Cayenne WRF Model Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/486.015 Summary This dataset contains WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model data from the High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content (HAIC-HIWC) project that took place in Cayenne, French Guiana. WRF is a state-of-the-art atmospheric modeling system designed for both meteorological research and numerical weather prediction. The data file output is from the WRF V3.6.1 model. The data files are in gzipped netCDF format. The forecasts are created once every 6 hours at 00, 06, 12 and 18 hours. For best results, only order one 6 hour period at one time, since the data files are very large. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 486.015 * doi:10.5065/D6S46QPC https://doi.org/10.5065/D6S46QPC Versions 1.0 Citation NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division. 2016. Cayenne WRF Model Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6S46QPC Accessed 19 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 * HAIC-HIWC_2015: High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project - 2015 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HAIC-HIWC_2015 Additional information * Spatial Type: grid * Frequency: 6 hourly * Language: English Categories * Models/Analyses Platforms * Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Instruments * Computer GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > RUNOFF * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ALBEDO * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > LEAF CHARACTERISTICS > LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX > LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES > EMISSIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO Related links * info: HAIC-HIWC 2015 Cayenne Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/haic-hiwc_2015/tools/missions * info: WRF Model Users' Page http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/ * homepage: HAIC-HIWC Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/haic-hiwc * info: HAIC-HIWC Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/files_live/private/Data_sharing_update_2016-05-18-v2.pdf Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2015-05-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2015-05-31 17:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 20.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 0.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -70.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -30.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/490 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/486.015?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/486.015?format=isotc211