Rapid Refresh (RAP) grid distribution from NCEP includes:
AWIPS Grid # / Resolution / GRIB files types output
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130 (13 km CONUS): pgrb, bgrb (no sgrb)
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252 (20 km CONUS): pgrb, bgrb (no sgrb)
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236 (40 km CONUS): pgrb (no sgrb or bgrb)
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242 (11 km Alaska): one file with all needed parameters
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221 (32 km nearly full domain): one file with all needed parameters.
(NOTE: Full NAM grid is also on 221 grid)
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200 (16 km Puerto Rico)
RAP data are not available from NCEP on this grid:
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83 (13km native N.American RAP grid)
AWIPS grids are defined in
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/on388/tableb.html
Date: Updated 11 Nov 2013
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Prepared by Stan Benjamin
stan.benjamin@noaa.gov,
303-497-6387