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PLOWS: NOAA/NCEP WRF ARW Model Forecast Imagery

Summary

This data set contains the several forecast image products from the NOAA/NCEP WRF ARW model over the continental US. The products include 300mb heights/wind, 500mb heights/vorticity, 500mb heights/vorticity, 700 mb heights/humidity, 850mb heights/temperature/wind, and mean sea level pressure/1000-500mb thickness/precipitation. The products are available every 12 hours out to the 48 hour forecast. The images were created by the NOAA/NCEP.

During PLOWS 2009-2010 the simulated reflectivity product is also available. This data set contains imagery from the two PLOWS field phases, 6 February to 30 March 2009 and 15 October 2009 to 10 March 2010. No imagery are available for the period between the field phases.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/A3E3-W4HQ-1D0X
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-04-01)
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Related projects	PLOWS: Profiling of Winter Storms
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Models/Analyses
Platforms	Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model
Instruments	Computer
GCMD Science Keywords	GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT PRESSURE THICKNESS RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VORTICITY WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Related links	info: PLOWS 2008-2009 Missions info: PLOWS 2009-2010 Missions info: PLOWS Data Policy homepage: PLOWS EOL Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-02-06 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-03-10 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -115.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -70.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

Citation

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). 2010. PLOWS: NOAA/NCEP WRF ARW Model Forecast Imagery. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/A3E3-W4HQ-1D0X. Accessed 21 May 2025.

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