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ERA-interim 1979-"now"

ERA-interim runs 2-3 monts behind real time

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb	zonal
slp/height
temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
wind speed/vertical velocity
latent/sensible heat flux / humidity
P-E / surface humidity
precipitation/ t2m+SST
surface net solar/longwave radiation
sea ice / snow depth

NASA MERRA 1979-"now"

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb	zonal
slp/height
temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
wind speed/vertical velocity
latent/sensible heat flux / humidity
P-E/relative humidity
precipitation/ t2m+SST
surface net solar/longwave radiation

NCEP CFSR 1979-2009

CFSR will be updated operationally starting in 2011

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb
slp/height
temperature
min/max 2m temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
wind speed/vertical velocity
latent/sensible heat flux / humidity
P-E/relative humidity
precipitation
surface net solar/longwave radiation
TOA net solar/longwave radiation

ERA-40 1957-2002

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb
slp/height
temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
wind speed/vertical velocity
horizontal divergence
vertical shear
latent/sensible heat flux / humidity
soil moisture/P-E/relative humidity
precipitation/OLR
surface net solar/longwave radiation

NCEP/NCAR R1 1948-now.
The complete set is available under "external data"
(see also their correlation page)

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb
slp/height
temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
wind speed/vertical velocity
curl wind stress / horizontal divergence
stream function
vertical shear
latent heat flux/humidity
soil moisture/P-E/relative humidity
precipitation / sensible heat flux / OLR
surface net solar/longwave radiation
2-7 day variance height

NCEP/DOE R2 1979-now.
The complete set is available under "external data"

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb
temperature
precipitation / sensible heat flux / OLR
surface downward solar/longwave radiation

Twentieth Century Reanalysis1878-2010
The complete set will become available under "external data"

variable \ level	surface	2m/10m	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	200mb
slp/height
temperature
min/max 2m temperature
zonal wind(stress)
meridional wind(stress)
latent heat flux/humidity
soil moisture/relative humidity
precipitation / sensible heat flux
surface net solar/longwave radiation

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