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Summary
NCEP GFS Model : AWIPS 201 (A) Grid. Northern Hemispheric (polar
stereographic). Model runs are made at 0, 6, 12, and 18Z, with analysis and
forecasts every 6 hours out 5 days. Horizontal = 65 by 65 points, resolution
381.0 km, Polar Stereographic projection. Vertical = 1000 to 100 hPa mandatory
pressure levels (10 levels); surface, height above ground, pressure layers.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: -21.65

S: -21.65

E: 30.0

W: -150.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-05-29 Stop Date: 2008-06-05

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 381 km Longitude Resolution: 381 km Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees Temporal Resolution: 6 Hours Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND SHEAR ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE OCEANS

Platform

MODELS

Project

THREDDS > Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Use Constraints
Freely available

Ancillary Keywords

RELATIVE_START_DATE: -7

Data Center

Unidata, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Data Center URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ Data Center Personnel Name: UNIDATA USER SUPPORT Email: support at unidata.ucar.edu Contact Address: UCAR Office of Programs Unidata Program Center P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307-3000 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA > THREDDS CATALOG Link: GET DATA > THREDDS DIRECTORY

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-11-30 Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-12-04

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