ØCurrent
Forcing Data Sets
ØCatchment-based
– North America
ØECMWF
Re-analysis Advanced Global Data
Ø 4x/day,
01/79 - 12/93
ØNCEP/NCAR
Reanalysis
Ø4x/day,
1985-2000
ØBias
Reduced ECMWF Data Set
Ø4x/day,
1979-1993
ØBias
Reduced NCEP/NCAR Data Set
Ø4x/day,
1979-1993
ØGrid based
– Global
ØBias
Reduced ECMWF Data Set
Ø4x/day,
1979-1993
Ø0.5 degree
global