Meteorological Data
The Department maintains extensive real-time and archival meteorological data sets. For more information about data in the department, contact the Meteorology IT group vi email at support@meteo.psu.edu or see Art Person in Room 622 Walker.
Archived data not online are available through the Help Desk in 616A Walker.
A selection of data streams hosted by Penn State:
- The
Electronic Map Wall
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html
Fred Gadomski of the Weather Communications Group has put together a very comprehensive electronic map wall containing just about anything any meteorologist would need to put together a forecast.
- Latest
Satellite Imagery
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/rtwx/
Art Person keeps a few of the latest GOES images online for easy access.
- Latest
NWS Facsimile Charts
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/rtwx/fax/
Art Person keeps a selection of the latest NWS analysis and forecast in the traditional DIFAX format (as TIF images).
- National
Weather Service Bufkit Data
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/bufkit/
Dr. George Young and Art Person maintain the main U.S. distribution site for the Bufkit data stream. For more information on the Bufkit data system, see
http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/tools/BUFKIT/
- Archived
/ Real-time Unidata Feed
support@meteo.psu.edu
The Department maintains a very large archive of NWS/Unidata meteorological data. Most of the older data is on tape storage, although plans are underway to put most of these data online for general use. Current data is available online through the Linux computing network or using the GEMPAK toolkit. Contact the Meteorology IT group for more information.
- MM5
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~mm5rt/
Questions about this data can be directed to Glenn Hunter (hunter@meteo.psu.edu)
- WRF
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~wrfrt/
Questions about this data can be directed to Glenn Hunter (hunter@meteo.psu.edu)
(Rev. CFP 30-Dec-04)
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