Supported datasets

NumericalEarth currently ships connectors for the following data products:

DatasetSupported VariablesDocumentation Link
Bathymetry and static grids
ETOPO2022Supported variablesNOAA ETOPO 2022 overview
GEBCO2024Supported variablesGEBCO 2024 overview
IBCSOv2Supported variablesIBCSO overview
IBCAOv5Supported variablesIBCAO overview
ORCA1:bottom_height, :mesh_maskORCA1 mesh and bathymetry (Zenodo)
ORCA12:bottom_height, :mesh_maskORCA12 mesh and bathymetry (Zenodo)
GLORYSStatic:depthCopernicus GLORYS static product
Ocean reanalysis and climatology
ECCO2MonthlySupported variablesECCO2 documentation
ECCO2DailySupported variablesECCO2 documentation
ECCO4MonthlySupported variablesECCO V4r4 product guide
EN4MonthlySupported variablesMet Office EN4 overview
GLORYSDailySupported variablesCopernicus GLORYS product page
GLORYSMonthlySupported variablesCopernicus GLORYS product page
WOAAnnual:temperature, :salinity, :phosphate, :nitrate, :silicate, :dissolved_oxygenWorld Ocean Atlas overview
WOAMonthly:temperature, :salinity, :phosphate, :nitrate, :silicate, :dissolved_oxygenWorld Ocean Atlas overview
Biogeochemical reanalysis
ECCO2DarwinMonthly:temperature, :salinity, :dissolved_inorganic_carbon, :alkalinity, :phosphate, :nitrate, :dissolved_organic_phosphorus, :particulate_organic_phosphorus, :dissolved_iron, :dissolved_silicate, :dissolved_oxygenECCO Darwin overview
ECCO4DarwinMonthly:temperature, :salinity, :dissolved_inorganic_carbon, :alkalinity, :phosphate, :nitrate, :dissolved_organic_phosphorus, :particulate_organic_phosphorus, :dissolved_iron, :dissolved_silicate, :dissolved_oxygenECCO Darwin overview
Atmospheric forcing and reanalysis
RepeatYearJRA55Supported variablesJRA-55 Reanalysis
MultiYearJRA55Supported variablesJRA-55 Reanalysis
ERA5HourlySingleLevelsurface meteorology, flux, radiation, and wave variablesERA5 single levels overview
ERA5MonthlySingleLevelsurface meteorology, flux, radiation, and wave variablesERA5 single levels overview
ERA5HourlyPressureLevelspressure-level temperature, winds, humidity, geopotential, and cloud variablesERA5 pressure levels overview
ERA5MonthlyPressureLevelspressure-level temperature, winds, humidity, geopotential, and cloud variablesERA5 pressure levels overview
Regional observations
OSPapaHourlyocean profiles, near-surface meteorology, and currentsOcean Station Papa dataset
OSPapaFluxHourlyair-sea fluxes, stresses, evaporation, precipitation, and skin temperatureOcean Station Papa flux dataset

Supported variables for ETOPO2022

  • :bottom_height - Global bathymetry/topography on a 1 arc-minute grid.

Supported variables for ECCO2Monthly

  • :temperature - Potential temperature on the ECCO2 three-dimensional grid (degC).
  • :salinity - Practical salinity (psu).
  • :u_velocity - Zonal velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :v_velocity - Meridional velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :free_surface - Sea surface height anomaly (m).
  • :sea_ice_thickness - Effective sea-ice thickness (m).
  • :sea_ice_concentration - Sea-ice area fraction (dimensionless).
  • :net_heat_flux - Net surface heat flux into the ocean (W m⁻²).

Supported variables for ECCO2Daily

  • :temperature - Potential temperature on the ECCO2 three-dimensional grid (degC).
  • :salinity - Practical salinity (psu).
  • :u_velocity - Zonal velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :v_velocity - Meridional velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :free_surface - Sea surface height anomaly (m).
  • :sea_ice_thickness - Effective sea-ice thickness (m).
  • :sea_ice_concentration - Sea-ice area fraction (dimensionless).
  • :net_heat_flux - Net surface heat flux into the ocean (W m⁻²).

Supported variables for ECCO4Monthly

  • :temperature - Potential temperature on the ECCO V4 grid (degC).
  • :salinity - Practical salinity (psu).
  • :u_velocity - Zonal velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :v_velocity - Meridional velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :free_surface - Sea surface height anomaly (m).
  • :sea_ice_thickness - Effective sea-ice thickness (m).
  • :sea_ice_concentration - Sea-ice area fraction (dimensionless).
  • :net_heat_flux - Net surface heat flux into the ocean (W m⁻²).
  • :sensible_heat_flux - Surface sensible heat flux (W m⁻²).
  • :latent_heat_flux - Surface latent heat flux (W m⁻²).
  • :net_longwave - Net longwave radiation at the surface (W m⁻²).
  • :downwelling_shortwave - Downward shortwave radiation at the surface (W m⁻²).
  • :downwelling_longwave - Downward longwave radiation at the surface (W m⁻²).

Supported variables for EN4Monthly

  • :temperature - Objective analyses of ocean temperature (degC).
  • :salinity - Objective analyses of ocean salinity (psu).

Supported variables for GLORYSDaily

  • :temperature - Potential temperature (degC).
  • :salinity - Practical salinity (psu).
  • :u_velocity - Zonal velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :v_velocity - Meridional velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_ice_concentration - Sea-ice area fraction (dimensionless).
  • :sea_ice_thickness - Sea-ice thickness (m).
  • :sea_ice_u_velocity - Zonal sea-ice drift (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_ice_v_velocity - Meridional sea-ice drift (m s⁻¹).
  • :free_surface - Sea surface height (m).
  • :depth - Static bathymetry/depth (m).

Supported variables for GLORYSMonthly

  • :temperature - Potential temperature (degC).
  • :salinity - Practical salinity (psu).
  • :u_velocity - Zonal velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :v_velocity - Meridional velocity component (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_ice_concentration - Sea-ice area fraction (dimensionless).
  • :sea_ice_thickness - Sea-ice thickness (m).
  • :sea_ice_u_velocity - Zonal sea-ice drift (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_ice_v_velocity - Meridional sea-ice drift (m s⁻¹).
  • :free_surface - Sea surface height (m).
  • :depth - Static bathymetry/depth (m).

Supported variables for RepeatYearJRA55

  • :temperature - 2 m air temperature (K).
  • :specific_humidity - 2 m specific humidity (kg kg⁻¹).
  • :eastward_velocity - 10 m eastward wind (m s⁻¹).
  • :northward_velocity - 10 m northward wind (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_level_pressure - Sea-level pressure (Pa).
  • :downwelling_shortwave_radiation - Downward shortwave radiation (W m⁻²).
  • :downwelling_longwave_radiation - Downward longwave radiation (W m⁻²).
  • :rain_freshwater_flux - Liquid precipitation flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :snow_freshwater_flux - Solid precipitation flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :river_freshwater_flux - River discharge flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :iceberg_freshwater_flux - Iceberg calving flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).

Supported variables for MultiYearJRA55

  • :temperature - 2 m air temperature (K).
  • :specific_humidity - 2 m specific humidity (kg kg⁻¹).
  • :eastward_velocity - 10 m eastward wind (m s⁻¹).
  • :northward_velocity - 10 m northward wind (m s⁻¹).
  • :sea_level_pressure - Sea-level pressure (Pa).
  • :downwelling_shortwave_radiation - Downwelling shortwave radiation (W m⁻²).
  • :downwelling_longwave_radiation - Downwelling longwave radiation (W m⁻²).
  • :rain_freshwater_flux - Precipitation flux from liquid (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :snow_freshwater_flux - Precipitation flux from snow/ice (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :river_freshwater_flux - River discharge flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).
  • :iceberg_freshwater_flux - Iceberg calving flux (kg m⁻² s⁻¹).

Supported variables for IBCSOv2

  • :bottom_height - Southern Ocean bathymetry at 500 m resolution, south of 50°S (m).

Supported variables for GEBCO2024

  • :bottom_height - Global bathymetry and topography at 15 arc-second resolution (m).

Supported variables for IBCAOv5

  • :bottom_height - Arctic Ocean bathymetry at 100 m resolution, north of 64°N, including Greenland ice sheet surface elevation (m).