Free GRIB datasets from NCAR/dss

A number of datasets which can be used as input to WPS or WRF SI can now be download directly from the NCAR/DSS web site:

• Only a limited number of datasets are available online
• Click on the 'Data Access' tab once on the page
• The data is free for all users to download

Available GRIB datasets: (for input to WPS or WRF SI)

• NCEP Final Analysis (FNL from GFS) (ds083.2): 1 degree resolution, every 6 hours
  • http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds083.2/
    
• NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (ds090.0): 2.5 degree resolution, every 6 hours
  • http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds090.0/
    
• NCEP GRIB GDAS (ds083.0): 2.5 degree resolution, every 12 hours. - you may be able to use it if your entire domain stays in one hemisphere.
  • http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds083.0/
    
• NCEP Eta/NAM (ds609.2): 40 km resolution, every 6 hours.
  • http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds609.2/