RTMA: Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis

NOAA/NWS/RTMA
Dataset Availability
2011-01-01T00:00:00Z–2024-12-07T18:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("NOAA/NWS/RTMA")
Tags
climate cloud geophysical humidity noaa nws precipitation pressure surface temperature weather wind
rtma
visibility

Description

The Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) is a high-spatial and temporal resolution analysis for near-surface weather conditions. This dataset includes hourly analyses at 2.5 km for CONUS.

Bands

Resolution
2500 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Description
HGT m -81* 4226*

Model terrain elevation

PRES Pa 60848* 105183*

Pressure

TMP °C -43.2* 43.73*

Temperature

DPT °C -81.41* 30.92*

Dew point temperature

UGRD m/s -32.93* 34.04*

U-component of wind

VGRD m/s -28.44* 39.21*

V-component of wind

SPFH Mass fraction 0* 0.02*

Specific humidity

WDIR deg 0* 360*

Wind direction (from which blowing)

WIND m/s 0* 42.46*

Wind speed

GUST m/s 0* 58.02*

Wind speed (gust)

VIS m 0* 20000*

Visibility

TCDC % 0* 100*

Total cloud cover

ACPC01 kg/m^2 0* 1*

Total precipitation

* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

NOAA data, information, and products, regardless of the method of delivery, are not subject to copyright and carry no restrictions on their subsequent use by the public. Once obtained, they may be put to any lawful use. The forgoing data is in the public domain and is being provided without restriction on use and distribution. For more information visit the NWS disclaimer site.

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NOAA/NWS/RTMA')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-03-01', '2018-03-02'));
var windSpeed = dataset.select('WIND');
var windSpeedVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 12.0,
  palette: ['001137', '01abab', 'e7eb05', '620500'],
};
Map.setCenter(-95.62, 39.91, 4);
Map.addLayer(windSpeed, windSpeedVis, 'Wind Speed');
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