Dataset: UDEL (University Delaware)

** University of Delaware Datasets Version V3.01 **

location: /esd/esd/data/atmospheric_data/gridded/regional/UDEL/V3.01

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.

 

 

udel

 

Dataset

Format     :  netCDF 
Range      :  01/1901 - 12/2010 (for V3.01)
Resolution :  0.5°x0.5° grid (720x360) 
Domain     :  global (except oceans)

Variable abbreviations

2D (monolevel) variables:
air    - air temperature 
precip - total precipitation

Meta

Source    :  http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.UDel_AirT_Precip.html
Date      :  12.06.2014
Variables :  mentioned above

Official Documentation

Journal article:

D.R. Legates and C.J. Willmott, 1990. Mean Seasonal and Spatial Variability in Gauge-Corrected, Global Precipitation. International Journal of Climatology