Master Level Type Table
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current
001
surface
surface
ground or water surface (the atmosphere's lower boundary, land/sea surface)
current
004
isth_lvl_0C
isth_lvl_0C
level of 0 deg C isotherm
current
006
max_wnd_lvl
max_wnd_lvl
maximum wind level
current
007
trpp_lvl
trpp_lvl
tropopause
current
008
atms_top
atms_top
top of atmosphere (nominal top of atmosphere)
current
020
isth_lvl
isth_lvl
isothermal level
current
100
isbr_lvl
isbr_lvl
isobaric surface (constant pressure)
current
101
isbr_lay
isbr_lay
layer between two isobaric levels
current
102
msl
msl
mean sea level
current
103
ht_msl
ht_msl
height above mean sea level
current
105
ht_sfc
ht_sfc
specific height level above ground (height above earth/sea surface)
current
107
sgma_lvl
sgma_lvl
sigma level
current
112
grnd_lay
grnd_lay
The upper layer of the Earth's ground surface
current
113
isnt_lvl
isnt_lvl
isentropic (theta) level (constant theta)
listed
160
dpth_sfc
dpth_sfc
depth below sea level (surface)
current
199
wavelen_sfc
wavelen_sfc
A wavelength at the earth's surface. The wavelength, in nanometers, appears in the first level, the
sfc layer is in the second level.
current
200
sky_cvr
sky_cvr
sky cover (entire atmosphere)
current
212
low_cld
low_cld
low cloud layer
deprecated
219
isbr_lvl_pa
isbr_lvl_pa
isobaric (constant pressure) surface in pascals
current
222
mid_cld
mid_cld
middle cloud layer
deprecated
232
hi_cld
hi_cld
high cloud layer
deprecated
241
dpth_ix
dpth_ix
depth index
current
250
flight_lvl
flight_lvl
an altitude above mean sea level.
current
251
flight_lvl
flight_lvl
altitude above 18,000 feet
deprecated
252
flight_lvl
flight_lvl
layer below 18,000 feet
deprecated
253
flight_lvl
flight_lvl
layer in atmosphere 18,000 feet and above.
deprecated