'''ERAInterim-ESD (daily means at 2º)''': A subset of commonly used predictors in statistical downscaling.


The ERAInterim-ESD dataset is formed by a reduced number of predictors (both at surface and at pressure levels) commonly used for Emphirical-Sstatistical Downscaling (ESD). This information has been prepared by the [http://www.meteo.unican.es Santander Meteorology Group] as part of the work done in the [http://www.meteo.unican.es/downscaling statistical downscaling portal], and is distributed in the framework of different international initiatives (such as CORDEX-ESD and VALUE) in order to have a standard predictor dataset and to facilitate the work of the contributing downscaling groups. This information has been downloaded from the ECMWF's MARS, degraded to a common 2 degrees grid and post-processed computing daily means based on the original 6 hourly fields when required.

Therefore, this dataset is a degraded and subset of the original ERA-Interim reanalysis dataset, which is freely available via [http://www.ecmwf.int/en/research/climate-reanalysis/era-interim ECMWF servers] at original resolution. 

This list will be extended in the future, based on the feedback and requests received from VALUE and CORDEX-ESD members. 

'''Geospatial Coverage:'''
Longitude: (-180º : 2.0º : 180º)
Latitude: (-90º 2.0º : 90º)

'''Time Coverage:''' 
Start date: 01 ene 1979
End date: 01 ene 2013
Time resolutions: 24h 

|| '''Variable''' || '''Levels''' || '''Times'''   || '''Units''' || '''Temporal Aggregation''' ||
|| Minimum Temperature ||  -  ||  -  || K || Daily minimum value ||
|| Maximum Temperature  ||  -  ||  -  || K || Daily maximum value ||
|| Total Precipitation ||   -  ||  -  || m  || Dy accumulated value ||
|| Mean Sea Level Pressure ||  -  ||  -  || Pa ||  Daily Mean ||
|| 2m Temperature ||  2m  ||  -   || K || Daily mean ||
|| Geopotential ||  250 500 700 850 1000 mb   ||  -  || m2 s-2 || Daily Mean ||
|| Temperature  ||  250 500 700 850 1000 mb  ||  -  || K || Daily Mean ||
|| U velocity ||  250 500 700 850 1000 mb  ||  -  || m s-1 || Daily Mean ||
|| V velocity ||  250 500 700 850 1000 mb  ||  -  || m s-1 || Daily Mean ||
|| Specific humidity ||  250 500 700 850 1000 mb  ||  -  || kg kg-1 || Daily Mean ||