6.7.3. Anomalies

6.7.3.1. Operation


Operation name

Anomalies

Description

This Operation serves for the calculation of differences compared to a reference.

Utilised in

Use Case #9 Workflow, Use Case #6 Workflow


6.7.3.2. Options


name

temporal

description

calculate anomalies compared to the temporal mean of a specific reference period

settings

reference period


name

spatial

description

calculate anomalies compared to the spatial mean of a specific reference region

settings

reference region


name

internal reference

description

calculate anomalies compared to the mean of a specfic region/time of the input data itself.

settings

reference region, reference period


name

external reference

description

calculate anomalies compared to the mean of a specfic region/time of external reference data.

settings

reference region, reference period, reference data


6.7.3.3. Input data


name

longitude (lon, x)

type

floating point number

range

[-180.; +180.] respectively [0.; 360.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on longitudes


name

latitude (lat, y)

type

floating point number

range

[-90.; +90.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on latitudes


name

height (z)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on height/depth


name

variable(s)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

cube or 4D

description

values of (a) certain variable(s)


name

time (steps)

type

integer or double

range

[0; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

days/months since …


6.7.3.4. Output data


name

anomalies

type

array

description

input data transformed to anomalies (same dimensions as input data)


6.7.3.5. Parameters


name

lon1, x1 (longitudinal position)

type

floating point number

valid values

[-180.; +180.] respectively [0.; 360.]

default value

minimum longitude of input data

description

longitudinal coordinate limiting rectangular area of interest


name

lon2, x2 (longitudinal position)

type

floating point number

valid values

[-180.; +180.] resp. [0.; 360.]

default value

maximum longitude of input data

description

longitudinal coordinate limiting rectangular area of interest


name

lat1, y1 (latitudinal position)

type

floating point number

valid values

[-90.; +90.]

default value

minimum latitude of input data

description

latitudinal coordinate limiting rectangular area of interest


name

lat2, y2 (latitudinal position)

type

floating point number

valid values

[-90.; +90.]

default value

maximum latitude of input data

description

latitudinal coordinate limiting rectangular area of interest


name

time1, tim1

type

integer or double

valid values

[0; +infinity]

default value

start point of input data

description

starting point of reference period


name

time2, tim2

type

integer or double

valid values

[0; +infinity]

default value

terminal point of input data

description

terminal point of reference period