| GRIB2 | Parameter
Name |
GRIB1 | |||
| Product Discipline |
Category |
Parameter
Number |
Parameter Table # |
Parameter Number |
|
| Sect
0 Octet 7 |
Sect
4 Octet 10 |
Sect
4 Octet 11 |
Sect
1 Octet 4 |
Sect
1 Octet 9 |
|
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
Temperature | 3
(SST) |
11 |
| 0 |
0 |
15 |
Virtual potential temperature | 2 |
189 |
| 0 |
0 |
192 |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux | 2 |
229 |
| 0 |
0 |
193 |
Temperature tendency by all radiation | 2 |
216 |
| 0 |
1 |
22 |
Cloud Water Mixing Ratio | 2 | 153 |
| 0 |
1 |
23 |
Ice mixing ratio | 2 |
178 |
| 0 |
1 |
24 |
Rain Water Mixing Ratio | 2 | 170 |
| 0 |
1 |
25 |
Snow Water Mixing Ratio | 2 | 171 |
| 0 |
1 |
32 |
Graupel mixing ratio | 2 |
179 |
| 0 |
1 |
192 |
Categorical Rain | 2 | 140 |
| 0 |
1 |
193 |
Categorical Freezing Rain | 2 | 141 |
| 0 |
1 |
194 |
Categorical Ice Pellets | 2 | 142 |
| 0 |
1 |
195 |
Categorical Snow | 2 | 143 |
| 0 |
1 |
196 |
Convective Precipitation Rate | 2 | 214 |
| 0 |
1 |
197 |
Horizontal Moisture Divergence | 2 | 135 |
| 0 |
1 |
199 |
Potential Evaporation | 2 | 228 |
| 0 |
1 |
200 |
Potential Evaporation Rate | 2 | 145 |
| 0 |
1 |
201 |
Snow Cover | 2 | 238 |
| 0 |
1 |
202 |
Rain Fraction of Total Liquid
Water |
129 |
131 |
| 0 |
1 |
203 |
Rime Factor | 129 | 133 |
| 0 |
1 |
204 |
Total Column Integrated Rain | 129 | 138 |
| 0 |
1 |
205 |
Total Column Integrated Snow | 129 | 139 |
| 0 |
1 |
206 |
Total Icing Potential Diagnostic | 2 |
186 |
| 0 |
1 |
207 |
Number concentration for ice particles | 2 |
198 |
| 0 |
1 |
208 |
Snow temperature | 2 |
239 |
| 0 |
2 |
0 |
Wind
Direction |
0
(Ocean) |
31 |
| 0 |
2 |
1 |
Wind Speed |
0 (Ocean) | 32 |
| 0 |
2 |
2 |
U-component of wind | 0 (Ocean) | 33 |
| 0 |
2 |
3 |
V-component of wind | 0 (Ocean) | 34 |
| 0 |
2 |
22 |
Wind Gust |
2 |
180 |
| 0 |
2 |
192 |
Vertical speed sheer | 2 |
136 |
| 0 |
2 |
193 |
Horizontal Momentum Flux | 2 | 172 |
| 0 |
2 |
194 |
U-Component Storm Motion | 2 | 196 |
| 0 |
2 |
195 |
V-Component Storm Motion | 2 | 197 |
| 0 |
2 |
196 |
Drag Coefficient | 2 | 252 |
| 0 |
2 |
197 |
Frictional Velocity | 2 | 253 |
| 0 |
3 |
1 |
Mean
Sea Level Pressure (Standard Atmosphere Reduction) |
2 |
128 |
| 0 |
3 |
192 |
MSLP ( Eta Reduction) | 2 | 130 |
| 0 |
3 |
193 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height | 2 | 222 |
| 0 |
3 |
194 |
Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | 2 | 147 |
| 0 |
3 |
195 |
Meridional Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | 2 | 148 |
| 0 |
3 |
196 |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height | 2 | 221 |
| 0 |
3 |
197 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly | 2 | 230 |
| 0 |
3 |
198 |
MSLP (MAPS System Reduction) | 2 |
129 |
| 0 |
3 |
199 |
3-hr
pressure tendency (Std. Atmos. Reduction) |
2 |
137 |
| 0 |
3 |
200 |
Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted | 129 |
141 |
| 0 |
4 |
192 |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux | 2 | 204 |
| 0 |
4 |
193 |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux | 2 | 211 |
| 0 |
4 |
194 |
UV-B downward solar flux | 129 |
200 |
| 0 |
4 |
195 |
Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux | 129 |
201 |
| 0 |
5 |
192 |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux | 2 | 205 |
| 0 |
5 |
193 |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux | 2 | 212 |
| 0 |
6 |
192 |
Non-Convective Cloud Cover | 2 | 213 |
| 0 |
6 |
193 |
Cloud Work Function | 2 | 146 |
| 0 |
6 |
194 |
Convective Cloud Efficiency | 129 |
134 |
| 0 |
6 |
195 |
Total Condensate | 129 | 135 |
| 0 |
6 |
196 |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Water |
129 | 136 |
| 0 |
6 |
197 |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice |
129 | 137 |
| 0 |
6 |
198 |
Total Column-Integrated
Condensate |
129 | 140 |
| 0 |
6 |
199 |
Ice fraction of total condensate | 129 | 132 |
| 0 |
7 |
6 |
Convective Available Potential
Energy |
2 |
157 |
| 0 |
7 |
7 |
Convective Inhibition | 2 | 156 |
| 0 |
7 |
8 |
Storm Relative Helicity | 2 | 190 |
| 0 |
7 |
192 |
Surface Lifted Index | 2 | 131 |
| 0 |
7 |
193 |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index | 2 | 132 |
| 0 |
7 |
194 |
Richardson Number | 2 | 254 |
| 0 |
13 |
192 |
Particulate matter (coarse) | 129 |
156 |
| 0 |
13 |
193 |
Particulate matter (fine) | 129 |
157 |
| 0 |
13 |
194 |
Particulate matter (fine) | 129 |
163 |
| 0 |
13 |
195 |
Integrated column particulate matter (fine) | 129 |
164 |
| 0 |
14 |
192 |
Ozone Mixing Ratio | 2 |
154 |
| 0 |
14 |
193 |
Ozone Concentration (PPB) | 129 |
180 |
| 0 |
14 |
194 |
Categorical Ozone Concentration | 129 |
181 |
| 0 |
19 |
11 |
Turbulent Kinetic Energy | 2 |
158 |
| 0 |
19 |
192 |
Maximum Snow Albedo | 130 |
159 |
| 0 |
19 |
193 |
Snow-Free Albedo | 130 |
170 |
| 0 |
19 |
204 |
Lightning | 2 |
187 |
| 0 |
19 |
205 |
No. of mixed layers next to surface | 2 |
209 |
| 0 |
191 |
192 |
Latitude (-90 to +90) | 2 |
176 |
| 0 |
191 |
193 |
East Longitude (0 - 360) | 2 |
177 |
| 0 |
191 |
194 |
Seconds prior to initial reference time | 129 |
171 |
| 1 | 0 |
192 |
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff | 2 |
234 |
| 1 |
0 |
193 |
Storm Surface Runoff | 2 |
235 |
| 1 |
1 |
2 |
Probability of Precipitation | 2 | 193 |
| 1 |
1 |
192 |
Probability of Freezing Precipitation | 2 | 195 |
| 1 |
1 |
193 |
Probability of Frozen Precipitation | 2 | 194 |
| 2 |
0 |
192 |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content | 2 | 144 |
| 2 | 0 |
193 |
Ground Heat Flux | 2 | 155 |
| 2 | 0 |
194 |
Moisture Availability | 2 | 207 |
| 2 | 0 |
195 |
Exchange Coefficient | 2 | 208 |
| 2 | 0 |
196 |
Plant Canopy Surface Water | 2 | 223 |
| 2 | 0 |
197 |
Blackadar’s Mixing Length Scale | 2 | 226 |
| 2 | 0 |
198 |
Vegetation Type | 2 | 225 |
| 2 | 0 |
199 |
Canopy Conductance | 130 |
181 |
| 2 | 0 |
200 |
Minimal Stomatal Resistance | 130 | 203 |
| 2 | 0 |
201 |
Wilting Point | 130 | 219 |
| 2 | 0 |
202 |
Solar parameter in canopy
conductance |
130 | 246 |
| 2 | 0 |
203 |
Temperature parameter in canopy conductance | 130 | 247 |
| 2 | 0 |
204 |
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance | 130 | 248 |
| 2 | 0 |
205 |
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance | 130 | 249 |
| 2 |
0 |
206 |
Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground | 2 |
188 |
| 2 |
0 |
207 |
Ice-free water surface | 2 |
201 |
| 2 | 3 |
0 |
Soil Type (as in Zobler) | 2 |
224 |
| 2 | 3 |
192 |
Liquid Volumetric Soil Moisture | 130 |
160 |
| 2 | 3 |
193 |
Number of Soil Layers in Root Zone | 130 | 171 |
| 2 | 3 |
194 |
Surface Slope Type | 130 | 222 |
| 2 | 3 |
195 |
Transpiration Stress-onset (soil
moisture) |
130 | 230 |
| 2 | 3 |
196 |
Direct Evaporation Cease (soil
moisture) |
130 | 231 |
| 2 | 3 |
197 |
Soil Porosity | 130 | 240 |
| 3 |
1 |
192 |
Scatterometer Estimated U Wind | 129 |
190 |
| 3 |
1 |
193 |
Scatterometer Estimated V Wind | 129 |
191 |
| 10 |
0 |
3 |
Significant
height of combined wind waves and swell |
0 (Ocean) | 100 |
| 10 | 0 |
4 |
Direction of wind waves (from which) | 0 (Ocean) | 101 |
| 10 | 0 |
6 |
Mean period of wind waves | 0 (Ocean) | 103 |
| 10 | 0 |
10 |
Primary wave direction | 0 (Ocean) | 107 |
| 10 | 0 |
11 |
Primary wave mean period | 0 (Ocean) | 108 |
| 10 | 0 |
12 |
Secondary wave direction | 0 (Ocean) | 109 |
| 10 | 0 |
13 |
Secondary wave mean period | 0 (Ocean) | 110 |
| 0 | 1 |
198 |
Minimum Relative Humidity | 129 | 217 |
| 0 | 1 |
27 |
Maximum Relative Humidity | 129 | 218 |
| 0 | 4 |
196 |
Clear sky downward solar flux | 2 | 161 |
| 0 | 16 |
192 |
Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from rain | 129 | 165 |
| 0 | 16 |
193 |
Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from ice | 129 | 166 |
| 0 | 16 |
194 |
Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from parameterized convection | 129 | 167 |
| 0 | 16 |
195 |
Derived radar reflectivity | 129 | 211 |
| 0 | 16 |
196 |
Maximum/Composite radar reflectivity | 129 | 212 |
| 10 | 3 |
194 |
Ocean Depth - instantaneous | 128 | 130 |
| 0 | 1 |
198 |
Minimum Relative Humidity | 129 | 127 |
| 0 | 2 |
198 |
Latitude of U Wind Component of Velocity | 129 | 192 |
| 0 | 2 |
199 |
Longitude of U Wind Component of Velocity | 129 | 192 |
| 0 | 2 |
200 |
Latitude of V Wind Component of Velocity | 129 | 188 |
| 0 | 2 |
201 |
Longitude of V Wind Component of Velocity | 129 | 189 |
| 0 | 2 |
202 |
Latitude of Pressure Point | 129 | 207 |
| 10 | 3 |
195 |
Sea Surface Height Relative to Geoid | 129 | 198 |
| 10 | 4 |
192 |
3-D Temperature | 129 | 186 |
| 10 | 4 |
194 |
3-D Salinity | 129 | 187 |
| 10 | 3 |
196 |
Ocean Mixed Layer Potential Density | 128 | 177 |
| 10 | 1 |
193 |
Ocean Mixed Layer U Velocity | 128 | 178 |
| 10 | 1 |
194 |
Ocean Mixed Layer U Velocity | 128 | 179 |
| 10 | 1 |
194 |
Ocean Mixed Layer U Velocity | 128 | 179 |
| 10 | 1 |
195 |
Barotropic U Velocity | 128 | 183 |
| 10 | 1 |
196 |
Barotropic V Velocity | 128 | 184 |
| 0 | 19 |
205 |
Flight Category | 129 | 179 |
| 0 | 19 |
206 |
Confidence indicator - Ceiling | 129 | 185 |
| 0 | 19 |
207 |
Confidence indicator - Visibility | 129 | 186 |
| 0 | 19 |
208 |
Confidence indicator - Flight Category | 129 | 187 |
| 0 | 19 |
209 |
Low-Level Aviation Interest | 129 | 177 |
| 0 | 19 |
210 |
High-Level Aviation Interest | 129 | 178 |
| 0 | 19 |
211 |
Visible, Black Sky Albedo | 130 | 189 |
| 0 | 19 |
212 |
Visible, White Sky Albedo | 130 | 190 |
| 0 | 19 |
213 |
Near IR, Black Sky Albedo | 130 | 191 |
| 0 | 19 |
214 |
Near IR, Black Sky Albedo | 130 | 192 |
| 10 | 0 |
192 |
Wave Steepness | 129 | 149 |
| 0 | 1 |
211 |
Evaporation - Precipitation | 128 | 188 |
| 0 | 3 |
205 |
Layer Thickness | 128 | 192 |
| 0 | 7 |
195 |
Planetary Boundary Layer Regime | 129 | 220 |
| 2 | 0 |
228 |
Aerodynamic Conductance | 130 | 179 |
| 0 | 1 |
212 |
Sublimation (Evaporation from Snow) | 130 | 198 |
| 2 | 3 |
198 |
Direct Evaporation from Bare Soil | 2 | 199 |
| 2 | 0 |
208 |
Canopy Water Evaporation | 2 | 200 |
| 2 | 0 |
230 |
Transpiration | 2 | 210 |
| 0 | 2 |
204 |
Vertical Eddy Diffusivity Heat Exchange | 129 | 182 |
| 0 | 0 |
195 |
Large scale condensate heat rate | 2 | 241 |
| 10 | 4 |
195 |
Geometric Depth Below Sea Surface | 129 | 195 |
| 10 | 3 |
197 |
Net ice-ocean heat flux | 128 | 171 |
| 10 | 3 |
198 |
Assimilative heat flux | 128 | 180 |
| 10 | 3 |
199 |
Surface temperature trend | 128 | 193 |
| 10 | 3 |
200 |
Surface salinity trend | 128 | 194 |
| 10 | 3 |
201 |
Kinetic energy | 128 | 190 |
| 10 | 4 |
196 |
Interface depths | 128 | 185 |
| 10 | 4 |
194 |
Interface depths | 128 | 185 |
| 0 | 0 |
196 |
Deep convective heating rate | 2 | 242 |
| 0 | 1 |
213 |
Deep convective moistening rate | 2 | 243 |
| 0 | 0 |
201 |
Shallow convective heating rate | 2 | 244 |
| 0 | 1 |
214 |
Shallow convective moistening rate | 2 | 245 |
| 0 | 0 |
202 |
Vertical diffusion heating rate | 2 | 246 |
| 0 | 2 |
208 |
Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration | 2 | 247 |
| 0 | 2 |
209 |
Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration | 2 | 248 |
| 0 | 1 |
215 |
Vertical diffusion moistening rate | 2 | 249 |
| 0 | 4 |
197 |
Solar radiative heating rate | 2 | 250 |
| 0 | 5 |
194 |
Long wave radiative heating rate | 2 | 251 |