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Name Specific humidity (upper air)
Note 3D field of the specific humidity in the atmosphere. The specific humidity is the ratio between the mass of water vapour and the mass of moist air. Requirements copied from OSCAR (#303 Global NWP).
Dissemination NRT Service
Quality Control Procedure Automatic
Group Meteorology
Status -
Uncertainty
10 %
5 %
2 %
Update Frequency
12 h
6 h
60 min
Timeliness
6 h
30 min
6 min
Scale
Horizontal resolution
250 km
50 km
15 km
Vertical resolution
3 km
1 km
0.3 km
Essential variables
State Draft
Created on Oct. 31, 2019, 5:22 p.m.
Last updated on Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.

Products

Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
Monthly climate bulletin Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Oct. 31, 2019, 5:22 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.
Global Climate Reanalysis Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Nov. 1, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.
Regional Reanalysis for Europe Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Nov. 1, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.
Arctic Regional Reanalysis Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Nov. 1, 2019, 3:37 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.

Data

Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
ERA5 Fully Oct. 31, 2019, 5:23 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.
WMO WWW Fully Oct. 31, 2019, 5:23 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:33 p.m.