// NOAA NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) is a reanalysis of the coupled atmosphere, ocean, seaice and land over the 31-year period (1979-2009). The purpose is to provide stable calibration and skill estimates of the system for operational seasonal prediction at NCEP. CDS publishes the CFSR data in the ESGF CREATE-IP project for the purpose of comparing IPCC AR5 Climate Model data into Reanalysis data.

Spatial Coverage: Global
Temporal Coverage: 1979 - 2012, monthly
Data Resolution: 0.25° x 0.25° (tropics), 0.5° x 0.5° (polar)

For more information, see the NOAA's CFSR Home Page

Data Access

ESGF   Search "CFSR", or set Project to "CREATE-IP" and set Institute to "NCEP"