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| Model | NCEP Global Forecast System |
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| Horizontal resolution and grid | T128 (~ 1x1 Deg Lat/Lon) |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | 64 Levels (sigma-pressure hybrid coordinates) |
| Top of atmosphere | 0.02 hPa |
| Soil levels | Four Could we add the levels? - see UKMO equivalent as example |
| Time step | 10 minutes |
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| Hindcast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere initialization | Every 5th day of the calendar month from Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) | Everyday from Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) |
| Atmosphere IC perturbations | Forecasts are initialized from each 6 hourly analysis cycle. No additional perturbations are added to the analysis. | Same as for the hindcast. |
Land Initialization | From the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) | From the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) |
| Land IC perturbations | No explicit perturbations added. | No explicit perturbations added. |
| Soil moisture initialization | From the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) | No explicit perturbations added. Is this box correctly filled? |
| Snow initialization | From the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) | No explicit perturbations added. Is this box correctly filled? |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | None | None |
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| Forecast frequency | Every day | ||
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| Forecast ensemble size | Four/day | ||
| Hindcast years | 1981-2010 | ||
| Hindcast ensemble size | Four/day | ||
| On-the-fly or static hindcast set? | Static hindcast | Calibration (bias correction) period | 1981-2010 |
6. Other relevant information
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