This file documents the directory structure and file naming conventions for the model input data in this directory, for use with the UFS SRW App. The FV3GFS directory contains output data from the GFS model v15 or later (using the FV3 dynamical core). There are multiple subdirectories which separate the different file formats that FV3GFS data can be provided in: grib2, nemsio, and netcdf (not currently used) Under the subdirectory for file format, the files are separated by the initial forecast time of the input data. For example, the directory 2019061500 contains data from a GFS forecast initialized at 00z on 20190615; shortly after GFS v15 was released. The filenames are the same as found on HPSS data stores. For grib2, the format is gfs.t{hh}z.pgrb2.0p25.f{fhr} where {hh} is the 2-digit UTC hour of forecast initialization, and {fhr} is the 3-digit forecast hour. For nemsio, the format is different depending on whether the file is from the initial time or a forecast output. Initial conditions: gfs.t{hh}z.atmanl.nemsio (atmospheric fields) gfs.t{hh}z.sfcanl.nemsio (surface fields) Forecasts: gfs.t{hh}z.atmf{fhr}.nemsio FV3GFS grib2 2019061500 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f000 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f003 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f006 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f009 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f012 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f015 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f018 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f021 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f024 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f027 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f030 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f033 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f036 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f039 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f042 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f045 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f048 2019061518 gfs.t18z.pgrb2.0p25.f000 gfs.t18z.pgrb2.0p25.f006 2020081000 gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f000 nemsio 2019070100 gfs.t00z.atmanl.nemsio gfs.t00z.atmf003.nemsio gfs.t00z.atmf006.nemsio gfs.t00z.sfcanl.nemsio 2019070112 gfs.t12z.atmanl.nemsio gfs.t12z.atmf003.nemsio gfs.t12z.atmf006.nemsio gfs.t12z.sfcanl.nemsio 2019070200 gfs.t00z.atmanl.nemsio gfs.t00z.atmf003.nemsio gfs.t00z.atmf006.nemsio gfs.t00z.sfcanl.nemsio 2019070212 gfs.t12z.atmanl.nemsio gfs.t12z.atmf003.nemsio gfs.t12z.atmf006.nemsio gfs.t12z.sfcanl.nemsio The FV3GFS directory contains output data from the GFS model v14 or earlier (the GFS spectral model). Only nemsio format files are available, so there are no file format subdirectories. GSMGFS 2019052000 gfs.t00z.atmanl.nemsio gfs.t00z.atmf006.nemsio gfs.t00z.sfcanl.nemsio The HRRR directory contains output data from the HRRR model. The file formats are based on the Julian day convention for files stored on the Jet machine: {yy}{jjj}{hh}{ffhr}{mm} where {yy} is the 2-digit year, {jjj} is the Julian day, {hh} is the 2-digit UTC hour, and {ffhr} is the 4-digit forecast hour. HRRR 2020080100 2021400000000 2020081000 2022300000000 2022300000300 2022300000600 2022300000900 2022300001200 2022300001500 2022300001800 2022300002100 2022300002400 NAM data is in grib2 format, and follows a standard naming convention from HPSS stores: nam.t{hh}z.awphys{fh}.tm00.grib2 where {hh} is the 2-digit UTC hour, {fh} is the 2-digit forecast hour. NAM 2021061500 nam.t00z.awphys00.tm00.grib2 nam.t00z.awphys03.tm00.grib2 nam.t00z.awphys06.tm00.grib2 RAP input data, unlike all others, has a default "EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS" of 3 in the UFS SRW App; this means that the top-level date directory (indicating the initial time of the forecast which created the input data) is 3 hours earlier than the initial time of the UFS SRW forecast. As with HRRR data, RAP data utilizes the julian date format for its output files standard on the Jet platform. {yy}{jjj}{hh}{ffhr}{mm} where {yy} is the 2-digit year, {jjj} is the Julian day, {hh} is the 2-digit UTC hour, and {ffhr} is the 4-digit forecast hour. RAP 2020073121 2021321000600 2021321000900 2020080921 2022221000400 2022221000500 2022221000600 2022221000700 2022221000800 2022221000900 2022221001200 2022221001500 2022221001800 2022221002100 2022221002400 2022221002700