These data are made available as part of paper: S. J. Gonzalez-Roji, J. Saenz, G. Ibarra-Berastegi, J. Diaz de Argandona (2018) Moisture balance over the Iberian Peninsula according to a regional climate model, Journal of Geophysical Research 123(2):708-729. The dataset holds selected postprocessed files that allow to reproduce all the results in the paper.
An analysis of the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle by means of a 15 km resolution numerical integration performed using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) nested in ERA Interim is presented. Two WRF experiments covering the period 2010–2014 were prepared. The first one (N) was configured as in standard numerical downscaling experiments. The second one (D), with the same parameterizations, included a step of 3DVAR data assimilation every 6 h.
Experiment D:
-windowed-D-AI: Analysis increments (T2, Q2), 2010-2014 for the D experiment
-windowed-wavacurip4paper-D: Netcdf files corresponding to experiment D (using 3DVAR assimilation) and years 2010-2014 holding 3-hourly outputs from the run after selecting the window covering the Iberian Peninsula.
Experiment N:
-windowed-wavacurip4paper-N: Netcdf files corresponding to experiment N (no data assimilation) and years 2010-2014 holding 3-hourly outputs from the run after selecting the window covering the Iberian Peninsula
González-Rojí, Santos José; Sáenz, Jon; Ibarra-Berastegi, Gabriel; Díaz de Argandoña, Javier (2018). Water vapour balance over the Iberian Peninsula. World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. https://doi.org/10.1594/WDCC/WaVaCurIP
'Apart from comparing our results with ERA Interim data, several observational data sets were used to validate the precipitable water (radiosondes and...
Description
'Apart from comparing our results with ERA Interim data, several observational data sets were used to validate the precipitable water (radiosondes and MODIS data), precipitation (EOBS, ECA&D, TRMM, and GPCP), or evaporation (GLEAM).' Details on the verification scores are provided in the refereed paper (Gonzalez-Roji, et. al. 2018).
Models: Weather Research and Forecasting - WRF for the N experiment and WRF and WRFDA for the D experiment.
WRF: http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/ WRFDA: http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/wrfda/ Forcing: ERA-Interim with nested WRF
Resolusion: Resolution: 15 km x 15 km horizontal resolution, 51 vertical levels. The N experiment corresponds to a continuous WRF run, whilst the D experiment is restarted every six hours during the 3DVAR data assimilation steps.
Input data: experiment D included a step of 3DVAR data assimilation every 6 h
FAIR
F-UJI result: total 66 %
Description
Summary: Findable: 6 of 7 level; Accessible: 2 of 3 level; Interoperable: 3 of 4 level; Reusable: 5 of 10 level
SQA - Scientific Quality Assurance 'approved by author'
Result Date
2018-03-13
Technical Quality Assurance (TQA)
TQA - Technical Quality Assurance 'approved by WDCC'
Description
1. Number of data sets is correct and > 0: passed; 2. Size of every data set is > 0: passed; 3. The data sets and corresponding metadata are accessible: passed; 4. The data sizes are controlled and correct: passed; 5. The temporal coverage description (metadata) is consistent to the data: passed; 6. The format is correct: passed; 7. Variable description and data are consistent: passed
Method
WDCC-TQA checklist
Method Description
Checks performed by WDCC. The list of TQA metrics are documented in the 'WDCC User Guide for Data Publication' Chapter 8.1.1
[1] DOIGonzález-Rojí, Santos J.; Sáenz, Jon; Ibarra-Berastegi, Gabriel; Díaz de Argandoña, Javier. (2018). Moisture Balance Over the Iberian Peninsula According to a Regional Climate Model: The Impact of 3DVAR Data Assimilation. doi:10.1002/2017JD027511
[2] DOIGonzález-Rojí, Santos; Saenz, Jon; Ibarra-Berastegi, Gabriel; de Argandoña, Javier. (2018). Moisture balance over the Iberian Peninsula according to a regional climate model: The impact of 3DVAR data assimilation. doi:10.17605/osf.io/qvzxy