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Re: 20000405: comet case 19

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  • Subject: Re: 20000405: comet case 19
  • Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:10:00 -0600 (MDT)
>Date:20000405
>Organization:FSU
>Keywords:200004050432.WAA29374 COMET Case Study 19 GEMPAK

Will-

This is the full meso-eta directory for that case.

us008_gf085_99050403_YxRAx us008_gf085_99050403_YxREx
us008_gf085_99050403_ZxRHx us008_gf085_99050403_YxRBx
us008_gf085_99050403_YxRFx us008_gf085_99050403_ZxRKx
us008_gf085_99050403_YxRCx us008_gf085_99050403_ZxRBx
us008_gf085_99050403_ZxRLx us008_gf085_99050403_YxRDx
us008_gf085_99050403_ZxREx us008_gf085_99050403_ZxROx


Looks as if the May 04 03H run is all that is currently available.

All GRIB files available conform to the following
naming convention. 


us008_gf0{##}_{YYMMDDHH}_{T}x{G}{F}x


where: 


{##} is the model number:
                39 = NGM
                77 = AVN
                81 = AVN SSI (initialization)
                78 = MRF
                85 = Meso-Eta (40km)
                86 = RUC/MAPS 
                89 = Eta (run at 40km, output grid at 80km)

{YYMMDDHH} is the year, month, day, and model cycle hour

{T} is the grid type:
                 H = Family of Services
               Y/Z = AWIPS grids 

{G} is the grid number:
                 A = 201 N.Hemisphere
                 H = 213 National CONUS Double Resolution
                 I = 202 National CONUS
                 J = 203 National AK
                 N = 207 National AK
                 Q = 211 Regional CONUS
                 R = 212 Regional CONUS Double Resolution
                 U = 215 Regional CONUS Quadruple Resolution
                 X = Experimental

{F} is the forecast hour:
                 A = 00 (initialization)
                 B = 06
                 C = 12
                 ...      FOR AWIPS GRIDS ONLY, if grid type is Z
                 A = 02
                 B = 03
                 C = 04
                 D = 08
                 ...

All these numbers & letters come from the GRIB Edition 1 document written
by John Stackpole, and based on the WMO GRIB standard.

Let me know if the 15Z is critical to your research and I might be able to
locate these later or earlier model runs. I assume you were looking for
the 15Z on 3May...

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Thanks for using the COMET Case Study Library,


-Jeff
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Jeff Weber
Unidata/NWS-COMET Case Study Library
University Corp for Atmospheric Research

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On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Unidata Support wrote:

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> >To: address@hidden
> >From: W Hession <address@hidden>
> >Subject: comet case 19 
> >Organization: FSU
> >Keywords: 200004050432.WAA29374 COMET Case Study 19 GEMPAK
> 
> 
> hi
>         my name's will and i'm a grad student at fsu.  i received gempak  
> files for comet case 19 (okc tronado outbreak) ncep's meso-eta model.  i  
> requested data beginning 990503/1500 through 990504/0300 (hoping to get   
> the initialized run at 15z and its subsequent modeled data through 12 
> hours).  i received 12 files, but only got one to work when i tried thme  
> in gempak.  this was the initialized at 04/0300.  i was hoping you could  
> tell me what these other files contain.            
> 
> thank you
> 
> 
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