new names for GFS variables as of 00z05feb2008 on COLA GDS

[Jean Pierre Arabonis]

Thanks Jennifer - this is really great - JP



Jennifer Adams wrote:
>  ozone       0,200,0          0,14,0     Entire Atmosphere Total Ozone
> [Dobson]
>  cwat        0,200,0          0,6,6      Entire Atmosphere Cloud Water
> [kg/m^2]
>  cwork       0,200,0          0,6,193,0  Entire Atmosphere Cloud Work
> Function [J/kg]
>  ztropfl     0,204,0          0,3,5      Highest Tropospheric Freezing
> Level Geopotential Height [gpm]
>  rhtropfl    0,204,0          0,1,1      Highest Tropospheric Freezing
> Level Relative Humidity [%]
>  lcbp        0,212,0          0,3,0,0    Low cloud Bottom Pressure [Pa]
>  lctp        0,213,0          0,3,0,0    Low Cloud Top Pressure [Pa]
>  mcbp        0,222,0          0,3,0,0    Middle Cloud Bottom Pressure [Pa]
>  mctp        0,223,0          0,3,0,0    Middle Cloud Top Pressure [Pa]
>  hcbp        0,232,0          0,3,0,0    High Cloud Bottom Pressure [Pa]
>  hctp        0,233,0          0,3,0,0    High Cloud Top Pressure [Pa]
>  ccbp        0,242,0          0,3,0      Convective Cloud Bottom
> Pressure [Pa]
>  cctp        0,243,0          0,3,0      Convective Cloud Top Pressure
> [Pa]
>  tcc         0,200,0          0,6,1,0    Entire Atmosphere Total Cloud
> Cover [%]
>  blcc        0,211,0          0,6,1,0    Boundary Layer Total Cloud
> Cover [%]
>  lcc         0,214,0          0,6,1,0    Low Cloud Cover [%]
>  mcc         0,224,0          0,6,1,0    Middle Cloud Cover [%]
>  hcc         0,234,0          0,6,1,0    High Cloud Cover [%]
>  ccc         0,244,0          0,6,1      Convective Cloud Cover [%]
>  lctt        0,213,0          0,0,0,0    Low Cloud Top Temperature [K]
>  mctt        0,223,0          0,0,0,0    Middle Cloud Top Temperature [K]
>  hctt        0,233,0          0,0,0,0    High Cloud Top Temperature [K]
>
>
> Jennifer
>
>
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Webmaster wrote:
>
>> Hi Jean Pierre,
>>
>> Entire atmosphere is available on monsoondata, a variable is tcc200
>> for NCEP level type 200.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> ----- Message d'origine -----
>> De: Jean Pierre Arabonis <arabonis at EGS.UCT.AC.ZA
>> <mailto:arabonis at EGS.UCT.AC.ZA>>
>> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:01:07 +0200
>> Sujet: Re: monsoondata
>> À: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT <mailto:GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT>
>>
>>> Hi Jennifer
>>>
>>>    I see that the variables have changed a bit, namely there is no
>>> longer a total cloud coverage but only cloud at levels, is there  any
>>> intent to bring back "cloud" or is one just going to have to compute it
>>> from the levels.
>>>     One comment I do have is that the extra data does slow things down
>>> especially on the slower internet we have down on the southern tip of
>>> Africa, I must sday though the extra data is well worth the wait.
>>>
>>>    Thanks
>>>       Jean Pierre
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jennifer Adams wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:45 AM, Jean Pierre Arabonis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>    Seems monsoondata gfs is not updating seems to be stuck at:
>>>>> http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs/
>>>> This directory contains grib1 data, which is no longer being
>>>> distributed by NCEP. It's time to switch your operations to
>>>>       http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs2/
>>>> which *is* being updated in real time and contains GFS data at
>>>> 0.5-degree resolution.
>>>> Jennifer
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Thanks
>>>>>       JP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jean Pierre Arabonis
>>>>> arabonis at egs.uct.ac.za <mailto:arabonis at egs.uct.ac.za>
>>>>> Tel 021 780 1021 cell 084 401 1365
>>>>> This email is 100% Microsoft Free
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jennifer M. Adams
>>>> IGES/COLA
>>>> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
>>>> Calverton, MD 20705
>>>> jma at cola.iges.org <mailto:jma at cola.iges.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean Pierre Arabonis
>>> arabonis at egs.uct.ac.za <mailto:arabonis at egs.uct.ac.za>
>>> Tel 021 780 1021 cell 084 401 1365
>>> This email is 100% Microsoft Free
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Jennifer M. Adams
> IGES/COLA
> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
> Calverton, MD 20705
> jma at cola.iges.org <mailto:jma at cola.iges.org>
>
>
>


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