Gridded Model Output Statistics (MOS)

Initial Alaska Implementation April 9, 2008

Initial Hawaii Implementation November 9, 2010

Experimental 2.5 km CONUS Implementation February 27, 2012

Gridded MOS Graphics and Data

Experimental 2.5-km CONUS MOS graphics and Data - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD)

5-km CONUS MOS graphics - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD)

Alaska MOS graphics - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD)

Hawaii MOS graphics - National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD)

ftp site for gridded MOS 5 km CONUS GRIB2 binary files

ftp site for gridded MOS 2.5 km CONUS GRIB2 binary files

ftp site for gridded MOS Alaska GRIB2 binary files

ftp site for gridded MOS Hawaii GRIB2 binary files

Degrib - NDFD/NDGD GRIB2 Decoder

Gridded MOS Implementation Details

Binary Scaling in GRIB2 encoding of 2.5-km CONUS Gridded MOS - April 2011

Stations used in analysis ordered by WFO

Log of Changes to Gridded MOS

WMO Communication Headers for 3-km Alaska GMOS (pdf format) - Updated 12/19/2013

WMO Communication Headers for 2.5-km CONUS GMOS (pdf format) - Updated 12/19/2013

Description of gridded MOS GRIB2 ftp file structure (pdf format) - Updated 11/13/12

Available Elements and Projections (pdf format) - Updated 11/9/10

WMO Communication Headers for 5-km CONUS GMOS (pdf format)

GRIB2 encoding of gridded MOS

Coming Soon - Grid Specifications - for now see GRIB2 encoding page above for specs

Flow diagram of Grids to AWIPS/N-AWIPS

Technical Implementation Notice 13-49 (TIN) Transmitted December 23, 2013

Public Information Statement - 2.5 km GMOS Sent December 6, 2013

Amended Technical Implementation Notice 12-09 (TIN) Transmitted November 1, 2012

Public Information Statement - 2.5 km GMOS and HRMOS QPF Sent October 13, 2011

Technical Implementation Notice 10-27 (TIN) - Hawaii GMOS Transmitted October 4, 2010

Technical Implementation Notice 10-04 (TIN) Transmitted January 11, 2010

Technical Implementation Notice 07-82 (TIN) Transmitted October 24, 2007

Amended Technical Implementation Notice 06-87 (TIN) Transmitted March 8, 2007

Amended Technical Implementation Notice 05-56 (TIN) Transmitted July 27, 2006

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved Initial implementation of Hawaii, scheduled for November 9, 2010

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Initial Alaska implementation, scheduled for February 26, 2008

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Second implementation, postponed from March 13, 2007

Data Review Group - NWS Request for Change (RC) approved, Initial implementation, scheduled for August 15, 2006

MOSGuide - IFPS Smart Tools Gridded GFS MOS Reference Page, Courtesy of Eastern Region Scientific Services Division - D. Novak

AMS Short Course - The Role of Model Output Statistics (MOS) in Downscaling of NWP Model Output - Glahn 2006 (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Dallavalle and Glahn 2006 (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Dallavalle and Glahn 2006 (published for web)

Gridded MOS Presentation for Western Region SOOs (PowerPoint Presentation)

Gridded MOS Removal of COOP sites "near" METARs from Max/Min Analyses - March 2011

Gridded MOS Demonstration of Elevation Correction - July 2008

Gridded MOS Wind Case Study - February 2008

Gridded MOS Land/Water Mask Change - December 2007

Toward A Gridded MOS System - Dallavalle and Glahn, 2005

Using Geographical Information Systems to Develop Gridded Model Output Statistics - Sheets et al., 2005

Gridded MOS - Techniques, Status, and Plans - Glahn and Dallavalle 2006

MDL Office Note 06-01 - Performance of Three Forecast Systems at Selected MOS and Non-MOS Stations -Schenk 2006

The Gridding of MOS - Glahn et al. 2009

Gridded model output statistics: Improving and expanding - Gilbert et al. 2009