Sundog Weather

Forecast Models Documentation

Product Categories

Category	Type	Description
Surface	2D-Maps	Surface temperature, wind, humidity, etc.
Precipitation	2D-Maps	Precipitation Rates and Accumulations
Thermodynamics	2D-Maps	Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Dynamics	2D-Maps	Atmospheric Dynamics
Buoyancy	2D-Maps	Thermodynamic Instabilities (Buoyancy)
Wind-Shear	2D-Maps	Dynamic Instabilities (Wind Shear)
Station	Diagrams	Station diagrams - Vertical or temporal

Data Source(s)

Organization	Subsidiary	Description
NOAA	NCEP	National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Numerical Models - NCEP

Model Family	Runs
Global Forecast System (GFS)	00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
North American Model (NAM)	00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
Weather Research & Forecasting Model (WRF)	00Z, 12Z
FV3 HiRes (FV3 Core High Resolution)	00Z, 12Z
Rapid Refresh Model (RAP)	Hourly
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Model (HRRR)	Hourly
Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA)	Sub-Hourly

Back End Software Used

Name	Author	Category	Description
GrADS	COLA	Data Visualization	Grid Analysis and Display System
Pngquant	Kornel	File Conversion	Lossy PNG Compressor

GrADS Scripts Used

Name	Author	Description
color.gs	Chihiro Kodama	creates custom colormaps
xcbar.gs	Chihiro Kodama	creates and plots colorbars
plotskew.gs	Robert Hart	plots Skew-T Diagram

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