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NASA Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX 2002/03): Atmospheric Analyses Datasets

Glen E. Liston Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Daniel L. Birkenheuer NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado

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Christopher A. Hiemstra Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Donald W. Cline NOAA/National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center, Chanhassen, Minnesota

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Kelly Elder Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, Colorado

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01 Oct 2008
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The Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JHM868.1
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952–956
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Abstract

This paper describes the Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) and the 20-km horizontal grid version of the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC20) atmospheric analyses datasets, which are available as part of the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) data archive. The LAPS dataset contains spatially and temporally continuous atmospheric and surface variables over Colorado, Wyoming, and parts of the surrounding states. The analysis used a 10-km horizontal grid with 21 vertical levels and an hourly temporal resolution. The LAPS archive includes forty-six 1D surface fields and nine 3D upper-air fields, spanning the period 1 September 2001 through 31 August 2003. The RUC20 dataset includes hourly 3D atmospheric analyses over the contiguous United States and parts of southern Canada and northern Mexico, with 50 vertical levels. The RUC20 archive contains forty-six 1D surface fields and fourteen 3D upper-air fields, spanning the period 1 October 2002 through 31 September 2003. The datasets are archived at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado.

Corresponding author address: Dr. Glen E. Liston, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375. Email: liston@cira.colostate.edu

This article included in the The Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX) special collection.

Abstract

This paper describes the Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) and the 20-km horizontal grid version of the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC20) atmospheric analyses datasets, which are available as part of the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) data archive. The LAPS dataset contains spatially and temporally continuous atmospheric and surface variables over Colorado, Wyoming, and parts of the surrounding states. The analysis used a 10-km horizontal grid with 21 vertical levels and an hourly temporal resolution. The LAPS archive includes forty-six 1D surface fields and nine 3D upper-air fields, spanning the period 1 September 2001 through 31 August 2003. The RUC20 dataset includes hourly 3D atmospheric analyses over the contiguous United States and parts of southern Canada and northern Mexico, with 50 vertical levels. The RUC20 archive contains forty-six 1D surface fields and fourteen 3D upper-air fields, spanning the period 1 October 2002 through 31 September 2003. The datasets are archived at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado.

Corresponding author address: Dr. Glen E. Liston, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375. Email: liston@cira.colostate.edu

This article included in the The Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX) special collection.

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