CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0180
DOI: 10.5067/KWMXY3NFHZOH
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
The Rapid Update Cycle analysis/model system at a 20-km horizontal resolution (RUC20) provides short-range numerical weather guidance for general forecasting, as well as for the special short-term needs of aviation and severe-weather forecasting. This data set consists of 60 meteorological and soil parameters at 50 computational levels.
Parameter(s):
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC WINDSCLOUD HEIGHTGEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTNET RADIATIONPOTENTIAL TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATIONRUNOFFSNOW ENERGY BALANCESOILSSPECIFIC HUMIDITYSURFACE PRESSURE
Platform(s):
MODELS
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
GRIB1
Temporal Coverage:
30 September 2002 to 30 September 2003
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
54
S:
24
E:
66
W:
-126
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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