Representative values of variables in PIRCS Archive Table 1

(To be used as guidance when preparing output for PIRCS Archive)




REFERENCE

ID Root Min. Mean Max.
101 GRDLAT 17.2 37.5 55.3
102 GRDLON -138.6 -100.0 -62.0
103 GRDVRT 0.0 0.5 1.0



THREE-HOURLY

ID Root Min. Mean Max. Unit
--- --- fluxes --- ---
201 SFSWIN 0.0 550,000 13,000,000 Joules m-2
202 SFSWRF 0.0 550,000 13,000,000 Joules m-2
203 SFLWUP 0.0 550,000 13,000,000 Joules m-2
204 SFLWDN 0.0 550,000 13,000,000 Joules m-2
205 SFSENF -450,000 930,000 5,900,000 Joules m-2
206 SFLATF -560,000 84,000 1,600,000 Joules m-2
207 SFINTF -560,000 84,000 1,600,000 Joules m-2
208 PRECON 0.0 0.2 15.0 mm
209 PRESTB 0.0 0.2 15.0 mm
210 MOMFEW 0.0 18 2000 Nt-s m-2
211 MOMFNS 0.0 18 2000 Nt-s m-2
--- --- Model top --- ---
301 TASWNT --- --- --- Joules m-2
302 TALWUP --- --- --- Joules m-2
--- --- Mass --- ---
401 SFPRSS 70,00 86,000 100,000 Pa
402 SLPRSS 70,00 86,000 100,000 Pa
403 PRCWAT 20 35 50 mm
--- --- Temp. --- ---
501 SFTAIR 260 270 280 K
502 SKNTMP 260 270 280 K




SIX-HOURLY

ID Root Min. Mean Max. Unit
601 6HTEMP 200 260 320 K
602 6HSHUM 0.0 0.0065 0.020 kg kg-1
603 6HZVEL -25 5 43 m s-1
604 6HMVEL -25 5 43 m s-1
605 6HGEOP 0 5000 16,000 m
606 6HPRSS 10,000 50,00 100,000 Pa




DAILY

ID Root Min. Mean Max. Unit
--- --- temp. at 2 m ---
1101 DYTMAX 270 280 320 K
1102 DYMXTM 0 360 1440
1103 DYTMIN 270 280 320 K
1104 DYMNTM 0 360 1440
--- --- Soil mois. ---
1201 DYSOIL 0 500 1000 mm
--- --- Runoff ---
1301 DYRUNF -6.3 0.0 6.9 mm



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