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60varanaruc

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Large-Scale Continuous Forcing Data using combined RUC analysis and Constrained Variational Analysis at 60-min resolution (60varanaruc)

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Measurements

Satellite-measured cloud thickness
Satellite-measured cloud top
Satellite-measured total cloud
Surf. latent heat flux, upward positive
Surf. downwelling LW
cloud liquid water path
Surf. upwelling LW
vertical velocity
Surface precipitation
column precip_water
Water vapor mixing ratio
Horizontal q advection
Surf. sensible heat flux,upward positive
Surf. downwelling SW
Surf. upwelling SW
Temperature
Surf. skin temperature
Soil temperature
Horizontal wind U component

Location

Southern Great Plains
  • Latitude: 36.607322
  • Longitude: -97.487643
  • Publication Date: 2004-01-01
  • Start Date: 2004-01-01
  • End Date: 2012-04-30
  • Last Updated: 2020-10-05

Instrument Mentor

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#varanal

Minghua Zhang
Stony Brook University
Shaocheng Xie
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Renata McCoy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Shuaiqi Tang
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Cheng Tao
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1647300
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2004, updated hourly. Constrained Variational Analysis (60VARANARUC). 2004-01-01 to 2012-04-30, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1). Compiled by C. Tao and S. Xie. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1647300.