Potential datasets for downscaling:
NCEP Reanalysis V2:
- 1979 - present
- 2.5 degree
- 28 sigma levels
- 6-hourly
20CR V2:
- 1871 - 2012
- 2.0 degree
- 24 pressure levels
- 6-hourly
ERA-Interim:
- 1971 - present
- 0.75 degree
- 60 levels
- 6-hourly
ERA-20C:
- 1900 - 2010
- 125 km
- 91 levels
- 3-hourly
CFSR:
- 1979 - present
- 0.5 degree
- 64 levels
- hourly
JRA-55:
- 1958 - present
- 0.5 degree
- 60 levels
- 6-hourly
NASA MERRA:
- 1979 - 2013
- 0.5 degree
- 72 levels
- 6-hourly