[gradsusr] Question on computing wind 10 m from gfs

Andrea Tateo andrea.tateo at ba.infn.it
Wed Dec 20 05:01:07 EST 2017


Hello,


I downloaded GFS data included the following 25 variables:

Number of Variables = 25
      clwmrprs  21  0,1,22  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 300 250 200 150 
100) Cloud Mixing Ratio [kg/kg]
      csnowsfc  0  0,1,195,0  ** surface Categorical Snow [-]
      hgtsfc  0  0,3,5  ** surface Geopotential Height [gpm]
      hgtprs  26  0,3,5  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) 
Geopotential Height [gpm]
      icecsfc  0  10,2,0  ** surface Ice Cover [Proportion]
      landsfc  0  2,0,0  ** surface Land Cover (0=sea, 1=land) 
[Proportion]
      pressfc  0  0,3,0  ** surface Pressure [Pa]
      rhprs  26  0,1,1  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) 
Relative Humidity [%]
      snodsfc  0  0,1,11  ** surface Snow Depth [m]
      soill0_10cm  0  2,3,192  ** 0-0.1 m below ground Liquid Volumetric 
Soil Moisture (non Frozen) [Proportion]
      soill10_40cm  0  2,3,192  ** 0.1-0.4 m below ground Liquid 
Volumetric Soil Moisture (non Frozen) [Proportion]
      soill40_100cm  0  2,3,192  ** 0.4-1 m below ground Liquid 
Volumetric Soil Moisture (non Frozen) [Proportion]
      soill100_200cm  0  2,3,192  ** 1-2 m below ground Liquid Volumetric 
Soil Moisture (non Frozen) [Proportion]
      soilw0_10cm  0  2,0,192  ** 0-0.1 m below ground Volumetric Soil 
Moisture Content [Fraction]
      soilw10_40cm  0  2,0,192  ** 0.1-0.4 m below ground Volumetric Soil 
Moisture Content [Fraction]
      soilw40_100cm  0  2,0,192  ** 0.4-1 m below ground Volumetric Soil 
Moisture Content [Fraction]
      soilw100_200cm  0  2,0,192  ** 1-2 m below ground Volumetric Soil 
Moisture Content [Fraction]
      tmpprs  26  0,0,0  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) 
Temperature [K]
      tsoil0_10cm  0  2,0,2  ** 0-0.1 m below ground Soil Temperature [K]
      tsoil10_40cm  0  2,0,2  ** 0.1-0.4 m below ground Soil Temperature 
[K]
      tsoil40_100cm  0  2,0,2  ** 0.4-1 m below ground Soil Temperature 
[K]
      tsoil100_200cm  0  2,0,2  ** 1-2 m below ground Soil Temperature 
[K]
      ugrdprs  26  0,2,2  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) 
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
      vgrdprs  26  0,2,3  ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) 
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
      weasdsfc  0  0,1,13  ** surface Water Equivalent of Accumulated 
Snow Depth [kg/m^2]


I would like to calculate the wind speed and direction at 10m.
It is possible to do this by means grads?

Thank you very much for your help

Andrea


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