diff --git a/scripts/ecmwf-era5/README.md b/scripts/ecmwf-era5/README.md index 11c96cf..63a0b21 100644 --- a/scripts/ecmwf-era5/README.md +++ b/scripts/ecmwf-era5/README.md @@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ The spatial extent of the `ERA5` is on latitutes from `+90` to `-90` and longitu The time-steps are hourly covering from January 1950 to December 2020. ## Short Description on `ERA5` Variables -In most hydrological modelling applications, usually 7 variables are needed detailed as following: 1) specific humidity at 2 meters, 2) surface pressure, 3) air temperature at 2 meters, 4) wind speed at 10 meters, 5) precipitation, 6) downward short wave radiation, and 7) downward long wave radiation. These variables are available through the current `ERA5` dataset and their details are described in the table below: - -|Variable Name |ERA5 Variable |Original Shortname|Parameter ID|Unit |IPCC abbreviation|Comments | -|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------|-----|-----------------|--------------------| -|surface pressure |airpres |sp |134 |Pa |ps | | -|specific humidity @2m|spechum |q |133 |kg/kg|huss | | -|air temperature |airtemp |t |130 |k |tas | | -|wind speed @10m |windspd |u,v |131,132 |m/s |wspd |WIND=SQRT(u2+v2)| -|precipitation |pptrate |mtpr |235055 |mm/hr| |mean total precipitation rate| -|short wave radiation |SWRadAtm |msdwswrf |235035 |W m-2|rsds | | -|long wave radiation |LWRadAtm |msdwlwrd |235036 |W m-2|rlds | | +In most hydrological modelling applications, usually 7 variables are needed detailed as following: 1) specific humidity, 2) surface pressure, 3) air temperature, 4) wind speed, 5) precipitation, 6) downward short wave radiation, and 7) downward long wave radiation. These variables are available through the current `ERA5` dataset and their details are described in the table below: + +|Variable Name |ERA5 Variable |Original Shortname|Parameter ID|Unit |IPCC abbreviation|Comments | +|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------|-----|-----------------|--------------------| +|surface pressure |airpres |sp |134 |Pa |ps | | +|specific humidity @10m|spechum |q |133 |kg/kg|huss | | +|air temperature@10m |airtemp |t |130 |k |tas | | +|wind speed @10m |windspd |u,v |131,132 |m/s |wspd |WIND=SQRT(u2+v2)| +|precipitation |pptrate |mtpr |235055 |mm/hr| |mean total precipitation rate| +|short wave radiation |SWRadAtm |msdwswrf |235035 |W m-2|rsds | | +|long wave radiation |LWRadAtm |msdwlwrd |235036 |W m-2|rlds | | For a complete catalog of the dataset, see [here](https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/CKB/ERA5%3A+data+documentation).