Meteo
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This chapter explains which meteorological data we have available. Currently there are 2 meteorological models running operationally for Portugal (MM5 and WRF). The higher operational spatial resolution is 9 km but 3km are already being tested. MM5 3 day forecasts for Portugal are published on http://meteo.ist.utl.pt/. There is also available forecasts and analysis from the global model GFS which are used for initial and boundary conditions for MM5, WRF and recently WWIII. There is also a database of meteorological observations (surface and upperair).
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MM5
MM5 meteorological surface forecasts are automatically being delivered to MARETEC in MOHID-HDF5 format. This section explains where are the HDF5 files. For other time periods and/or variables, or if you see that there is some file missing or has problems, please email me! (arosa@ist.utl.pt)
System Operational Configuration
MM5 is running 4 time per day (00,06,12,18 h UTC) producing 3 days forecasts with 3 spatial nested domains: D1 with 81 km resolution, D2 with 27 km and D3 with 9 km (http://meteo.ist.utl.pt/). These simulation were using GFS grib1 (1º resolution, which is ~80 km at our latitudes). Since August 2007, only 2 domains are simulated (D2 with 27 km and D3 with 9 km) because MM5 uses GFS grib2 output (0.5º resolution, which is ~40 km at our latitudes). Also, since XXX 7 days forecasts are produced four times per day.
Where are the HDF5 files?
Recent files can be found in ftp://ftp.mohid.com/ (meteoIST:mm5) where:
- ftp://ftp.mohid.com/mm5_6h stored in \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_6h
- Each file has the 2nd 6 hours of simulation. When glued, you can have a combination of the most recent available forecast.
- simulation 00h : files have outputs from 7:00 to 12:00
- simulation 06h : files have outputs from 13:00 to 18:00
- simulation 12h : files have outputs from 19:00 to 00:00
- simulation 18h : files have outputs from 1:00 to 6:00
- ftp://ftp.mohid.com/mm5_7d stored in \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d
- Simulation 00h with 7 days forecasts. This is only delivered at Friday's to run MOHID Portuguese Coast Operational Model.
- ftp://ftp.mohid.com/SIGEL/mm5_3d (not being stored)
- Four daily simulations with 3 days forecasts.
References to MM5-IST configuration
- Sousa, T., Domingos, J. (2002) Previsão Meteorológica em Portugal Continental utilizando o modelo operacional e de investigação MM5. Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Ecologia, Gestão e Modelação dos Recursos Marinhos, Instituto Superior Técnico, 150pp. [1]
- Rodrigo's Msc thesis has a chapter on validation of MM5 forecasts for Guia
- Riflet, G.; Leitão, P.C.; Trancoso, A.R.; Canas,A.; Fernandes, L.; Fernandes, R.; Garcia, A.C.; Mateus, M.; Neves, R.J. (2007). Assessing the quality of a pre-operational model for the portuguese coast. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 09979, European Geosciences Union, 15 – 20 April, Vienna, Austria
Maretec archive
MM5 forecasts
Here's the unexhaustive list of MM5 data outputs in hdf5 at Maretec data servers. There are three type of domains: D1 (~90 km), D2 (~30 km) and D3 (~10 km). However the domains changed during 2006/2007 and so there are the new D1, D2, D3 and the old D1, D2, D3.
- 20060601 - 20061020:
- D1, D2, D3 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d\7d_old
- 20061020 - 20061124:
- D1, D2, D3 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_3d
- 20061124 - 20061201:
- D2 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d
- 20061201 - 20070103:
- D2 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d
- D3 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\Dezembro2006
- 20070103 - 20070706:
- D2 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d
- 20070706 - 20080509:
- D2, D3 \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\mm5_7d
GFS wind files
- \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\GFS\
- Daily 1 day wind forecasts(from 0h00 to 21h00) from GFS model covering the North Atlantic
- \\alexandria\public\modelos\Meteo_IST\GFS\latest\
- Daily 7 days wind forecasts from GFS model covering the North Atlantic
