# http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds093.0/metadata/grib2.html # cut and paste 11/3/2011 0 0 0 TMP . Temperature . K 0 0 2 POT . Potential temperature . K 0 0 4 T MAX . Maximum temperature . K 0 0 5 T MIN . Minimum temperature . K 0 0 6 DPT . Dewpoint temperature . K 0 0 8 LAPR . Lapse rate . K m-1 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 0 195 LRGHR . Large scale condensate heating rate . K s-1 0 0 196 CNVHR . Deep convective heating rate . K s-1 0 0 197 THFLX . Total downward heat flux at surface . W m-2 0 0 198 TTDIA . Temperature tendency by all physics . K s-1 0 0 201 SHAHR . Shallow convective heating rate . K s-1 0 0 202 VDFHR . Vertical diffusion heating rate . K s-1 0 0 204 TCHP . Tropical cyclone heat potential . J m-2 K-1 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 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 22 CLWMR . Cloud 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 1 200 PEVPR . Potential evaporation rate . W m-2 0 1 201 SNOWC . Snow cover . % 0 1 211 EMNP . Evaporation minus precipitation . cm day-1 0 1 212 SBSNO . Sublimation (evaporation from snow) . W m-2 0 1 213 CNVMR . Deep convective moistening rate . kg kg-1 s-1 0 1 214 SHAMR . Shallow convective moistening rate . kg kg-1 s-1 0 1 215 VDFMR . Vertical diffusion moistening rate . kg kg-1 s-1 0 1 217 LRGMR . Large scale moistening rate . kg kg-1 s-1 0 1 219 QMAX . Maximum specific humidity at 2m . kg kg-1 0 1 220 QMIN . Minimum specific humidity at 2m . kg kg-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 5 V POT . Velocity potential . m2 s-1 0 2 6 MNTSF . Montgomery stream function . m2 s-1 0 2 8 V VEL . Vertical velocity (pressure) . Pa s-1 0 2 9 DZDT . Vertical velocity (geometric) . m s-1 0 2 10 ABS V . Absolute vorticity . s-1 0 2 14 PVORT . Potential vorticity . K m2 kg-1 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 2 192 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 2 197 FRICV . Frictional velocity . m s-1 0 2 208 VDFUA . Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration . m s-2 0 2 209 VDFVA . Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration . m s-2 0 2 210 GWDU . Gravity wave drag zonal acceleration . m s-2 0 2 211 GWDV . Gravity wave drag meridional acceleration . m s-2 0 2 212 CNVU . Convective zonal momentum mixing acceleration . m s-2 0 2 213 CNVV . Convective meridional momentum mixing acceleration . m s-2 0 2 216 CNGWDU . Convective gravity wave drag zonal acceleration . m s-2 0 2 217 CNGWDV . Convective gravity wave drag meridional acceleration . m s-2 0 3 0 PRES . Pressure . Pa 0 3 1 PRMSL . Pressure reduced to MSL . Pa 0 3 5 HGT . Geopotential height . gpm 0 3 9 GP A . Geopotential height anomaly . gpm 0 3 193 5WAVH . 5-wave geopotential height . gpm 0 3 194 U-GWD . Zonal flux of gravity wave stress . N m-2 0 3 195 V-GWD . Meridional flux of gravity wave stress . N m-2 0 3 196 HPBL . Planetary boundary layer height . m 0 3 197 5WAVA . 5-wave geopotential height anomaly . gpm 0 4 192 DSWRF . Downward shortwave radiation flux . W m-2 0 4 193 USWRF . Upward shortwave radiation flux . W m-2 0 4 194 DUVB . UV-B downward solar flux . W m-2 0 4 195 CDUVB . Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux . W m-2 0 4 196 CSDSF . Clear sky downward solar flux . W m-2 0 4 197 SWHR . Solar radiative heating rate . K s-1 0 4 198 CSUSF . Clear sky upward solar 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 5 194 LWHR . Long-wave radiative heating rate . K s-1 0 5 195 CSULF . Clear sky upward longwave flux . W m-2 0 5 196 CSDLF . Clear sky downward longwave flux . W m-2 0 6 1 T CDC . Total cloud cover . % 0 6 6 C WAT . Cloud water . kg m-2 0 6 192 CDLYR . Non-Convective cloud cover . % 0 6 193 CWORK . Cloud workfunction . J kg-1 0 7 0 PLI . Parcel lifted index (to 500 mb) . 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 14 0 TOZNE . Total ozone . Dobson 0 14 192 O3MR . Ozone mixing ratio . kg kg-1 0 14 195 VDFOZ . Ozone vertical diffusion . kg kg-1 s-1 0 14 196 POZ . Ozone production . kg kg-1 s-1 0 14 197 TOZ . Ozone tendency . kg kg-1 s-1 0 14 198 POZT . Ozone production from temperature term . kg kg-1 s-1 0 14 199 POZO . Ozone production from column ozone term . kg kg-1 s-1 0 19 1 ALBDO . Albedo . % 1 0 193 SSRUN . Storm surface runoff . kg m-2 2 0 0 LAND . Land cover . 2 0 1 SFC R . Surface roughness . m 2 0 3 SOIL M . Soil moisture content . kg m-2 2 0 4 VEG . Vegetation . % 2 0 5 WATR . Water runoff . kg m-2 2 0 192 SOILW . Volumetric soil moisture content . 2 0 193 GFLUX . Ground heat flux . W m-2 2 0 195 SFEXC . Exchange coefficient . (kg m-3) (m s-1) 2 0 196 CNWAT . Plant canopy surface water . kg m-2 2 0 198 VGTYP . Vegetation type . 2 0 208 AKHS . Surface exchange coefficients for T and Q divided by delta z . m s-1 2 0 209 AKMS . Surface exchange coefficients for U and V divided by delta z . m s-1 2 0 210 VEGT . Vegetation canopy temperature . K 2 0 228 ACOND . Aerodynamic conductance . m s-1 2 0 229 EVCW . Canopy water evaporation . W m-2 2 0 230 TRANS . Transpiration . W m-2 2 3 0 SOTYP . Soil type . 2 3 192 SOILL . Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) . 2 3 194 SLTYP . Surface slope type . 2 3 198 EVBS . Direct evaporation from bare soil . W m-2 10 1 2 UOGRD . U-component of current . m s-1 10 1 3 VOGRD . V-component of current . m s-1 10 2 0 ICEC . Ice cover . fraction 10 2 1 ICETK . Ice thickness . m 10 2 4 UICE . U-Component of ice drift . m s-1 10 2 5 VICE . V-Component of ice drift . m s-1 10 3 195 SSHG . Sea surface height relative to geoid . m 10 4 3 SALTY . Salinity . kg kg-1 10 4 195 DBSS . Geometric depth below sea surface . m 10 4 197 OHC . Ocean heat content . J m-2