[IDV #BIG-535678]: Where can I find GFS data older than 45 days old?

Dave-

> Thanks for the update.  I'll look at the 0.5 degree data today.  Let me know 
> when you figure out the 1.0 degree issue.  And, if I have other questions, 
> I'm sure you'll be the first to know. :)

The  0.5 and 1 degree grids on the lead server are now updating correctly.  The 
older files are still messed up though.  

Don Murray
 
> On Apr 13, 2010, at 5:53 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> 
> > Hi Dave-
> >
> >> OK...I'll wait to hear from you.  In the meantime, I have plenty of other 
> >> things to keep me busy! :)
> >
> > The lead.unidata.ucar.edu server has been upgraded and the 0.5 degree GFS 
> > now works.  We're still looking into the 1.0 degree forecast hours, but if 
> > you want 1 degree, just use a stride of every other point on the .5 degree. 
> > ;-)
> >
> > Let us know if you have any problems with that.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >> On Apr 9, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Dave-
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks again -- I'll try later (I guess that means tomorrow) to see if
> >>>> the updated version of the server helps.
> >>>
> >>> It might take a while before the server is updated.  This is not a 
> >>> production system.  I'll let you know when it gets updated.
> >>>
> >>>> Also, in this case, I can't use the 80km CONUS data because my area of
> >>>> interest is Asia.  And, I knew that the 2.5 deg grid was used for the
> >>>> 192hr and greater forecasts...I was just hoping (naively) that maybe the
> >>>> earlier forecasts had been downscaled to this grid within the same data 
> >>>> set.
> >>>
> >>> Okay.
> >>>
> >>> Don
> >>>> On 4/8/2010 4:40 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>> Hi Dave-
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks for your help.  The NCDC NOMADs server should work for what I
> >>>>>> need.  Thanks for sending the explicit link to it.  It will be a great
> >>>>>> resource for me both for my current project and in the future.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> For the other data sets you mentioned -- the ones at:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Community Data Servers->Unidata Program Center Servers->Unidata LEAD
> >>>>>> Server->NCEP Model Data->Global Forecast System Model
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It looks like this is running an old version of the server.  I've 
> >>>>> notified the THREDDS group here of your problems.  See my comments 
> >>>>> below though:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Unfortunately, they do not give me what I need.  Here are the problems
> >>>>>> with them:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> o Global 0.5 degree
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> After hitting "Add Source" IDV appeared to try to load the data, but
> >>>>>> then
> >>>>>> gave the following error message:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> There was an error loading the data:
> >>>>>> Error creating data source:OPENDAP.Grid with:
> >>>>>> http://lead.unidata.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/model/NCEP/GFS
> >>>>>> /Global_0p5deg/GFS_Global_0p5deg_20100206_1200.grib2
> >>>>>> Grid data source failed making data set:
> >>>>>> dods://lead.unidata.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/model/NCEP/GFS
> >>>>>> /Global_0p5deg/GFS_Global_0p5deg_20100206_1200.grib2
> >>>>>> Variable name (N5-Wave_Geopotential_Height_Anomaly)
> >>>>>> must be unique within Group
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is a bug.  Hopefully updating the server will fix that.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> o Global 1 degree
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Contains no forecast data sets; only has initial data.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A configuration problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> o Global 2.5 degree
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Forecast data available only for forecasts beginning with
> >>>>>> Day 8 (192 hours)..
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That's expected and the same on other servers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> o Northern Hemisphere
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Has initial data and forecast data out to 120 hours, but the
> >>>>>> resolution is much too coarse for what I need.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I take it you need more than what the 80km CONUS covers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> In all cases I used "I'm Feeling Lucky" for my Data Source Type.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That should work (with the caveats above).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks again for your help!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> No problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Don
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 4/8/2010 3:29 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>>>> Hi Dave-
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Full Name: Dave Linder
> >>>>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden
> >>>>>>>> Organization: UCAR/COMET
> >>>>>>>> Package Version: 2.8u1 build date:2010-02-02 22:30 UTC
> >>>>>>>> Operating System: Linux
> >>>>>>>> Hardware: Java: home: 
> >>>>>>>> /.automounts/comet/linder/IDV/bin/IDV_2.8u1/jre version: 1.6.0_17 
> >>>>>>>> j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> >>>>>>>> Description of problem: Folks,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I'm looking for GFS data, both initial and forecast, over Asia for a 
> >>>>>>>> few days in early February 2010.  After looking through the data 
> >>>>>>>> available in the "Community Data Servers" area, the only data sets I 
> >>>>>>>> could find which might help were the GFS 381km data set (which seems 
> >>>>>>>> to have everythign I need but on a very coarse grid) and longer 
> >>>>>>>> range forecasts (forecasts>   180 hours) in the GFS 2.5 degree data 
> >>>>>>>> set.  Are there any other GFS archive data sets which would give a 
> >>>>>>>> better resolution than the 381km grid and would have forecast grids 
> >>>>>>>> between 6-96 hours?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> There are two places:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> - in the catalog, under Community Data Servers->Unidata Program 
> >>>>>>> Center Servers->Unidata LEAD Server->NCEP Model Data->Global Forecast 
> >>>>>>> System Model
> >>>>>>> - NCDC's NOMADs server 
> >>>>>>> (http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/gfs-hi/catalog.xml)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Don Murray
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ticket Details
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> >>>>>>> Ticket ID: BIG-535678
> >>>>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>>>> Status: Open
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>> Ticket ID: BIG-535678
> >>> Department: Support IDV
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BIG-535678
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed