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START08: NCEP GFS Global Analysis - GRIB format

Summary

This dataset from the Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08) consists of NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model analysis files in grib format. The files are compressed bz2 files. (bunzip2 filename)

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/9K6V-YKS1-VK04
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	START08: Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08)
Language	English
Platforms	NCEP Global Forecast System Model (GFS)
Instruments	Computer
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE ALBEDO GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HEAT FLUX LIFTED INDEX (LI) RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SPECIFIC HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER TROPOPAUSE U/V WIND COMPONENTS U/V WIND COMPONENTS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VORTICITY WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS Show 14 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	GFS_GlobalAnalysis_README.txt [5 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL START08 Homepage info: START08 Missions info: START08 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-03-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2008-08-04 17:23:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Kenneth P. Bowman <k-bowman@tamu.edu>

Citation

Bowman, K. 2011. START08: NCEP GFS Global Analysis - GRIB format. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/9K6V-YKS1-VK04. Accessed 12 Feb 2026.

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