Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
Instrument Categories: Derived Quantities and Models
Primary Measurements Taken
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the netCDF File Header Descriptions (Data Object Design Files) for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- Atmospheric moisture
- Atmospheric pressure
- Atmospheric temperature
- Atmospheric turbulence
- Cloud ice water
- Cloud base height
- Cloud top height
- Convection
- Geopotential height
- Horizontal wind
- Latent heat flux
- Precipitation
- Precipitable water
- Sensible heat flux
- Surface condition
- Surface moisture flux
- Soil moisture
- Soil temperature
- Vertical velocity
- Virtual temperature
- Visibility
Available Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- allruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: output, 60 km resolution
- fslruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: FSL output, 60 km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: output, 60 km grid covering Southern Great Plains
- synruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km
Sites / Facilities
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