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The SubseasonalRodeo Dataset

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Title The SubseasonalRodeo Dataset
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IHBANG
 
Creator Hwang, Jessica
Orenstein, Paulo
Cohen, Judah
Mackey, Lester
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description A benchmark dataset for training and evaluating subseasonal forecasting systems—systems predicting temperature or precipitation 2-6 weeks in advance—in the western contiguous United States.
 
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
 
Language English
 
Contributor Mackey, Lester
 
Source

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  • Global precipitation: ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/CPC_UNI_PRCP/GAUGE_GLB/RT/


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  • U.S. precipitation: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/thredds/catalog/Datasets/cpc_us_precip/catalog.html



    • Xie, P.; Chen, M.; and Shi, W. 2010. CPC unified gauge-based analysis of global daily precipitation. In Preprints, 24th Conf. on Hydrology, Atlanta, GA, Amer. Meteor. Soc, volume 2.


  • Sea surface temperature and sea ice concentration: ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Projects/Datasets/noaa.oisst.v2.highres/



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  • Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO): http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/mjo/graphics/rmm.74toRealtime.txt



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  • Relative humidity, sea level pressure, and precipitable water for entire atmosphere: ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis/surface/



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  • Pressure and potential evaporation: ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis/surface_gauss/



    • Kalnay, E.; Kanamitsu, M.; Kistler, R.; Collins, W.; Deaven, D.; Gandin, L.; Iredell, M.; Saha, S.; White, G.; Woollen, J.; et al. 1996. The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 77(3):437– 472.


  • Geopotential height, zonal wind, and longitudinal wind: ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.dailyavgs/pressure/



    • Kalnay, E.; Kanamitsu, M.; Kistler, R.; Collins, W.; Deaven, D.; Gandin, L.; Iredell, M.; Saha, S.; White, G.; Woollen, J.; et al. 1996. The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 77(3):437– 472.


  • North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME): https://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.Models/.NMME/



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  • Elevation: http://research.jisao.washington.edu/data_sets/elevation/elev.1-deg.nc



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  • Koppen-Geiger climate classifications: http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/present.htm



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