Useful observational and reanalysis datasets

DatasetVariableResolutionDomainPeriodDownload Link
ERA5 reanalysise.g., wind, specific humidity, temperature0.25 deg, hourlyglobalsince 1940ECMWF download page
MERRA-2 reanalysise.g., SST0.5deg x 0.625deg, hourlyglobalsince 1980NASA download page
NEXRAD radar datasete.g., composite reflectivity2km x 2kmCONUSsince 1992NCEI download page

Useful models for studying convection

NameDescriptionDownload Link
The System for Atmospheric Modeling (SAM)A cute model for idealized cloud-resolving simulationProf. Marat Khairoutdinov’s page