BackForward Variable: Air pressure (near surface)

Definition
Full name Air pressure (near surface)
Definition Air pressure at a known height above the surface with the height specified in the metadata
Measuring Units hPa Uncertainty Units hPa
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units hPa (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2019-10-15
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Basic atmospheric
      • Variable: Air pressure (near surface)
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Near Surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Air pressure (near surface)  (9)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green and threshold orange

Id Variable Layer App Area Uncertainty Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source
250 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Global NWP 0.5 hPa
1 hPa
1 hPa 		15 km
100 km
500 km 		60 min
6 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global land firm 2009-02-10 John Eyre
251 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Global NWP 0.5 hPa
1 hPa
1 hPa 		15 km
100 km
500 km 		60 min
6 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global ocean firm 2009-02-10 John Eyre
335 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface High Res NWP 0.5 hPa
0.6 hPa
1 hPa 		2 km
10 km
40 km 		30 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global firm 2010-02-01 T Montmerle
487 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Ocean Applications 0.5 hPa
1 hPa
1 hPa 		10 km
25 km
100 km 		30 min
2 h
12 h 		30 min
60 min
2 h 		Global ocean firm 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo)
488 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Ocean Applications 1 hPa
5 hPa
10 hPa 		1 km
10 km
25 km 		60 min
3 h
6 h 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		Global ocean firm 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo)
721 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Aeronautical Meteorology 0.25 hPa
0.5 hPa
2 hPa 		30 min
60 min
2 h 		5 min
10 min
30 min 		Point firm 2018-01-22 J van der Meulen
67 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 0.5 hPa
0.65 hPa
1 hPa 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		3 h
6 h
24 h 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		Global land reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC
68 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 0.5 hPa
0.65 hPa
1 hPa 		200 km
300 km
500 km 		3 h
6 h
24 h 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		Global ocean reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC
775 Air pressure (near surface) Near Surface Climate Monitoring (GCOS) 0.1 hPa 0.02 hPa 10 km 60 min Global reasonable 2019-09-25 GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016)