This table shows the centres that provide data to this project together with the latest configuration of their systems. Follow the link of each Data Provider for specific model description.
Status on May | Time range (forecasts and hindcasts) | Resolution of model | Forecast initial conditions | Forecast ensemble size | Hindcast initial conditions | Hindcasts ensemble size | Hindcast period | Hindcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF (ecmf) | 215 days | TCO319/L91 Dynamics:TCO319 cubic octahedral grid Physics: O320 Gaussian grid (36 km) 91 levels in vertical, to 0.01hPa (80km) | 1st of month | 51 members | 1st of month | 25 | 1981-2016 | fixed |
| UKMO (egrr) | 215 days | N216/L85 0.83° x 0.56° (~ 60km in mid-latitudes) 85 levels in vertical, to 85km | each day of month | 2 members/day(4) | 1st, 9th, 17th, 25th of month | 7 members/start time | 1993-2016 | on-the-fly(1) |
| Météo-France(3) (lfpw) | 7 calendar months | TL359/L91 L137 (0.5°) 91 137 levels in vertical, to 0.01hPa | last and penultimate Thursday of previous month 1st of month | 25 members each 1 member | last and penultimate Thursday of previous month 1st of month | 12 members each 1 member | 1993-20162018 | fixed |
| DWD (edzw) | 6 calendar months | T127 (~100 km) 95 levels in vertical, to 0.01hPa | 1st of month | 50 members | 1st of month | 30 members | 1993-2019 | fixed |
| CMCC (cmcc) | 6 calendar months | approx 0.5° lat-long 46 levels in vertical, to 0.2hPa | 1st of month | 50 members | 1st of month | 40 members | 1993-2016 | fixed |
NCEP | 215 days | T128/L64 (~ 1°) 64 levels in vertical, to 0.02hPa | each day of month members initialised every 6 hours (at 0h, 6h, 12h and 18h UTC) | 4 members/day | every 5 days (5) members initialised every 6 hours (at 0h, 6h, 12h and 18h UTC) | 4 members/start date | 1993-2016 | fixed |
| JMA (rjtd) | 215 days | TL159 (approx. 110km) 60 levels in vertical, to 0.1hPa | every 5 days(3) | 13 members/day | 2 start dates lagged by 15 days (6) | 5 members/start date | 1993-2016 | fixed |
ECCC (cwao) (7) (component of CanSIPSv2) | 214 days | ~1.4° lat-long (~155 km) 79 levels in vertical, to 0.075hPa | 1st of the month | 10 members | 1st of the month | 10 members | 1993-2020 | fixed |
ECCC (cwao) (7) (component of CanSIPSv2) | 214 days | T63 (~2.8° lat-long) 35 levels in vertical, to 1hPa | 1st of the month | 10 members | 1st of the month | 10 members | 1993-2020 | fixed |
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| Forecasting centre | Forecasting system name | CDS 'system' value |
|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | System 4 | 4 |
| SEAS5 | 5 | |
| Météo-France | System 5 | 5 |
| System 6 | 6 | |
| System 7 | 7 | |
| System 8 | 8 | |
| CMCC | SPS3 | 3 |
| SPS3.5 | 35 | |
| DWD | GCFS2.0 | 2 |
| GCFS2.1 | 21 | |
| NCEP | CFSv2 | 2 |
| JMA | CPS2 | 2 |
| ECCC | GEM-NEMO | 1 |
| CanCM4i | 2 |
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