Dataset
UK 1.5km NWP meteorological data for Met Office NAME dispersion model (Mk3: Feb 2015 - Jul 2017)
Abstract
This dataset contains Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) meteorological data produced by the operational UKV (United Kingdom Variable-resolution) configuration of the Met Office Unified Model. The files in this dataset have been processed into a form suitable for use in the Met Office NAME (Numerical Atmospheric-dispersion Modelling Environment) dispersion model. NAME uses the Met Office Numerical Weather Prediction model outputs as its source for weather data to be able to predict movement of atmospheric parcels forwards and backwards in time.
The files contain a basic collection of model-level fields (3-d winds, temperature, etc.) and a selection of single-level fields including mean sea level pressure, cloud and precipitation from the inner, fixed-resolution domain of the UKV model (this covers the UK area at a spatial resolution of 1.5 km). The UKV model uses a rotated-pole coordinate system. Fields are split into various geographical regions (referred to as "parts" or "PTs" in NAME) with separate files for each "part". Data are provided at hourly resolution for the period Feb 2015 - Jul 2017. All files are in packed PP format.
The NWP data used by NAME is different from other forms of Met Office NWP as follows:
- It has been split into spatial partitions (i.e. different parts of the world/domain are in different files)
- It has been reformatted into PP format
However, from the perspective of the raw data, this dataset of UK gridded NWP meteorological data is generically useful for a whole range of scientific research and applications.
Details
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
The underlying NWP data is produced by the operational UKV configuration of the Met Office's Unified Model. The fields are then processed into PP format for use in NAME. Both of these tasks run as part of the Met Office's Operational Suite. The files are then archived into the Met Office's storage system, MASS. Files are then retrieved on the CEDA side using the JASMIN MASS client. |
| Data Quality: |
These data are produced to operational standards at the Met Office.
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| File Format: |
Data are in packed PP format
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Related Documents
| NAME Met Office dispersion model |
Process overview
| Title | Met Office Unified Model United Kingdom Variable resolution (UKV) |
| Abstract | Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) met data was produced by the operational UKV (United Kingdom Variable-resolution) configuration of the Met Office Unified Model.The files contain a basic collection of model-level fields (3-d winds, temperature, etc.) and a selection of single-level fields including mean sea level pressure, cloud and precipitation from the inner, fixed-resolution domain of the UKV model (this covers the UK area at a spatial resolution of 1.5 km). The UKV model uses a rotated-pole coordinate system. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- units: m
- long_name: BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: atmosphere_boundary_layer_thickness
- var_id: UM_m01s00i025_vn900
- long_name: CANOPY HEIGHT ON PFTS
- var_id: UM_m01s03i319_vn900
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: CANOPY WATER ON TILES KG/M2
- var_id: UM_m01s03i321_vn900
- units: 1
- long_name: HIGH CLOUD AMOUNT
- var_id: UM_m01s09i205_vn900
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- standard_name: stratiform_rainfall_flux
- long_name: LARGE SCALE RAINFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- var_id: UM_m01s04i203_vn900
- units: kg m-2 s-1
- standard_name: stratiform_snowfall_flux
- long_name: LARGE SCALE SNOWFALL RATE KG/M2/S
- var_id: UM_m01s04i204_vn900
- units: 1
- long_name: LOW CLOUD AMOUNT
- var_id: UM_m01s09i203_vn900
- units: 1
- long_name: MEDIUM CLOUD AMOUNT
- var_id: UM_m01s09i204_vn900
- units: Pa
- long_name: PRESSURE AT MEAN SEA LEVEL
- standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
- var_id: UM_m01s16i222_vn900
- units: Pa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- long_name: PRESSURE AT THETA LEVELS AFTER TS
- var_id: UM_m01s00i408_vn900
- units: 1
- standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air
- long_name: QCF AFTER TIMESTEP
- var_id: UM_m01s00i012_vn900
- units: 1
- standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
- long_name: QCL AFTER TIMESTEP
- var_id: UM_m01s00i254_vn900
- units: m
- long_name: ROUGHNESS LEN. AFTER B.L. (SEE DOC)
- var_id: UM_m01s03i026_vn900
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT IN A LAYER
- standard_name: moisture_content_of_soil_layer
- var_id: UM_m01s08i223_vn900
- units: 1
- long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: specific_humidity
- var_id: UM_m01s00i010_vn900
- long_name: STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE ON PFTS (M/S)
- var_id: UM_m01s03i462_vn900
- units: Pa
- standard_name: surface_air_pressure
- long_name: SURFACE PRESSURE AFTER TIMESTEP
- var_id: UM_m01s00i409_vn900
- units: W m-2
- long_name: SURFACE SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX W/M2
- var_id: UM_m01s03i217_vn900
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- long_name: TEMPERATURE AT 1.5M
- var_id: UM_m01s03i236_vn900
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- long_name: TEMPERATURE ON THETA LEVELS
- var_id: UM_m01s16i004_vn900
- units: m s-1
- long_name: U COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: x_wind
- var_id: UM_m01s00i002_vn900_rotated_latitude_longitude
- units: m s-1
- long_name: V COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- standard_name: y_wind
- var_id: UM_m01s00i003_vn900_rotated_latitude_longitude
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity
- long_name: W COMPNT OF WIND AFTER TIMESTEP
- var_id: UM_m01s00i150_vn900
- standard_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
- var_id: UM_m01s03i219_vn900_true_latitude_longitude
- standard_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
- var_id: UM_m01s03i220_vn900_true_latitude_longitude
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
2015-02-01T00:00:00
2017-07-12T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
59.0000° |
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-11.0000° |
3.0000° |
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49.0000° |