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DATA DOWNLOADS

This flux data page was created as a branch from the primary TAO/EPIC homepage, and is designed to facilitate open access to air-sea flux and cloud forcing data computed and used in the publications below (see acknowledgements).

Flux and cloud forcing data may be downloaded as single .zip files sorted by resolution by clicking the links below (~1-20 MB per file). Unzip and navigate to files of interest.

* Note: Cloud forcing data are not yet available, but will be posted in the future.

Flux data are organized by resolution and site, with file naming conventions described below. Latitudes and longitudes are given in lowercase strings (e.g. 10n95w), and resolutions include hourly, daily, and monthly, abbreviated as hr, dy, and mn(d), respectively.

File Naming Convention:

  • fluxWCURFSM[lat/lon]_[resolution].cdf
  • Example:

  • fluxWCURFSM10n95w_hr.cdf

  • README

    A README file describing the flux datasets presented in this section can be found at the link below. This file is a combination of readme files from the 2006 dataset, along with additional information: README

    * No modifications were made to the data served from this webpage, except to change the variable dtwrm to dTsea, and to alter the variable's name and comment attributes accordingly.


    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    If you use the air-sea flux data, please cite Cronin et al. (2006a). If you use the cloud forcing data, please cite Cronin et al. (2006b).

  • Cronin, M. F., C. W. Fairall, and M. J. McPhaden (2006a), An assessment of buoy-derived and numerical weather prediction surface heat fluxes in the tropical Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 111, C06038, doi:10.1029/2005JC003324.
  • Cronin, M. F., N. A. Bond, C. W. Fairall, and R. A. Weller (2006b), Surface cloud forcing in the east Pacific stratus deck/cold tongue/ITCS complex. J. Climate, 19(3), 392-409, doi:10.1175/JCLI3620.1.

  • Please also acknowledge the NOAA/PMEL TAO-EPIC project if you use these data in publications and send a preprint and/or reprint to:

     --Kenneth.connell@noaa.gov for inclusion in the GTMBA Project bibliography, and to

     --Nathan.anderson@noaa.gov for inclusion in the OCS Project bibliography.


    Comments and questions regarding the mooring data should be directed to kenneth.connell@noaa.gov

    Comments and questions regarding the flux calculation should be directed to meghan.f.cronin@noaa.gov

    Comments and questions regarding the mooring data should be directed to nathan.anderson@noaa.gov


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