Atmosphere
Atmospheric variables include temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, clouds, greenhouse gases, and much more. Overview pages summarize and compare selected datasets of a given variable.
To find a specific dataset or variable, jump to the search box below or click your desired variable from among the blue sub-category buttons. Note that the classification of datasets by variable is approximate, especially for large, multi-variable datasets like reanalyses.
To see only the datasets accompanied by in-depth commentary, select the "Datasets with guidance" button when using the search box.
Sub-categories
Climate datasets
![Budgets: Mass, Moisture, Energy Budgets: Mass, Moisture, Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2022-03/teaser_images_618.png?itok=0XvF9yIK)
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The uneven distribution of incoming and outgoing radiation is the primary driver of the climate system. The resulting flows of energy by the climate components (atmosphere,…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Budget Evaporation Evaporation-Precipitation Radiation-
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Collections
- Climate Analysis Section (CAS) Data Catalog
Experts contributing reviews
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![X-ray image illustrating the annual density bands in corals. (Image credit: USGS via Allison Lawman))](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-06/Figure2_Coral_x-ray_USGS.jpg?itok=YJl-5KxY)
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Coral records are one of the main types of high-resolution (annual to sub-annual) paleoclimate proxies, providing timeseries of environmental conditions reaching hundreds to…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Evaporation Evaporation-Precipitation Precipitation Ocean Salinity SST - sea surface temperature-
Formats
- ascii | HTML Table | Linked Paleo Data (LiPD) | Matlab
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Domain
- Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Tropics
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Experts contributing reviews
- Lawman, Allison
![ERA-Interim: derived components ERA-Interim: derived components](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2022-03/erai_EP_clim_2d_am.png?itok=ETSnfwtT)
Years of record
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Era-Interim data are used to derive monthly mass, moisture and energy budget products. Each term is available. Atmospheric energy, mass, and moisture budgets can be computed…
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Formats
- netCDF
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Timestep
- Monthly
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Domain
- Global
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Collections
- Climate Analysis Section (CAS) Data Catalog
Experts contributing reviews
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![HOAPS: Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data HOAPS: Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2022-03/teaser_images_622.png?itok=0r2Pk26w)
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The Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data (HOAPS) set is a satellite-based climatology of precipitation, evaporation and freshwater budget (…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Evaporation Evaporation-Precipitation Precipitation Radiation Specific Humidity Wind Latent & sensible heat flux Precipitable water Ocean SST - sea surface temperature-
Formats
- netCDF
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Timestep
- Climatology, Sub-daily, Monthly, Pentad
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Domain
- Global
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Collections
- Boundary Conditions
Experts contributing reviews
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