This is the ECMWF-users' newsletter #21. To get copies of previous newsletters, use anonymous FTP to ncardata.ucar.edu [128.117.8.111] and change directory to datasets/ds111.2/news. Or, use a WWW browser and open http://www.ucar.edu/dss. Select "Dataset information" and you can then get into the ECMWF information via the information on ds111.2 (under the "frequently used datasets" or the menu of all datasets). 27 March 1996 CONTENTS: o Advanced Operational Analysis datasets (ds111.0, .1, .3) updated through December 1995 o Update on reanalysis information o Data transfer recommendations ============================================================================ Advanced Operational Analysis (ds111.0, .1, .3) update The Advanced Operational Analysis datasets (ds111.0, .1, .3) have been updated with the 1995 data. You can obtain the listing of the volume serial numbers containing the data from the file datasets/ds111.x/MASTER (where x is 0, 1, or 3, depending on the particular dataset), via anonymous FTP to ncardata.ucar.edu. Or, use a WWW browser and open the URL http://www.ucar.edu/dss/datasets/ds111.x.html as above. This file is also on the Mass Store under the name /DSS/D/DS111x. The data files (all in the /DSS/ directory on the MSS) are: ds111.0: Y29537 1995JAN01-1995JAN21 Y29538 1995JAN22-1995FEB11 Y29539 1995FEB12-1995MAR04 Y29540 1995MAR05-1995MAR25 Y29541 1995MAR26-1995APR15 Y29542 1995APR16-1995MAY06 Y29543 1995MAY07-1995MAY27 Y29544 1995MAY28-1995JUN17 Y29545 1995JUN18-1995JUL08 Y29546 1995JUL09-1995JUL29 Y29547 1995JUL30-1995AUG19 Y29548 1995AUG20-1995SEP09 Y29549 1995SEP10-1995SEP30 Y29550 1995OCT01-1995OCT21 Y29551 1995OCT22-1995NOV11 Y29552 1995NOV12-1995DEC02 Y29553 1995DEC03-1995DEC23 Y29554 1995DEC24-1995DEC31 ds111.1: Y29573 1995JAN01-1995FEB03 Y29574 1995FEB04-1995MAR09 Y29575 1995MAR10-1995APR12 Y29576 1995APR13-1995MAY16 Y29577 1995MAY17-1995JUN19 Y29578 1995JUN20-1995JUL23 Y29579 1995JUL24-1995AUG26 Y29580 1995AUG27-1995SEP29 Y29581 1995SEP30-1995NOV02 Y29582 1995NOV03-1995DEC06 Y29583 1995DEC07-1995DEC31 ds111.3: Y29595 1995JAN01-1995MAR06 Y29596 1995MAR07-1995MAY10 Y29597 1995MAY11-1995JUL14 Y29598 1995JUL15-1995SEP17 Y29599 1995SEP18-1995NOV21 Y29600 1995NOV22-1995DEC31 === Update on reanalysis information Dr. David Burridge of ECMWF will be visiting NCAR in late April. Roy Jenne will be discussing with him options for getting reanalysis data. If we do get this data, it will be no earlier than late summer. === Data transfer recommendations A problem with data transfer has been brought to my attention. If you are getting the data directly from the MSS, and you are not using the Cray routines which require COS-blocked data, be sure to transfer the data using msread -fbi (binary transfer). Usage of character or transparent format will result in an incorrect GRIB file. ============================================================================ If you would like to be taken off this mailing list, please contact me. If you are interested in ordering any ECMWF/TOGA data, or any other data from NCAR's archives, please contact me. I can be reached at ilana@ncar.ucar.edu or by phone at (303)497-1214. Ilana Stern Data Support Section National Center for Atmospheric Research