| Datasets | Areal Coverage | Grid Size | Time Step | Time Coverage | Levels |
|---|
| CPC .25x.25 Daily US Unified Precipitation
|
U.S. | .25°x.25° | Daily | 1948-1998 | None |
| GFS Model Output
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
2X Daily | 1979-present | varied levels |
| ICOADS
|
Global | 2.0°x2.0°,1.0°x1.0° |
Monthly | 1800-present | None |
| Kaplan SST
|
Global | 5.0°x5.0° |
Monthly | 1856-present | None |
| MSU
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily, Monthly | 1979-1996 | None |
| NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T42 Gaussian, T62 spectral |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
| NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Products Derived at PSD
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T62 Gaussian |
Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-Dec 2008 | 17 Pressure levels |
| NOAA High-resolution Blended Analysis of Daily SST and Ice. |
Global | .25°x.25° |
Daily | 1985-present |
None |
| NOAA Highly Reflective Clouds
|
Tropics | 1.0°x1.0° |
Daily, Monthly | 1971-1988 | None |
| North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR)
|
Northern Hemisphere | 32km grids |
8X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-Jul 2009 | 28 Pressure |
| 20th Century Reanalysis (V2)
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily | 1871-2010 | 24 pressure levels |
| Uninterpolated OLR
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily | 1991-present | None |