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Abstract

ALERA2 is an experimental atmospheric reanalysis dataset from 1 Jan 2008 to 5 Jan 2013 produced on the Earth Simulator. This dataset is the second generation of ALERA. In ALERA2, the ensemble size is increased from 40 to 63 and the data assimilation system is updated from the previous one (see Enomoto et al. 2013).This dataset is produced by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). ALERA2 may be used for research purposes for free under the terms and conditions.AFES (AGCM for the Earth Simulator) is run at a resolution of T119L48 (about 100 km in the horizontal and 48 layers in the vertical). The PREPBUFR complied by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and archived at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is used for the observational data and assimilated using the LETKF (local ensemble transform Kalman filter).

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator
Earth Simulator Center
Dataset Title
AFES-LETKF experimental ensemble reanalysis 2

Personnel

Role
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact
Application Laboratory JAMSTEC (esc-oreda@jamstec.go.jp)
Role
DIF AUTHOR
Contact
dmo@jamstec.go.jp (dmo@jamstec.go.jp)

Keyword List

ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Parameter
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ALTITUDE>GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
Platform
GCM>General Circulation Model
REANALYSIS MODELS
Other
JAMSTEC

Start Date - End Date

  • 2008-01-01 - 2013-01-05

Bounding Rectangle

South Bound
-90.0
North Bound
90.0
West Bound
-180.0
East Bound
180.0
Minimum Altitude ( HPA)
1000
Maximum Altitude ( HPA)
10

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution
1.25 degree
Longitude Resolution
1.25 degree
Vertical Resolution
1000 -10 hPa (increments of 75 hPa - 10 hPa)
Temporal Resolution
6 hours

Use Constraints

Please refer to Terms and Conditions at https://www.jamstec.go.jp/alera/alera2_terms.html .

Language

ENGLISH
JAPANESE

Originating Center

JAMSTEC

Organization

Organization Type
ORIGINATOR
Organization Name
Short Name
JAMSTEC
Long Name
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Personnel
Role
DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact
dmo@jamstec.go.jp (dmo@jamstec.go.jp)

Related URL

Description
AFES-LETKF experimental ensemble reanalysis 2 - Home Page
Description
AFES-LETKF experimental ensemble reanalysis 2 - Catalog Page

Last Metadata Revision Date

2022-11-18