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IRI MP RESEARCH ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL ECHAM5 EAfrSST EAfr_rgoga.D Monthly Surface[icedep cwat pwat sni slm slp precl nswt u10m cld t2m drain sh v10m sf nswg tauy glac wind10 prec runoff lh sw precc sd olr t2md st oro alb nlwg taux evap t2mmax src t2mmin stl sice ]
IRI MP RESEARCH ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL ECHAM5 EAfrSST EAfr_rgoga.D Monthly Surface t2mmax[ X Y | T]MMM
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...ATMOSPHEREGLOBALECHAM5EAfrSSTEAfr_rgoga.DMonthlySurfacetwo meter maximum temperature

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Grids

Grids are the independent variables, i.e. what the current dependent variable (t2mmax) depends on.
Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1949) to (Dec 2010) by 1.0 N= 744 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2.8125W) by 2.8125 N= 128 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered [ (87.86N) (85.1N) (82.31N) (79.53N) (76.74N) (73.95N) (71.16N) (68.37N) (65.58N) (62.79N) (60N) (57.21N) (54.42N) (51.63N) (48.84N) (46.04N) (43.25N) (40.46N) (37.67N) (34.88N) (32.09N) (29.3N) (26.51N) (23.72N) (20.93N) (18.14N) (15.35N) (12.56N) (9.77N) (6.98N) (4.19N) (1.4N) (1.4S) (4.19S) (6.98S) (9.77S) (12.56S) (15.35S) (18.14S) (20.93S) (23.72S) (26.51S) (29.3S) (32.09S) (34.88S) (37.67S) (40.46S) (43.25S) (46.04S) (48.84S) (51.63S) (54.42S) (57.21S) (60S) (62.79S) (65.58S) (68.37S) (71.16S) (73.95S) (76.74S) (79.53S) (82.31S) (85.1S) (87.86S)] :grid

Other Info

These are additional attributes, some of which can be used to change how the data is processed or displayed.
cNZ
17
datatype
realarraytype
missing_value
null
standard_name
air_temperature
units
kelvin_scale
standard units*
kelvin_scale

References

These are references to the literature for this dataset.

Roeckner, E., R. Brokopf, M. Esch, M. Giorgetta, S. Hagemann, L. Kornblueh, E. Manzini, U. Schlese, and U. Schulzweida, 2006: Sensitivity of simulated climate to horizontal and vertical resolution in the ECHAM5 Atmosphere Model. J. Climate, 19, 3771-3791.