Output fields from the NOAA Atlantic Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (RTOFS) for 2006-05-31 to 2017-03-21

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2017
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 0026419; 0037715; 0037716; 0038000; 0038184; 0038417; 0038590; 0038686; 0038690; 0038868; 0039052; 0039230; 0041112; 0041372; 0041385; 0041439; 0041591; 0044360; 0045169; 0046032; 0046092; 0046513; 0048724; 0050261; 0050464; 0050607; 0050813; 0050977; 0051460; 0051512; 0051618; 0051620; 0051875; 0052486; 0053280; 0054211; 0055660; 0057379; 0057381; 0058273; 0059378; 0060235; 0060954; 0062139; 0062434; 0062968; 0063918; 0064868; 0065424; 0066108; 0066881; 0067579; 0068299; 0068990; 0069617; 0070404; 0071063; 0071851; 0072610; 0073284; 0073425; 0073607; 0074002; 0074617; 0075308; 0077911; 0079058; 0082168; 0083186; 0084919; 0086247; 0087573; 0089163; 0090246; 0092434; 0093398; 0094832; 0098135; 0099199; 0100023; 0101112; 0101882; 0104156; 0104397; 0105690; 0108058; 0109999; 0111743; 0112743; 0113643; 0114225; 0114639; 0115495; 0116220; 0116779; 0117684; 0118274; 0119183; 0119875; 0120760; 0121623; 0122505; 0123097; 0123098; 0125060; 0125594; 0126591; 0127243; 0127550; 0129412; 0129547; 0130523; 0131500; 0133934; 0137762; 0138739; 0140223; 0141436; 0145087; 0146057; 0150185; 0152515; 0155306; 0156232; 0156508; 0156690; 0156901; 0157123; 0157730; 0159805; 0161497; 0162252; CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U); CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V); FLUX - HEAT; MIXED LAYER DEPTH; PRECIPITATION; SALINITY; SALINITY - SURFACE WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATER DENSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; not applicable; model output; US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction; NOAA Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (RTOFS); Caribbean Sea; Coastal Waters of Florida; Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico; Gulf of Maine; Gulf of Mexico; Mid-Atlantic Bight; North Atlantic Ocean; NW Atlantic (limit-40 W); South Atlantic Ocean; SW Atlantic (limit-20 W); TOGA Area - Atlantic; oceanography; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN HEAT BUDGET > HEAT FLUX; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; North Atlantic
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The NOAA Atlantic Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (RTOFS) dataset comprises output fields from the daily operational RTOFS model runs conducted at the National Centers for Atmospheric Prediction. Each model run produces a series of gridded fields containing results of model computations for ocean temperature, salinity, currents, sea-surface height, and possibly other properties. The fields are encoded in the standard GRIdded Binary (GRIB) file format. NCEI compiles a series of files into monthly accessions to facilitate archival storage and public access. Two different sets of output fields are included: 1) daily 3-dimensional fields reported on the model's native hybrid (isopycnal plus z-level) vertical coordinates (note: prior to June 6, 2007, these fields are interpolated to z-levels); and 2) hourly fields reported for the surface level only. Each daily model run produces a 24-hr hindcast as well as forecasts out to 120 hours.