
ERA5_sfc: ERA5 Single Level Data
ERA5_sfc.Rd
A list object containing variables and metadata from ERA5 reanalysis on single levels.
Format
A list with 8 elements:
- t2m
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). 2-meter temperature (K).
- t2d
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). 2-meter dew point temperature (K).
- cape
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) (J/kg).
- z
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). Geopotential (m^2/s^2).
- u10
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). 10-meter zonal wind (eastward) component (m/sec).
- v10
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). 10-meter meridional wind (northward) component (m/sec).
- sp
A numeric 3D array (nlon, nlat, ntime). surface pressure (Pa).
- lon
A numeric vector of length
nlon
. Longitude values in degrees.- lat
A numeric vector of length
nlat
. Latitude values in degrees.- time
Vector [1D, class "PCICt"]: Time steps (POSIXct), with attributes:
cal
Calendar type, here "proleptic_gregorian".
tzone
Time zone, here "GMT".
units
Units of time, here "secs".
References
Hersbach, H., Bell, B., Berrisford, P., Biavati, G., Horányi, A., Muñoz Sabater, J., Nicolas, J., Peubey, C., Radu, R., Rozum, I., Schepers, D., Simmons, A., Soci, C., Dee, D., Thépaut, J-N. (2023): ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), DOI: doi:10.24381/cds.adbb2d47 (Accessed on 30-Oct-2024).