NCEP Atmospheric
Models
|
Model application |
Climate |
GFS Global/Wx |
GEFS/ NAEFS Global Ensembles |
Regional/ SevereWx |
SREF Regional Ensembles |
|
Domain |
Global |
Global |
Global |
No. Am. |
No. Am. |
|
Resolution |
T62 (~200km) 64
levels MOM3 1 deg 40 lev |
T382(~35km) to 7.5days T190(~70km) to 16 days 64 levels |
T126 (~105km) 28 levels |
12 km 60
levels |
32-45 km/ 28-60 lvls |
|
Forecast length |
9 months 4/day |
16 days 4/day |
16 days 4/day |
84 hrs 4/day |
87 hrs 4/day |
|
# of Members |
120/month |
N/A |
84/day |
N/A |
84/day |
|
Model |
RUC Domestic Aviation & Severe Wx |
Air Quality Domestic Sfc Ozone [Smoke] |
HiRes-Window Severe Weather |
Fire Wx/ IMET Support [Homeland
Security] |
Hurricane track & intensity |
|
Domain |
CONUS |
CONUS [CONUS & Alaska] |
2/3 CONUS Hawaii & PR |
Selectable 4-8 State [1-3 state] |
Storm Movable nest |
|
Resolution |
13 km 50 levels |
CMAQ 12 km / 22 levels [HYSPLIT off the 12 km |
WRF-NMM 4.0 km 35 lvls WRF- |
NMM [+ HYSPLIT] 8 [4] km 50 lvls |
HWRF & GFDL 9 km 42 levels |
|
Forecast length |
12 hours 24 / day |
12-48 hours 2 / day [4/day] |
48 hours 1 large nest + 1
small nest 4/day when no hurricanes |
48 [30] hrs 4/day |
120 hrs 4 storms 4/day |