[NARCCAP-discuss] Question regarding Tasmax and Tasmin

[Julie Winkler]

Thank you, Toni!  Your response helps a lot.  Julie

At 12:43 PM 3/7/2012, you wrote:
>You're welcome.
>
>Of course, the answer to *what does "soon" mean* is... "it depends."
>I think 4-6 weeks sounds like a fair approximation. It will definitely
>be announced over the discussion boards when it is available.
>
>I apologize for the vagueness, but uncertainty is always abound. I
>hope this answer helps.
>
>Toni Rosati
>NARCCAP User Community Liaison
>National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
>narccap at ucar.edu
>
>On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:32:08 -0500
>   Julie Winkler <winkler at msu.edu> wrote:
>   Hi Toni,
>
>   Thanks so much for the quick response. Could you give us an
>   indication of  "soon"?  Within a month or so, or more like several
>months?
>
>   Thanks again!
>   Julie
>
>
>    At 05:51 PM 3/6/2012, you wrote:
> >Hi Julie!
> >
> >Tasmax and Tasmin for MM5i and ECP2 will be available soon. They are
> >currently being post-processed.
> >
> >If you need these data right away, your plan to take highest and
> >lowest values of the 3-hourly temperatures is suitable as an estimate.
> >Seeing as the final product is taken from the actual max and min from
> >model timesteps instead of 3-hourly, we would recommend using Tasmax
> >and Tasmin as soon as they are available.
> >
> >Thanks for your question!
> >
> >Toni Rosati
> >NARCCAP User Community Liaison
> >National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
> >narccap at ucar.edu
> >
> >On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:43:43 -0500
> >   Julie Winkler <winkler at msu.edu> wrote:
> >   Hello,
> >
> >   My apologies if this question has been answered before.  On the
> >   NARCCAP server, we only find Tasmax and Tasmin for four of the RCMs
> >   (when driven by NCEP).  The RCMs with tasmax and tasmin data are
> >   CRCM, RCM3, WRFG and HRM3.  Will Tasmax and Tasmin be made
> >available
> >   for the other two RCMs (MM5i and ECP2)?  If not, would the highest
> >   and lowest values of the 3-hourly temperatures be a suitable
> >   substitute, in your opinion?  Obviously, we are evaluating the RCM
> >   simulations of maximum and minimum temperature, and will need these
> >   variables for several applications.
> >
> >   Thanks!
> >
> >   Julie
> >
> >
> >
> >   Julie A. Winkler, PhD
> >   Professor
> >   Department of Geography
> >   238 Geography Building
> >   Michigan State University
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>   Professor
>   Department of Geography
>   238 Geography Building
>   Michigan State University
>   East Lansing, MI 48824-1117
>   Email: winkler at msu.edu
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Julie A. Winkler, PhD
Professor
Department of Geography
238 Geography Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1117
Email: winkler at msu.edu
Telephone: 517-355-4649 (main office); 517-353-9186 (personal office)
FAX: 517-432-1671
web page: http://www.msu.edu/user/winkler