National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
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.
- Advective tendency
- Atmospheric moisture
- Atmospheric pressure
- Atmospheric temperature
- Cloud fraction
- Cloud base height
- Cloud top height
- Friction velocity
- Horizontal wind
- Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance
- Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance
- Latent heat flux
- Planetary boundary layer height
- Precipitation
- Sensible heat flux
- Surface albedo
- Surface condition
- Surface stress
- Soil heat flux
- Soil moisture
- Soil temperature
- Total cloud water
- Vertical velocity
Available Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatkpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatkzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmanpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Manus
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmansprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Manus
- ncepgfsmanzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnaupprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Nauru
- ncepgfsnauzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Nauru
- ncepgfspprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfssprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfszprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at SGP/PYE/NIM
Sites / Facilities
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