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This table lists out the Availability/File_Type information on-line at NCAR.
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All file_types but the 8-day 12-hour forecasts are in our ds090.0 dataset. The 8-day 12-hour forecasts including pgb.fhhh and flux.fhhh file_types are in our ds090.1 dataset.

All products in ds090.0 are saved every 6 hours (4X per day). All file_types are synoptic sort unless otherwise noted.

latlon,2.5 has 144x73 grids.
Gaussian has 192x94 grids.
17 pressure levels: 1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10 mb.
11 theta levels: 270, 280, 290, 300, 315, 330, 350, 400, 450, 550, 650 K.
28 sigma levels: [.9950, .9821, .9644, .9425, .9159, .8838, .8458, .8014, .7508, .6943, .6329, .5681, .5017, .4357, .3720, .3125, .2582, .2101, .1682, .1326, .1028, .0782, .0580, .0418, .0288, .0183, .0101, .0027]
@V/L=variable/level combinations, or V=variables
CRAY/IEEE format means the data is in cos-blocked cray binary format before May 1, 2000 and IEEE format after May 1, 2000.

File_Type Available Dates Format Type Size (Mb) 1985 Horizontal Grid Vertical Grid # of V/L@ Characteristics

prepqm 1948-2008APR* BUFR 7276 --- --- --- Observation, *Public (non-restricted) version after Aug 31, 2003

sanl 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 2697 --- sigma,28 --- T62 spectral coef, anals

grbsanl 1948-2008APR GRIB 4909 Gaussian sigma,28 174 anals,from sanl

pgb.f00 1948-2008APR GRIB 2747 latlon,2.5 press,17 135 anals,from sanl

prs 1948-2008APR GRIB 2153 latlon,2.5 press,17 113 anals,from sanl, +time sort

ipvanl 1948-2008APR GRIB 1463 latlon,2.5 theta,11 89 anals,from sanl

theta 1948-2008APR GRIB 1971 latlon,2.5 theta,11 11V anals,time sort,from sanl

sfcanl 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 1693 --- --- --- anals, flux fields

sges 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 2799 --- --- --- 1st guess, like sanl

grbsf06 1948-2008APR GRIB 4895 Gaussian sigma,28 174 1st guess,from sges

pgb.f06 1948-2008APR GRIB 2531 latlon,2.5 press,17 135 1st guess,from sges

bges 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 1549 --- --- --- 1st guess,flux fields, like sfcanl

grb2d 1948-2008APR GRIB 1990 Gaussian boundary 71 anals,flux fields,bges+

2D 1948-2008APR GRIB 2606 Gaussian & latlon,2.5 boundary ~103 anals,flux fields,time sort,grb2d+pgb.f00

grb3d 1948-2008APR GRIB 9381 Gaussian sigma,28 308 anals, model diagnostics (heating, moistening, momentum, etc)

3D (dgn) 1948-2008APR GRIB 192 Gaussian sigma,28 6V anals,monthly stats of grb3d, +time sort

grib 1948-2008APR GRIB 269 latlon,2.5 press,theta 672 anals,monthly stats of pgb.f00,grb2d and ipvanl, +time sort

znl.f00 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 52 --- --- --- 30 deg zonal,anals

znl.f06 1948-2008APR CRAY/IEEE 52 --- --- --- 30 deg zonal,1st guess

optavg 1948-1997Feb ASCII 31 --- --- --- anals,optimum averages of global regions (20 deg?)

pgb.fhhh 1948-2006FEB GRIB --- latlon,2.5 press,17 128 ds090.1, 8-day forecast

flux.fhhh 1948-2006FEB GRIB --- --- boundary 43 ds090.1, 8-day forecast sufrace flux fields

File_Type	Available Dates	Format Type	Size (Mb) 1985	Horizontal Grid	Vertical Grid	# of V/L@	Characteristics
prepqm	1948-2008APR*	BUFR	7276	---	---	---	Observation, *Public (non-restricted) version after Aug 31, 2003
sanl	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	2697	---	sigma,28	---	T62 spectral coef, anals
grbsanl	1948-2008APR	GRIB	4909	Gaussian	sigma,28	174	anals,from sanl
pgb.f00	1948-2008APR	GRIB	2747	latlon,2.5	press,17	135	anals,from sanl
prs	1948-2008APR	GRIB	2153	latlon,2.5	press,17	113	anals,from sanl, +time sort
ipvanl	1948-2008APR	GRIB	1463	latlon,2.5	theta,11	89	anals,from sanl
theta	1948-2008APR	GRIB	1971	latlon,2.5	theta,11	11V	anals,time sort,from sanl
sfcanl	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	1693	---	---	---	anals, flux fields
sges	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	2799	---	---	---	1st guess, like sanl
grbsf06	1948-2008APR	GRIB	4895	Gaussian	sigma,28	174	1st guess,from sges
pgb.f06	1948-2008APR	GRIB	2531	latlon,2.5	press,17	135	1st guess,from sges
bges	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	1549	---	---	---	1st guess,flux fields, like sfcanl
grb2d	1948-2008APR	GRIB	1990	Gaussian	boundary	71	anals,flux fields,bges+
2D	1948-2008APR	GRIB	2606	Gaussian & latlon,2.5	boundary	~103	anals,flux fields,time sort,grb2d+pgb.f00
grb3d	1948-2008APR	GRIB	9381	Gaussian	sigma,28	308	anals, model diagnostics (heating, moistening, momentum, etc)
3D (dgn)	1948-2008APR	GRIB	192	Gaussian	sigma,28	6V	anals,monthly stats of grb3d, +time sort
grib	1948-2008APR	GRIB	269	latlon,2.5	press,theta	672	anals,monthly stats of pgb.f00,grb2d and ipvanl, +time sort
znl.f00	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	52	---	---	---	30 deg zonal,anals
znl.f06	1948-2008APR	CRAY/IEEE	52	---	---	---	30 deg zonal,1st guess
optavg	1948-1997Feb	ASCII	31	---	---	---	anals,optimum averages of global regions (20 deg?)
pgb.fhhh	1948-2006FEB	GRIB	---	latlon,2.5	press,17	128	ds090.1, 8-day forecast
flux.fhhh	1948-2006FEB	GRIB	---	---	boundary	43	ds090.1, 8-day forecast sufrace flux fields

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