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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks Michael.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frost, Mr. Michael<br>
<b>Sent:</b> January-25-13 6:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] Solar Radiation</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Hi: We have NOGAPS solar radiation on the USGODAE site in GRIB edition 1 format.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">You can find it at:
<a href="http://usgodae.org/pub/outgoing/fnmoc/models/nogaps">http://usgodae.org/pub/outgoing/fnmoc/models/nogaps</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Under nogaps go into year, then dtg. Files that end with sol_rad are the solar radiation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Additionally, there is an OPeNDAP/DODS interface to it at
<a href="http://usgodae.org/dods/GDS/nogaps/NOGAPS_0001_000000-000000sol_rad.info">
http://usgodae.org/dods/GDS/nogaps/NOGAPS_0001_000000-000000sol_rad.info</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Currently this data is one degree global, but will be switched to ½ degree global in March.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks,<br>
Mike</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#1F497D">Michael Frost<br>
Naval Research Laboratory<br>
Marine Meteorology Division<br>
7 Grace Hopper Avenue, Stop #2<br>
Monterey, CA 93940<br>
Phone: 831-656-4723<br>
Fax: 831-656-4017<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mike.frost@nrlmry.navy.mil">mike.frost@nrlmry.navy.mil</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin M Levey<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 24, 2013 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] Solar Radiation</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">THU 24JAN13: 1345PST</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Brian,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Yes, there is both daily and monthly radiation data (shortwave up and down, long wave up and down) - follow this link: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Else, for forecast data, use the radiation data found in the GFS model.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It's the NCEP reanalysis data.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Brian Walsh <<a href="mailto:brianw@provair.com">brianw@provair.com</a>> wrote:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Are there any models which output the amount of daily solar radiation (whether NWP or reanalysis model)? Or, is there a way of determining this from existing variables?</span></p>
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