| Number |
Level/Layer |
Parameter |
Forecast Valid |
Description |
| 001 |
surface
|
UFLX |
0-6 hour ave |
Momentum Flux, U-Component
[N/m^2]
|
| 002 |
surface
|
VFLX |
0-6 hour ave |
Momentum Flux, V-Component
[N/m^2]
|
| 003 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
0-6 hour ave |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 004 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
0-6 hour ave |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 005 |
surface
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 006 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 007 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 008 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 009 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 010 |
surface
|
WEASD |
6 hour fcst |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 011 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 012 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 013 |
top of atmosphere
|
ULWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 014 |
top of atmosphere
|
USWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 015 |
surface
|
USWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 016 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 017 |
surface
|
DUVB |
0-6 hour ave |
UV-B downward solar flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 018 |
surface
|
CDUVB |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear sky UV-B downward solar
flux [W/m^2]
|
| 019 |
high cloud layer
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 020 |
high cloud top
level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 021 |
high cloud bottom
level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 022 |
high cloud top
level
|
TMP |
0-6 hour ave |
Temperature [K]
|
| 023 |
middle cloud layer
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 024 |
middle cloud top
level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 025 |
middle cloud
bottom level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 026 |
middle cloud top
level
|
TMP |
0-6 hour ave |
Temperature [K]
|
| 027 |
low cloud layer
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 028 |
low cloud top
level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 029 |
low cloud bottom
level
|
PRES |
0-6 hour ave |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 030 |
low cloud top
level
|
TMP |
0-6 hour ave |
Temperature [K]
|
| 031 |
surface
|
PRATE |
0-6 hour ave |
Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]
|
| 032 |
surface
|
CPRAT |
0-6 hour ave |
Convective Precipitation Rate
[kg/m^2/s]
|
| 033 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
0-6 hour ave |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 034 |
surface
|
LAND |
6 hour fcst |
Land Cover (1=land, 0=sea)
[Proportion]
|
| 035 |
surface
|
ICEC |
6 hour fcst |
Ice Cover [Proportion]
|
| 036.1 |
10 m above ground
|
UGRD |
6 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 036.2 |
10 m above ground
|
VGRD |
6 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 037 |
2 m above ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 038 |
2 m above ground
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 039 |
surface
|
PRES |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 040 |
2 m above ground
|
TMAX |
0-6 hour fcst |
Maximum Temperature [K]
|
| 041 |
2 m above ground
|
TMIN |
0-6 hour fcst |
Minimum Temperature [K]
|
| 042 |
2 m above ground
|
QMAX |
0-6 hour miss |
Maximum specific humidity at
2m [kg/kg]
|
| 043 |
2 m above ground
|
QMIN |
0-6 hour miss |
Minimum specific humidity at
2m [kg/kg]
|
| 044 |
surface
|
WATR |
0-6 hour acc |
Water Runoff [kg/m^2]
|
| 045 |
surface
|
PEVPR |
0-6 hour ave |
Potential Evaporation Rate
[W/m^2]
|
| 046 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
CWORK |
0-6 hour ave |
Cloud Work Function [J/kg]
|
| 047 |
surface
|
U-GWD |
0-6 hour ave |
Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave
Stress [N/m^2]
|
| 048 |
surface
|
V-GWD |
0-6 hour ave |
Meridional Flux of Gravity
Wave Stress [N/m^2]
|
| 049 |
surface
|
HPBL |
6 hour fcst |
Planetary Boundary Layer
Height [m]
|
| 050 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
PWAT |
6 hour fcst |
Precipitable Water [kg/m^2]
|
| 051 |
surface
|
ALBDO |
0-6 hour ave |
Albedo [%]
|
| 052 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 053 |
convective cloud
layer
|
TCDC |
6 hour fcst |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 054 |
convective cloud
top level
|
PRES |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 055 |
convective cloud
bottom level
|
PRES |
6 hour fcst |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 056 |
boundary layer
cloud layer
|
TCDC |
0-6 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 057 |
surface
|
ICETK |
6 hour fcst |
Ice Thickness [m]
|
| 058 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 059 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILW |
6 hour fcst |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 060 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 061 |
1-2 m below ground
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 062 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 063 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 064 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 065 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILL |
6 hour fcst |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 066 |
surface
|
SNOD |
6 hour fcst |
Snow Depth [m]
|
| 067 |
surface
|
CNWAT |
6 hour fcst |
Plant Canopy Surface Water
[kg/m^2]
|
| 068 |
surface
|
SFCR |
6 hour fcst |
Surface Roughness [m]
|
| 069 |
surface
|
VEG |
6 hour fcst |
Vegetation [%]
|
| 070 |
surface
|
VGTYP |
6 hour fcst |
Vegetation Type [Integer(0-
13)]
|
| 071 |
surface
|
SOTYP |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Type [-]
|
| 072 |
surface
|
SLTYP |
6 hour fcst |
Surface Slope Type [Index]
|
| 073 |
surface
|
FRICV |
6 hour fcst |
Frictional Velocity [m/s]
|
| 074 |
surface
|
HGT |
6 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 075 |
surface
|
CRAIN |
6 hour fcst |
Categorical Rain (yes=1;
no=0) [non-dim]
|
| 076 |
surface
|
SFEXC |
6 hour fcst |
Exchange Coefficient
[(kg/m^3)(m/s)]
|
| 077 |
surface
|
ACOND |
6 hour fcst |
Aerodynamic conductance [m/s]
|
| 078 |
surface
|
PEVPR |
6 hour fcst |
Potential Evaporation Rate
[W/m^2]
|
| 079 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 080 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 081 |
surface
|
USWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 082 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
6 hour fcst |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 083 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
6 hour fcst |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 084 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
6 hour fcst |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 085 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
6 hour fcst |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 086 |
surface
|
SSRUN |
0-6 hour acc |
Storm Surface Runoff [kg/m^2]
|
| 087 |
1 hybrid level
|
TMP |
6 hour fcst |
Temperature [K]
|
| 088 |
1 hybrid level
|
SPFH |
6 hour fcst |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 089.1 |
1 hybrid level
|
UGRD |
6 hour fcst |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 089.2 |
1 hybrid level
|
VGRD |
6 hour fcst |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 090 |
1 hybrid level
|
HGT |
6 hour fcst |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 091 |
surface
|
EVBS |
0-6 hour ave |
Direct evaporation from bare
soil [W/m-2]
|
| 092 |
surface
|
EVCW |
0-6 hour ave |
Canopy water evaporation
[W/m2]
|
| 093 |
surface
|
TRANS |
0-6 hour ave |
Transpiration [W/m2]
|
| 094 |
surface
|
SBSNO |
0-6 hour ave |
Sublimation (evaporation from
snow) [W/m^2]
|
| 095 |
surface
|
SNOWC |
0-6 hour ave |
Snow Cover [%]
|
| 096 |
0-2 m below ground
|
SOILM |
6 hour fcst |
Soil Moisture Content
[kg/m^2]
|
| 097 |
top of atmosphere
|
DSWRF |
0-6 hour ave |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 098 |
top of atmosphere
|
CSULF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Upward Long Wave
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 099 |
top of atmosphere
|
CSUSF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 100 |
surface
|
CSDLF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Downward Long Wave
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 101 |
surface
|
CSUSF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 102 |
surface
|
CSDSF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 103 |
surface
|
CSULF |
0-6 hour ave |
Clear Sky Upward Long Wave
Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 104 |
surface
|
SNOHF |
0-6 hour ave |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 105 |
surface
|
WILT |
6 hour fcst |
Wilting Point [Fraction]
|
| 106 |
surface
|
FLDCP |
6 hour fcst |
Field Capacity [fraction]
|
| 107 |
surface
|
SUNSD |
0-6 hour acc |
Sunshine Duration [s]
|