The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was designed and executed as a global, high resolution, coupled atmosphere-ocean-land surface-sea ice system to provide the best estimate of the state of these coupled domains over the 31-year period of 1979 to 2009. A complete Reforecast of CFS version 2, over the 30-year period (1981-2011) has been created in order to provide stable calibration and skill estimates of the new system, for operational seasonal and sub seasonal prediction at NCEP. Coupled full 9-month forecasts from initial conditions every 5 days apart (for all 4 cycles on that day) have been made for each calendar year with the T126L64 GFS with half-hourly coupling to the ocean (MOM4 at 0.25 degree equatorial, 0.5 degree global). Total number of 9-month forecasts is 73x4 for each year, amounting to 8468 forecast runs for the full period. In addition to the 9-month runs, there is a full season run from every 0Z cycle over a 12-year period (1999-2010) for a total of 4380 runs. There is also a short 45-day forecast from every 6Z, 12Z and 18Z cycle over the same 12-year period (1999-2010) for a total of 13140 runs.
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| Title | Climate Forecast System Reforecast (CFSR), for 1981 to 2011 |
|---|---|
| Description | The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was designed and executed as a global, high resolution, coupled atmosphere-ocean-land surface-sea ice system to provide the best estimate of the state of these coupled domains over the 31-year period of 1979 to 2009. A complete Reforecast of CFS version 2, over the 30-year period (1981-2011) has been created in order to provide stable calibration and skill estimates of the new system, for operational seasonal and sub seasonal prediction at NCEP. Coupled full 9-month forecasts from initial conditions every 5 days apart (for all 4 cycles on that day) have been made for each calendar year with the T126L64 GFS with half-hourly coupling to the ocean (MOM4 at 0.25 degree equatorial, 0.5 degree global). Total number of 9-month forecasts is 73x4 for each year, amounting to 8468 forecast runs for the full period. In addition to the 9-month runs, there is a full season run from every 0Z cycle over a 12-year period (1999-2010) for a total of 4380 runs. There is also a short 45-day forecast from every 6Z, 12Z and 18Z cycle over the same 12-year period (1999-2010) for a total of 13140 runs. |
| Modified | 2025-11-20T02:53:53.253Z |
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| Keywords | Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Geopotential Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Pressure Thickness , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Incoming Solar Radiation , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Outgoing Longwave Radiation , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Radiative Flux , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Boundary Layer Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Total Precipitable Water , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Profiles , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Boundary Layer Winds , Earth Science > Ocean > Ocean Winds > Convergence/Divergence , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Streamfunctions , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Vorticity , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate , Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content , Earth Science > Land Surface > Surface Thermal Properties > Land Surface Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Surface Topography > Sea Surface Height , Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Potential Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Thermocline , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Upwelling/Downwelling , Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness , Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Concentration , Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Water Equivalent , Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Temperature , Geographic Region > Global , Vertical Location > Boundary Layer , Vertical Location > Land Surface , Vertical Location > Sea Surface , Vertical Location > Stratosphere , Vertical Location > Troposphere , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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