GFS data source

[metana]

I wanted to ask if it is equally valid to use as input the GFS 0.25º files coming from https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/d084001/# as the files coming from https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-gfs-bdp-pds/ for running WRF.

 

[haiqingsong]

I wanted to ask if it is equally valid to use as input the GFS 0.25º files coming from https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/d084001/# as the files coming from https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-gfs-bdp-pds/ for running WRF.

Yes, they come from the same institution——NCEP.