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Pattern for file names
yyyymm_cccc_PARAM.svs[.Zzzz]
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 |
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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 zzz is optional suffix labelling used compression:
Z zzz value | compression method |
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gz | GZIP |
zip | ZIP (one file only) |
bz2 | BZIP2 |
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