Abstract:
ECMWF has implemented a significant resolution upgrade and methodology for high-resolution forecasts
(HRES) and ensemble forecasts (ENS) beginning January of 2016. HRES is now performed via a transform
grid with a nominal grid point spacing of 9 kilometers (0.08 degrees), and is carried out with IFS
(Integrated Forecast System) model cycle CY41r2. Improvements in computational efficiency and
effective resolution have been brought about by implementing a triangular cubic octahedral
reduced Gaussian grid in which the shortest spatial wavelength is represented by at least four
grid points anywhere on the globe, as opposed to the former linear arrangement whereby the
shortest wavelength was represented by two grid points, while at the same time retaining the same number
of spherical harmonics and triangular truncation. (The term "cubic" is due to the ability of the grid to
represent cubic products in the dynamical equations.) In addition, the reduction of grid points along latitude
circles as one approaches the poles is achieved using a triangular to octahedral mapping which
corresponds to a poleward reduction of four points per latitude circle and an optimization of the
total number of grid points and their local mesh resolution. Based on IFS CY41r2, ECMWF has
documented superior filtering properties at higher resolution, an improved representation of orography,
improved global mass conservation properties, substantial efficiency gains, and more scalable locally
compact computations of derivatives and other properties that depend on nearest-neighbor information only.
More details may be found in the publications cited below and the documentation tab at the top of the dataset home page (to be added).
NCAR's Data Support Section (DSS) is performing and supplying a grid transformed version of ERA-Interim,
in which variables originally represented as spectral coefficients or archived on a reduced Gaussian grid
are transformed to a regular 5120 longitude by 2560 latitude N1280 Gaussian grid. In addition, DSS is also
computing horizontal winds (u-component, v-component) from spectral vorticity and divergence where these
are available.
Temporal Range:
2016-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-26 00:00 +0000
(Entire dataset)
Period details by dataset product
Period details by dataset product
2016-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-24 18:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric isobaric analysis)
2016-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-24 18:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric isobaric analysis [netCDF4])
2016-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-24 18:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface analysis)
2016-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-24 18:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface analysis [netCDF4])
2016-01-01 06:00 +0000 to 2023-01-25 00:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface forecast)
2016-01-01 06:00 +0000 to 2023-01-25 00:00 +0000 (ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface forecast [netCDF4])
2016-01-03 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-26 00:00 +0000 (ECMWF TOGA 36 hour atmospheric surface forecast)
2016-01-03 00:00 +0000 to 2023-01-25 00:00 +0000 (ECMWF TOGA 36 hour atmospheric surface forecast [netCDF4])
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Variables:
Air Temperature |
Albedo |
Albedo |
Cloud Frequency |
Convection |
Convergence |
Dew Point Temperature |
Evaporation |
Geopotential Height |
Gravity Wave |
Heat Flux |
Humidity |
Ice Extent |
Incoming Solar Radiation |
Longwave Radiation |
Maximum/Minimum Temperature |
Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
Precipitation Amount |
Runoff |
Sea Level Pressure |
Sea Surface Temperature |
Shortwave Radiation |
Skin Temperature |
Snow |
Snow Density |
Snow Depth |
Snow Melt |
Snow/Ice Temperature |
Snow/Ice Temperature |
Soil Classification |
Soil Moisture/Water Content |
Soil Temperature |
Sunshine |
Surface Pressure |
Surface Roughness |
Surface Winds |
Terrain Elevation |
Total Precipitable Water |
Tropospheric Ozone |
Upper Air Temperature |
Upper Level Winds |
Vegetation Cover |
Vegetation Species |
Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed |
Vorticity |
Water Vapor |
Wind Stress |
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=89.946S Northernmost=89.946N
Detailed coverage information
Detailed coverage information
0.07° x 0.07° from 0E to 359.93E and 89.946N to 89.946S (5120 x 2560 Longitude/Latitude)
0.07° x ~0.070° from 0E to 359.93E and 89.946N to 89.946S (5120 x 2560 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude)
Data Contributors:
ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Publications:
Malardel, S., N. Wedi, W. Deconinck, M. Diamantakis, C. Kuhnlein, G. Mozdzynski, M. Hamrud, and P. Smolarkiewicz, 2015:
A new grid for the IFS. Newsletter No. 146 - Winter 2015/16, ECMWF, 6 pp.
Total Volume:
186.71 TB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric isobaric analysis: 74.43 TB
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface analysis: 16.76 TB
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface forecast: 24.63 TB
ECMWF TOGA 36 hour atmospheric surface forecast: 1.22 TB
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric isobaric analysis [netCDF4]: 51.35 TB
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface analysis [netCDF4]: 5.91 TB
ECMWF Operational 6-hourly atmospheric surface forecast [netCDF4]: 11.81 TB
ECMWF TOGA 36 hour atmospheric surface forecast [netCDF4]: 609.08 GB
Related RDA Datasets:
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ECMWF's Operational Model Analysis, starting in 2011
Metadata Record:
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