[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='UPPER LEVEL WINDS']
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SAFARI 2000 ETA ATMOSPHERIC MODEL DATA, WET AND DRY SEASONS 2000 Entry ID: s2k_eta_model |
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Summary
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Abstract:
With modern computer power now capable of making mesoscale model output available in real time in the operational environment, increased attention has been given to utilizing these models in order to improve the forecasting ability of meteorologists. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) has developed a step-mountain eta coordinate model generally known as the ETA Model.This NCEP ETA data assimilation and prediction system (see Mesinger et al., 1988; Black, 1994) has been used by the South African Weather Bureau/Service (SAWS) to provide operational regional forecast guidance since November 1993. SAWS used this model to produce the basic meteorological data for the SAFARI project. The SAWS ETA model is a hydrostatic model with a horizontal grid spacing of approximately 48 km and 38 vertical levels, with layer depths that range from 20 m in the planetary boundary layer to 2 km at 50 mb. There have been several major ETA Model upgrades at SAWS: in March 1996, August 1998, November 1999, and August 2001.
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Geographic Coverage
| N: -9.0 | S: -53.0 | E: 53.0 | W: -13.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS)
Dataset Title: SAFARI 2000 ETA ATMOSPHERIC MODEL DATA, WET AND DRY SEASONS 2000 Dataset Release Date: 2004 Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center Data Presentation Form: Online Files Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/723 Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=723&term2attribut... |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2000-02-01 |
| Stop Date: 2000-09-30 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> AFRICA
> SOUTHERN AFRICA
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Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >PRECIPITABLE WATER [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >VERTICAL WIND MOTION [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| SAFARI 2000 >The Southern African Regional Science Initiative Project [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Keywords
| WINDS |
| EOSDIS |
| WIND SPEED |
| CLOUD COVER |
| SAFARI 2000 |
| TEMPERATURE |
| AIR PRESSURE |
| PRECIPITATION |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY |
| ATMOSPHERIC DATA |
| RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
| UPPER LEVEL WINDS |
| PRECIPITABLE WATER |
| GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT |
| METEOROLOGICAL DATA |
| VERTICAL WIND MOTION |
| CONVECTIVE INHIBITION |
| ETA ATMOSPHERIC MODEL |
| DEW POINT TEMPERATURE |
| POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE |
| PRESSURE VERTICAL VELOCITY |
| CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
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THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)
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Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/ Dataset ID: 723
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Personnel
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SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 012-367-6000 Contact Address: Private Bag X097 City: Pretoria Postal Code: 0001 Country: South Africa |
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ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-09-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-04-17
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