The WFDEI Meteorological Forcing Data

The WFDEI meteorological forcing data set has been generated using the same methodology as the widely used WATCH Forcing Data (WFD) by making use of the ERA-Interim reanalysis data. The ERA-Interim reanalysis data have led to improvements in precipitation and wind speed data while the changes in the aerosol corrections have improved the downward shortwave fluxes. The WFDEI will allow more detailed comparisons of hydrological and Earth System model outputs with relevant satellite products than using the WFD.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1979-01-01T0000+00
    End:  2016-12-31T2230+00

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1979-01-01T0000+00
Temporal Range End 2016-12-31T2230+00
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.0
Bounding Box South Lat -90.0
Bounding Box West Long -180.0
Bounding Box East Long 180.0
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution 0.5 degree
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF4
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 808164.087 MB
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Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Author Weedon, Graham P.
Balsamo, G.
Bellouin, N.
Gomes, S.
Best, M. J.
Viterbo, P.
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2018-02-17
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/486N-8109
Alternate Identifier d314002
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-17T01:06:10Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d314002
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Weedon, Graham P., Balsamo, G., Bellouin, N., Gomes, S., Best, M. J., Viterbo, P.. (2018). The WFDEI Meteorological Forcing Data. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/486N-8109. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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