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subject |
Informatics in weather
forecast
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lecturers |
Dr. Barcza Zoltán, associate
professor |
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credits |
1+2=3 |
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period |
2 |
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curriculum |
The NetCDF data format,
advantages of using NetCDF. The COARDS and the CF convention. The CRU TS 1.2
and 2.1 datasets, practical examples using CRU data. Introduction to the
ECMWF IFS model, work with ECMWF deterministic forecast and EPS data. Introduction to GrADS scripts. Creating flat
binary files with GrADS for FORTRAN. Exporting 2D meteorological fields from
GrADS, reading the data with FORTRAN, data manipulation with 2D fields. Creating
binary output with FORTRAN and reading the result with GrADS. |
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literature |
Woods, A. (2006). Medium-Range Weather Prediction - the
European Approach. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-26928-3. GrADS tutorial: http://www.iges.org/grads/gadoc/tutorial.html ECMWF newsletters online: http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/newsletters/ NetCDF documantation: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/ COARDS convention: http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/noaa_coop/coop_cdf_profile.html Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata convention: wgrib documentation: |
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form
of tuition |
practical exercises |
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mode
of assessment |
written exam |