Forecaster specific data

AtmoSwing Forecaster can read the following NWP outputs (with the corresponding ID to use):

  • NWS GFS forecasts (automatically downloaded from NOMADS): NWS_GFS

  • NWS GFS forecasts, but without download: NWS_GFS_Local

  • ECMWF IFS forecasts (no automatic download): ECMWF_IFS

  • Météo-France ARPEGE forecasts (no automatic download): MF_ARPEGE

Specify the domain to download

Warning

When choosing GFS, the predictors are downloaded for the European domain by default: longitude from -32° to 42° and latitude from 20° to 72°. The domain can be changed in the AtmoSwingForecaster.ini file.

The default domain and levels to be downloaded are specified in the URLs in AtmoSwingForecaster.ini (under your profile directory; typically C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\AtmoSwing for Windows or .AtmoSwing for Linux/OSX). The domain is adjusted by changing the values of leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20, and the levels with lev_XXX_mb=on.

[PredictorsUrl]
[PredictorsUrl/GFS]
hgt=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_HGT=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
temp=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_TMP=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
vvel=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_VVEL=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
rh=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_RH=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
uwnd=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_UGRD=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
vwnd=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_300_mb=on&lev_400_mb=on&lev_500_mb=on&lev_600_mb=on&lev_700_mb=on&lev_850_mb=on&lev_925_mb=on&lev_1000_mb=on&var_VGRD=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]
pwat=https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/filter_gfs_0p50.pl?file=gfs.t[CURRENTDATE-hh]z.pgrb2full.0p50.f[LEADTIME-hhh]&lev_entire_atmosphere_%5C%28considered_as_a_single_layer%5C%29=on&var_PWAT=on&subregion=&leftlon=-32&rightlon=42&toplat=72&bottomlat=20&dir=%2Fgfs.[CURRENTDATE-YYYYMMDD]/[CURRENTDATE-hh]