NOAA Climate Forecast System (CFS)

Description

The Climate Forecast System (CFS) is a model representing the global interaction between Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere. Produced by several dozen scientists under guidance from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), this model offers hourly data with a horizontal resolution down to one-half of a degree (approximately 56 km) around Earth for many variables. CFS uses the latest scientific approaches for taking in, or assimilating, observations from data sources including surface observations, upper air balloon observations, aircraft observations, and satellite observations.
Please note that the data in this bucket are the CFSv2 Operational Forecasts. To obtain other CFSv2 products such as the Operational Analysis, please visit our website.

Update Frequency

Hourly, 6-Hourly, and Monthly

License

Open Data. There are no restrictions on the use of this data.

Documentation

https://cfs.ncep.noaa.gov/

Managed By

See all datasets managed by NOAA.

Contact

For any questions regarding data delivery or any general questions regarding the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) Program, email the NODD Team at nodd@noaa.gov.
We also seek to identify case studies on how NOAA data is being used and will be featuring those stories in joint publications and in upcoming events. If you are interested in seeing your story highlighted, please share it with the NODD team by emailing nodd@noaa.gov

How to Cite

NOAA Climate Forecast System (CFS) was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-cfs.

Usage Examples

Publications

• The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis by Saha, Suranjana, and Coauthors
  
• The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 by Saha, Suranjana, and Coauthors