National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP/NOAA) model data available from Unidata includes: GFS (Global Forecast System), NAM (North American Mesoscale), RUC2 (Rapid Update Cycle), ECMWF (via the European Community), GENS (Global Ensemble Forecast System), NDFD products and UKMET (via the United Kingdom).
More information on NCEP generated products
| Remote Data Access | Data Coverage | Display & Analysis Options | |||||||
| LDM Feedtype* | McIDAS ADDE |
TDS |
Short-Term Archive |
Regional | National | Global | GEMPAK | IDV | McIDAS |
| CONDUIT (FT12, NMC2, NCEPH) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| HDS (FT2, HRS) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NGRID (FT23, GRID) | ✓ R | ✓ R | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
R = Restricted: Some of the data ECMWF data products are restricted.
*See a complete list of LDM feed types
Information on Cooperative Opportunity for NCEP Data Using IDD Technology (CONDUIT), a collaborative project between Unidata, the NWS, NCEP, and NASA/JPL.
The COMET MetEd Operational Models Matrix describes the characteristics/architecture of commonly used NCEP operational models.
The NWS's Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) provides detailed information on the numerical weather models available through CONDUIT.
A list of NDFD products available in the Unidata IDD CONDUIT feed.
NCEP provides GRIB1 and GRIB2 documentation and lists GRIB grid IDs in both alpha and numeric format. Numerical Model Descriptions from the NCEP Environmental Modeling Center are also available.
The NCAR Community Data Portal catalogs the various types of NCEP model data available via the Unidata IDD.Questions or comments about NCEP model data can be sent to: support@unidata.ucar.edu