subject

Informatics in weather forecast

lecturers

Dr. Barcza Zoltán, associate professor

credits

1+2=3

period

2

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.

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:

http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/

 

wgrib documentation:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib.html

form of tuition

practical exercises

mode of assessment

written exam