Data in the RCMES Database

Datasets in the RCMES Database (see overview) are listed below in alphabetical order by variable name, with links to the official webpage for each dataset provided under "Data Source."  All data are currently provided at monthly resolution.

The RCMES can access data in the RCMES Database as well as datasets in the Earth System Grid Federation, such as those in the obs4mips database which includes a number of remote sensing observations.

Variable Name Dataset ID Variable ID Data Source Units Start Date End Date Domain Horizontal Resolution
Cloud Fraction 10 42 CRU 3.1: Cloud Fraction link % 1/1901 12/2009 Global 0.5 lat x 0.5 lon
Evaporation 19 82 NASA North American LDAS:
Model MOS link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Evaporation 19 87 NASA North American LDAS:
Model NOAH link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Evaporation 24 104 NASA North American LDAS:
Model VIC link
mm/day 1/1979 12/2013 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Precipitation 3 36 NASA TRMM link mm/day 1/1998 6/2013 Tropics/Mid-latitudes 0.25 lat x 0.25 lon
Precipitation 10 37 CRU 3.1: Mean Precipitation link mm/sec 1/1901 12/2009 Global 0.5 lat x 0.5 lon
Precipitation 19 92 NASA North American LDAS:
Forcing A link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Precipitation 19 93 NASA North American LDAS:
Forcing B link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Temperature (2-meter) 10 38 CRU 3.1: Mean Temperature link K 1/1901 12/2009 Global 0.5 lat x 0.5 lon
Temperature (2-meter maximum) 10 39 CRU 3.1: Mean Maximum Temperature link K 1/1901 12/2009 Global 0.5 lat x 0.5 lon
Temperature (2-meter minimum) 10 41 CRU 3.1: Mean Minimum Temperature link K 1/1901 12/2009 Global 0.5 lat x 0.5 lon
Snow Water Equivalent 19 83 NASA North American LDAS:
Model MOS link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Snow Water Equivalent 19 88 NASA North American LDAS:
Model NOAH link
kg/m^2 1/1979 12/2010 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon
Snow Water Equivalent 24 105 NASA North American LDAS:
Model VIC link
mm/day 1/1979 12/2013 North America 0.125 lat x 0.125 lon