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    • Regional Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of the NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS)

    Metadata Updated: August 12, 2023

    This dataset comprises output fields from NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS) coastal ocean models. The National Ocean Service (NOS) maintains a suite of operational high-resolution hydrodynamic nowcast/forecast systems known as Operational Forecast Systems (OFS). The OFS are implemented in critical ports, harbors, estuaries, the Great Lakes and coastal waters of the United States and provide nowcast and near-term forecast guidance (generally 48 hours) of total water level (without waves), currents, salinity, and water temperature. This dataset includes two types of outputs: (1) time series of gridded (3-dimensional) model fields at up to hourly intervals; and (2) time series of values at specific locations, generally representing observing stations located within the model domain, at up to 6-minute resolution. The format of both types of files is CF-compliant netCDF. Though the OFS models are run 4x daily, for most domains NCEI only preserves one realization of each output time slice (i.e. only the 0-5 hour forecast fields from each run cycle are preserved).

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 11, 2023
    Metadata Created Date July 21, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 12, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    OFS model regions

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date August 11, 2023
    Metadata Created Date July 21, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 12, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01700
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Cite As: NOAA National Ocean Service; NOAA National Weather Service; NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (2017): Regional Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of the NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/fztr-mf31. Accessed [date].
    Bbox East Long -61
    Bbox North Lat 65
    Bbox South Lat 18
    Bbox West Long -157
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description OFS model regions
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01700_OFS_Models.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 84345c7d-f3fd-4aa4-8a6f-a1826950a100
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage The model output was produced by the NOAA National Weather Service, the NOAA National Ocean Service, and the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and it is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-157.0, 18.0], [-61.0, 18.0], [-61.0, 65.0], [-157.0, 65.0], [-157.0, 18.0]]]}
    Progress OnGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2014-01-01

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