As many in the Unidata community are aware, on January 14, 2015 the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) began producing Global Forecast System (GFS) model output with 0.25-degree resolution for use in weather forecasting operations. This output is now available to be added to the Unidata Internet Data Distribution (IDD) system's CONDUIT data stream.
Unidata Program Center staff have been testing the 0.25-degree GFS data, and have been working with operators of top-level IDD relay sites to determine whether these operators have the capacity to handle the increased data volume associated with this new data stream. The approximate volume of the 0.25-degree GFS model output is 20 GB per model run, four times each day. For comparison, the current GFS model output delivered via CONDUIT (GFS 0.5-degree, 1-degree, and 2.5-degree) total approximately 5 GB per model run, four times each day.
We would like to better understand the level of interest in receiving this model output among Unidata community members. We are also soliciting information on Unidata sites' capacity to receive this volume of data via the CONDUIT “push” mechanism. We have created a short online questionnaire to collect community input:
2015 CONDUIT Unidata User Community Survey
We encourage all Unidata community sites to provide input, even if you are not currently receiving data via CONDUIT. Please respond by 20 March 2015. This will allow the Unidata Users Committee to discuss community input at its spring meeting, to be held 26-27 March 2015.
I would like to see the offering of .25-degree data long as universities are able to handle the larger load without causing other issues for other streams.
I do not feel the high-resolution data is necessary for most people and I would hate to see undue strain on IDD.
I would also like to suggest the addition of the hurricane models (GFDL, HWRF) to CONDUIT during the tropical season.
Posted by Justin Balbierer on March 04, 2015 at 04:10 AM MST #
Yes
Posted by Vicky on March 08, 2015 at 07:27 PM MDT #
We are anxious to receive the new higher-resolution GFS data. It will have a bit impact on our operational runs of the WRF model over Mauna Kea to predict optical turbulence for the astronomy community. We are also running an operational volcanic emissions dispersion model for Kilauea. We have the band with and capacity for the new data.
Posted by Steven Businger on March 16, 2015 at 06:44 AM MDT #
Please add the GFS 0.25.
Posted by Francois Vandenberghe on March 16, 2015 at 07:30 AM MDT #
WE WANT IT!!!
Posted by Cliff Mass on March 16, 2015 at 01:23 PM MDT #
Your release might be beneficial to carry on a study of water resources in Seoul by incorporating a newly developing data sssimilation method.
Posted by Gyu-Ho Lim on March 16, 2015 at 04:42 PM MDT #
Yes, I want the new release GFS 0.25 for mantener my information study at Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. Thanks a lot.
Posted by Juan S. Payero on March 17, 2015 at 12:50 PM MDT #
We are anxious to receive the new higher-resolution GFS 0.25
Posted by Deng ZH on March 23, 2015 at 10:03 PM MDT #
yes, it is very useful.
Posted by Mostafa karimi on April 10, 2015 at 07:25 PM MDT #