NMC Model Output Data from the Persian Gulf Region During the Kuwait Oil Fires

Parameters modelled include pressure, Sea surface temperature (SST), geopotential heights, humidity, and winds. NMC model data includes high resolution output from the NMC Medium Range Forecast (MRF) Model provided by NOAA/Air Resources Laboratory (ARL). The data consists of 33x33 grids at 91.5 km resolution covering the period from July 29 to Sept. 16, 1991.

The NMC model analysis data are available at 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 GMT. The data is on vertical levels ranging from the surface (precipitation, pressure), and on sigma surfaces from 0.995 to 0.467 sigma (specific humidity, temperature and winds. The NMC high resolution spectral model consists of data at 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 GMT at 1.25 degree resolution.

Data are at the surface and at sigma surfaces ranging from 0.990 to 0.400 (height above surface, specific humidity, pressure, temperature and winds. The Kuwait model datasets are defined as approximately 1 week of model output runs. The Kuwait oil fire NMC model data can be ordered on-line at the Kuwait Data Archive (KuDA) via internet: telnet kuda.atd.ucar.edu (login: kuda; password: science). or see the KuDA Home Page at: 'atd.ucar.edu/kuwait/kuda_title.html'