http://dss.ucar.edu RSS news feed for the CISL Research Data Archive Wed, 04 April 2012 15:52:17 -0600 At 1:30pm MDT on Thursday, April 5, the CISL RDA web server will begin operating under a new primary domain name: "rda.ucar.edu". From that time on, all requests for "dss.ucar.edu" URLs will be automatically directed to "rda.ucar.edu" so that existing pages, bookmarks, etc. will continue to work as expected. The ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article27.html Wed, 04 April 2012 15:51:28 -0600 Users now have the option to get spatial area data subsets from select gridded RDA datasets. The spatial subsetting functionality is available for GRIB1 and GRIB2 format gridded data, found on lat/lon or regular Gaussian grids. To access the spatial subsetting interface, users must choose the "Request A Subset" or ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article26.html Tue, 27 March 2012 15:28:10 -0600 http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article25.html Fri, 09 March 2012 15:29:13 -0700 Users requesting temporal data subsets at the International Surface Pressure Databank (ISPD v.2) data portal now have the option to request daily subsets of the ISPD. In addition, users may filter their search to retain individual observation types. The available observation type filters are radiosonde observations, dropsonde observations, marine/ship observations, ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article24.html Mon, 13 February 2012 14:12:50 -0700 http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article23.html Mon, 30 January 2012 12:13:52 -0700 The NCAR Community Earth System Model, EaSM Project Dataset is now available for public access through the NCAR RDA. This dataset includes climate model output data from NCAR's Community Earth System Model (CESM) CMIP-5 runs, with output fields for the 3-D global atmosphere at six hourly intervals. A basic ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article22.html Thu, 12 January 2012 11:46:36 -0700 The International Surface Pressure Databank (ISPD v2) has been extended and now includes data through the year 2010. Users may download complete ISPD data files in HDF-5 and ASCII formats, and also submit requests for spatial and temporal subsets of ISPD data through 2010. The ISPD is the world's largest ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article21.html Wed, 28 December 2011 11:05:09 -0700 RDA users now have the option to request that GRIB1 or GRIB2 files be converted to NetCDF format on select datasets. To access this feature from a dataset homepage, click on the "Data Access" tab, then click on "Internet Download", then finally click on the icon in the "Convert Data ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article20.html Wed, 09 November 2011 09:40:13 -0700 The NCAR Research Data Archive (RDA) announces the creation of a new dataset containing the NOAA CPC Morphing Technique (CMORPH) Global Precipitation Analyses. CMORPH produces global precipitation analyses that have been derived from low orbiter satellite microwave observations exclusively, and whose features are transported via spatial propagation information that is ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article19.html Tue, 18 October 2011 15:04:56 -0600 Temporal and spatial subsets of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) ADP Global Upper Air and Surface Weather Observations (PREPBUFR) are now available in ASCII format in ds337.0, in addition to the already available data subsets in NetCDF. The output data is converted from PREPBUFR format into text using ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article18.html Mon, 12 September 2011 15:23:10 -0600 Users now how the option of choosing NetCDF for the output data format when requesting parameter subsets on select GRIB-1 and GRIB-2 datasets. To access the gridded parameter subsetting interface, click on the "Data Access" tab from a dataset homepage, then click on the "Internet Download" link. At this point ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article17.html Tue, 06 September 2011 11:27:56 -0600 The 6-hourly CFSR data subsetting interface now includes support for WRF variable tables. By choosing one of these presets, the parameters and levels required by the WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) will automatically be selected. Users will still need to select the product type and grid resolution. To access the subsetting ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article16.html Fri, 12 August 2011 22:19:00 -0600 The two data gaps in the pressure-level grids of NCEP's Climate and Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), July 11-31 and September 1-7, have been filled on NCDC's NOMADS server and the data have been downloaded to NCAR. Both the 6-hourly (ds093.0) and hourly timeseries (ds093.1) datasets have been updated. The CISL ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article15.html Fri, 08 July 2011 16:15:38 -0600 Selected GRIB1 and GRIB2 datasets in the CISL RDA now have an option for users to make parameter and date selections and get data files that contain only the desired grids. This means smaller download volumes and not having to deal with extra unneeded grids. In general, the resulting subset ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article14.html Thu, 07 July 2011 13:41:58 -0600 Users requesting model forecast data from the TIGGE data portal now have the option to request matching model validation data from the ds337.0 data subset portal. To request validation data, users fill out a data request on the TIGGE subset request portal and then click on the "Retrieve ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article13.html Tue, 31 May 2011 14:54:38 -0600 Temporal and spatial subsets of the NCEP ADP Global Upper Air and Surface Weather Observations (PREPBUFR) are now available for download in ds337.0. Users may now request data for a specific latitude/longitude region, NCEP verification region, NCEP storage grid, or multiple station locations worldwide. The output data is converted from ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article12.html Tue, 01 March 2011 15:26:29 -0700 A 3 month rotating archive of TIGGE operational ensemble model data are now available for user access online. Users can select temporal, spatial, and parameter subsets, as well as output file format (grib2 or NetCDF) through the NCAR TIGGE portal http://tigge.ucar.edu . Direct file download and curl based parameter subsetting ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article11.html Fri, 25 February 2011 09:32:35 -0700 NCAR has collected a large and diverse global upper-air data archive (http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds370.0) over the past 45 years. It contains over 40 million unique observations covering the period 1920 to the present. Most observations are from the global land station network, however, there are also observations from permanent and moving ships. ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article10.html Wed, 23 February 2011 09:37:03 -0700 A 31-year (1979-2009) reanalysis was completed by NCEP using their Climate Forecast System, and data from CFSR are now available from the CISL RDA. Atmosphere and ocean products include 6-hourly analyses, 1- through 6-hour and 9-hour forecasts, hourly time series for selected parameters, and monthly mean grids. CFSR data files ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article9.html Fri, 18 February 2011 15:18:31 -0700 Temporal and spatial subsets of the International Surface Pressure Databank (ISPD v2) are now available for download in ds132.0. Users may now request ISPD data for a specific region or location defined by latitude and longitude boundaries, or alternatively request data from one or more surface station locations. In addition, ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article8.html Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MDT A large subset of the RDA holdings can now be accessed directly from GLADE disk on CISL supported machines. The GLADE based archive can be accessed under "/glade/data02/dsszone" . Additionally, a tool to list enhanced metadata for the RDA GLADE based holdings named "rdals" is available on the DASG mirage ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article7.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MDT The RDA web access services transitioned to a new web server on 17 November. Please let us know about any problems you find. Use the contact links located throughout the system. Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MDT The NCAR Research Data Archive (RDA) now offers a NetCDF version of the PREPBUFR format observations found under ds337.0. The pb2nc tool, found in the METv3.0 software package, was used to build the NetCDF archive from the PREPBUFR format files. Data files continue to be updated on a daily ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article5.html Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MDT The Japanese 25-year Reanalysis (JRA-25) represents the first long-term global atmospheric reanalysis undertaken in Asia. Covering the period 1979-2004, it was completed using the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) numerical assimilation and forecast system and specially collected and prepared observational and satellite data from many sources including the European Center for ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article4.html Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:00 MDT ERA-Interim represents a major undertaking by ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) to produce a reanalysis with an improved atmospheric model and assimilation system which replaces those used in ERA-40, particularly for the data-rich 1990's and 2000's, and to be continued as an ECMWF Climate Data Assimilation System (ECDAS) ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article3.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:00:00 MDT The CISL RDA uses a self-signed security certificate. What this means is that your browser may try to prevent you from making a secure connection to our website, such as when you try to register or sign in. Please know that it is safe for you to connect to our ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article2.html Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:00:00 MDT Registered data users can now get access to the most recent two to three weeks of THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) data from the CISL RDA. Global ensemble model data are available from nine operational centers: European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), United Kingdom Met Office, U.S. National ... http://dss.ucar.edu/news/article1.html Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 MDT