The Global RTOFS model data is in
NetCDF format,
and will be distributed on both the Operational FTP server (FTPPRD), and the
NOMADS data server.
NetCDF Product description
- NetCDF file names are:
-
Hourly Surface files: rtofs_glo_2ds_[n,f]XXX_CCCC.nc
6-Hourly and Daily Volume files: rtofs_glo_3dz_[n,f]XXX_DDDD_EEEE.nc
- where:
-
n=nowcast
f=forecast
XXX=hours (024 for nowcast and 000-192 for forecast)
CCCC=[diag, prog, ice]
DDDD=[daily, 6hrly_hvr]
if 6hrly_hvr then EEEE=[US_east,US_west,alaska]
if daily then EEEE= 3z[s,t,u,v]io
Surface Fields (2ds)
- diag stands for diagnostic variables:
-
ssh
surface_boundary_layer_thickness
mixed_layer_thickness
- prog stands for prognostic variables:
-
u_velocity
v_velocity
sst
sss
layer_density
- ice sea ice variables (from CICE, coupled to RTOFS):
-
ice_coverage
ice_temperature
ice_thickness
ice_uvelocity
icd_vvelocity
Volumetric Fields (3dz) defined on Z-levels:
- Parameters
-
s= salinity
t= temperature
u= u-component
v= v-component
- File names for a full model run are:
-
Hourly Surface Forecast
rtofs_glo_2ds_f000_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_f000_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f000_ice.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_f001_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_f001_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f001_ice.nc
.
.
.
rtofs_glo_2ds_f192_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_f192_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_ice.nc
Hourly Surface Nowcast
rtofs_glo_2ds_n001_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_n001_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n001_ice.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_n002_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_n002_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n002_ice.nc
.
.
.
rtofs_glo_2ds_n024_diag.nc
rtofs_glo_2ds_n024_prog.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_ice.nc
-
6-Hourly Volumetric Regional Forecast
rtofs_glo_3dz_f006_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f006_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f006_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f012_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f012_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f012_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
.
.
.
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
6-Hourly Volumetric Regional Nowcast
rtofs_glo_3dz_n006_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n006_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n006_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n012_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n012_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n012_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n018_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n018_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n018_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_6hrly_hvr_US_east.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_6hrly_hvr_US_west.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_6hrly_hvr_alaska.nc
Daily Volumetric Forecasts
rtofs_glo_3dz_f024_daily_3zsio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f024_daily_3ztio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f024_daily_3zuio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f024_daily_3zvio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f048_daily_3zsio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f048_daily_3ztio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f048_daily_3zuio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f048_daily_3zvio.nc
.
.
.
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_daily_3zsio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_daily_3ztio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_daily_3zuio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_f192_daily_3zvio.nc
Daily Volumetric Nowcast
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_daily_3zsio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_daily_3ztio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_daily_3zuio.nc
rtofs_glo_3dz_n024_daily_3zvio.nc