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NCEP Products Inventory

North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) Products

Updated: 08/05/2014

   * Information about the NLDAS models
   * Additional NLDAS documentation

  fh is the forecast hour (i.e. 00, 01, 02, ..., 23)
  Click on the links under Inventory to see the file's contents.

NLDAS is only run for the 12Z cycle
Note: The "NLDAS" domain contains the CONUS region, the northern part of Canada, and southern part of Mexico.

DESCRIPTION NCEP FTP SERVER
File Name
NWS FTP SERVER
File Name
NLDAS-2 model forcing - Surface level
1/8 degree NLDAS domain

Filename Inventory
nldas.t12z.force-a.grb2ffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 nldas.t12z.force-a.grb2ffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 model forcing - Hybrid level
1/8 degree NLDAS domain
Filename Inventory
nldas.t12z.force-b.grb2ffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 nldas.t12z.force-b.grb2ffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 NOAH model
1/8 degree NLDAS domain

Filename Inventory
noah.t12z.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 noah.t12z.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Streamflow data from NOAH model
1/8 degree CONUS domain

Filename Inventory
noah.t12z.STRM.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 noah.t12z.STRM.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Mosaic model output
1/8 degree NLDAS domain

Filename Inventory
mosaic.t12z.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 mosaic.t12z.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Streamflow data from Mosaic model
1/8 degree CONUS domain

Filename Inventory
mosaic.t12z.STRM.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 mosaic.t12z.STRM.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Sacramento model output (SAC)
1/8 degree NLDAS domain

Filename Inventory
sac.t12z.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 sac.t12z.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Streamflow data from Sacramento model (SAC)
1/8 degree CONUS domain

Filename Inventory
sac.t12z.STRM.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 sac.t12z.STRM.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Variable Infiltration Capacity macroscale model (VIC)
1/8 degree NLDAS domain

Filename Inventory
vic.t12z.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 vic.t12z.grbffh
 Not Available
NLDAS-2 Streamflow data from Variable Infiltration Capacity model (VIC)
1/8 degree CONUS domain

Filename Inventory
vic.t12z.STRM.grbffh FH 00-23

 Available in GRIB2 via FTP
 Available in GRIB2 via HTTPS
 vic.t12z.STRM.grbffh
 Not Available

*Inventory Disclaimer*
Actual Parameters may Differ from Those Listed


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