Dataset: CRU (Climatic Research Unit)

** Climate Research Unit Time Series v. 3.21 (CRU TS 3.21) **

location: /esd/esd/data/atmospheric_data/gridded/regional/CRU/CRU_TS_3.21

Here you find general information about the dataset, variable abbreviations, information about the download onto the ESD servers (source, which variables are downloaded and when) and the official documentation.

 

cru

Dataset

Format     :  netCDF (also available as ASCII from BADC) 
Range      :  1901-2012
Resolution :  0.5°x0.5°
Domain     :  global (excluding Antarctica)

Variable abbreviations

cld - cloud cover (percentage)
dtr - diurnal temperature range (degrees Celsius)
frs - ground frost frequency (days)
pet - potential evapotranspiration (mm/day)
pre - precipitation (mm)
tmn - minimum temperature (degrees Celsius)
tmp - mean temperature (degrees Celsius)
tmx - maximum temperature (degrees Celsius)
vap - vapour pressure (hPa)
wet - rain days (days)

Meta

Source    :  Downloaded from the British Atmospheric Data Centre (badc.nerc.ac.uk) 
Date      :  22.04.2014
Variables :  mentioned above (all available variables)



Official Documentation

Journal article:
I. Harris, P.D. Jones, T.J. Osborn and D.H. Lister, 2013. Updated high-resolution grids of monthly climatic observations - the CRU TS3.10 Dataset. International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.3711


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