This directory contains the data analyzed in Hirahara et al., “An Indian Ocean Pathway of Downward QBO Influence in Boreal Summer Revealed by an Adaptive Signal Isolation Hindcast.” The use of these data is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0).

Copyright: Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba
License Terms: CC BY-ND 4.0 License Terms

- mim/
  - EXP_strm_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Mass streamfunction [kg s-1]

- atmos3d/
  - EXP_u_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Zonal wind [m s-1]
  - EXP_v_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Meridional wind [m s-1]
  - EXP_t_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Temperature [K]
  - EXP_q_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Specific humidity [1]
  - EXP_z_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Height [m]
  - EXP_cvr_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Cloud Cover [0-1]
  - EXP_hrad_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Heating Rate by advection [K day-1]
  - EXP_hrcv_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Heating Rate by convection [K day-1]
  - EXP_hrlc_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Heating Rate by large-scale condensation (cloud scheme) [K day-1]
  - EXP_hrvd_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Heating Rate by vertical diffusion [K day-1]
  - EXP_hrndg_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Heating Rate by nudging [K day-1]
  - EXP_qrad_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Moistening Rate by advection [day-1]
  - EXP_qrcv_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Moistening Rate by convection [day-1]
  - EXP_qrlc_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Moistening Rate by large-scale condensation (cloud scheme)  [day-1]
  - EXP_qrvd_mon_YYYYMMDD.nc
    - Moistening Rate by vectical diffusion [day-1]

# EXP = ipqbo or opqbo
# YYYYMMDD = initial dates
# mim/ also contains JRA-3Q data for correspoinding initial dates.