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Requirement #112
Values
For variable:
Specific humidity
In application:
Climate-AOPC (deprecated)
Goal
Breakthrough
Threshold
Uncertainty
2 %
5 %
20 %
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution
50 km
100 km
200 km
Vertical Resolution
2 km
2.5 km
3 km
Observing Cycle
3 h
4 h
6 h
Timeliness
7 d
14 d
60 d
Validated:
7/19/07
Source:
AOPC
Comment:
Signal sizes in section 3.3.7 of N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment). support this need.
Confidence:
firmDef: :Result of impact studies of actual data used in actual applications of numerical or conceptual models
Specifications
Domain: Atmosphere
Subdomain: Basic atmospheric
Variable: Specific humidity
Applicable (vertical) layers:
Horizontal Coverage: Global