Agreed here on 13km RAP model - native vertical coordinate with hydrometeors -
all things as close to native as possible rather than interpolated either to
pressure or eliminating the critical 3D variables.
--Greg Thompson, NCAR-RAL
On Sep 11, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Gerry Creager wrote:
> Becky
>
> Thanks for getting back to me. We are interested in the 12 km NAM and 13 km
> (130 grid) RAP data. If that's possible, it'd be a help. When I first asked
> on the LDM list, there was at least one other researcher interested in higher
> resolution NAM and RAP. Somehow, I don't think I'd be the only user.
>
> Appreciate the help, and I fully understand about the delays for new systems
> and schedules.
>
> Regards,
> Gerry
>
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Rebecca Cosgrove <rebecca.cosgrove@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> Gerry,
> I apologize for my delayed response.
> Right now we've got a limit on adding new data to CONDUIT until we upgrade
> our system here at NCEP. We're in the process of that upgrade right now.
> I'll submit your request for additional NAM 12km fields to the User Committee
> meeting on the 17th for consideration after the upgrade. If others in the
> group would like to see this data, I encourage you to chime in and voice your
> desire for this as well.
>
> For the RAP, we do have 20km and 40km grids for the CONUS available in
> CONDUIT. Is there additional RAP data you are interested in?
>
> Becky Cosgrove
> NCEP Central Operations
>
>> CONDUIT folk
>>
>> We're working on a project and I'd configured a CONDUIT feed to acquire NAM
>> 218 data. My plan was to kick off processing using a PQACT action when the
>> last of the needed data arrived. Problem: We get the surface fields, which
>> is not sufficient to initialize WRF. Of course, I can go download the data
>> from NCEP (in fact, that's what we're now doing) but I'm wondering: Am I the
>> only one looking for these data? Is there sufficient bandwidth to allow
>> carrying the full NAM 12 km dataset? What's the chances of getting NAM (and,
>> for that matter, RAP) added?
>>
>> Thanks, Gerry
>> OU/CIMMS/NSSL
>>
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