SCIOPS provides gridded daily sea-level pressure data for the New Zealand area. The dataset covers a 16x16 grid spanning from 5°S to 80°S and 60°E to 150°W, with five-degree latitude and ten-degree longitude resolution. Data originates from 00Z meteorological charts for the period June 1957 to February 1978.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in gridded sea-level pressure values over the 1957-1978 period.
- Model correlations between pressure grid cell values and regional climate indices.
- Reconstruct historical weather patterns using the five-degree latitude and ten-degree longitude resolution pressure fields.
- Validate climate model simulations against observed pressure data for the 60°E to 150°W longitudinal band.
Strengths
- Covers a 21-year time range from June 1957 to February 1978.
- Provides spatially consistent data on a defined 16x16 grid over a large region.
Limitations
- Data resolution is coarse at five degrees latitude and ten degrees longitude.
- Temporal coverage ends in February 1978, making the dataset historically focused.
- Specific row counts, file formats, and data completeness details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA Earth Data.
- Collection Method
- Extracted from 00Z meteorological charts.
- Time Range
- June 1957 to February 1978.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Grid area from 5°S to 80°S latitude and 60°E to 150°W longitude, centered on New Zealand.