[gradsusr] GFS Ensemble data behind COLA's GDS

[Jennifer M Adams]

I have decided to keep both the 1.0-degree and 0.5-degree data streams active. The higher res data is divided into two files, “a" and “b”, which is done so we users with limited resources don’t have to grab all the data if we don’t need to. I am getting the smaller of the two, “a”, which contains the variables of greatest interest and fewer vertical levels. The problem is that although wind components are available at seven vertical levels in the “a” files, geopotential height is only provided at the four lowest levels, 500mb and above are *not* included. Why, NCEP, why???

So, if you want to look at higher res ensemble forecast data, use gefs0p5, unless you’re interested in obscure variables like 500mb height, then you’re stuck with gfsens.

—Jennifer

On Mar 16, 2017, at 6:15 PM, Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu<mailto:jadams21 at gmu.edu>> wrote:

If you are a user of the 1.0-degree GFS ensemble data behind our GDS under this directory:
     http://monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfsens
Please be aware that data stream will no longer be updating. Now is the time to make the switch to the 0.5-degree ensemble data instead:
     http://monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gefs0p5

—Jennifer

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Jennifer Miletta Adams
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
George Mason University



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Jennifer Miletta Adams
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
George Mason University



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