AMIP I Standard Model Output

Upon request, the AMIP I monthly mean model output from 30 different atmospheric models is available.  This data set is representative of AGCMs in the early 1990s, which should be clearly stated in any future studies that make use of it.  Contact the AMIP Project Office with a brief summary of the intended use of the data and for FTP access instructions. Documented studies by the AMIP I diagnostic subprojects and others are listed on the AMIP abstracts archive.      Revised-model AMIP I simulations are also available from some modeling groups.

Limited access to some  AMIP I high frequency output is available, provided that a brief research proposal is approved by the AMIP Panel. Contact the AMIP Project Office for futher information.
 

The AMIP I Monthly Mean Standard Model Output
(Missing/Flagged Variables )
(Variable naming conventions)

Variable

Description

v
Monthly Mean Northward Wind Speed (200 & 850 hPA)
vvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Northward Wind Speed (200 & 850 hPA)
u
Monthly Mean Eastward Wind Speed (200 & 850 hPA)
uvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Eastward Wind Speed (200 & 850 hPA)
hus
Monthly Mean Specific Humidity (200 & 850 hPA)
husvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Specific Humidity (200 & 850 hPA)
zg
Monthly Mean Geopotential Height (200, 500 & 850 hPA)
zgvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Geopotential Height (200, 500 & 850 hPA)
ta
Monthly Mean Air Temperature (200 & 850 hPA)
tavar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Air Temperature (200 & 850 hPA)
crfm2
Monthly Mean Cloud Radiative Forcing (METHOD II)
rlt
Monthly Mean Net Longwave Radiation at the Top
rst
Monthly Mean Net Shortwave Radiation at the Top
rls
Monthly Mean Surface Net Longwave Radiation
rss
Monthly Mean Surface Net Shortwave Radiation
hfss
Monthly Mean Surface Sensible Heat Flux
tauv
Monthly Mean Northward Wind Stress
tauu
Monthly Mean Eastward Wind Stress
evs
Monthly Mean Surface Evaporation
pr
Monthly Mean Total Precipitation
prsm
Monthly Mean Snow Mass
mrso
Monthly Mean Soil Moisture
prw
Monthly Mean Total Precipitable Water
clt
Monthly Mean Total Cloudiness
tas
Monthly Mean Surface Air Temperature
tasvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Surface Air Temperature
tg
Monthly Mean Ground Temperature
tgvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Ground Temperature
psl
Monthly Mean Sea Level Pressure
pslvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Sea Level Pressure
uvp
Monthly Mean Velocity Potential
uvpvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Velocity Potential
stf
Monthly Mean Streamfunction
stfvar
Monthly Variance of Daily Mean Streamfunction
 
Zonal Averages (Meridional-height cross section)
 
stf
Monthly Mean Meridional Streamfunction
v
Monthly and Zonal Mean Northward Wind Speed
u
Monthly and Zonal Mean Eastward Wind Speed
hur
Monthly and Zonal Mean Relative Humidity
hus
Monthly and Zonal Mean Specific Humidity
ta
Monthly and Zonal Mean Air Temperature

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Last update 16 March 1998. For more information regarding the AMIP Standard Output, contact the AMIP Project Office.

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