Generating Input Data

Generally, AceCAST, like WRF requires certain parameters to exist in the input data. For a list of these parameters please refer to the WRF Forum. Below we provide a short list of free and paid locations to retrieve input data from.

Where to get input data

Free

1. National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

2. Unidata Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS)

3. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   • High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) data

4. NOAA Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS)

5. NOAA Big Data

6. University of Utah (High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR))

Paid

1. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

Other

1. Research Data Archive (RDA)

2. Air Resource Laboratory (ARL)