NMME:NCEP CFS v1
The CFSv1 seasonal predictions out to abt 9 months have been
operational at NCEP since August 2004, and although already
succeeded by CFSv2, is still running (as of early 2012 at
least). The atmospheric component has T62L64 atmospheric
resolution and the ocean component is a MOM3 model at 0.30
meridional equatorial resolution. Hindcasts are available for
1981-2009. At the time it was the first coupled atmosphere-ocean
model at NCEP that had a) so-called 1-tier coupling as opposed to
the earlier 2-tier or even AMIP approach, b) semi-global (about
50S-60N) coupling in all oceans (as opposed to coupling in the
tropical Pacific only). Details of the model components, the
initial states and some forecast results are in Saha et al(2006).
Saha, S., and Coauthors, 2006: The NCEP Climate Forecast
System. /J. Climate/, *19*, 3483-3517. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3812.1
Saha, Suranjana, and Coauthors, 2010: The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis. /Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc./, *91*, 1015-1057. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010BAMS3001.1