Diverse profile datasets from the ECMWF 91-level short-range forecasts

Title
Diverse profile datasets from the ECMWF 91-level short-range forecasts
Report
Date Published
12/2006
Series/Collection
NWP SAF Technical Report
Document Number
10
Author
F. Chevallier
S. Di Michele
A. McNally
Abstract This report summarises the characteristics of five databases that respectively sample the atmospheric temperature, water vapour, ozone, cloud condensate and precipitation simulated by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts system. Each database contains 5000 profiles described on 91 pressure levels. Their potential applications include statistical regressions, the provision of first-guesses for inversion algorithms and the validation of various models, in particular in the field of radiation.