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2. Configuration


Earth system components included in the analysis system

(e.g., ocean, sea-ice, land, etc.)

Atmosphere, land.

Horizontal resolution of the model, with indication of grid spacing in km

(for the different Earth system component included in the model)

TL479 (~40km) for the atmospheric and land models.

Number of levels in the different Earth system components

(for the different Earth system component included in the model)

100 levels for the atmospheric model.

7 levels for the land model.

Frequency of the outputs

Every 6 hours (hourly or daily for some types), monthly statistics.

      Analysis fields (such as MSLP and 2m temperature) 

00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC

Daily means for analysis fields are computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC.

     Two-dimensional average diagnostic fields (such as total precipitation)

Two-dimensional average diagnostic fields are produced 1-hourly for 0-23h.

Average accumulations within a particular day=date for two-dimensional average diagnostic fields are the average from the following forecasts:

  • date      00UTC, step=1/to/6/by/1
  • date      06UTC, step=1/to/6/by/
  • date      12UTC, step=1/to/6/by/1
  • date      18UTC, step=1/to/6/by/1
Top of the atmospheric model

0.01 hPa.

Number of analysis cycle per day4
Earliest start date

September 1, 1947

Integration time step

720 seconds for outer model with TL479 resolution,

600 seconds for inner model with TL319 resolution.

Length and frequency of the longest forecastNot applicable
Dataset latency3 days

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