Inventory of File nam.t00z.awip2006.tm00.grib2

Model: NAM
Cycle: 00 UTC
Forecast: 06
Number of Records: 81


Number Level/Layer Parameter Forecast Valid Description
001 mean sea level MSLET 6 hour fcst MSLP (Eta model reduction) [Pa]
002 mean sea level PRMSL 6 hour fcst Pressure Reduced to MSL [Pa]
003 surface VIS 6 hour fcst Visibility [m]
004 250 mb ABSV 6 hour fcst Absolute Vorticity [1/s]
005 500 mb ABSV 6 hour fcst Absolute Vorticity [1/s]
006 700 mb ABSV 6 hour fcst Absolute Vorticity [1/s]
007 850 mb ABSV 6 hour fcst Absolute Vorticity [1/s]
008 1000 mb ABSV 6 hour fcst Absolute Vorticity [1/s]
009 surface PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
010 surface HGT 6 hour fcst Geopotential Height [gpm]
011 2 m above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
012 2 m above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
013.1 10 m above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
013.2 10 m above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
014 surface APCP 0-6 hour acc Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
015 surface ACPCP 0-6 hour acc Convective Precipitation [kg/m^2]
016 surface WEASD 0-6 hour acc Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth [kg/m^2]
017 surface CSNOW 6 hour fcst Categorical Snow (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
018 surface CICEP 6 hour fcst Categorical Ice Pellets (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
019 surface CFRZR 6 hour fcst Categorical Freezing Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
020 surface CRAIN 6 hour fcst Categorical Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
021 surface CAPE 6 hour fcst Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]
022 surface CIN 6 hour fcst Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
023 entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) PWAT 6 hour fcst Precipitable Water [kg/m^2]
024 entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) TCDC 6 hour fcst Total Cloud Cover [%]
025 surface DSWRF 0-6 hour ave Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux [W/m^2]
026 3000 m above ground - 0 m above ground HLCY 6 hour fcst Storm Relative Helicity [m^2/s^2]
027 6000 m above ground - 0 m above ground USTM 6 hour fcst U-Component Storm Motion [m/s]
028 6000 m above ground - 0 m above ground VSTM 6 hour fcst V-Component Storm Motion [m/s]
029 30-0 mb above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
030 30-0 mb above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
031.1 30-0 mb above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
031.2 30-0 mb above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
032 30-0 mb above ground PLI 6 hour fcst Parcel Lifted Index (to 500 mb) [K]
033 60-30 mb above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
034.1 60-30 mb above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
034.2 60-30 mb above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
035 90-60 mb above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
036 90-60 mb above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
037.1 90-60 mb above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
037.2 90-60 mb above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
038 120-90 mb above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
039.1 120-90 mb above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
039.2 120-90 mb above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
040 150-120 mb above ground TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
041 150-120 mb above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
042.1 150-120 mb above ground UGRD 6 hour fcst U-Component of Wind [m/s]
042.2 150-120 mb above ground VGRD 6 hour fcst V-Component of Wind [m/s]
043 180-0 mb above ground 4LFTX 6 hour fcst Best (4 layer) Lifted Index [K]
044 180-0 mb above ground CAPE 6 hour fcst Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]
045 180-0 mb above ground CIN 6 hour fcst Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
046 500-1000 mb LFTX 6 hour fcst Surface Lifted Index [K]
047 surface LAND 6 hour fcst Land Cover (1=land, 0=sea) [Proportion]
048 1 hybrid level RIME 6 hour fcst Rime Factor [non-dim]
049 surface TMP 6 hour fcst Temperature [K]
050 cloud base PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
051 cloud top PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
052 60-30 mb above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
053 120-90 mb above ground RH 6 hour fcst Relative Humidity [%]
054 90-0 mb above ground CAPE 6 hour fcst Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]
055 90-0 mb above ground CIN 6 hour fcst Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
056 1000 m above ground - 0 m above ground HLCY 6 hour fcst Storm Relative Helicity [m^2/s^2]
057 255-0 mb above ground CAPE 6 hour fcst Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]
058 255-0 mb above ground CIN 6 hour fcst Convective Inhibition [J/kg]
059 255-0 mb above ground PLPL 6 hour fcst Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted [Pa]
060 surface CPOFP 6 hour fcst Probability of Frozen Precipitation [%]
061 surface PRATE 6 hour fcst Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]
062 convective cloud bottom level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
063 convective cloud top level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
064 shallow convective cloud bottom level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
065 shallow convective cloud top level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
066 deep convective cloud bottom level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
067 deep convective cloud top level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
068 grid scale cloud bottom level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
069 grid scale cloud top level PRES 6 hour fcst Pressure [Pa]
070 entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) CDCON 6 hour fcst Convective Cloud Cover [%]
071 entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) CUEFI 6 hour fcst Convective Cloud Efficiency [non-dim]
072 surface HPBL 6 hour fcst Planetary Boundary Layer Height [m]
073 surface GUST 6 hour fcst Wind Speed (Gust) [m/s]
074 surface APCP 3-6 hour acc Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
075 surface ACPCP 3-6 hour acc Convective Precipitation [kg/m^2]


Last Updated: Tue Dec 16 16:29:40 2008