This paper investigates the potential of using global reanalysis datasets as input for hydrological modelling in the data-scarce Sudano-Sahel region. To achieve this, we used two global atmospheric reanalyses (Climate Forecasting System Reanalysis and European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-Interim) datasets and one global meteorological forcing dataset WATCH Forcing Data...

This note has been prepared by the Physical Aspects Section of the Research Department at ECMWF. ECMWF is an operational centre for medium range weather forecasting, monthly forecasting, seasonal forecasting and ocean wave forecasting. The operational system is also used for re-analysis projects (ERA-15, ERA-40 and ERA-Interim). ECMWF operates a state of the art global atmospheric model with an...

The large-scale vertical moist thermodynamic structure of the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) was documented using the first 2.5 yr (2002–05) of version 4 atmospheric specific humidity and temperature profiles from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS). In this study, this issue is further examined using currently available 7-yr version 5 AIRS data (2002–09) to test its dependence on the AIRS...

The arid and semiarid regions of Uzbekistan are sensitive vulnerable to climate change. However, the sparse very unevenly distributed meteorological stations within region provide limited data for studying region’s variation. aim this work was evaluate performance European Centre Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Re-Analysis (ERA)-Interim ERA5 products fields near-surface temperature, humi...

The new generation of weather observatory satellites, namely Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) constellation satellites, is the lead observatory of the 10 highly advanced earth orbiting weather research satellites. Indeed, GPM is the first satellite that has been designed to measure light rain and snowfall, in addition to heavy tropical rainfall. This work compares the final run of the Int...

Abstract. Soil moisture (SM) plays a critical role in the water and energy cycles of Earth system; consequently, long-term SM product with high quality is urgently needed. In this study, five products, including one microwave remote sensing – European Space Agency's Climate Change Initiative (ESA CCI) four reanalysis data sets Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis Interim...

This study evaluates the temporal variability of the Antarctic surface mass balance, approximated as precipitation minus evaporation (P 2 E), and Southern Ocean precipitation in five global reanalyses during 1989–2009. The datasets consist of the NCEP/U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project 2 reanalysis (NCEP-2), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) 25-year Re...