GFSv16 (2021)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Numerical weather prediction model
gptkbp:dataAssimilation gptkb:Hybrid_4DEnVar
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:National_Centers_for_Environmental_Prediction
gptkbp:forecastVariables 16 days
gptkbp:frequency 4 times daily
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Global_Forecast_System_version_16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GFSv16 (2021)
gptkbp:improves Better precipitation forecasts
Enhanced coupling with ocean and sea ice
Improved hurricane track and intensity forecasts
gptkbp:includes Coupled land surface model
Coupled ocean model
Coupled sea ice model
Coupled wave model
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:primaryUse Global weather forecasting
gptkbp:publicDataAvailability Yes
gptkbp:releaseYear 2021
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:GFSv15
gptkbp:resolution 13 km (at initialization)
~25 km (out to 16 days)
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Finite-Volume_Cubed-Sphere_(FV3)_dynamical_core
gptkbp:website https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/model-data/model-datasets/global-forcast-system-gfs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Global_Forecast_System
gptkb:GFS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6