Discipline |
Category |
Code |
Short Name |
Description |
Units |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TMP |
Temperature |
K |
0 |
0 |
2 |
POT |
Potential
temperature |
K |
0 |
0 |
5 |
T MIN |
Minimum
temperature |
K |
0 |
0 |
6 |
DPT |
Dewpoint
temperature |
K |
0 |
0 |
10 |
LHTFL |
Latent heat
flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
SHTFL |
Sensible heat
flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
0 |
192 |
SNOHF |
Snow phase change
heat flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
SPF H |
Specific
humidity |
kg
kg-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
R H |
Relative
humidity |
% |
0 |
1 |
3 |
P WAT |
Precipitable
water |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
EVP |
Evaporation |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
PRATE |
Precipitation
rate |
kg
m-2 s-1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
A PCP |
Total
precipitation |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
NCPCP |
Large scale
precipitation (non-convective) |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
ACPCP |
Convective
precipitation |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
SNO D |
Snow
depth |
m |
0 |
1 |
13 |
WEASD |
Water equivalent of
accumulated snow depth |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
SNO M |
Snow
melt |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
CLWMR |
Cloud water mixing
ratio |
kg
kg-1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
RWMR |
Rain water mixing
ratio |
kg
kg-1 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
SNMR |
Snow water mixing
ratio |
kg
kg-1 |
0 |
1 |
192 |
CRAIN |
Categorical rain
(yes=1; no=0) |
|
0 |
1 |
193 |
CFRZR |
Categorical
freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) |
|
0 |
1 |
194 |
CICEP |
Categorical ice
pellets (yes=1; no=0) |
|
0 |
1 |
195 |
CSNOW |
Categorical snow
(yes=1; no=0) |
|
0 |
1 |
196 |
CPRAT |
Convective
precipitation rate |
kg
m-2 s-1 |
0 |
1 |
197 |
MCONV |
Horizontal moisture
divergence |
kg
kg-1 s-1 |
0 |
1 |
199 |
PEVAP |
Potential
evaporation |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
201 |
SNOWC |
Snow
cover |
% |
0 |
1 |
203 |
RIME |
Rime
factor |
|
0 |
1 |
204 |
TCOLR |
Total column
integrated rain |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
1 |
205 |
TCOLS |
Total column
integrated snow |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
WDIR |
Wind direction
(from which blowing) |
degree_T |
0 |
2 |
1 |
WIND |
Wind
speed |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
U GRD |
u-component of
wind |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
V GRD |
v-component of
wind |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
STRM |
Stream
function |
m2 s-1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
V VEL |
Vertical velocity
(pressure) |
Pa
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
ABS V |
Absolute
vorticity |
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
VUCSH |
Vertical
u-component of shear |
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
VVCSH |
Vertical
v-component of shear |
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
U FLX |
Momentum flux,
u-component |
N
m-2 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
V FLX |
Momentum flux,
v-component |
N
m-2 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
GUST |
Wind speed
(gust) |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
192 |
VW SH |
Vertical speed
shear |
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
194 |
USTM |
u-component of
storm motion |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
195 |
VSTM |
v-component of
storm motion |
m
s-1 |
0 |
2 |
196 |
CD |
Drag
coefficient |
|
0 |
2 |
197 |
FRICV |
Frictional
velocity |
m
s-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
PRES |
Pressure |
Pa |
0 |
3 |
1 |
PRMSL |
Pressure reduced to
MSL |
Pa |
0 |
3 |
5 |
HGT |
Geopotential
height |
gpm |
0 |
3 |
192 |
MSLET |
MSLP (Eta model
reduction) |
Pa |
0 |
3 |
196 |
HPBL |
Planetary boundary
layer height |
m |
0 |
3 |
200 |
PLPL |
Pressure of level
from which parcel was lifted |
Pa |
0 |
4 |
192 |
DSWRF |
Downward shortwave
radiation flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
4 |
193 |
USWRF |
Upward shortwave
radiation flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
5 |
192 |
DLWRF |
Downward longwave
radiation flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
5 |
193 |
ULWRF |
Upward longwave
radiation flux |
W
m-2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
C ICE |
Cloud
ice |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
T CDC |
Total cloud
cover |
% |
0 |
6 |
2 |
CDCON |
Convective cloud
cover |
% |
0 |
6 |
3 |
L CDC |
Low cloud
cover |
% |
0 |
6 |
4 |
M CDC |
Medium cloud
cover |
% |
0 |
6 |
5 |
H CDC |
High cloud
cover |
% |
0 |
6 |
194 |
CUEFI |
Convective cloud
efficiency |
|
0 |
6 |
195 |
TCOND |
Total
condensate |
kg
kg-1 |
0 |
6 |
196 |
TCOLW |
Total
column-integrated cloud water |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
6 |
197 |
TCOLI |
Total
column-integrated cloud ice |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
6 |
198 |
TCOLC |
Total
column-integrated condensate |
kg
m-2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
PLI |
Parcel lifted index
(to 500 mb) |
deg K |
0 |
7 |
6 |
CAPE |
Convective
available potential energy |
J
kg-1 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
CIN |
Convective
inhibition |
J
kg-1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
HLCY |
Storm relative
helicity |
m2 s-2 |
0 |
7 |
192 |
LFT X |
Surface lifted
index |
deg K |
0 |
7 |
193 |
4LFTX |
Best (4 layer)
lifted index |
deg K |
0 |
19 |
0 |
VIS |
Visibility |
m |
0 |
19 |
1 |
ALBDO |
Albedo |
% |
0 |
19 |
11 |
TKE |
Turbulent kinetic
energy |
J
kg-1 |
0 |
19 |
192 |
MXSALB |
Maximum snow
albedo |
% |
0 |
19 |
193 |
SNFALB |
Snow-free
albedo |
% |
1 |
0 |
192 |
BGRUN |
Baseflow-groundwater runoff |
kg
m-2 |
1 |
0 |
193 |
SSRUN |
Storm surface
runoff |
kg
m-2 |
1 |
1 |
193 |
CPOFP |
Probability of
frozen precipitation |
% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
LAND |
Land cover (0=sea,
1=land) |
Proportion |
2 |
0 |
1 |
SFC R |
Surface
roughness |
m |
2 |
0 |
2 |
TSOIL |
Soil
temperature |
K |
2 |
0 |
3 |
SOIL
M |
Soil moisture
content |
kg
m-2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
VEG |
Vegetation |
% |
2 |
0 |
192 |
SOILW |
Volumetric soil
moisture content |
|
2 |
0 |
193 |
GFLUX |
Ground heat
flux |
W
m-2 |
2 |
0 |
194 |
MSTAV |
Moisture
availability |
% |
2 |
0 |
195 |
SFEXC |
Exchange
coefficient |
(kg m-3) (m
s-1) |
2 |
0 |
196 |
CNWAT |
Plant canopy
surface water |
kg
m-2 |
2 |
0 |
197 |
BMIXL |
Blackadar's mixing
length scale |
m |
2 |
0 |
198 |
VGTYP |
Vegetation
type |
|
2 |
0 |
199 |
CCOND |
Canopy
conductance |
m
s-1 |
2 |
0 |
200 |
RSMIN |
Minimal stomatal
resistance |
s
m-1 |
2 |
0 |
201 |
WILT |
Wilting
point |
|
2 |
0 |
202 |
RCS |
Solar parameter in
canopy conductance |
|
2 |
0 |
203 |
RCT |
Temperature
parameter in canopy conductance |
|
2 |
0 |
204 |
RCQ |
Humidity parameter
in canopy conductance |
|
2 |
0 |
205 |
RCSOL |
Soil moisture
parameter in canopy conductance |
|
2 |
3 |
0 |
SOTYP |
Soil
type |
|
2 |
3 |
192 |
SOILL |
Liquid volumetric
soil moisture (non-frozen) |
|
2 |
3 |
193 |
RLYRS |
Number of soil
layers in root zone |
|
2 |
3 |
195 |
|
Transpiration
stress-onset (soil moisture) |
|
2 |
3 |
196 |
|
Direct evaporation
cease (soil moisture) |
|
2 |
3 |
197 |
|
Soil
porosity |
|
10 |
2 |
0 |
ICEC |
Ice
cover |
fraction |
10 |
3 |
0 |
|
Water
temperature |
deg K |