These tables outline the NICAM and IFS data subset that are currently on spinning disk at COLA
(These data are not available to the public)

NICAM Grid Time Resolution # Cases Which
Years?
Dates Location under
/data/nics/nicam/
Data Volume List of variables
Single Level Vars 8 km
N80
1-hr
average
8 2001-2009
(no 2003)
21May-31Aug ./ctl/yyyy/var.ctl
./ctl/yyyy/var_n80.ctl
11.2 Tb

dswsfc olr p ps slp t2m u10m v10m uswtoa
N80 only: albedo cldfrac dlwsfc iwp lhf lwp olrcs pwat q2m shf tauu tauv ts ulwsfc uswsfc uswtoacs

Single Level Vars 8 km 6-hr snapshot 8 2001-2009
(no 2003)
1June-31Aug ./ctl/yyyy/ss_var_jja_6hr.ctl slp u10 v10
Multi Level Vars 8 km
N80
N256
3-hr
average
8 2001-2009
(no 2003)
21May-31Aug ./ctl/yyyy/var.ctl
./ctl/yyyy/var_n80.ctl
./ctl/yyyy/var_n256.ctl
rh t u v w z
N80 & N256 vars: q rh rho t u v w z (13 levels, 2001 only)
Ocean/Land Vars

8 km
N80

3-hr
average
8 2001-2009
(no 2003)
21May-31Aug ./ctl/yyyy/var.ctl
./ctl/yyyy/var_n80.ctl
ice icr ist snow snw sst

 

IFS Native
Resolution
Grid ID # Cases Which
Years?
Length Spectral
Data
Cooked?
Location under
/data/nics/ifs/
Data Volume Comments
13-month Hindcasts T159

x320

y000 48 1960-2007
395 days Yes
(nc4)
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80.ctl
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159.ctl
./t159/x320/monthly/ctl/var.ctl
./t159/x320/clim/ctl/var.ctl
1.8 Tb

11 levels
monthly mean & clim

13-month Hindcasts T511

x320

y001 48 1960-2007
395 days Yes
(nc4)

./t511/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80.ctl
./t511/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159.ctl
./t511/x320/monthly/ctl/var.ctl
./t511/x320/clim/ctl/var.ctl

1.8 Tb 11 levels
monthly mean & clim
13-month Hindcasts T511

x1024

y001 48 1960-2007
395 days No ./t511/x1024/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N256.ctl
./t511/x1024/monthly/ctl/var.ctl
./t511/x1024/clim/ctl/var.ctl
1.6 Tb
4 levels
subset of vars (27 out of 50)
monthly/clim for slp, precip
13-month Hindcasts T1279

x320

y002 48 1960-2007
395 days Yes
(nc4)
./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80.ctl
./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159.ctl
./t1279/x320/monthly/ctl/var.ctl
./t1279/x320/clim/ctl/var.ctl
1.8 Tb 11 levels
monthly mean & clim
13-month Hindcasts T1279

x2560

y002 48 1960-2007
395 days No ./t1279/x2560/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N640.ctl
./t1279/x2560/monthly/ctl/var.ctl
./t1279/x2560/clim/ctl/var.ctl
9.8 Tb

4 levels
subset of vars (27 out of 50)
monthly/clim for slp, precip

13-month Hindcasts T2047 x320 y003 19 1989-2007
395 days Yes
(nc4)
./t2047/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80.ctl
./t2047/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159.ctl
1.3 Tb 14 levels
                     
NICAM Analog T159

x320

y020 9 2001-2009
102 days Yes
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_summer.ctl
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_summer.ctl

120 Gb

14 levels
NICAM Analog T1279

x320

y022 9 2001-2009 102 days Yes ./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_summer.ctl
./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_summer.ctl
120 Gb 14 levels
NICAM Analog T1279

x2560

y022 9 2001-2009 102 days No ./t1279/x2560/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N640_summer.ctl 470 Gb 4 levels
subset of vars (27 out of 50)
NICAM Analog T2047 x320 y023 9 2001-2009
102 days Yes ./t2047/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_summer.ctl
./t2047/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_summer.ctl
100 Gb 14 levels
NICAM Analog T2047 x1024 y023 9 2001-2009
102 days Partial ./t2047/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_summer.ctl 450 Gb no surface variables
14 levels
NICAM Analog T2047 x4096 y023 9 2001-2009
102 days No ./t2047/x4096/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N1024_summer.ctl 1.2 Tb 4 levels
subset of vars (27 out of 50)
                     
Winter Ensembles
(10 members)
T159 x320 y000 6 1976
1982
1988
1997
1998
2005
152 days Yes ./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_wens.ctl
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_wens.ctl
800 Gb 14 levels (1st member has only 11)
Winter Ensembles
(10 members)
T1279 x320 y002 6 1976
1982
1988
1997
1998
2005
152 days Yes

./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_wens.ctl
./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_wens.ctl

600 Gb 14 levels (1st member has only 11)
Summer Ensembles
(10 members)
T159 x320 y000 6 1988
1993
1997
2003
2004
2005
135 days Yes ./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_sens.ctl
./t159/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_sens.ctl
 

14 levels

Summer Ensembles
(10 members)

T1279 x320 y002 6 1988
1993
1997
2003
2004
2005
135 days Yes ./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_N80_sens.ctl
./t1279/x320/yyyy/ctl/IFS_T159_sens.ctl
70 Gb 14 levels
                     
AMIP T159 x320 y004 1 1961-2007 47 yrs Yes
(nc4)
./amip/t159/x320/ctl/amip_N80.ctl
./amip/t159/x320/ctl/amip_T159.ctl
./amip/t159/x320/ctl/daily_*.ctl
./amip/t159/x320/ctl/monthly_*.ctl
./amip/t159/x320/ctl/clim_*.ctl
2.1 Tb
14 levels
daily mean: mslp, pcon, pstr, soilt, tcc
monthly mean & clim
AMIP T1279 x320 y006 1 1961-2007 47 yrs Yes ./amip/t1279/x320/ctl/amip_N80.ctl
./amip/t1279/x320/ctl/amip_T159.ctl
2.0 Tb 14 levels
Top 3 levels missing for years 1961-1973
monthly mean & clim
                     
Time Slice T159
x320 y014 1 2071-2117 47 yrs Yes ./timeslice/t159/x320/ctl/timeslice_N80.ctl
./timeslice/t159/x320/ctl/timeslice_T159.ctl
./timeslice/t159/x320/ctl/daily_*.ctl
./timeslice/t159/x320/ctl/monthly_*.ctl
2.1 Tb 14 levels
daily mean: mslp, pcon, pstr, soilt, tcc
monthly mean & clim
Time Slice T1279
x320 y016 1 2071-2117 47 yrs Yes ./timeslice/t1279/x320/ctl/timeslice_N80.ctl
./timeslice/t1279/x320/ctl/timeslice_T159.ctl
2.1 Tb 14 levels
monthly mean & clim