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Enabling Reanalysis Research Using the Collaborative Reanalysis Technical Environment (CREATE)

Gerald L. Potter NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center/NASA Center for Climate Simulation, Greenbelt, Maryland

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Laura Carriere NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center/NASA Center for Climate Simulation, Greenbelt, Maryland

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Judy Hertz NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center/NASA Center for Climate Simulation, Greenbelt, Maryland

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Michael Bosilovich Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

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Daniel Duffy NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center/NASA Center for Climate Simulation, Greenbelt, Maryland

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Tsengdar Lee NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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Dean N. Williams Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California

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01 Apr 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0174.1
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677–687
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Abstract

This paper describes the repackaging and consistent distribution of the world’s major atmospheric and oceanic reanalyses. It also presents examples of the usefulness of examining multiple reanalyses. This service will make it much easier for anybody using reanalysis to access multiple datasets using an approach similar to that of phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Experienced users as well as students will find the standardized formatted data convenient to use.

© 2018 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Gerald L. Potter, gerald.potter@nasa.gov

Abstract

This paper describes the repackaging and consistent distribution of the world’s major atmospheric and oceanic reanalyses. It also presents examples of the usefulness of examining multiple reanalyses. This service will make it much easier for anybody using reanalysis to access multiple datasets using an approach similar to that of phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Experienced users as well as students will find the standardized formatted data convenient to use.

© 2018 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Gerald L. Potter, gerald.potter@nasa.gov
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