ON388 - TABLE 2

PARAMETERS & UNITS
(PDS Octet 9)


Updated 7/08/2008
Red text depicts changes made since 06/09/2008 
 

Parameter Table Version 128
Parameter Table Version 129
Parameter Table Version 130
Parameter Table Version 131
Parameter Table Version 133
Parameter Table Version 140
Parameter Table Version 141




Parameter Table Version 2
(PDS Octet 4 = 2)

VALUE PARAMETER UNITS ABBREV.
000
 Reserved
-
-
001
 Pressure Pa PRES
002
 Pressure reduced to MSL Pa PRMSL
003
 Pressure tendency Pa/s PTEND
004
 Potential vorticity Km2/kg/s 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) (see note) 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) (See Note) 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 /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 - 254
 Reserved for use by originating center
-
-
NWS/NCEP usage as follows...
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/m**2 PEVPR
146
 Cloud workfunction J/kg CWORK
147
 Zonal flux of gravity wave stress N/m**2 U-GWD
148
 Meridional flux of gravity wave stress N/m**2 V-GWD
149
 Potential vorticity m**2/s/kg PVORT
150
 Covariance between meridional and zonal components of the
wind. Defined as [uv]-[u][v], where "[]" indicates the mean over
the indicated time span. 		 m2/s2 COVMZ
151
 Covariance between temperature and zonal components of the
wind. Defined as [uT]-[u][T], where "[]" indicates the mean over
the indicated time span. 		 K*m/s COVTZ
152
 Covariance between temperature and meridional components of
the wind. Defined as [vT]-[v][T], where "[]" indicates the mean
over the indicated time span. 		 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)		 J/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
 precip.index(0.0-1.00) (see note) 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 NumericSee Note (1) 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. Defined as [wT]-[w][T], where "[]" indicates the
mean over the indicated time span		 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
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".



  

Parameter Table Version 128
Oceanographic Parameters
(PDS Octet 4 = 128)
VALUE PARAMETER UNITS ABBREV.
000-127
 Reserved (see entries under Parameter Table Version 2)
-
-
128
 Ocean depth - mean
 m
 AVDEPTH
129
 Ocean depth - instantaneous
 m
 DEPTH
130
 Ocean surface elevation realive to geoid
 m
 ELEV
131
 Max ocean surface elevation in last 24 hours
 m
 MXEL24
132
 Min ocean surface elevation in last 24 hours m
 MNEL24
133
 Reserved

134
 Reserved

135
 Oxygen (O2 (aq))
 Mol/kg
 O2
136
 PO4
 Mol/kg PO4
137
 NO3
 Mol/kg NO3
138
 SiO4
 Mol/kg SIO4
139
 CO2 (aq)
 Mol/kg CO2AQ
140
 HCO3
 Mol/kg HCO3
141
 CO3
 Mol/kg CO3
142
 TCO2
 Mol/kg TCO2
143
 TALK
 Mol/kg TALK
144
 Reserved

145
 Reserved

146
 S11 - 1,1 component of ice stress tensor
 -
 S11
147
 S12 - 1,2 component of ice stress tensor -
 S12
148
 S22 - 2,2 component of ice stress tensor -
 S22
149
 T1 - First invariant of stress tensor
 -
 INV1
150
 T2 - First invariant of stress tensor -
 INV2
151
 Reserved

152
 Reserved

153
 Reserved

154
 Reserved

155
 Wave roughness
 -
 WVRGH
156
 Wave stresses
 -
 WVSTRS
157
 Whitecap coverage
 -
 WHITE
158
 Swell direction width
 -
 SWDIRWID
159
 Swell frequency width -
 SWFREWID
160
 Wave age
 -
 WVAGE
161
 Physical Wave age -
 PWVAGE
162
 Reserved

163
 Reserved

164
 Reserved

165
 Master length scale (turbulence)
 m
 LTURB
166
 Reserved

167
 Reserved

168
 Reserved

169
 Reserved

 170
 Net air-ice heat flux
 W/m2
 AIHFLX
171
 Net air-ocean heat flux W/m2 AOHFLX
172
 Net ice-ocean heat flux W/m2 IOHFLX
173
 Net ice-ocean salt flux kg/s
 IOSFLX
174
 Reserved

175
 Ocean mixed layer temperature
 K
 OMLT
176
 Ocean mixed layer salinity
 kg/kg
 OMLS
177
 Ocean mixed layer potential density (Referenced to 2000m) kg/m3
 P2OMLT
178
 Ocean mixed layer u velocity
 m/s
 OMLU
179
 Ocean mixed layer v velocity
 m/s
 OMLV
180
 Assimilative heat flux
 W/m2 ASHFL
181
 Assimilative salt flux mm/day
 ASSFL
182
 Bottom layer depth
 m
 BOTLD
183
 Barotropic U velocity
 m/s
 UBARO
184
 Barotropic V velocity m/s
 VBARO
185
 Interface depths
 m
 INTFD
186
 3-D temperature
 deg c
 WTMPC
187
 3-D Salinity
 psu
 SALIN
188
 Evaporation - precipitation cm/day
 EMNP
189
 Reserved

190
 Kinetic energy
 J/kg
 KENG
191
 Barotropic Kinetic energy J/kg
 BKENG
192
 Layer Thickness
 m LAYTH
193
 Surface temperature trend
 deg/day
 SSTT
194
 Surface salinity trend
 psu/day
 SSST
195-253
 Reserved

254
 Relative error variance
 non-dim
 REV


 
 

Parameter Table Version 129
(PDS Octet 4 = 129)

VALUE PARAMETER UNITS ABBREV.
000-127
 Reserved (see entries under Parameter Table Version 2)
-
-
128
 Probability anomaly of temperature % PAOT
129
 Probability anomaly of precipitation % PAOP
130
 Probability of Wetting Rain, exceeding 0.10" in a given time period %
 CWR
131
 Rain fraction of total liquid water non-dim FRAIN
132
 Ice fraction of total condensate non-dim FICE
133
 Rime Factor non-dim FRIME
134
 Convective cloud efficiency non-dim CUEFI
135
 Total condensate kg/kg TCOND
136
 Total column-integrated cloud water kg/m2 TCOLW
137
 Total column-integrated cloud ice kg/m2 TCOLI
138
 Total column-integrated rain kg/m2 TCOLR
139
 Total column-integrated snow kg/m2 TCOLS
140
 Total column-integrated condensate kg/m2 TCOLC
141
 Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted Pa PLPL
142
 Height of level from which parcel was lifted m HLPL
143
 Cloud Emissivity
 Fraction 0-1 CEMS
144
 Cloud Optical Depth
 non-dim COPD
145
 Effective Particle size Microns PSIZ
146
 Total Water Cloud %
 TCWAT
147
 Total Ice Cloud
 %
 TCICE
148
 Wind difference
 m/s
 WDIF
149
 Wave Steepness
 non-dim
 WSTP
150
 Probability of Temperature being above normal
 %
 PTAN
151
 Probability of Temperature being near normal %
 PTNN
152
 Probability of Temperature being below normal %
 PTBN
153
 Probability of Precipitation being above normal %
 PPAN
154
 Probability of Precipitation being near normal %
 PPNN
155
 Probability of Precipitation being below normal %
 PPBN
156
 Particulate matter (coarse)
 µg/m3
 PMTC
157
 Particulate matter (fine) µg/m3 PMTF
158
 Analysis error of temperature K
 AETMP
159
 Analysis error of dew point
%
 AEDPT
160
 Analysis error of specific humidity  kg/kg
 AESPH
161
 Analysis error of u-wind  m/s
 AEUWD
162
 Analysis error of v-wind  m/s
 AEVWD
163
 Particulate matter (fine) log10(µg/m3) LPMTF
164
 Integrated column particulate matter (fine) log10(µg/m3) LIPMF
165
 Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from rain mm6/m3
 REFZR
166
 Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from ice mm6/m3 REFZI
167
 Derived radar reflectivity backscatter from parameterized
convection 		mm6/m3 REFZC
168
 Total column-integrated supercooled liquid water kg/m2 TCLSW
169
 Total column-integrated melting ice kg/m2 TCOLM
 170
 Ellrod Index non-dim ELRDI
171
 Seconds prior to initial reference time (defined in octects 18-20) sec TSEC
172
 Seconds after initial reference time (defined in octets 18-20)
 sec
 TSECA
173
 Number of samples/observations non-dim NUM
174
 Analysis error of pressure Pa
 AEPRS
175
 Icing severity non-dim
 ICSEV
176
 Icing probability non-dim
 ICPRB
177
 Low-level aviation interest non-dim LAVNI
178
 High-level aviation interest non-dim HAVNI
179
 Flight Category (See note 7 below)
 non-dim
 FLGHT
180
 Ozone concentration PPB OZCON
181
 Categorical ozone concentration non-dim OZCAT
182
 Vertical eddy diffusivity heat exchange (Kh)
 m2/s
 VEDH
183
 Sigma level value
 non-dim
 SIGV
184
 Ensemble Weight
 non-dim
 EWGT
185
 Confidence indicator - Ceiling (See note 8 below)
 non-dim CICEL
186
 Confidence indicator - Visibility (See note 8 below)
 non-dim CIVIS
187
 Confidence indicator - Flight Category (See note 8 below)
 non-dim CIFLT
188
 Latitude of V wind component of velocity deg
 LAVV
189
 Longitude of V wind component of velocity deg
 LOVV
190
 Scatterometer estimated U wind componenet
 m/s
 USCT
191
 Scatterometer estimated V wind componenet m/s
 VSCT
192
 Latitude of U wind component of velocity
 deg
 LAUV
193
 Longitude of U wind component of velocity
 deg
 LOUV
194
 Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential J/m2 TCHP
195
 Geometric Depth Below Sea Surface
 m
 DBSS
196
 Ocean Dynamic Height Anomaly
 dynamic m
 ODHA
197
 Ocean Heat Content
 J/m2
 OHC
198
 Sea Surface Height Relative to Geoid
 m
 SSHG
199
 Salt Flux
 Kg/m2s
 SLTFL
200
 UV-B downward solar flux
 W/m2
 DUVB
201
 Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux W/m2 CDUVB
202
 Total downward heat flux at surface (downward is positive)
 W/m2 THFLX
203
 U velocity variance
 m2/s2 UVAR
204
 V velocity variance
 m2/s2
 VVAR
205
 UV Velocity Cross Correlation
 m2/s2 UVVCC
206
 Meteorological Correlation Length Scale m
 MCLS
207
 Latitude of pressure point
 deg
 LAPP
208
 Longitude of pressure point
 deg
 LOPP
209
 -
 -
 -
210
 Observed radar reflectivity
 dbZ
 REFO
211
 Derived radar reflectivity dbZ
 REFD
212
 Maximum/Composite radar reflectivity dbZ
 REFC
213
 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES12, Channel 2
 K
 SBT122
214
 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES12, Channel 3 K
 SBT123
215
 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES12, Channel 4
 K
 SBT124
216
 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES12, Channel 5
 K
 SBT125
217 Minimum Relative Humidity
 %
 MINRH
218
 Maximum Relative Humidity
 %
 MAXRH
219
 Ceiling
 m
 CEIL
220
 Planetary boundary layer Regime
PBLREG
221
 Simulated Brightness Counts for GOES12, Channel 3 Byte
 SBC123
222
 Simulated Brightness Counts for GOES12, Channel 4
 Byte
 SBC124
223
 Rain Precipitation Rate
 kg/m2/s
 RPRATE
224
 Snow Precipitation Rate
 kg/m2/s
 SPRATE
225
 Freezing Rain Precipitation Rate
 kg/m2/s
 FPRATE
226
 Ice Pellets Precipitation Rate
 kg/m2/s
 IPRATE
227
 Updraft Helicity
 m2/s2
 UPHL
228
 Storm Surge
 m
 SURGE
229
 Extra Tropical Storm Surge
 m
 ETSRG


 
 

Parameter Table Version 130
(For Land Modeling and Land Data Assimilation)
(PDS Octet 4 = 130)
VALUE PARAMETER UNITS ABBREV.
000-127
 Reserved (see entries under Parameter Table Version 2)

128-143
 Not yet assigned - for as long as possible, to avoid Table 2 conflicts
for users without awareness or of access to Table 130		 -
-
 144 Volumetric soil moisture (frozen + liquid) fraction SOILW
145
 Potential latent heat flux (potential evaporation) W/m2 PEVPR
146
 Vegetation canopy temperature K VEGT
147
 Bare soil surface skin temperature K  BARET
148
 Average surface skin temperature  K  AVSFT
149
 Effective radiative skin temperature K RADT
150
 Surface water storage  Kg/m2  SSTOR
151
 Liquid soil moisture content (non-frozen)  Kg/m2  LSOIL
152
 Open water evaporation (standing water) W/m2  EWATR
153
 Reserved for future use
-
-
154
 Land Surface Precipitation Accumulation (LSPA) kg/m2 LSPA
155
 Ground Heat Flux W/m2  GFLUX
156
 Convective inhibition (CIN) J/Kg CIN
157
 Convective available potential energy (CAPE) J/Kg CAPE
158
 Turbulent Kinetic Energy J/Kg TKE
159
 Maximum snow albedo  % MXSALB
160
 Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) fraction  SOILL
161
 Frozen precipitation (e.g. snowfall) Kg/m2 ASNOW
162
 Liquid precipitation (rainfall) Kg/m2  ARAIN
163
 Groundwater recharge Kg/m2 GWREC
164
 Flood plain recharge Kg/m2 QREC
165
 Snow temperature, depth-avg  K  SNOWT
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
 Snow-free albedo %  SNFALB
171
 Number of soil layers in root zone
 non-dim
RLYRS
172
 Momentum flux  N/m2 M FLX
173
 Reserved for future use
-
-
174
 Reserved for future use
-
-
175
 Reserved for future use
-
-
176
 Latitude (-90 to +90)  deg  NLAT
177
 East longitude (0-360)  deg  ELON
178
 Field Capacity (soil moisture)  fraction FLDCAP
179
 Aerodynamic conductance  m/s  ACOND
180
 Snow age  s  SNOAG 
181
 Canopy conductance  m/s  CCOND 
182
 Leaf area index (0-9)  non-dim  LAI 
183
 Roughness length for heat  m  SFCRH 
184
 Snow albedo (over snow cover area only) % SALBD 
185
 Reserved for future use
-
-
186
 Reserved for future use
-
-
187
 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)  non-dim  NDVI 
188
 Canopy drip  Kg/m2 DRIP 
189
 Visible, Black Sky Albedo
 %
 VBSALB
190
 Visible, White Sky Albedo
 %
 VWSALB
191
 Near IR, Black Sky Albedo
 %
 NBSALB
192
 Near IR, White Sky Albedo
 %
 NWSALB
189 - 197
 Reserved for future use


198
 Sublimation (evaporation from snow) W/m2  SBSNO 
199
 Direct evaporation from bare soil  W/m2  EVBS 
200
 Canopy water evaporation  W/m2 EVCW 
201 - 202
 Reserved for future use


203
 Minimal stomatal resistance  s/m  RSMIN 
204
 Downward shortwave radiation flux  W/m2 DSWRF 
205
 Downward longwave radiation flux  W/m2 DLWRF 
206
 Reserved for future use
-
-
207
 Moisture availability  %  MSTAV 
208
 Exchange coefficient  (Kg/m3)(m/s) SFEXC 
209
 Reserved for future use
-
-
210
 Transpiration  W/m2 TRANS 
211
 Upward short wave radiation flux  W/m2 USWRF 
212
 Upward long wave radiation flux  W/m2 ULWRF 
213 - 218
 Reserved for future use


219
 Wilting point  fraction WILT 
220
 Field Capacity  fraction  FLDCP 
221
 Planetary boundary layer height m HPBL
222
 Surface slope type  Index SLTYP 
223
 Plant canopy surface water  Kg/m2  CNWAT 
224
 Soil type  Index (0-9)  SOTYP 
225
 Vegetation type  Index (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
 Transpiration stress-onset (soil moisture) fraction SMREF 
231
 Direct evaporation cease (soil moisture)  fraction SMDRY 
232
 Reserved for future use
-
-
233
 Reserved for future use
-
-
234
 Subsurface runoff (baseflow)  Kg/m2 BGRUN 
235
 Surface runoff (non-infiltrating)  Kg/m2 SSRUN 
236 - 237
 Reserved for future use


238
 Snow cover  %  SNOWC 
239
 Snow temperature  K  SNOT 
240
 Soil porosity  fraction POROS 
241 - 245
 Reserved for future use


246
 Solar parameter in canopy conductance  fraction  RCS 
247
 Temperature parameter in canopy conductance  fraction  RCT 
248
 Humidity parameter in canopy conductance  fraction RCQ 
249
 Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance  fraction  RCSOL 
250
 Reserved for future use
-
-
251
 Reserved for future use
-
-
252
 Surface drag coefficient  non-dim  CD 
253
 Surface friction velocity  m/s  FRICV 
254
 Richardson number  non-dim  RI 
255
 Missing 
-
-


 


Parameter Table Version 131
(For North American Regional Reanalysis)
(PDS Octet 4 = 131)
VALUE PARAMETER UNITS ABBREV.
000-127
 Reserved (see entries under Parameter Table Version 2)

128
 Mean sea level pressure (Std Atm)
 Pa
 MSLSA
130
Mean sea level pressure (ETA model)
 Pa
 MSLET
131
 Surface lifted index
 K
 LFTX
132
 Best (4-layer) lifted index
 K
 4LFTX
134
 Pressure (nearest grid point)
Pa
 PRESN
135
 Horizontal moisture divrgence
 kg/kg/s
 MCONV
136
 Veritical speed shear
 l/s
 VWSH
139
 Potential vorticity (mass-weighted)
 1/s/m
 PVMWW
140
 Categorical rain [yes=1; no=0]
 -
 CRAIN
141
 Categorical freezing rain [yes=1; no=0]
 -
 CFRZR
142
 Categorical ice pellets [yes=1; no=0]
 -
 CICEP
143
 Categorical snow [yes=1; no=0]
 -
 CSNOW
144
 Volumetric soil mositure (frozen + liquid)
fraction
 SOILW
145
 Potential evaporation rate
 W/m2
 PEVPR
146
 Vegetation canopy temperature
 K
 VEGT
147
 Bare soil surface skin temperature
 K
 BARET
148
 Average surface skin temperature
 K
 AVSFT
149
 Effective radiative skin temperature
 K
 RADT
150
 Surface water storage
 kg/m2
 SSTOR
151
 Liquid soil moisture content (non-frozen)
 kg/m2
 LSOIL
152
 Open water evaporation (standing water)
 W/m2
 EWATR
153
 Cloud water
 kg/kg
 CLWMR
155
 Ground Heat Flux
 W/m2
 GFLUX
156
 Convective inhibition
 J/kg