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Dataset: Full Collection (Reference / Forecast Time) Dataset
Catalog: Unidata THREDDS Data Server - NCEP models/NCEP Forecast Models/Rapid Refresh (RAP)/Rapid Refresh CONUS 13km
dataFormatGRIB-2
authorityedu.ucar.unidata
featureTypeGRID
idgrib/NCEP/RAP/CONUS_13km/TwoD
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WMS Data Access Supports access to georegistered map images from geoscience datasets.
WCS Data Access Supports access to geospatial data as 'coverages'.
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Documentation
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Geospatial Coverage
Time Coverage
Properties

Description:

  • summary: Two time dimensions: reference and forecast; full access to all GRIB records
  • rights: Freely available
  • processing_level: Transmitted through Unidata Internet Data Distribution.
  • processing_level: Read by CDM Grib Collection.
  • summary: NCEP Rapid Refresh (RR / RAP)) Model: frequently updated short-range weather forecasts. Replaced the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC/RUC2) on 05 May 2012 12Z. Model runs are made hourly, with analysis and hourly forecasts out to 3 hours; on the 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21Z runs, the hourly forecasts go out to 12 hours
  • summary: Horizontal = 337 by 451 points, resolution 13.55 km, LambertConformal projection.
  • NCEP Model documentation
  • NCEP/NWS Model Analyses and Forecasts page
  • Unidata IDD Model Data page
  • Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)

Creators:

  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service (NWS) National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

Publishers:

GeospatialCoverage:

  • Longitude: -139.8561226608637 to -57.381070026044654 degrees_east
  • Latitude: 16.28100013732909 to 55.481311754301515 degrees_north

TimeCoverage:

  • Start: 2024-05-01T19:00:00Z
  • End: 2024-05-05T16:00:00Z
  • Duration: 3.875 days

Properties:

  • Originating_or_generating_Center = US National Weather Service, National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
  • Originating_or_generating_Subcenter = 0
  • GRIB_table_version = 2,1
  • Type_of_generating_process = Forecast
  • Analysis_or_forecast_generating_process_identifier_defined_by_originating_centre = Rapid Refresh (RAP)
  • file_format = GRIB-2
  • Conventions = CF-1.6
  • history = Read using CDM IOSP GribCollection v3
  • featureType = GRID
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