Sky Cover, QPF, Wind Gusts and Snowfall added June 5, 2007

Experimental Alaska Temperature, Dew Point, Max, Min, Relative Humidity added April 9, 2008

Alaska Probability of Thunderstorms added May 1, 2008

Gridded MOS Images

CONUS MOS graphics - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD) (Open for comments)

Alaska MOS graphics - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD) (EXPERIMENTAL, Open for comments)

ftp site for gridded MOS CONUS GRIB2 binary files

ftp site for gridded MOS Alaska GRIB2 binary files NEW (June 10, 2008)

Gridded MOS Implementation Details

Stations used in analysis ordered by WFO

Log of Changes to Gridded MOS

Specifics of cycle averaging - Coming soon

Description of gridded MOS GRIB2 ftp file structure (updated 4/08/08)

Available Elements and Projections (pdf format)

WMO Communication Headers (pdf format)

GRIB2 encoding of gridded MOS

Coming Soon - Grid Specifications - for now see GRIB2 encoding page above for specs

Amended Technical Implementation Notice 05-56 (TIN) Transmitted July 27, 2006

Amended Technical Implementation Notice 06-87 (TIN) Transmitted March 8, 2007

Technical Implementation Notice 07-82 (TIN) Transmitted October 24, 2007

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Initial implementation, scheduled for August 15, 2006

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Second implementation, postponed from March 13, 2007

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Initial Alaska implementation, scheduled for February 26, 2008

MOSGuide - IFPS Smart Tools Gridded GFS MOS Reference Page, Courtesy of Eastern Region Scientific Services Division - D. Novak

AMS Short Course - The Role of Model Output Statistics (MOS) in Downscaling of NWP Model Output - Glahn 2006 (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Dallavalle and Glahn 2006 (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Dallavalle and Glahn 2006 (published for web)

Gridded MOS Presentation for Western Region SOOs (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS Land/Water Mask Change - December 2007

Gridded MOS Wind Case Study - February 2008

Gridded MOS Demonstration of Elevation Correction - July 2008

One-page Need/Opportunity Identification Document

Gridded MOS Statement of Need (SON)

Gridded MOS Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

Gridded MOS Operational Requirements Document (ORD)

Gridded MOS Program Plan - Updated 7/27/06

Gridded MOS Business Case Analysis (BCA)

Technical Requirements for AWIPS

Toward A Gridded MOS System - Dallavalle and Glahn, 2005

Using Geographical Information Systems to Develop Gridded Model Output Statistics - Sheets et al., 2005

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Glahn and Dallavalle 2006

MDL Office Note 06-01 - Performance of Three Forecast Systems at Selected MOS and Non-MOS Stations -Schenk 2006

CONOPS Appendix Items

Flow diagram of Grids to AWIPS/N-AWIPS

Sample of Tradiitional MOS vs Gridded MOS MAX Temperature grids

Sample of Gridded MOS MAX Temperatures