ID   Abbrev    Unit           Parameter

152   LNSP     -              Log surface pressure 
130   T        K              Temperature 
131   U        m s**-1        U-velocity  
132   V        m s**-1        V-velocity
133   Q        kg kg**-1      Specific humidity
135   W        Pa s**-1       Vertical velocity 

(IDs are baed on ECMWF Local Table 2 Version 128)

[Upper Air N160 Data]

ID   Abbrev    Unit           Parameter
241   -        Kg/Kg          Cloud Liquid water content
242   -        (0-1)          Cloud cover
 (Abbreviations are not included  in ECMWF Local Table 2 Version
128 )