Description
The Rapid Refresh (RAP) numerical weather model took the place of the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) on May 1, 2012. Run by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), RAP runs with two versions. The first generates weather data on a 13-km (8-mile) resolution horizontal grid and the second, the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), generates data down to a 3-km (2-mile) resolution grid for smaller regions of interest. RAP forecasts are generated every hour with forecast lengths going out 18 hours with a 1 hour temporal resolution. Multiple data sources go into the generation of RAP forecasts: commercial aircraft weather data, balloon data, radar data, surface observations, and satellite data. This dataset contains a 13 km horizontal resolution Lambert Conformal grid covering the Continental United States (CONUS) domain.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA RAP Web Site | Unknown | Web site providing overview and technical documentation for the RAP. | Open resource |
| NOAA RAP Web Site | Unknown | Web site providing overview and technical documentation for the RAP. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| NCEI RAP Web Site | Unknown | Web site providing description and access links for the RAP. | Open resource |
| NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) | Unknown | NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Landing page for the dataset. | Open resource |
| NCEI Direct Download (Dataset Files) | HTML | Direct download for the dataset. | Open resource |
| NCEI Product Information Page | Unknown | Description of the data and related resources. | Open resource |
| NCEI THREDDS | HTML | THREDDS Data Server (TDS) for the dataset. | Open resource |
Tags
- 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
- air quality
- air temperature
- altitude
- atmosphere
- atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric pressure measurements
- atmospheric stability
- atmospheric temperature
- atmospheric water vapor
- atmospheric winds
- boundary layer
- boundary layer winds
- continent
- convection
- dew point temperature
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
- earth science
- freezing rain
- geopotential height
- humidity
- ice pellets
- land surface
- land surface temperature
- liquid precipitation
- national centers for environmental information
- national climatic data center
- nesdis
- noaa
- nomads
- north america
- oceans
- ocean temperature
- planetary boundary layer height
- potential temperature
- precipitation
- precipitation rate
- pressure thickness
- rain
- sea level pressure
- sea surface
- sea surface temperature
- skin temperature
- sleet
- snow
- snow depth
- snow/ice
- solid precipitation
- stratosphere
- surface pressure
- surface temperature
- surface thermal properties
- surface winds
- terrestrial hydrosphere
- the noaa operational model archive and distribution system
- total precipitable water
- tropopause
- troposphere
- united states of america
- upper air temperature
- upper level winds
- u.s. department of commerce
- vertical location
- vertical wind velocity/speed
- visibility
- vorticity
- water vapor
- water vapor indicators
- water vapor profiles
- wind dynamics
- wind profiles