Catalogue of GCIP Precipitation Datasets 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- January Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU February Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU March Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU April Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU ^L 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- May Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU June Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data - -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU July Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU August Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU ^L 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- September Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU October Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU November Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU December Daily--gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-gage -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Hourly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU 6 Hrly-4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-stage II & IV -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--4km-RFC -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU MOLTS--data -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU - - - 6 Hrly-Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--Stage IV GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU Daily--RFC GIF -RU -RU -RU -RU DRU KEY: D = On workstation disk, cloud (140.90.131.xx) R = On CD-ROM, NCEP U = At UCAR - = Not available Hourly-4km-stage IV = 4 types of analysis in grib format: gage only, radar only, unbiased radar only, combined gage and unbiased radar 6 Hrly-4km-stage IV = 4 types of analysis in grib format: gage only, radar only, unbiased radar only, combined gage and unbiased radar Daily--4km-stage IV = 4 types of analysis in grib format: gage only, radar only, unbiased radar only, combined gage and unbiased radar Daily--4km-RFC = 1 type of analysis in grib format: 24-hour gage only Changed to CPC 1/8 degree analysis on 4-Oct-2005 MOLTS--data = files are ieee binary (2 per day at 0Z & 12Z) Hourly-Stage IV GIF = only combined gage and unbiased radar preview image Daily--Stage IV GIF = only combined gage and unbiased radar preview image Daily--RFC GIF = only 24-hour gage preview image All grib format files are 4km resolution all GIF format files are 15km resolution According to Mike Baldwin, the archive for all 4 types of analysis at the 4km grid and hourly rate began on 19970422. Prior to that date the following are available: 19960501-19960708 radar only analysis 19960709-19970422 radar only, gage only, combined gage and unbiased radar ***NOTE - On or about 1-Jan-2000, there was widespread outages of radar data during the transition from AFOS to AWIPS. Corrective measures begun in June 2000. Not affected was the gage-only 4km grid analysis. Date of this list: Mon Feb 26 14:49:22 EST 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File name changes on 4-Oct-2005 /export-4/tempest/wd22yl/pcpanl/arch/ST2_4km.yyyymmdd Stage II grib files /export-4/tempest/wd22yl/pcpanl/arch/ST2_vu.yyyymmdd GIF image file /export-4/tempest/wd22yl/pcpanl/arch/ST4.yyyymmdd Stage IV grib files ***Note - Prior to 2002, stage II files were incorrectly called stage IV Stage II & IV are produced at the same time but are saved in separate files. Stage IV files have manual quality control performed by staff at River Forecast Centers while Stage II are software checks. The CPC 1/8 degree gridded analysis (24hour only at 12Z) has been added to the ST2_4km... file as of 4-Oct-2005.