*11-month lead reforecast output issued on 1st of every month of 1982-2022
(contact: takeshi.doi@jamstec.go.jp))

Model: SINTEX-F2 (Doi et al. 2017, https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/30/19/jcli-d-16-0915.1.xml)

Initialization: satellite SST and  all types of ocean profiling instruments that provide temperature and salinity (when available) from the expandable bathythermographs (XBTs), mooring buoys, sea stations, Argo floats, etc.

Ensemble size: 12

Variable
 Atmosphere
  tsurf [degC] surface temperature
  temp2 [degC] 2m air temperature
  prep [kg/m^2s] total precipitation
  slp [Pa] sea level pressure
  u10m [m/s] 10m u-velocity
  v10m [m/s] 10m v-velocity
  seaice [0-1] ice cover (fraction of ice+water)
  gh200 [m] geopotential height at 200hpa
  gh850 [m] geopotential height at 850hpa
 Ocean
  sst [degC] sea surface temperature
  d20 [m] 20degC isotherm depth
  ssh [m] sea surface height
* The long-term trend of ssh exists.

A fine name "tsurf_mon_SINTEXF2_19820101_ens12_198202-198212.nc" shows
  variable: tsurf  
  frequency: monthly 
  initialized date: Jan. 1st, 1982  
  ensemble member: #12  
  outputs: feb1982-dec1982 (t=1~11)