Appendix a

Participated in all 3 CEOP Implementation Annual Meetings

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  Sep 2002, Apr 2003, Mar 2004
  

Regular participant in monthly CEOP Model Output telecons

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  in addition to monthly U.S. CEOP telecons
  

Routine ftp of Global System output to CEOP Model Output archive at MPI

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  Gridded 3-hourly global fields in GRIB, MOLTS at Reference Sites
  
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  Throughly documented global model characteristics at JOSS
  
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  EOP-3 finished, EOP-4: current to present time
  

NCEP Global and Regional Reanalysis (Sponsored by NOAA/OGP: e.g. GAPP for NARR)

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  N. American Regional Reanalysis: “NARR”
  
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    Production Completed: 24-years (1979-2002)
    
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    Realtime extension being implemented soon
    
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    Provides basis for Eta Regional Climate Model hindcasts
    
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