Global Climate and Weather Modeling Branch
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Camp Springs MD
Acting Branch Chief: Dr. Stephen Lord 763-8000 x7202
Mission Statement
Model documentation/description
GFS
Newest version
Technical information notice
TPB describing newest version of GFS
Most recent version of model documentation
Model performance and diagnostics
(Web page with list of links to diagnostics graphics for Global Modeling Branch personnel)
GDAS (Global Data Assimilation System) homepage
GFS History
History of upgrades to GFS
Links to Technical Procedures Bulletins (TPBs) providing detailed information
Ensemble forecasting homepage
(Describes how the GFS is run in ensemble mode to get range of probabilities for various events)
Reanalysis homepage (
huge
amounts of information from Wesley Ebisuzaki)
Parallel run description homepage
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