Number |
Level/Layer |
Parameter |
Forecast Valid |
Description |
001 |
mean sea level
|
PRMSL |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure Reduced to MSL [Pa]
|
002 |
1 hybrid level
|
PRES |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
003 |
1 hybrid level
|
HGT |
6 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
004 |
1 hybrid level
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
005 |
1 hybrid level
|
POT |
6 hour fcst |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
006 |
1 hybrid level
|
RH |
6 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
007 |
1 hybrid level
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
008.1 |
1 hybrid level
|
UGRD |
6 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
008.2 |
1 hybrid level
|
VGRD |
6 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
009 |
1 hybrid level
|
TKE |
6 hour fcst |
Turbulent Kinetic Energy
[J/kg]
|
010 |
1 hybrid level
|
BMIXL |
6 hour fcst |
Blackadars Mixing Length
Scale [m]
|
011 |
mean sea level
|
MSLET M |
6 hour fcst |
(Eta model reduction) [Pa]
|
012 |
surface
|
PRES |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
013 |
surface
|
HGT |
6 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
014 |
surface
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
015 |
surface
|
POT |
6 hour fcst |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
016 |
surface
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
017 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
018 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
019 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
020 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
021 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
022 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
023 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
024 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
025 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
026 |
1-2 m below ground
|
TSOIL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
027 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
028 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
029 |
3 m underground
|
TSOIL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
030 |
0-1 m below ground
|
MSTAV |
6 hour fcst |
Moisture Availability [%]
|
031 |
0-2 m below ground
|
SOILM |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Moisture Content
[kg/m^2]
|
032 |
surface
|
CNWAT |
6 hour fcst |
Plant Canopy Surface Water
[kg/m^2]
|
033 |
surface
|
WEASD |
6 hour fcst |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
034 |
surface
|
SNOWC |
6 hour fcst |
Snow Cover [%]
|
035 |
surface
|
SNOD |
6 hour fcst |
Snow Depth [m]
|
036 |
surface
|
SMDRY |
6 hour fcst |
Direct Evaporation Cease
(soil moisture) [Proportion]
|
037 |
surface
|
POROS |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Porosity [Proportion]
|
038 |
2 m above ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
039 |
2 m above ground
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
040 |
2 m above ground
|
DPT |
6 hour fcst |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
041 |
2 m above ground
|
RH |
6 hour fcst |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
042.1 |
10 m above ground
|
UGRD |
6 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
042.2 |
10 m above ground
|
VGRD |
6 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
043 |
10 m above ground
|
POT |
6 hour fcst |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
044 |
10 m above ground
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
045 |
surface
|
CPOFP |
6 hour fcst |
Probability of Frozen
Precipitation [%]
|
046 |
surface
|
PRATE |
6 hour fcst |
Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]
|
047 |
surface
|
APCP |
0-6 hour acc |
Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
|
048 |
surface
|
ACPCP |
0-6 hour acc |
Convective Precipitation
[kg/m^2]
|
049 |
surface
|
LSPA |
0-6 hour acc |
Land Surface Precipitation
Accumulation [kg/m^2]
|
050 |
surface
|
WEASD |
0-6 hour acc |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
051 |
surface
|
SNOM |
0-6 hour acc |
Snow Melt [kg/m^2]
|
052 |
surface
|
SSRUN |
0-6 hour acc |
Storm Surface Runoff [kg/m^2]
|
053 |
surface
|
BGRUN |
0-6 hour acc |
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff
[kg/m^2]
|
054 |
surface
|
CSNOW |
6 hour fcst |
Categorical Snow (yes=1;
no=0) [non-dim]
|
055 |
surface
|
CICEP |
6 hour fcst |
Categorical Ice Pellets
(yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
|
056 |
surface
|
CFRZR |
6 hour fcst |
Categorical Freezing Rain
(yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
|
057 |
surface
|
CRAIN |
6 hour fcst |
Categorical Rain (yes=1;
no=0) [non-dim]
|
058 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
0-6 hour ave |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
059 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
0-6 hour ave |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
060 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
0-6 hour ave |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
061 |
surface
|
SNOHF |
0-6 hour ave |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux
[W/m^2]
|
062 |
surface
|
EVP |
0-6 hour acc |
Evaporation [kg/m^2]
|
063 |
surface
|
PEVAP |
0-6 hour acc |
Potential Evaporation
[kg/m^2]
|
064 |
surface
|
SFCR |
6 hour fcst |
Surface Roughness [m]
|
065 |
surface
|
FRICV |
6 hour fcst |
Frictional Velocity [m/s]
|
066 |
surface
|
CD |
6 hour fcst |
Drag Coefficient [non-dim]
|
067 |
surface
|
UFLX |
6 hour fcst |
Momentum Flux, U-Component
[N/m^2]
|
068 |
surface
|
VFLX |
6 hour fcst |
Momentum Flux, V-Component
[N/m^2]
|
069 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
6 hour fcst |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
070 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
6 hour fcst |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
071 |
surface
|
SFEXC |
6 hour fcst |
Exchange Coefficient
[(kg/m^3)(m/s)]
|
072 |
surface
|
VEG |
6 hour fcst |
Vegetation [%]
|
073 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
6 hour fcst |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
074 |
surface
|
VGTYP |
6 hour fcst |
Vegetation Type [Integer(0-
13)]
|
075 |
surface
|
SOTYP |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Type [-]
|
076 |
surface
|
CCOND |
6 hour fcst |
Canopy Conductance [m/s]
|
077 |
surface
|
RSMIN |
6 hour fcst |
Minimal Stomatal Resistance
[s/m]
|
078 |
surface
|
RLYRS |
6 hour fcst |
Number of Soil Layers in Root
Zone [non-dim]
|
079 |
surface
|
WILT |
6 hour fcst |
Wilting Point [Fraction]
|
080 |
surface
|
SMREF |
6 hour fcst |
Transpiration Stress-onset
(soil moisture) [Proportion]
|
081 |
surface
|
RCS |
6 hour fcst |
Solar parameter in canopy
conductance [Fraction]
|
082 |
surface
|
RCT |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature parameter in
canopy conductance [Fraction]
|
083 |
surface
|
RCQ |
6 hour fcst |
Humidity parameter in canopy
conductance [Fraction]
|
084 |
surface
|
RCSOL |
6 hour fcst |
Soil moisture parameter in
canopy conductance [Fraction]
|
085 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
PWAT |
6 hour fcst |
Precipitable Water [kg/m^2]
|
086 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLW |
6 hour fcst |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Water [kg/m^2]
|
087 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLI |
6 hour fcst |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Ice [kg/m^2]
|
088 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLR |
6 hour fcst |
Total Column Integrated Rain
[kg/m^2]
|
089 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLS |
6 hour fcst |
Total Column Integrated Snow
[kg/m^2]
|
090 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLC |
6 hour fcst |
Total Column-Integrated
Condensate [kg/m^2]
|
091 |
low cloud layer
|
LCDC |
6 hour fcst |
Low Cloud Cover [%]
|
092 |
middle cloud layer
|
MCDC |
6 hour fcst |
Medium Cloud Cover [%]
|
093 |
high cloud layer
|
HCDC |
6 hour fcst |
High Cloud Cover [%]
|
094 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCDC |
6 hour fcst |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
095 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
096 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
CDLYR |
0-6 hour ave |
Non-Convective Cloud Cover
[%]
|
097 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
CDCON |
0-6 hour ave |
Convective Cloud Cover [%]
|
098 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
099 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
100 |
surface
|
USWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
101 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
102 |
top of atmosphere
|
USWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
103 |
top of atmosphere
|
ULWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
104 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
105 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
106 |
surface
|
USWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
107 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
108 |
surface
|
CSDSF |
6 hour fcst |
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
109 |
180-0 mb above
ground
|
4LFTX |
6 hour fcst |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index
[K]
|
110 |
surface
|
HPBL |
6 hour fcst |
Planetary Boundary Layer
Height [m]
|
111 |
surface
|
NLAT |
6 hour fcst |
Latitude (-90 to +90) [deg]
|
112 |
surface
|
ELON |
6 hour fcst |
East Longitude (0 - 360)
[deg]
|
113 |
surface
|
LAND |
6 hour fcst |
Land Cover (1=land, 0=sea)
[Proportion]
|
114 |
surface
|
ICEC |
6 hour fcst |
Ice Cover [Proportion]
|
115 |
surface
|
ALBDO |
6 hour fcst |
Albedo [%]
|
116 |
surface
|
SNFALB |
6 hour fcst |
Snow-Free Albedo [%]
|
117 |
surface
|
MXSALB |
6 hour fcst |
Maximum Snow Albedo [%]
|
118 |
surface
|
WTMP |
6 hour fcst |
Water Temperature [K]
|