GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-19

  PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 19
(Meteorological products, Physical Atmospheric category)

Section 0 , Octet 7 = 0
 Section 4, Octet 10 = 19

Revised 07/29/2008
Red text depicts changes made since 05/02/2008


Number
(Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Visibility
m
VIS
1
Albedo
%
ALBDO
2
Thunderstorm Probability
%
TSTM
3
Mixed Layer Depth
m
MIXHT
4
Volcanic Ash
See Table 4.206
VOLASH
5
Icing Top
m
ICIT
6
Icing Base
m
ICIB
7
Icing
See Table 4.207 ICI
8
Turbulence Top
m
TURBT
9
Turbulence Base
m
TURBB
10
Turbulence See Table 4.208 TURB
11
Turbulent Kinetic Energy
J kg-1
TKE
12
Planetary Boundary Layer Regime
See Table 4.209 PBLREG
13
Contrail Intensity
See Table 4.210 CONTI
14
Contrail Engine Type
See Table 4.211 CONTET
15
Contrail Top
m
CONTT
16
Contrail Base
m
CONTB
17
Maximum Snow Albedo % MXSALB
18
Snow-Free Albedo % SNFALB
19 Snow Albedo
% SALBD
20-191
Reserved

192-254
Reserved for Local Use


192
Maximum Snow Albedo %
MXSALB
193
Snow-Free Albedo %
SNFALB
194
Slight risk convective outlook
categorical SRCONO
195
Moderate risk convective outlook
categorical MRCONO
196
High risk convective outlook
categorical HRCONO
197
Tornado probability
%
TORPROB
198
Hail probability %
HAILPROB
199
Wind probability %
WINDPROB
200
Significant Tornado probability %
STORPROB
201
Significant Hail probability %
SHAILPRO
202
Significant Wind probability %
SWINDPRO
203
Categorical Thunderstorm (1-yes, 0-no)
categorical TSTMC
204
Number of mixed layers next to surface integer MIXLY
205 Flight Category

FLGHT
206 Confidence - Ceiling

CICEL
207 Confidence - Visibility

CIVIS
208 Confidence - Flight Category

CIFLT
209 Low-Level aviation interest

LAVNI
210 High-Level aviation interest

HAVNI
211 Visible, Black Sky Albedo
%
SBSALB
212 Visible, White Sky Albedo
%
SWSALB
213 Near IR, Black Sky Albedo
%
NBSALB
214 Near IR, White Sky Albedo
%
NWSALB
215 Total Probability of Severe Thunderstorms (Days 2,3)
%
PRSVR
216 Total Probability of Extreme Severe Thunderstorms (Days 2,3) %
PRSIGSVR
217 Supercooled Large Droplet (SLD) Potential See Table 4.207
See Note (1)
SIPD
218
Radiative emissivity

EPSR
219
Turbulence Potential Forecast Index

TPFI
220-231
Reserved

232 Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion
log10(kg/m3)
VAFTD
255
Missing




Notes:

(1) A value of -0.1 indicates "icing was present, but there was not enough information to determine whether SLD were present".

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