Regional Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of the NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS)

Description

This dataset comprises output fields from NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS) coastal ocean models. The National Ocean Service (NOS) maintains a suite of operational high-resolution hydrodynamic nowcast/forecast systems known as Operational Forecast Systems (OFS). The OFS are implemented in critical ports, harbors, estuaries, the Great Lakes and coastal waters of the United States and provide nowcast and near-term forecast guidance (generally 48 hours) of total water level (without waves), currents, salinity, and water temperature. This dataset includes two types of outputs: (1) time series of gridded (3-dimensional) model fields at up to hourly intervals; and (2) time series of values at specific locations, generally representing observing stations located within the model domain, at up to 6-minute resolution. The format of both types of files is CF-compliant netCDF. Though the OFS models are run 4x daily, for most domains NCEI only preserves one realization of each output time slice (i.e. only the 0-5 hour forecast fields from each run cycle are preserved).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 NOAA Tides and Currents page for the Operational Forecast System (OFS). https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/models.html
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/fztr-mf31
0 NCEI model information page. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-climate-models/co-ops-operational-forecast
21 Direct download for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/oa/prod-model/index.html#operational-nowcast-and-forecast-hydrodynamic-model-systems-co-ops/access/
21 THREDDS Data Server (TDS) for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/model/model.html
0 Access to the regional OFS models. https://data.noaa.gov/onestop/collections?q=parentIdentifier%3D%22doi%3A10.25921%2Ffztr-mf31%22
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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 Related NOAA National Ocean Service metadata record (InPort). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69283

Tags

  • alaska
  • united states of america
  • delaware
  • north pacific ocean
  • national ocean service
  • doc/noaa/nos/co-ops
  • nesdis
  • operational models
  • canada
  • oceans
  • water temperature
  • surface winds
  • sea surface height
  • doc/noaa/nws
  • continent
  • noaa
  • ocean temperature
  • north america
  • gulf of maine
  • earth science services
  • ocean winds
  • new york
  • atlantic ocean
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • new jersey
  • ocean
  • ocean and atmospheric research
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • california
  • national weather service
  • other
  • doc/noaa/nos
  • washington
  • center for operational oceanographic products and services
  • florida
  • longshore currents
  • tidal height
  • models
  • doc/noaa/oar
  • coastal processes
  • ocean general circulation models (ogcm)/regional ocean models
  • salinity/density
  • ocean circulation
  • ocean currents
  • north atlantic ocean
  • pacific ocean
  • great lakes
  • oregon
  • national centers for environmental information
  • tides
  • tidal currents

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