NCEP GFS Global Analysis - NetCDF format
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.012

Summary
This dataset from the Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport
(START08) consists of NCEP Global Forecast (GFS) model analysis files in
NetCDF format. The files are compressed bz2files. (bunzip2 filename)

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 107.012
 * doi:10.26023/DSTS-5M2Z-NC0T
   https://doi.org/10.26023/DSTS-5M2Z-NC0T

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Bowman, K. 2011. START08: NCEP GFS Global Analysis - NetCDF format. Version
 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/DSTS-5M2Z-NC0T Accessed 18 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * START08: Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08)
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/START08

Additional information
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Models/Analyses

Platforms
 * NCEP Global Forecast System Model (GFS)

Instruments
 * Computer

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VORTICITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > Stability/Severe Weather Indices > LIFTED INDEX (LI)
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS

Documentation
 * GFS_GlobalAnalysis_README.txt [5 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E6BADA8B5/GFS_GlobalAnalysis_README.txt

Related links
 * info: START08 Project Data Policy
   https://www.acom.ucar.edu/start/DataProtocolForSTART08_PREHIPPO.pdf
 * homepage: EOL START08 Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/start08
 * info: START08 Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/start_08/missions/missions.html

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2008-03-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2008-08-04 11:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Kenneth P. Bowman <k-bowman@tamu.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/823

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.012?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.012?format=isotc211