SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP): Zonal-mean global atmospheric reanalyses on pressure levels

SPARC (Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) is an international activity started in 2013 (under the World Climate Research Programme, WCRP) to compare and evaluate all available global atmospheric reanalyses in the middle atmosphere; publish several journal papers and the WCRP/SPARC reports.

This dataset collection provides zonal-mean diagnostics computed from reanalysis data sets on pressure levels. It is divided into two components. The first provides dynamical variables like temperature, geopotential height, and wind field and derived diagnostics such as eddy fluxes and a complete budget of zonal momentum. The second provides heating rates. In both components, data is provided on two grids. The first provides the diagnostics on the same grid on which reanalysis data was obtained. The second provides, using horizontal interpolation, the diagnostics on a common grid for all data sets. All diagnostics are provided as a function of latitude and pressure from 1958 to present, depending on each reanalysis' availability.

This data set was produced to facilitate the comparison of reanalysis data sets for the collaborators of the SPARC-Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP). The data set is substantially smaller in size compared to the full three-dimensional reanalysis fields and uses standardized numerical methods. The data set includes all global reanalyses available at the time of its development and will be extended to include new reanalysis products in the future.

Date (Publication): 2017-11-28T16:33:26

Date (Creation): 2017-11-28T16:33:26

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/dafbd838e4cc4c68a5ccdd90690ea57f

Citation identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / dafbd838e4cc4c68a5ccdd90690ea57f

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Unavailable	Martineau, Patrick	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Wright, Jonathon	Unavailable	Author
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Owner
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Update scope: Series

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SPARC
S-RIP
WCRP

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

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Other constraints: All data within this dataset collection are available to any registered CEDA user.

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Other constraints: Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1958-01-01T00:00:00

End date: 2016-12-31T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/dafbd838e4cc4c68a5ccdd90690ea57f	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/1417/2017/	Introduction to the SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) and overview of the reanalysis systems

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://zenodo.org/record/7357108/files/s-rip-zonal.pdf	A technical guide for the zonal-mean dataset of global atmospheric reanalyses on pressure levels

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Date stamp: 2026-03-05T03:28:02

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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