Historical List of JNWPU / NMC / NCEP Numerical Weather Prediction and Ocean Models (1955-present)
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Year |
Type |
Model |
Horizontal Resolution |
Layers |
Domain |
Forecast length |
Documentation |
Computer |
Bye |
#/dy |
|
1955 |
R |
Baroclinic |
300 km |
3 |
US |
36 hrs |
NAVAER |
IBM701 |
10/57 |
1 |
|
1955 |
R |
Barotropic |
600 km |
1 |
|
72 |
“ |
“ |
10/57 |
1 |
|
1956 |
R |
Thermotropic |
375 km |
2 |
|
36 |
“ |
“ |
10/57 |
1 |
|
1957 |
H |
Barotropic |
381 km |
1 |
NH Octagon 1977pts |
72 |
JNWPUB #22 |
IBM704 |
6/93 |
2 |
|
1958 |
? |
Baroclinic |
? |
2 |
“ |
36 |
JNWPUB #26 |
“ |
1/62 |
1 |
|
1960 |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
IBM 7090 |
|
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|
1962 |
H |
Cressman filtered-equation |
381 km |
3 |
“ |
36 |
JNWPUB #34+NMC-TM22 (TPB105) |
“ ======> |
6/66 anl til Hough (1974) |
2 |
|
1962 |
|
BarotropicEx |
381 km |
1 |
“ |
36-96 |
|
“ |
6/66 |
|
|
1962 |
H |
Reed – Surface |
381 km |
2 |
“ |
36 |
NMC -TM26 |
“ |
6/66 |
|
|
1963 |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
IBM 7094 |
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|
1966 |
H |
Primitive Equation (PE) |
381 km |
6 |
NH (53,57) points |
36 |
Shuman, Hovermale JAM,1968 |
CDC6600 |
8/80 (1/78) |
2 |
|
1968 |
O+H |
TDL’s Wave Model |
381 km |
|
|
36 |
|
“ |
‘86 |
|
|
1970 |
H |
PE, Barotropic extension |
381 km |
1 |
NH |
84-144 |
|
“ |
8/80 (1/78) |
1 |
|
1971 |
R |
Limited-area Fine Mesh (LFM) |
190.5 km |
6 |
|
24 |
TPB #67 |
“ |
2/96 (’75) |
2 |
|
1972 |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
==> |
IBM 360-195 |
|
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|
1974 |
G |
PE |
2.5 deg |
8 |
Global |
12 hr Final Analysis |
TPB #115 |
“ |
‘76 |
|
|
1975 |
R |
LFM |
190.5 km |
6 |
|
36 |
TPB #129 |
“ |
2/96 (’76) |
2 |
|
1976 |
R |
LFM |
“ |
6 |
“ |
48 |
TPB #162 |
“ |
2/96 (3/79) |
2 |
|
1976 |
G |
PE |
2.5 deg |
9 |
Global |
12 hr Final Analysis |
TPB #258 |
“ |
8/80 |
|
|
1977 |
G |
PE |
3.75 deg |
3 |
Global to 48 hr NH to252 |
252 |
TPB #215,#257 |
“ |
4/81 |
1 |
|
1978 |
H |
PE |
190.5 km |
7 |
NH (129,129) points |
84 |
TPB #218 |
“ |
8/80 |
2 |
|
1978 |
|
Barotropic extension |
? |
1 |
NH |
84-240 |
NMC Office Note 316 |
“ |
1/80 |
1 |
|
1978 |
Hu |
Moveable Fine Mesh |
60 km |
10 |
Window (50,50) points |
48 |
TPB #259 |
“ |
‘88 |
|
|
1979 |
R |
LFM-II |
127 km |
7 |
|
48 |
TPB #255 |
“ |
2/96 (’81) |
2 |
|
1980 |
H |
PE extension using 4th order finite differencing |
381 km |
7 |
NH |
60-144 |
TPB #272,#273 Office Note 316 |
“ |
8/80 |
1 |
|
1980 |
|
Barotropic extension |
? |
1 |
NH |
144-252 |
Office Note 316 |
“ |
8/80 |
1 |
|
1980 |
G |
Spectral |
R30 |
12 |
Global |
48 |
TPB #282 |
“ |
Still* (’83) |
2 |
|
1980 |
H |
Spectral extension |
R24 |
12 |
NH |
48-144 |
Office Note 316 |
“ |
4/81 |
1 |
|
1981 |
R |
LFM-II 4th order |
190.5 km |
7 |
|
48 |
TPB #300 |
“ |
2/96 |
2 |
|
1983 |
G |
Spectral |
R40 |
12 |
Global |
240, 00Z |
|
Cyber 205 |
Still*(’85) |
2 |
|
1985 |
G |
Spectral |
R40 |
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