Welcome to the GMTB documentation for NGGPS. In this website you will find documentation on various aspects NGGPS, including the CCPP, the Driver, the Single-Column Model, and the GFS free-forecast workflow.

Note: We are still adding content to this manual, so pages may move, merge, or be renamed.

What is NGGPS?

NGGPS is NOAA's Next-Generation Global Prediction System, a set of Numerical Weather Prediction Tools under development for use in all global forecast applications run operationally by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).

You can find more information about NGGPS and NCEP's current global model (the Global Forecast System, GFS) on these websites:

Topic	Website
NGGPS main page	http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ost/nggps/
GFS model	http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/index.php?branch=GFS

Installing GFS

This is how you do it. More information at

http://www.dtcenter.org

After you have installed the GFS, you must then configure it to run on your machine, using the model settings you want.

Configuring and Running GFS

Here is important information for you. Since there is a lot to cover, we have a link to a companion page.

NGGPS Configuration Guide

GFS Components

GFS is an end-to-end system with many components, including GSI, GSM, and UPP. The following links take you to more information about each component