The files are divided into the categories restart files, observation files, and diagnostic files. Some files may appear in more than one category. Some verification files in the diagnostics table do not include a run qualifier. Restart files production base name file glopara filename format (eg, description gdas1.t00z .prepbufr) Conventional Observations prepbufr BUFR with quality control Time dependent biascr.$CDUMP.$CDATE sat bias text correction file dependent satang.$CDUMP.$CDATE satang text sat bias correction surface sfcanl.$CDUMP.$CDATE sfcanl binary analysis atmospheric siganl.$CDUMP.$CDATE analysis (aka sanl binary file) surface boundary sfcf$FF.$CDUMP.$CDATE condition at bf$FF binary forecast hour $FF atmospheric model data at sig$FF.$CDUMP.$CDATE sf$FF binary forecast hour $FF pressure level data pgrbanl GRIB from analysis pressure level data pgrbf$FF GRIB from forecast hour $FF Observation files
The files are divided into the categories restart files, observation files, and diagnostic files. Some files may appear in more than one category. Some verification files in the diagnostics table do not include a run qualifier. Restart files glopara filename file description production base name (eg, gdas1.t00z .prepbufr) format Conventional Observations with quality control prepbufr BUFR biascr.$CDUMP.$CDATE Time dependent sat bias correction file text satang.$CDUMP.$CDATE dependent sat bias correction satang text sfcanl.$CDUMP.$CDATE surface analysis sfcanl binary siganl.$CDUMP.$CDATE atmospheric analysis (aka file) sanl binary sfcf$FF.$CDUMP.$CDATE surface boundary condition at forecast hour $FF bf$FF binary sig$FF.$CDUMP.$CDATE atmospheric model data at forecast hour $FF sf$FF binary pressure level data from analysis pgrbanl GRIB pressure level data from forecast hour $FF pgrbf$FF GRIB Observation files