NOAA UFS SRW: Short-Range Weather Forecast Input Data

The NOAA Unified Forecast System Short-Range Weather Application data registry contains the static and dynamic input files required to run the UFS SRW model. It includes climatological fix files, terrain and land use data, initial and boundary condition files, and configuration files for out-of-the-box cases and workflow tests. Users can generate forecasts for other dates by downloading additional raw model files from public sources.

Use Cases

• Running short-range weather forecast simulations based on the provided static datasets and configuration files.
• Testing different model configurations and grids using the included workflow end-to-end (WE2E) test data.
• Generating atmospheric predictions on limited spatial domains for time scales from minutes to several days.
• Developing and validating new physics suites or model components within the UFS SRW framework.

Strengths

• Data is part of a community-based, comprehensive Earth Modeling System (UFS) developed by NOAA.
• Includes a complete set of input files for an out-of-the-box application case, reducing setup time.
• Supports workflow end-to-end tests for various configurations, aiding system validation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NOAA

Collection Method

Data registry for a community modeling system application.

Geography

Limited spatial domains as configured for specific forecast cases.