grbFile = downloadGrbData(obsDay,obsForecast,[obsCycle],[gfsDataPath])
Downloads the relevant Grib file from https://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov. If standard data does not exist for requested times, will try to get re-analysis data.
Parameters |
Description |
obsDay [datetime] |
Day of observation. Can be a Matlab datetime object of a date vector. If not a datetime object, GMT is assumed. |
obsForecast [scalar] |
Forecast hour. Valid forecasts are every 3 hours starting at 0 up to 240 hours, then every 12 hours up to 384 hours. For re-analysis data, forecasts are 0, 3, and 6 hours only. |
obsCycle [scalar] |
(Optional) Cycle of the GFS observation. Valid cycles are 0, 6, 12, and 18 hours - will select closest valid cycle. If not passed in or passed in as empty, the obsCycle will be obsDay.Hour. |
gfsDataPath [char] |
(Optional) Path to folder for storing GFS data. Defaults to current working directory. |
Return Values |
Description |
grbFile [cell] |
Filenames of Grib files downloaded. |
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