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Global Ensemble Wave Prediction System (GEWPS) data in GRIB2 format

This page describes the Global Ensemble Wave Prediction System data available in GRIB2 format.

Data location

MSC Datamart data can be automatically retrieved with the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) as soon as they become available. An overview and examples to access and use the Meteorological Service of Canada's open data is also available.

The data is available via the HTTP protocol. It is possible to access it with a standard browser. In this case, we obtain a list of links giving access to a GRIB2 file.

The data can be accessed at the following URL :

where :

  • HH : Model run start, in UTC [00 or 12]

Available Domain

Global latitude-longitude grid.

Parameter Value
ni 1440
nj 721
resolution 0.25°
coordinate of first grid point 90° S 0° E

File name nomenclature

NOTE: ALL HOURS ARE IN UTC.

File names have the form:

{YYYYMMDD}T{HH}Z_MSC_GEWPS_{VAR}_{LVL}_{Grille}{resolution}_PT{hhh}H.grib2

Where:

  • YYYYMMDD: Year, month and day of the beginning of the forecast
  • T : Time delimiter according to ISO8601 norms
  • HH: UTC run time [00, 12]
  • Z : Time zone (UTC hour)
  • MSC : Constant string indicating the Meteorological Service of Canada, source of data
  • GEWPS : Constant string indicating that data is from the Global Ensemble Wave Prediction System
  • VAR : Variables included in the file
  • LVL : Vertical level [Sfc for the surface]
  • Grille : Horizontal grid type [LatLon]
  • resolution : Indicating resolution in degreee in latitude and longitude directions [0.25]
  • PT{hhh}H: Forecast hours based on ISO8601 norms. P, T and H are constant character designating Period, Time and Hour. "hhh" is the forecast hour [000, 003, 006, ..., 384]
  • grib2: constant string indicating the GRIB2 format is used

Example of file name:

20210225T12Z_MSC_GEWPS_HTSGW_Sfc_LatLon0.25_PT015H.grib2

Variable List

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