| Number |
Level/Layer |
Parameter |
Forecast Valid |
Description |
| 001 |
mean sea level
|
PRMSL |
analysis |
Pressure Reduced to MSL [Pa]
|
| 002 |
1 hybrid level
|
PRES |
analysis |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 003 |
1 hybrid level
|
HGT |
analysis |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 004 |
1 hybrid level
|
TMP |
analysis |
Temperature [K]
|
| 005 |
1 hybrid level
|
POT |
analysis |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
| 006 |
1 hybrid level
|
RH |
analysis |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
| 007 |
1 hybrid level
|
SPFH |
analysis |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 008.1 |
1 hybrid level
|
UGRD |
analysis |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 008.2 |
1 hybrid level
|
VGRD |
analysis |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 009 |
1 hybrid level
|
TKE |
analysis |
Turbulent Kinetic Energy
[J/kg]
|
| 010 |
1 hybrid level
|
BMIXL |
analysis |
Blackadars Mixing Length
Scale [m]
|
| 011 |
mean sea level
|
MSLET |
analysis |
MSLP (Eta model reduction)
[Pa]
|
| 012 |
surface
|
PRES |
analysis |
Pressure [Pa]
|
| 013 |
surface
|
HGT |
analysis |
Geopotential Height [gpm]
|
| 014 |
surface
|
TMP |
analysis |
Temperature [K]
|
| 015 |
surface
|
POT |
analysis |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
| 016 |
surface
|
SPFH |
analysis |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 017 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
analysis |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
| 018 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
analysis |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 019 |
0-0.1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
analysis |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 020 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
analysis |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
| 021 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
analysis |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 022 |
0.1-0.4 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
analysis |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 023 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
TSOIL |
analysis |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
| 024 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILW |
analysis |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 025 |
0.4-1 m below
ground
|
SOILL |
analysis |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 026 |
1-2 m below ground
|
TSOIL |
analysis |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
| 027 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILW |
analysis |
Volumetric Soil Moisture
Content [Fraction]
|
| 028 |
1-2 m below ground
|
SOILL |
analysis |
Liquid Volumetric Soil
Moisture (non Frozen)
[Proportion]
|
| 029 |
3 m underground
|
TSOIL |
analysis |
Soil Temperature [K]
|
| 030 |
0-1 m below ground
|
MSTAV |
analysis |
Moisture Availability [%]
|
| 031 |
0-2 m below ground
|
SOILM |
analysis |
Soil Moisture Content
[kg/m^2]
|
| 032 |
surface
|
CNWAT |
analysis |
Plant Canopy Surface Water
[kg/m^2]
|
| 033 |
surface
|
WEASD |
analysis |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 034 |
surface
|
SNOWC |
analysis |
Snow Cover [%]
|
| 035 |
surface
|
SNOD |
analysis |
Snow Depth [m]
|
| 036 |
surface
|
SMDRY |
analysis |
Direct Evaporation Cease
(soil moisture) [Proportion]
|
| 037 |
surface
|
POROS |
analysis |
Soil Porosity [Proportion]
|
| 038 |
2 m above ground
|
TMP |
analysis |
Temperature [K]
|
| 039 |
2 m above ground
|
SPFH |
analysis |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 040 |
2 m above ground
|
DPT |
analysis |
Dew Point Temperature [K]
|
| 041 |
2 m above ground
|
RH |
analysis |
Relative Humidity [%]
|
| 042.1 |
10 m above ground
|
UGRD |
analysis |
U-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 042.2 |
10 m above ground
|
VGRD |
analysis |
V-Component of Wind [m/s]
|
| 043 |
10 m above ground
|
POT |
analysis |
Potential Temperature [K]
|
| 044 |
10 m above ground
|
SPFH |
analysis |
Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
|
| 045 |
surface
|
CPOFP |
analysis |
Probability of Frozen
Precipitation [%]
|
| 046 |
surface
|
PRATE |
analysis |
Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]
|
| 047 |
surface
|
APCP |
0-0 hour acc |
Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]
|
| 048 |
surface
|
ACPCP |
0-0 hour acc |
Convective Precipitation
[kg/m^2]
|
| 048 |
surface
|
LSPA |
0-0 hour acc |
Land Surface Precipitation Accumulation [kg/m^2]
|
| 050 |
surface
|
WEASD |
0-0 hour acc |
Water Equivalent of
Accumulated Snow Depth
[kg/m^2]
|
| 051 |
surface
|
SNOM |
0-0 hour acc |
Snow Melt [kg/m^2]
|
| 052 |
surface
|
SSRUN |
0-0 hour acc |
Storm Surface Runoff [kg/m^2]
|
| 053 |
surface
|
BGRUN |
0-0 hour acc |
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff
[kg/m^2]
|
| 054 |
surface
|
CSNOW |
analysis |
Categorical Snow (yes=1;
no=0) [non-dim]
|
| 055 |
surface
|
CICEP |
analysis |
Categorical Ice Pellets
(yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
|
| 056 |
surface
|
CFRZR |
analysis |
Categorical Freezing Rain
(yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
|
| 057 |
surface
|
CRAIN |
analysis |
Categorical Rain (yes=1;
no=0) [non-dim]
|
| 058 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
0-0 hour ave |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 059 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
0-0 hour ave |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 060 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
0-0 hour ave |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 061 |
surface
|
SNOHF |
0-0 hour ave |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 062 |
surface
|
MFLX |
0-0 hour ave |
Horizontal Momentum Flux
[N/m^2]
|
| 063 |
surface
|
EVP |
0-0 hour acc |
Evaporation [kg/m^2]
|
| 064 |
surface
|
PEVAP |
0-0 hour acc |
Potential Evaporation
[kg/m^2]
|
| 065 |
surface
|
SFCR |
analysis |
Surface Roughness [m]
|
| 066 |
surface
|
FRICV |
analysis |
Frictional Velocity [m/s]
|
| 067 |
surface
|
CD |
analysis |
Drag Coefficient [non-dim]
|
| 068 |
surface
|
UFLX |
analysis |
Momentum Flux, U-Component
[N/m^2]
|
| 069 |
surface
|
VFLX |
analysis |
Momentum Flux, V-Component
[N/m^2]
|
| 070 |
surface
|
SHTFL |
analysis |
Sensible Heat Net Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 071 |
surface
|
LHTFL |
analysis |
Latent Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 072 |
surface
|
SFEXC |
analysis |
Exchange Coefficient
[(kg/m^3)(m/s)]
|
| 073 |
surface
|
VEG |
analysis |
Vegetation [%]
|
| 074 |
surface
|
GFLUX |
analysis |
Ground Heat Flux [W/m^2]
|
| 075 |
surface
|
VGTYP |
analysis |
Vegetation Type [Integer(0-
13)]
|
| 076 |
surface
|
SOTYP |
analysis |
Soil Type [-]
|
| 077 |
surface
|
SLTYP |
analysis |
Surface Slope Type [Index]
|
| 078 |
surface
|
CCOND |
analysis |
Canopy Conductance [m/s]
|
| 079 |
surface
|
RSMIN |
analysis |
Minimal Stomatal Resistance
[s/m]
|
| 080 |
surface
|
RLYRS |
analysis |
Number of Soil Layers in Root
Zone [non-dim]
|
| 081 |
surface
|
WILT |
analysis |
Wilting Point [Fraction]
|
| 082 |
surface
|
SMREF |
analysis |
Transpiration Stress-onset
(soil moisture) [Proportion]
|
| 083 |
surface
|
RCS |
analysis |
Solar parameter in canopy
conductance [Fraction]
|
| 084 |
surface
|
RCT |
analysis |
Temperature parameter in
canopy conductance [Fraction]
|
| 085 |
surface
|
RCQ |
analysis |
Humidity parameter in canopy
conductance [Fraction]
|
| 086 |
surface
|
RCSOL |
analysis |
Soil moisture parameter in
canopy conductance [Fraction]
|
| 087 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
PWAT |
analysis |
Precipitable Water [kg/m^2]
|
| 088 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLW |
analysis |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Water [kg/m^2]
|
| 089 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLI |
analysis |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Ice [kg/m^2]
|
| 090 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLR |
analysis |
Total Column Integrated Rain
[kg/m^2]
|
| 091 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLS |
analysis |
Total Column Integrated Snow
[kg/m^2]
|
| 092 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCOLC |
analysis |
Total Column-Integrated
Condensate [kg/m^2]
|
| 093 |
low cloud layer
|
LCDC |
analysis |
Low Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 094 |
middle cloud layer
|
MCDC |
analysis |
Medium Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 095 |
high cloud layer
|
HCDC |
analysis |
High Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 096 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCDC |
analysis |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 097 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
TCDC |
0-0 hour ave |
Total Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 098 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
CDLYR |
0-0 hour ave |
Non-Convective Cloud Cover
[%]
|
| 099 |
entire atmosphere
(considered as a
single layer)
|
CDCON |
0-0 hour ave |
Convective Cloud Cover [%]
|
| 100 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 101 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 102 |
surface
|
USWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 103 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 104 |
top of atmosphere
|
USWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 105 |
top of atmosphere
|
ULWRF |
0-0 hour ave |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 106 |
surface
|
DSWRF |
analysis |
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 107 |
surface
|
DLWRF |
analysis |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 108 |
surface
|
USWRF |
analysis |
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 109 |
surface
|
ULWRF |
analysis |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 110 |
surface
|
CSDSF |
analysis |
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux
[W/m^2]
|
| 111 |
180-0 mb above
ground
|
4LFTX |
analysis |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index
[K]
|
| 112 |
surface
|
HPBL |
analysis |
Planetary Boundary Layer
Height [m]
|
| 113 |
surface
|
NLAT |
analysis |
Latitude (-90 to +90) [deg]
|
| 114 |
surface
|
ELON |
analysis |
East Longitude (0 - 360)
[deg]
|
| 115 |
surface
|
LAND |
analysis |
Land Cover (1=land, 0=sea)
[Proportion]
|
| 116 |
surface
|
ICEC |
analysis |
Ice Cover [Proportion]
|
| 117 |
surface
|
ALBDO |
analysis |
Albedo [%]
|
| 118 |
surface
|
SNFALB |
analysis |
Snow-Free Albedo [%]
|
| 119 |
surface
|
MXSALB |
analysis |
Maximum Snow Albedo [%]
|
| 120 |
surface
|
WTMP |
analysis |
Water Temperature [K]
|