Rapid Refresh (RAP) [13 km]

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
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00690/html
0 Description of the data and related resources. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-climate-models/rapid-refresh-update
21 Direct download for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/oa/prod-model/index.html#rapid-refresh/access/rap-130-13km/
21 THREDDS Data Server (TDS) for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/model/rucrap.html
0 Web site providing overview and technical documentation for the RAP. http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/
0 Web site providing overview and technical documentation for the RAP. http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/
0 Web site providing description and access links for the RAP. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/model-data/model-datasets/rapid-refresh-rap
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • humidity
  • ice pellets
  • vertical location
  • terrestrial hydrosphere
  • dew point temperature
  • nomads
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  • united states of america
  • tropopause
  • water vapor profiles
  • sea surface
  • land surface
  • altitude
  • national climatic data center
  • atmospheric temperature
  • nesdis
  • sea surface temperature
  • land surface temperature
  • wind dynamics
  • oceans
  • surface winds
  • water vapor
  • snow
  • 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
  • the noaa operational model archive and distribution system
  • sea level pressure
  • atmospheric water vapor
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • air quality
  • noaa
  • air temperature
  • total precipitable water
  • ocean temperature
  • troposphere
  • snow depth
  • north america
  • planetary boundary layer height
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • visibility
  • earth science
  • rain
  • surface pressure
  • potential temperature
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • convection
  • atmospheric pressure measurements
  • skin temperature
  • boundary layer winds
  • snow/ice
  • atmospheric stability
  • wind profiles
  • vertical wind velocity/speed
  • solid precipitation
  • upper level winds
  • pressure thickness
  • liquid precipitation
  • atmospheric pressure
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • sleet
  • boundary layer
  • atmospheric winds
  • vorticity
  • geopotential height
  • precipitation rate
  • surface temperature
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