Open aradhakrishnanGFDL opened 1 week ago
@meteorologist15 and @ceblanton
Looking at the analysis script, adding the attributes that we will need for the identified cloud variables.
"varlist": {
"high_cld_amt": {
"standard_name": "high_cloud_fraction",
"units": "%",
"dimensions": ["time", "lat", "lon"]
},
"low_cld_amt": {
"standard_name": "low_cloud_fraction",
"units": "%",
"dimensions": ["time", "lat", "lon"]
},
"mid_cld_amt": {
"standard_name": "middle_cloud_fraction",
"units": "%",
"dimensions": ["time", "lat", "lon"]
}
Generate a UDA catalog that has at least the following fields to work with the new analysis script Clouds
requests three variables at monthly resolution high_cld_amt low_cld_amt mid_cld_amt
thanks @ceblanton and @meteorologist15 for the details
https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/analysis-scripts/blob/main/freanalysis_clouds/freanalysis_clouds/init.py requests three variables at monthly resolution high_cld_amt low_cld_amt mid_cld_amt
By good fortune, monthly ERA5 observations for high, medium, and low cloud cover are available: /uda/ERA5/Monthly_Averaged_Data_On_Single_Levels/reanalysis/global/annual_file-range/Clouds/cloud_cover_high/ /uda/ERA5/Monthly_Averaged_Data_On_Single_Levels/reanalysis/global/annual_file-range/Clouds/cloud_cover_medium/ /uda/ERA5/Monthly_Averaged_Data_On_Single_Levels/reanalysis/global/annual_file-range/Clouds/cloud_cover_low/