Results of 2012 CONDUIT User Survey
08 May 2012
During late March and early April 2012 the Unidata Program Center conducted a survey of Cooperative Opportunity for NCEP Data Using IDD Technology (CONDUIT) users to determine which of the model output currently included in the feed are in use, which are candidates for removal from the feed, and which new model runs (if any) should be added to the feed.
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In case you missed it — here's a wrap-up of news from the Unidata Program Center for the month of April, 2012.
[Read More]Planned Web Site Downtime April 28, 2012
26 April 2012
Planned maintenance to some of UCAR's computer room infrastructure will require Unidata's web site, FTP server, email, and mailing lists to go off-line temporarily on Saturday, April 28th 2012. Maintenance will occur between 6:00am and 3:00pm Mountain Daylight Time. Network downtime for the affected systems is anticipated to be approximately two hours starting at 6:00 am, but since the computer room's uninterruptible power supplies will also be serviced, a power outage any time during the maintenance period could cause additional downtime.
Unidata Program Center staff are working to ensure that other Unidata services provided by hardware on the UCAR network remain on-line during the the outage. We expect that the UPC's Internet Data Distribution nodes, as well as the Motherlode server, will remain functional throughout the upgrade.
Thank you for your patience.
25 April 2012
GEMPAK 6.6.0 is now available at the download page http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/gempak/
In addition to general table and map updates, 6.6.0 includes updates to NEXR2RHI and NMAP2, as well as an improved pre-compilation system architecture determination which eliminates the need to modify configuration files on some systems. Other updates include improved support for the migration to AWIPS II, and the ability to display Cryosat and high-resolution OSCAT data (thanks to the work done by Greg McFadden at OPC).
Rapid Refresh to Replace RUC in Early May 2012
25 April 2012
Rapid Refresh (RAP) is the next-generation hourly-updated replacement for the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) numerical model covering North America. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), along with the Earth Systems Research Laboratory (ESRL) have been running the RAP model experimentally for some time, and NCEP plans to switch to the RAP for operational use on Tuesday, May 1 2012. (If May 1st is a Critical Weather Day, the transition will take place as soon as practical afterward).
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