NCEP GFS Forecast Imagery https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/114.075 Summary This dataset includes NCEP GFS Forecast Imagery from the VORTEX2 field catalogs for 2009 and 2010. The files are gif images. Imagery files are only available for the VORTEX2 field phases for approximately May-June 2009 and April-June 2010. See the related links below to access the field catalogs for the exact time periods covered by this data set. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 114.075 * doi:10.26023/F1ZT-6204-YK0Z https://doi.org/10.26023/F1ZT-6204-YK0Z Versions 1.0 Citation National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). 2010. VORTEX2: NCEP GFS Forecast Imagery. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/F1ZT-6204-YK0Z Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). 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 * VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX2 Additional information * Frequency: 12 hourly * Language: English Categories * Models/Analyses Platforms * NCEP Global Forecast System Model (GFS) Instruments * Computer GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VORTICITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT Related links * info: EOL/VORTEX2_2010 FIELD CATALOG - Model Products http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/vortex2_2010/model/index * info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/files_live/private/VORTEX2_data_policy_15apr09.pdf * info: VORTEX2 2010 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/vortex2_2010/missions/missions.html * info: EOL/VORTEX2_2009 FIELD CATALOG - Model Products http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/vortex2_2009/model/index * info: VORTEX2 2009 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/vortex2_2009/missions/missions.html * homepage: EOL Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex2 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2009-05-04 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-06-21 00:00:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1304 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/114.075?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/114.075?format=isotc211