UFS configurations that support particular forecast requirements are called applications. Each application combines a numerical model, data assimilation, post-processing, workflow, and other elements. Each distinct software element of an application is called a component.
Current UFS applications and the types of guidance they are expected to provide are listed below
UFS Applications
Sub-seasonal to Seasonal (S2S)
Atmospheric and ocean behavior from about two weeks to about one year
UFS Components: Atmosphere, Land, Ocean, Sea Ice, Aerosol
Hurricane
Hurricane track, intensity, and related effects out to about one week
UFS Components: Atmosphere, Land, Ocean, Wave
Short-Range Weather/Convection Allowing Model (SRW/CAM)
Atmospheric behavior from less than an hour to several days
UFS Components: Atmosphere, Land
Space Weather
Upper atmosphere geophysical activity and solar behavior out to about one month
UFS Components: Atmosphere, Land, Ionosphere
Coastal
Storm surge and other coastal phenomena out to about one week
UFS Components: Storm Surge, Wave
Air Quality
Aerosol and atmospheric composition out to several days
UFS Components: Atmosphere, Land, Aerosol
UFS Components
The UFS has several model components each utilized within various UFS applications
Land
Medium-Range Weather
Sub Seasonal to Seasonal
Hurricane
Short Range Weather
Space Weather
Air Quality
Atmosphere
Medium-Range Weather
Sub Seasonal to Seasonal
Hurricane
Short Range Weather
Space Weather
Air Quality
Ocean
Sub Seasonal to Seasonal
Hurricane
Sea Ice
Sub Seasonal to Seasonal
Aerosol
Sub Seasonal to Seasonal
Air Quality
Ionosphere
Space Weather
Storm Surge
Coastal
Wave
Medium-Range Weather
Hurricane
Coastal
