Alberta Environment (now Alberta Environment and Parks) developed Fifth Generation NCAR/Penn State Mesoscale Model version 3.5 (MM5) meteorological data for all of Alberta, for 2002-2006. The data can be extracted using software to run regulatory models. Supporting documentation for the data sets can be found in:
- Multi-Model Extraction Utility (MMEU) and 2000-2006 Alberta Meteorological Data Set (PDF, 960 KB)
- Review of 2002 12 Km MM5 Model Results
Details on how to obtain the data sets and the extraction software are available from:
The availability of standard meteorological data provides easily accessible resources and reduces inconsistencies in meteorological data quality.
For additional assistance with MM5 data, please contact:
The MM5 data is 12 kilometre grid and a total of 30 vertical layers. The data domain extents are shown in the table.
|
Corners |
MM5 Indices |
Geographic |
UTM Zone 11 NAD83 |
UTM Zone 12 NAD83 |
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|
I |
J |
Longitude (degrees) |
Latitude (degrees) |
Easting (m) |
Northing (m) |
Easting (m) |
Northing (m) |
|
|
Lower Left |
0 |
0 |
-120.7462 |
48.7207 |
224,488 |
5,403,185 |
-216,381 |
5,442,409 |
|
Lower Right |
0 |
68 |
-109.3251 |
48.1543 |
1,070,615 |
5,362,003 |
624,567 |
5,334,808 |
|
Upper Left |
108 |
0 |
-120.6712 |
60.6082 |
299,071 |
6,724,756 |
-28,194 |
6,758,122 |
|
Upper Right |
108 |
68 |
-105.9450 |
59.9021 |
1,116,520 |
6,692,214 |
782,607 |
6,651,310 |