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The format of the files is described here.
Pattern for file names
yyyymm_cccc_PARAM.svs[.Z]
where:
yyyymm is year and month of the calendar month data are relevant for;
cccc is the 4-character WMO identifier of the originating centre
(ammc=Melbourne, cwao=Montreal, dems=New Delhi, ecmf=ECMWF, edzw=Offenbach, egrr=Exeter, kwbc=Washington, lfpw=Toulouse, rjtd=Tokyo, rksl=Seoul, rums=Moscow, ...);
PARAM is the string identifying the parameter:
| PARAM | meaning |
|---|---|
| t2m | air temperature at 2 meters above the model orography |
| td2m | dewpoint at 2 meters above the model orography |
| rh2m | relative humidity at 2 meters above the model orography |
| tp06 | total precipitation accumulated over previous 6 hours |
| tp24 | total precipitation accumulated over previous 24 hours |
| ff10m | wind speed at 10 meters above the model orography |
| dd10m | wind direction at 10 meters above the model orography |
| tcc | total cloud cover |
Z is optional suffix labelling used compression:
| suffixZ value | compression method |
|---|---|
| gz | GZIP |
| zip | ZIP (one file only) |
| bz2 | BZIP2 |
Example
201602_ecmf_rh2m.svs.gz
Incoming files
Originating centres should upload their files to the FTP server ftp.ecmwf.int (using login wmolcdnv) to the directory /data/incoming/ (URL ftp://wmolcdnv@ftp.ecmwf.int/data/incoming/)
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