List of Identification Keywords¶
Table 1:Type and its corresponding values.
| Keyword | Description | Value | Long Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Specifies the type of field. | fc | Forecast |
| ef | Ensemble forecast | ||
| cf | Control forecast | ||
| pf | Perturbed forecast | ||
| ep | Event probability | ||
| tf | Trajectory forecast |
IFS¶
Table 2:Stream and its corresponding values of the IFS.
| Keyword | Description | Value | Long Name | Reference Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stream | Identifies the forecasting system used to generated the data when the same meteorological types are archived. | oper | Operational Atmospheric model (daily archive) | 00 and 12 UTC |
| enfo | Ensemble prediction system | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC | ||
| waef | Wave ensemble forecast | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC | ||
| wave | Wave model | 00 and 12 UTC | ||
| scda | Atmospheric model (short cutoff daily archive) | 06 and 18 UTC | ||
| scwv | Wave model (short cutoff) | 06 and 18 UTC |
Table 3:Step and its corresponding values of the IFS.
| Keyword | Description | Forecasting System | Reference Time | List of Time Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| step | The forecast time step in hours from the forecast base time. | Control Forecast | 00 and 12 UTC | from 0 to 144 by 3 and from 150 to 360 by 6 |
| 06 and 18 UTC | from 0 to 144 by 3 | |||
| Tropical cyclones tracks - HRES | 00 and 12 UTC | from 0 to 240 | ||
| 06 and 18 UTC | from 0 to 90 | |||
| ENS | 00 and 12 UTC | from 0 to 144 by 3 and from 150 to 360 by 6 | ||
| 06 and 18 UTC | from 0 to 144 by 3 | |||
| Tropical cyclones tracks - ENS | 00 and 12 UTC | from 0 to 360 | ||
| 06 and 18 UTC | from 0 to 144 | |||
| Probabilities, daily weather events | 00 and 12 UTC | 0-24 to 336-360 by 12 | ||
| Probabilities - atmosphere and wave | from 12 to 360 by 12 |
AIFS Single¶
Table 4:Stream and its corresponding values of the AIFS Single.
| Keyword | Description | Value | Long Name | Reference Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stream | Identifies the forecasting system used to generated the data when the same meteorological types are archived. | oper | Operational Atmospheric model (daily archive) | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC |
Table 5:Step and its corresponding values of the AIFS Single.
| Keyword | Description | Forecasting System | Reference Time | List of Time Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| step | The forecast time step in hours from the forecast base time. | Deterministic | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC | from 0 to 360 by 6 |
| Tropical cyclones tracks | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC | from 0 to 240 |
AIFS Ensemble¶
Table 6:Stream and its corresponding values of the AIFS Ensemble.
| Keyword | Description | Value | Long Name | Reference Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stream | Identifies the forecasting system used to generated the data when the same meteorological types are archived. | enfo | Ensemble prediction system | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC |
Table 7:Step and its corresponding values of the AIFS Ensemble.
| Keyword | Description | Forecasting System | Reference Time | List of Time Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| step | The forecast time step in hours from the forecast base time. | ENS | 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC | from 0 to 360 by 6 |