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[python #XHB-668184]: SHARPpy question

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  • Subject: [python #XHB-668184]: SHARPpy question
  • Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:56:17 -0600
Hello!

Thanks for reaching out to our Python support team, I’ll be glad to help out! I 
see you’re asking about data availability and access for getting atmospheric 
profiles from any model grid point as opposed to specific forecast soundings 
like provided for BUFKIT. If you want to be able to grab a profile from any 
single NWS NCEP model field (eg GFS, NAM, RAP) check out NCEI’s THREDDS server 
(https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/model/model.html). Here you could access 
your chosen output file via the NetcdfSubset service (NCSS) and select a single 
lat, lon point to pull out a profile of winds at different levels. You can 
similarly do the same for high-resolution HRRR output from our own THREDDS 
server 
(https://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/catalog/grib/HRRR/CONUS_3km/wrfprs/catalog.html)
 or access HRRR archives from the University of Utah 
(http://home.chpc.utah.edu/~u0553130/Brian_Blaylock/hrrr_FAQ.html), though 
you’ll have to be handier with GRIB for this archive. Importantly howe
 ver, note that any of these above will only have recorded output at the 
original levels distributed, so vertical spacing will be *much* lower (eg every 
25 hPa) than forecast soundings.

If you already have the data you need or have more specific questions about 
reading these into SHARPpy, don’t hesitate to follow up and let me know! I can 
try to point you in the right direction.


All the best,

Drew


> Greetings,
> 
> I am a meteorology student 
> trying to do some research on forecasting winds at specific levels.
> I was wondering if you could help me out with a question I have about
> data access.  I am trying to get winds at specific heights like what
> BUFKIT has to offer but instead of predefined locations, I would like
> to have this data for any point location. I was interested to know if
> there is a way to access this data through SHARPpy as text files.
> 
> Do you have any suggestions of the process I could use to access this
> data if it is indeed available?
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XHB-668184
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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