001
|
Pressure |
Pa |
PRES |
002
|
Pressure reduced to MSL |
Pa |
PRMSL |
003
|
Pressure tendency |
Pa/s |
PTEND |
004
|
Potential vorticity |
K m2 kg-1 s-1 |
PVORT |
005
|
ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height |
m |
ICAHT |
006
|
Geopotential |
m2/s2 |
GP |
007
|
Geopotential height |
gpm |
HGT |
008
|
Geometric height |
m |
DIST |
009
|
Standard deviation of height |
m |
HSTDV |
010
|
Total ozone |
Dobson |
TOZNE |
011
|
Temperature |
K |
TMP |
012
|
Virtual temperature |
K |
VTMP |
013
|
Potential temperature |
K |
POT |
014
|
Pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature or equivalent potential temperature |
K |
EPOT |
015
|
Maximum temperature |
K |
T MAX |
016
|
Minimum temperature |
K |
T MIN |
017
|
Dew point temperature |
K |
DPT |
018
|
Dew point depression (or deficit) |
K |
DEPR |
019
|
Lapse rate |
K/m |
LAPR |
020
|
Visibility |
m |
VIS |
021
|
Radar Spectra (1) |
-
|
RDSP1 |
022
|
Radar Spectra (2) |
-
|
RDSP2 |
023
|
Radar Spectra (3) |
-
|
RDSP3 |
024
|
Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
PLI |
025
|
Temperature anomaly |
K |
TMP A |
026
|
Pressure anomaly |
Pa |
PRESA |
027
|
Geopotential height anomaly |
gpm |
GP A |
028
|
Wave Spectra (1) |
|
WVSP1 |
029
|
Wave Spectra (2) |
|
WVSP2 |
030
|
Wave Spectra (3) |
|
WVSP3 |
031
|
Wind direction (from which blowing) |
deg true |
WDIR |
032
|
Wind speed |
m/s |
WIND |
033
|
u-component of wind |
m/s |
U GRD |
034
|
v-component of wind |
m/s |
V GRD |
035
|
Stream function |
m2/s |
STRM |
036
|
Velocity potential |
m2/s |
V POT |
037
|
Montgomery stream function |
m2/s2 |
MNTSF |
038
|
Sigma coordinate vertical velocity |
/s |
SGCVV |
039
|
Vertical velocity (pressure) |
Pa/s |
V VEL |
040
|
Vertical velocity (geometric) |
m/s |
DZDT |
041
|
Absolute vorticity |
/s |
ABS V |
042
|
Absolute divergence |
/s |
ABS D |
043
|
Relative vorticity |
/s |
REL V |
044
|
Relative divergence |
/s |
REL D |
045
|
Vertical u-component shear |
/s |
VUCSH |
046
|
Vertical v-component shear |
/s |
VVCSH |
047
|
Direction of current |
Degree true |
DIR C |
048
|
Speed of current |
m/s |
SP C |
049
|
u-component of current |
m/s |
UOGRD |
050
|
v-component of current |
m/s |
VOGRD |
051
|
Specific humidity |
kg/kg |
SPF H |
052
|
Relative humidity |
% |
R H |
053
|
Humidity mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
MIXR |
054
|
Precipitable water |
kg/m2 |
P WAT |
055
|
Vapor pressure |
Pa |
VAPP |
056
|
Saturation deficit |
Pa |
SAT D |
057
|
Evaporation |
kg/m2 |
EVP |
058
|
Cloud Ice |
kg/m2 |
C ICE |
059
|
Precipitation rate |
kg/m2/s |
PRATE |
060
|
Thunderstorm probability |
% |
TSTM |
061
|
Total precipitation |
kg/m2 |
A PCP |
062
|
Large scale precipitation (non-conv.) |
kg/m2 |
NCPCP |
063
|
Convective precipitation |
kg/m2 |
ACPCP |
064
|
Snowfall rate water equivalent |
kg/m2/s |
SRWEQ |
065
|
Water equiv. of accum. snow depth |
kg/m2 |
WEASD |
066
|
Snow depth |
m |
SNO D |
067
|
Mixed layer depth |
m |
MIXHT |
068
|
Transient thermocline depth |
m |
TTHDP |
069
|
Main thermocline depth |
m |
MTHD |
070
|
Main thermocline anomaly |
m |
MTH A |
071
|
Total cloud cover |
% |
T CDC |
072
|
Convective cloud cover |
% |
CDCON |
073
|
Low cloud cover |
% |
L CDC |
074
|
Medium cloud cover |
% |
M CDC |
075
|
High cloud cover |
% |
H CDC |
076
|
Cloud water |
kg/m2 |
C WAT |
077
|
Best lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
BLI |
078
|
Convective snow |
kg/m2 |
SNO C |
079
|
Large scale snow |
kg/m2 |
SNO L |
080
|
Water Temperature |
K |
WTMP |
081
|
Land cover (land=1, sea=0) |
proportion |
LAND |
082
|
Deviation of sea level from mean |
m |
DSL M |
083
|
Surface roughness |
m |
SFC R |
084
|
Albedo |
% |
ALBDO |
085
|
Soil temperature |
K |
TSOIL |
086
|
Soil moisture content |
kg/m2 |
SOIL M |
087
|
Vegetation |
% |
VEG |
088
|
Salinity |
kg/kg |
SALTY |
089
|
Density |
kg/m3 |
DEN |
090
|
Water runoff |
kg/m2 |
WATR |
091
|
Ice cover (ice=1, no ice=0) |
proportion |
ICE C |
092
|
Ice thickness |
m |
ICETK |
093
|
Direction of ice drift |
deg true |
DICED |
094
|
Speed of ice drift |
m/s |
SICED |
095
|
u-component of ice drift |
m/s |
U ICE |
096
|
v-component of ice drift |
m/s |
V ICE |
097
|
Ice growth rate |
m/s |
ICE G |
098
|
Ice divergence |
m/s |
ICE D |
099
|
Snow melt |
kg/m2 |
SNO M |
100
|
Significant height of combined wind waves and swell |
m |
HTSGW |
101
|
Direction of wind waves (from which) |
Degree true |
WVDIR |
102
|
Significant height of wind waves |
m |
WVHGT |
103
|
Mean period of wind waves |
s |
WVPER |
104
|
Direction of swell waves |
Degree true |
SWDIR |
105
|
Significant height of swell waves |
m |
SWELL |
106
|
Mean period of swell waves |
s |
SWPER |
107
|
Primary wave direction |
Degree true |
DIRPW |
108
|
Primary wave mean period |
s |
PERPW |
109
|
Secondary wave direction |
Degree true |
DIRSW |
110
|
Secondary wave mean period |
s |
PERSW |
111
|
Net short-wave radiation flux
(surface) |
W/m2 |
NSWRS |
112
|
Net long wave radiation flux
(surface) |
W/m2 |
NLWRS |
113
|
Net short-wave radiation flux
(top of
atmosphere) |
W/m2 |
NSWRT |
114
|
Net long wave radiation flux
(top of atmosphere) |
W/m2 |
NLWRT |
115
|
Long wave radiation flux |
W/m2 |
LWAVR |
116
|
Short wave radiation flux |
W/m2 |
SWAVR |
117
|
Global radiation flux |
W/m2 |
G RAD |
118
|
Brightness temperature |
K |
BRTMP |
119
|
Radiance (with respect to wave number) |
W/m/sr |
LWRAD |
120
|
Radiance (with respect to wave length) |
W/m3/sr |
SWRAD |
121
|
Latent heat net flux |
W/m2 |
LHTFL |
122
|
Sensible heat net flux |
W/m2 |
SHTFL |
123
|
Boundary layer dissipation |
W/m2 |
BLYDP |
124
|
Momentum flux, u component |
N/m2 |
U FLX |
125
|
Momentum flux, v component |
N/m2 |
V FLX |
126
|
Wind mixing energy |
J |
WMIXE |
127
|
Image data |
|
IMG D |
128
|
Mean Sea Level Pressure (Standard Atmosphere Reduction) |
Pa |
MSLSA |
129
|
Mean Sea Level Pressure (MAPS System Reduction) |
Pa |
MSLMA |
130
|
Mean Sea Level Pressure (NAM Model Reduction) |
Pa |
MSLET |
131
|
Surface lifted index |
K |
LFT X |
132
|
Best (4 layer) lifted index |
K |
4LFTX |
133
|
K index |
K |
K X |
134
|
Sweat index |
K |
S X |
135
|
Horizontal moisture divergence |
kg/kg/s |
MCONV |
136
|
Vertical speed shear |
1/s |
VW SH |
137
|
3-hr pressure tendency Std. Atmos. Reduction |
Pa/s |
TSLSA |
138
|
Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared) |
1/s2 |
BVF 2 |
139
|
Potential vorticity (density weighted) |
1/s/m |
PV MW |
140
|
Categorical rain (yes=1; no=0) |
non-dim |
CRAIN |
141
|
Categorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) |
non-dim |
CFRZR |
142
|
Categorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0) |
non-dim |
CICEP |
143
|
Categorical snow (yes=1; no=0) |
non-dim |
CSNOW |
144
|
Volumetric soil moisture content |
fraction |
SOILW |
145
|
Potential evaporation rate |
W/m2 |
PEVPR |
146
|
Cloud work function |
J/kg |
CWORK |
147
|
Zonal flux of gravity wave stress |
N/m2 |
U-GWD |
148
|
Meridional flux of gravity wave stress |
N/m2 |
V-GWD |
149
|
Potential vorticity |
m2/s/kg |
PVORT |
150
|
Covariance between meridional and zonal components of the wind. |
m2/s2 |
COVMZ |
151
|
Covariance between temperature and zonal components of the wind. |
K*m/s |
COVTZ |
152
|
Covariance between temperature and meridional components of the wind. |
K*m/s |
COVTM |
153
|
Cloud water |
kg/kg |
CLWMR |
154
|
Ozone mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
O3MR |
155
|
Ground Heat Flux |
W/m2 |
GFLUX |
156
|
Convective inhibition |
J/kg |
CIN |
157
|
Convective Available Potential Energy |
J/kg |
CAPE |
158
|
Turbulent Kinetic Energy |
J/kg |
TKE |
159
|
Condensation pressure of parcel lifted from indicated surface |
Pa |
CONDP |
160
|
Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux |
W/m2 |
CSUSF |
161
|
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux |
W/m2 |
CSDSF |
162
|
Clear Sky upward long wave flux |
W/m2 |
CSULF |
163
|
Clear Sky downward long wave flux |
W/m2 |
CSDLF |
164
|
Cloud forcing net solar flux |
W/m2 |
CFNSF |
165
|
Cloud forcing net long wave flux |
W/m2 |
CFNLF |
166
|
Visible beam downward solar flux |
W/m2 |
VBDSF |
167
|
Visible diffuse downward solar flux |
W/m2 |
VDDSF |
168
|
Near IR beam downward solar flux |
W/m2 |
NBDSF |
169
|
Near IR diffuse downward solar flux |
W/m2 |
NDDSF |
170
|
Rain water mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
RWMR |
171
|
Snow mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
SNMR |
172
|
Momentum flux |
N/m2 |
M FLX |
173
|
Mass point model surface |
non-dim |
LMH |
174
|
Velocity point model surface |
non-dim |
LMV |
175
|
Model layer number (from bottom up) |
non-dim |
MLYNO |
176
|
latitude (-90 to +90) |
deg |
NLAT |
177
|
east longitude (0-360) |
deg |
ELON |
178
|
Ice mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
ICMR |
179
|
Graupel mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
GRMR |
180
|
Surface wind gust |
m/s |
GUST |
181
|
x-gradient of log pressure |
1/m |
LPS X |
182
|
y-gradient of log pressure |
1/m |
LPS Y |
183
|
x-gradient of height |
m/m |
HGT X |
184
|
y-gradient of height |
m/m |
HGT Y |
185
|
Turbulence Potential Forecast Index |
non-dim |
TPFI |
186
|
Total Icing Potential Diagnostic |
non-dim |
TIPD |
187
|
Lightning |
non-dim |
LTNG |
188
|
Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground |
|
RDRIP |
189
|
Virtual potential temperature |
K |
VPTMP |
190
|
Storm relative helicity |
m2/s2 |
HLCY |
191
|
Probability from ensemble |
numeric |
PROB |
192
|
Probability from ensemble normalized with respect to climate expectancy |
numeric |
PROBN |
193
|
Probability of precipitation |
% |
POP |
194
|
Percent of frozen precipitation |
% |
CPOFP |
195
|
Probability of freezing precipitation |
% |
CPOZP |
196
|
u-component of storm motion |
m/s |
USTM |
197
|
v-component of storm motion |
m/s |
VSTM |
198
|
Number concentration for ice particles |
|
NCIP |
199
|
Direct evaporation from bare soil |
W/m2 |
EVBS |
200
|
Canopy water evaporation |
W/m2 |
EVCW |
201
|
Ice-free water surface |
% |
ICWAT |
202
|
Convective weather detection index |
non-dim |
CWDI |
203
|
VAFTAD |
log10(kg/m3)
|
VAFTD |
204
|
downward short wave rad. flux |
W/m2 |
DSWRF |
205
|
downward long wave rad. flux |
W/m2 |
DLWRF |
206
|
Ultra violet index (1 hour integration centered at solar noon) |
W/m2 |
UVI |
207
|
Moisture availability |
% |
MSTAV |
208
|
Exchange coefficient |
(kg/m3)(m/s) |
SFEXC |
209
|
No. of mixed layers next to surface |
integer |
MIXLY |
210
|
Transpiration |
W/m2 |
TRANS |
211
|
upward short wave rad. flux |
W/m2 |
USWRF |
212
|
upward long wave rad. flux |
W/m2 |
ULWRF |
213
|
Amount of non-convective cloud |
% |
CDLYR |
214
|
Convective Precipitation rate |
kg/m2/s |
CPRAT |
215
|
Temperature tendency by all physics |
K/s |
TTDIA |
216
|
Temperature tendency by all radiation |
K/s |
TTRAD |
217
|
Temperature tendency by non-radiation physics |
K/s |
TTPHY |
218
|
Precipitation index(0.0-1.00) |
fraction |
PREIX |
219
|
Std. dev. of IR T over 1x1 deg area |
K |
TSD1D |
220
|
Natural log of surface pressure |
ln(kPa) |
NLGSP |
221
|
Planetary boundary layer height |
m |
HPBL |
222
|
5-wave geopotential height |
gpm |
5WAVH |
223
|
Plant canopy surface water |
kg/m2 |
CNWAT |
224
|
Soil type (as in Zobler) |
Integer (0-9) |
SOTYP |
225
|
Vegitation type (as in SiB) |
Integer (0-13) |
VGTYP |
226
|
Blackadar's mixing length scale |
m |
BMIXL |
227
|
Asymptotic mixing length scale |
m |
AMIXL |
228
|
Potential evaporation |
kg/m2 |
PEVAP |
229
|
Snow phase-change heat flux |
W/m2 |
SNOHF |
230
|
5-wave geopotential height anomaly |
gpm |
5WAVA |
231
|
Convective cloud mass flux |
Pa/s |
MFLUX |
232
|
Downward total radiation flux |
W/m2 |
DTRF |
233
|
Upward total radiation flux |
W/m2 |
UTRF |
234
|
Baseflow-groundwater runoff |
kg/m2 |
BGRUN |
235
|
Storm surface runoff |
kg/m2 |
SSRUN |
236
|
Supercooled Large Droplet (SLD) Icing Potential Diagnostic |
Numeric |
SIPD |
237
|
Total ozone |
kg/m2 |
03TOT |
238
|
Snow cover |
percent |
SNOWC |
239
|
Snow temperature |
K |
SNO T |
240
|
Covariance between temperature and vertical component of the wind. |
K*m/s |
COVTW |
241
|
Large scale condensate heat rate |
K/s |
LRGHR |
242
|
Deep convective heating rate |
K/s |
CNVHR |
243
|
Deep convective moistening rate |
kg/kg/s |
CNVMR |
244
|
Shallow convective heating rate |
K/s |
SHAHR |
245
|
Shallow convective moistening rate |
kg/kg/s |
SHAMR |
246
|
Vertical diffusion heating rate |
K/s |
VDFHR |
247
|
Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration |
m/s2 |
VDFUA |
248
|
Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration |
m/s2 |
VDFVA |
249
|
Vertical diffusion moistening rate |
kg/kg/s |
VDFMR |
250
|
Solar radiative heating rate |
K/s |
SWHR |
251
|
Long wave radiative heating rate |
K/s |
LWHR |
252
|
Drag coefficient |
non-dim |
CD |
253
|
Friction velocity |
m/s |
FRICV |
254
|
Richardson number |
non-dim |
RI |