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NCEPWxCHTS – NCEP Weather Analyses and Forecasts Charts

Dataset Name

WxCHTSTIFF File Naming Convention
<Data Product ID>_<Content Format>_<Creation Date>.<Extension>
Example:
NCEP_WxCharts_TIFF_1999365.tar
WxCHTSDOC File Naming Convention
<Data Product ID>_<Content Format>_<Revision Date>.<Extension>
Example:
NCEP_WxCharts_DOC_rev20111215.tar


Qualifier

Details

Data Product ID

Unique product type identifier. Domain: “NCEP_WxCharts”

Content Format

Format of the data within the dataset. Domain: “TIFF”, “DOC”

Creation Date

The date for the given dataset, with a four-digit year and a three-digit day of year. Domain: YYYYDDD

Revision Date

The date when the documentation was updated, prefixed by “rev” with a four-digit year, a two-digit month, and a two-digit day. Domain: revYYYYMMDD

Extension

Extension of the dataset. Domain: “.tar”

Dataset Size

The size in bytes of the file to be delivered to the user.

Data Usage Guidance/Restrictions

This Datatype is currently restricted to authorized users. For guidance on how to become an authorized user, send a request to the CLASS Help Desk.

Data Series

NCEP Weather Charts

Datatype

NCEP Weather Analyses and Forecasts Charts (NCEPWxCHTS)


WxCHTSTIFF

 NCEP Weather Analyses and Forecasts Charts in TIFF format

WxCHTSDOC

 NCEP Charts Documentation

Date

The UTC date and time corresponding to the given dataset. Format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.fff where fff is the fraction of a second in milliseconds.

Files in Dataset

The list of files contained within the dataset / TAR file.

Inventory ID

A unique numerical ID assigned to the data set for CLASS inventory purposes.

Originator

NOAA/NWS/NCEP

Temporal

Refers to the time span of interest to the user. This section of the search page allows the user to define the range of dates/times of interest.

UTC

The UTC date and time corresponding to the given dataset. Format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.fff where fff is the fraction of a second in milliseconds.

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