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obs4MIPS Datasets and Documentation

This page provides a summary of Obs4MIPs and ana4MIPs datasets, with links to download the data from the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF), as well as links to documentation on the Climate Data Guide.  Generally, Obs4MIPs provides satellite-derived data while ana4MIPs provides global fields of variables that are not well-observed by satellites.  The ana4MIPs data are from atmospheric reanalysis.

Summary of obs4MIPs and ana4MIPS Datasets

Note: This information in this table is automatically generated by periodically searching the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) at https://www.earthsystemcog.org/search/obs4mips/. Links to corresponding Climate Data Guide documentation are added as the information becomes available. Displaying 220 Obs4MIPs datasets.
Variablesort descending Period of Record

obs4MIPS documentation

Get Data on ESGF

Climate Data Guide documentation

Expert Guidance

obs4mips.SU.ATSR2-AATSR.od550aer.mon

 1996-06 to 2012-03 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm

obs4mips.SU.ATSR2-AATSR.od550aer.mon

 1995-06 to 2012-03 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.AIRS.ta.mon

AIRS and AMSU: Tropospheric air temperature and specific humidity

 2002-09 to 2011-05 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Tian, Baijun

Air Temperature

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.MLS.ta.mon

 2004-08 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.GNSS_RO.ta.monClim

 2002-01 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.ta.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=ts

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature number of observations

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.taNobs.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=ta

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature Spread at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=ts

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=ta

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Air Temperature standard error

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.taStderr.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Ambient Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550 nm

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.MISR.atmos.mon

 2000-03 to 2012-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Clear fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Clear Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Clear fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Clear Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Clear fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Clear Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Undefined fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Undefined Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Undefined fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Undefined Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO 3D Undefined fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO 3D Undefined Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Clear Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Low-Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Low-Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Low-Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio srbox2 L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio CFAD L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio srbox2 L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio CFAD L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio srbox2 L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Scattering Ratio

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Scattering Ratio CFAD L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Day Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Night Time Data

 2006-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Cloud Fraction retrieved by MISR

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs Cloud Fraction retrieved by MISR L3 Monthly Data

 2000-04 to 2013-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

column-average dry-air mole fraction of atmospheric carbon dioxide

obs4MIPs.IUP.XCO2_CRDP3.xco2.mon

 2003-01 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

column-average dry-air mole fraction of atmospheric methane

obs4MIPs.IUP.XCH4_CRDP3.xch4.mon

 2003-01 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Convective Precipitation Rate

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=prc

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Convective Precipitation Rate Spread

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=prc

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Downward Longwave Radiation Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rlds

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Downward Longwave Radiation Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rlds

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Downward Solar Radiation Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rsds

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Downward Solar Radiation Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rsds

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.QuikSCAT.uas.mon

QuikSCAT: near sea-surface wind speed and direction

 1999-08 to 2009-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide QuikSCAT image1 Ricciardulli, Lucrezia

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA2.atmos.mon

 2015-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Wind

obs4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-interim.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2013-03 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Eastward Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.MODIS.atmos.mon

 2000-02 to 2012-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Height

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.GNSS_RO.zg.monClim

 2002-01 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Geopotential Height

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Heights on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=zg

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Geopotential Heights Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=zg

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Ice Concentration at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=sic

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Ice Thickness at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=sit

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Ice Thickness Spread at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=sit

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

ISCCP Cloud Area Fraction (Joint histogram of optical thickness and cloud top pressure)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Cloud Area Fraction L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo (Cloud-fraction weighted & daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo (Unweighted & daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo unweighted L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure (Cloud-fraction weighted & daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure (Unweighted, daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure unweighted L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Temperature (Cloud-fraction weighted & daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Temperature L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Temperature (Unweighted & daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Temperature unweighted L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction (daytime only)

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction L3 Monthly Data

ISCCP: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

 1983-07 to 2008-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

Latent Heat Net Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=hfls

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Latent Heat Net Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=hfls

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Leaf Area Index

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.MODIS.land.mon

 2000-02 to 2009-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Mass Fraction of Cloud Ice

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.MLS.cli.mon

 2004-08 to 2015-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Maximum Temperature at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tasmax

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Maximum Temperature Spread at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tasmax

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Minimum Temperature at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tasmin

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Minimum Temperature Spread at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tasmin

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Mole Fraction of O3

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.TES.tro3.mon

 2005-07 to 2009-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Momentum Flux Spread, u-component at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tauu

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Momentum Flux Spread, v-component at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tauv

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Momentum Flux, u-component at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tauu

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Momentum Flux, v-component at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tauv

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

monthly average atmosphere water vapor content over ice-free oceans

obs4mips.RSS.SSMI.prw.mon

 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Monthly Average Near-Surface Wind Speed

obs4mips.RSS.SSMI.sfcWind.mon

 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Near-Surface Air Temperature

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Near-Surface Wind Speed

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.QuikSCAT.sfcWind.mon

QuikSCAT: near sea-surface wind speed and direction

 1999-08 to 2009-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide QuikSCAT image1 Ricciardulli, Lucrezia

Northward Near-Surface Wind

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.QuikSCAT.vas.mon

QuikSCAT: near sea-surface wind speed and direction

 1999-08 to 2009-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide QuikSCAT image1 Ricciardulli, Lucrezia

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Near-Surface Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA2.atmos.mon

 2015-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Northward Wind

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Number of MISR Samples

obs4MIPs CFMIP-Obs Number of MISR samples L3 Monthly Data

 2000-04 to 2013-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Omega on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=wap

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
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Omega Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=wap

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
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Precipitable Water for entire atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=pwr

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
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Precipitable Water Spread for entire atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=pwr

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
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Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.TRMM.atmos.mon

TRMM: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

 1998-01 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Huffman, George J. | Pendergrass, Angeline

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.day

GPCP (Daily): Global Precipitation Climatology Project

 1996-10 to 2011-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Zonal-mean rain frequency in GPCC 1dd (contributed by A. Pendergrass) Pendergrass, Angeline

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.mon

GPCP (Monthly): Global Precipitation Climatology Project

 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Map of significant trends in precipitation, according to GPCP v2.2. (contributed by A. Pendergrass) Pendergrass, Angeline

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.TRMM.atmos.3hr

TRMM: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Huffman, George J. | Pendergrass, Angeline

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.day

 1996-10 to 2011-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2017-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.day

 1996-10 to 2016-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.day

 1996-10 to 2016-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2017-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP-V1.2.atmos.day

 1996-10 to 2011-06 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP-V2.2.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP-V1.3.atmos.day

 1996-10 to 2016-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation

obs4MIPs.NASA-GSFC.GPCP-V2.3.atmos.mon

 1979-01 to 2017-10 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Precipitation Rate at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=pr

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Precipitation Rate Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=pr

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Pressure at Mean Sea Level

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=psl

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Pressure at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=ps

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Pressure Spread at Mean Sea Level

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=psl

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Pressure Spread at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=ps

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Relative Humidity

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.hur.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Relative Humidity number of observations

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.hurNobs.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Relative Humidity on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=hur

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Relative Humidity Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=hur

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Relative Humidity standard error

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.hurStderr.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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Sea Ice Area Fraction

obs4MIPs.NCEI.PMSIC.NH.sic.day

Sea Ice Concentration: NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record

 1987-07 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Arctic sea ice: Climate Data Record Meier, Walter

Sea Ice Area Fraction

obs4MIPs.NCEI.PMSIC.NH.sic.mon

Sea Ice Concentration: NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record

 1987-07 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Arctic sea ice: Climate Data Record Meier, Walter

Sea Ice Area Fraction

obs4MIPs.NCEI.PMSIC.SH.sic.day

Sea Ice Concentration: NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record

 1987-07 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Arctic sea ice: Climate Data Record Meier, Walter

Sea Ice Area Fraction

obs4MIPs.NCEI.PMSIC.SH.sic.mon

Sea Ice Concentration: NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record

 1987-07 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Arctic sea ice: Climate Data Record Meier, Walter

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.ECMWF.ERA-Interim.atmos.mon

ERA-Interim

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: ERA-Interim Dee, Dick

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-reanalysis.atmos.mon

NASA MERRA

 1979-01 to 2014-09 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.NOAA-NCEP.CFSR.atmos.mon

Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.NASA-GMAO.MERRA-2.atmos.mon

 1980-01 to 2016-02 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-55.atmos.mon

JRA-55

 1958-01 to 2016-03 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Kobayashi, Shinya

Sea Level Pressure

ana4MIPs.JMA.JRA-25.atmos.mon

JRA-25

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sea Surface Height Above Geoid

obs4mips.CNES.AVISO.zos.mon

AVISO: Satellite derived Sea Surface Height above Geoid

 1992-10 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image

Sea Surface Temperature

obs4mips.REMSS.AMSRE.tos.mon

SST (AMSR-E): Sea Surface Temperature from Remote Sensing Systems

 2002-06 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: AMSR-E: Standard error of 'tos' (SST) for July 2006.

Sea Surface Temperature

obs4MIPs.NCEI.OISST.tos.mon

SST data: NOAA Optimal Interpolation (OI) SST Analysis, version 2 (OISSTv2) 1x1

 1981-09 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Climate Data Guide Image: NOAA OI SST: SST range (C) Banzon, Viva | Reynolds, Richard

Sea Surface Temperature

obs4MIPs.NCEI.OISST.tos.day

SST data: NOAA High-resolution (0.25x0.25) Blended Analysis of Daily SST and Ice, OISSTv2

 1981-09 to 2014-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Banzon, Viva | Reynolds, Richard

sea surface temperature

obs4MIPs.UOE.ARC-SST-1-1.mon

 1997-01 to 2011-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sensible Heat Net Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=hfss

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Sensible Heat Net Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=hfss

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Snow Cover at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=snc

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Snow Cover Spread at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=snc

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Snow Depth at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=snd

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Snow Depth Spread at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=snd

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.AIRS.hus.mon

AIRS and AMSU: Tropospheric air temperature and specific humidity

 2002-09 to 2011-05 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Tian, Baijun

Specific Humidity

obs4mips.NASA-JPL.MLS.hus.mon

 2004-08 to 2010-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.hus.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=huss

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity number of observations

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.husNobs.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=hus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity Spread at 2 m

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=huss

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=hus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Specific Humidity standard error

obs4MIPs.NASA-JPL.AIRS-TA-2-0.mon.husStderr.gn

 2002-09 to 2016-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation

obs4MIPs.NASA-LaRC.CERES-EBAF_Surface.atmos.mon

CERES EBAF: Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF)

 2000-03 to 2013-11 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Loeb, Norman

TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation

obs4MIPs.NCEI.OLR.rlut.mon

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
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TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation

obs4MIPs.NCEI.OLR.rlut.day

 1979-01 to 2013-12 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation

obs4MIPs.NASA-LaRC.CERES-EBAF.atmos.mon

CERES EBAF: Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF)

 2000-03 to 2014-04 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Loeb, Norman

Total Cloud Cover

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=clt

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Total Cloud Cover Spread

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=clt

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Total Cloud Fraction

obs4mips.NASA-GSFC.MODIS.clt.mon

Cloud observations from MODIS

 2000-03 to 2011-09 Tech Note Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs 		Pincus, Robert

Transpiration at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=tran

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Transpiration Spread at Surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=tran

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

U-wind

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=uas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

U-wind on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=ua

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

U-wind Spread

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=uas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

U-wind Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=ua

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Longwave Radiation Flux at nominal top of atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rlut

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Longwave Radiation Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rlus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Longwave Radiation Flux Spread at nominal top of atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rlut

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Longwave Radiation Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rlus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Solar Radiation Flux at nominal top of atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rsut

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Solar Radiation Flux at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=rsus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Solar Radiation Flux Spread at nominal top of atmosphere

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rsut

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Upward Solar Radiation Flux Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=rsus

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

V wind

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=vas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

V wind Spread

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=vas

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

V-wind on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=va

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

V-wind Spread on Pressure Levels

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=va

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Water Equiv. of Accum. Snow Depth at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_mean Variable=lwsnl

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Water Equiv. of Accum. Snow Depth Spread at surface

20th Century Reanalysis: Model=20CRv2c Method=ensemble_spread Variable=lwsnl

 1851-01 to 2012-12 Obs4MIPs
ana4MIPs

Water Vapor Path

obs4MIPs SSMI-MERIS Water Vapor Path L3 Monthly Data

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