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SADIS-API

The SADIS API is :

  • SWIM compliant and conforms to the EUROCONTROL SWIM yellow Profile standards

  • published in the EUROCONTROL SWIM Registry https://eur-registry.swim.aero/services

  • Uses the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Environmental DATA Retrieval (EDR) API framework

In order to use the SADIS API users will need to register (even existing SADIS FTP users), and the SADIS API services user terms and conditions will need to be accepted before access is granted. To start the registration process please email the SADIS Manager.

Data available on the SADIS API

The data sets are summarised below. Full details can be found in the SADIS API User guide which details the full set of WAFS gridded data available.

0.25-degree horizontal resolution WAFS gridded data

1.25-degree horizontal resolution WAFS gridded data

Parameters

  • Wind U/V - 56 vertical levels from FL050 to FL600

  • Temperature - 56 vertical levels from FL050 to FL600

  • Geospatial Height - 56 vertical levels from FL050 to FL600

  • Relative Humidity - 14 vertical levels from FL050 to FL180
  • Tropopause height and Tropopause temperature
  • Max wind height, and max wind u/v
  • Icing Severity - 26 vertical levels from FL050 to FL300
  • Turbulence Severity - 36 vertical levels from FL100 to FL450
  • Cumulonimbus Extent, Base and Top
 

WAFC London and WAFC Washington data will be available.

Parameters

  • Wind U/V – 17 vertical levels from FL050 to FL530

  • Temperature – 17 vertical levels from FL050 to FL530

  • Geopotential Height –  17 vertical levels from FL050 to FL530

  • Relative Humidity – 5 vertical levels from FL050 to FL180

  • Tropopause height and Tropopause temperature

Max wind height, and max wind u/v

 
 
 
 
 
WAFC London and WAFC Washington data will be available.

Forecast Timesteps:

T+06 to T+24 at 1-hourly intervals

T+27 to T+48 at 3-hourly intervals1

T+54 to T+120 at 6-hourly intervals2

Note:

1Icing, Turbulence and Cumulonimbus data will stop at T+48

2WAFC London data past T+66 will only be produced for the 00Z and 12Z model runs

Data will be available as global and regional tiles

Forecast Timesteps:

T+06 to T+36 at 3-hourly intervals

Data will be available as global tiles only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The WAFS gridded data will be available as a global data set or as regional subsets (tiles).

Users are strongly encouraged to use a regional subset if it is appropriate for their activities.

WAFS Gridded data

 

WAFS SIGWX Data - available in test/beta mode, expected to become operational in November 2024

OPMET DATA

SIGWX that covers FL100 to FL600 and includes information on the jet stream, turbulence, cumulonimbus clouds, icing, the tropopause, volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and nuclear releases. 

  • IWXXM format data file 

  • PNG truth check charts (not to be used for briefing purposes)

WAFC London and WAFC Washington data will be available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAC and IWXXM format.

  • METAR/SPECI

  • TAF

  • SIGMET

  • AIRMET

  • Volcanic Ash Advisory

  • Tropical Cyclone Advisory

  • Space Weather Advisory 

TAC only format 

  • GAMET

  • Nuclear emergency messages 

  • Volcanic Ash NOTAMs and ASHTAMs

Graphics

  • Volcanic Ash Graphic 

  • Tropical Cyclone Graphic

Forecast Timesteps:

T+06 to T+48 at 3-hourly intervals

 

Available data:

Data published at 5 minute intervals based on the time it reaches the Met Office.  36 hours worth of data will be held on the system.

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