Inventory of File nam.t18z.awip1212.tm00

Model: NAM
Cycle: 18 UTC
Forecast: 12 HRS
Number of Records: 179
Grid Identification : 218


Number Level/Layer Parameter Description
0001
MSL MSLET Mean sea level Mean sea level pressure (ETA Model Reduction) [Pa]
0002
MSL PRMSL Mean sea level Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa]
0003
SFC VIS Ground or water surface Visibility [m]
0004 250 ISBL ABS V 250 hPa isobaric level Absolute vorticity [/s]
0005 500 ISBL ABS V 500 hPa isobaric level Absolute vorticity [/s]
0006 700 ISBL ABS V 700 hPa isobaric level Absolute vorticity [/s]
0007 850 ISBL ABS V 850 hPa isobaric level Absolute vorticity [/s]
0008 1000 ISBL ABS V 1000 hPa isobaric level Absolute vorticity [/s]
0009
SFC PRES Ground or water surface Pressure [Pa]
0010
SFC HGT Ground or water surface Geopotential height [gpm]
0011 2 HTGL TMP 2 m height level above ground Temperature [K]
0012 2 HTGL SPF H 2 m height level above ground Specific humidity [kg/kg]
0013 2 HTGL DPT 2 m height level above ground Dew point temperature [K]
0014 2 HTGL R H 2 m height level above ground Relative humidity [%]
0015 10 HTGL POT 10 m height level above ground Potential temperature [K]
0016 10 HTGL SPF H 10 m height level above ground Specific humidity [kg/kg]
0017 10 HTGL U GRD 10 m height level above ground U-component of wind [m/s]
0018 10 HTGL V GRD 10 m height level above ground V-component of wind [m/s]
0019
SFC A PCP 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Total precipitation [kg/m**2]
0020
SFC ACPCP 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Convective precipitation [kg/m**2]
0021
SFC WEASD 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth [kg/m**2]
0022
SFC CSNOW Ground or water surface Categorical snow (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
0023
SFC CICEP Ground or water surface Categorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
0024
SFC CFRZR Ground or water surface Categorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) [non- dim]
0025
SFC CRAIN Ground or water surface Categorical rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]
0026
SFC CAPE Ground or water surface convective available potential energy [J/kg]
0027
SFC CIN Ground or water surface Convective inhibition [J/kg]
0028
EATM P WAT Entire atmosphere Precipitable water [kg/m**2]
0029
EATM T CDC Entire atmosphere Total cloud cover [%]
0030
SFC DSWRF 3 hr average Ground or water surface Downward short wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0031 0 to 30 HTGY HLCY 0 to 30 hm layer (height levels above ground) Storm relative helicity [m**2/s**2]
0032 0 to 60 HTGY USTM 0 to 60 hm layer (height levels above ground) U-component of storm motion [m/s]
0033 0 to 60 HTGY VSTM 0 to 60 hm layer (height levels above ground) V-component of storm motion [m/s]
0034 0 to 30 SPDY TMP 0 to 30 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0035 0 to 30 SPDY R H 0 to 30 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Relative humidity [%]
0036 0 to 30 SPDY U GRD 0 to 30 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U-component of wind [m/s]
0037 0 to 30 SPDY V GRD 0 to 30 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V-component of wind [m/s]
0038 0 to 30 SPDY PLI 0 to 30 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) [K]
0039 30 to 60 SPDY TMP 30 to 60 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0040 30 to 60 SPDY U GRD 30 to 60 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U-component of wind [m/s]
0041 30 to 60 SPDY V GRD 30 to 60 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V-component of wind [m/s]
0042 60 to 90 SPDY TMP 60 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0043 60 to 90 SPDY R H 60 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Relative humidity [%]
0044 60 to 90 SPDY U GRD 60 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U-component of wind [m/s]
0045 60 to 90 SPDY V GRD 60 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V-component of wind [m/s]
0046 90 to 120 SPDY TMP 90 to 120 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0047 90 to 120 SPDY U GRD 90 to 120 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U- component of wind [m/s]
0048 90 to 120 SPDY V GRD 90 to 120 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V- component of wind [m/s]
0049 120 to 150 SPDY TMP 120 to 150 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0050 120 to 150 SPDY R H 120 to 150 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Relative humidity [%]
0051 120 to 150 SPDY U GRD 120 to 150 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U- component of wind [m/s]
0052 120 to 150 SPDY V GRD 120 to 150 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V- component of wind [m/s]
0053 0 to 180 SPDY 4LFTX 0 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Best (4 layer) lifted index [K]
0054 0 to 180 SPDY CAPE 0 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) convective available potential energy [J/kg]
0055 0 to 180 SPDY CIN 0 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Convective inhibition [J/kg]
0056 100 to 50 ISBY LFT X 100 to 50 kPa layer (isobaric levels) Surface lifted index [K]
0057 30 to 60 SPDY R H 30 to 60 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Relative humidity [%]
0058 90 to 120 SPDY R H 90 to 120 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Relative humidity [%]
0059
SFC SHTFL Ground or water surface Sensible heat net flux [W/m**2]
0060
SFC LHTFL Ground or water surface Latent heat net flux [W/m**2]
0061
SFC DSWRF Ground or water surface Downward short wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0062
SFC DLWRF Ground or water surface Downward long wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0063
SFC USWRF Ground or water surface Upward short wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0064
SFC ULWRF Ground or water surface Upward long wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0065
NTAT ULWRF Nominal top of atmosphere Upward long wave rad. flux [W/m**2]
0066
NTAT BRTMP Nominal top of atmosphere Brightness temperature [K]
0067
SFC LAND Ground or water surface Land cover (land=1, sea=0) [proportion]
0068
SFC SFC R Ground or water surface Surface roughness [m]
0069
SFC FRICV Ground or water surface Friction velocity [m/s]
0070 0 to 90 SPDY CAPE 0 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) convective available potential energy [J/kg]
0071 0 to 90 SPDY CIN 0 to 90 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Convective inhibition [J/kg]
0072 0 to 10 HTGY HLCY 0 to 10 hm layer (height levels above ground) Storm relative helicity [m**2/s**2]
0073 0 to 255 SPDY CAPE 0 to 255 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) convective available potential energy [J/kg]
0074 0 to 255 SPDY CIN 0 to 255 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Convective inhibition [J/kg]
0075 0 to 255 SPDY PLPL 0 to 255 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted [Pa]
0076 500 ISBL V VEL 500 hPa isobaric level Vertical velocity (pressure) [Pa/s]
0077 700 ISBL V VEL 700 hPa isobaric level Vertical velocity (pressure) [Pa/s]
0078 750 ISBL TMP 750 hPa isobaric level Temperature [K]
0079 800 ISBL TMP 800 hPa isobaric level Temperature [K]
0080 850 ISBL TMP 850 hPa isobaric level Temperature [K]
0081 900 ISBL TMP 900 hPa isobaric level Temperature [K]
0082
SFC TMP Ground or water surface Temperature [K]
0083
SFC WEASD Ground or water surface Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth [kg/m**2]
0084 1 HYBL PRES 1 hybrid level Pressure [Pa]
0085 1 HYBL HGT 1 hybrid level Geopotential height [gpm]
0086 1 HYBL TMP 1 hybrid level Temperature [K]
0087 1 HYBL POT 1 hybrid level Potential temperature [K]
0088 1 HYBL DPT 1 hybrid level Dew point temperature [K]
0089 1 HYBL R H 1 hybrid level Relative humidity [%]
0090 1 HYBL SPF H 1 hybrid level Specific humidity [kg/kg]
0091 1 HYBL U GRD 1 hybrid level U-component of wind [m/s]
0092 1 HYBL V GRD 1 hybrid level V-component of wind [m/s]
0093 1 HYBL V VEL 1 hybrid level Vertical velocity (pressure) [Pa/s]
0094 1 HYBL TKE 1 hybrid level Turbulent kinetic energy [J/kg]
0095 1 HYBL FRIME 1 hybrid level Rime Factor [non-dim]
0096 10 to 0 DBLY TSOIL 10 to 0 cm below land surface layer Soil temperature [K]
0097 10 to 0 DBLY SOILW 10 to 0 cm below land surface layer Volumetric soil moisture content [fraction]
0098 40 to 10 DBLY TSOIL 40 to 10 cm below land surface layer Soil temperature [K]
0099 40 to 10 DBLY SOILW 40 to 10 cm below land surface layer Volumetric soil moisture content [fraction]
0100 100 to 40 DBLY TSOIL 100 to 40 cm below land surface layer Soil temperature [K]
0101 100 to 40 DBLY SOILW 100 to 40 cm below land surface layer Volumetric soil moisture content [fraction]
0102 200 to 100 DBLY TSOIL 200 to 100 cm below land surface layer Soil temperature [K]
0103 200 to 100 DBLY SOILW 200 to 100 cm below land surface layer Volumetric soil moisture content [fraction]
0104 300 DBLL TSOIL 300 cm below land surface Soil temperature [K]
0105 100 to 0 DBLY MSTAV 100 to 0 cm below land surface layer Moisture availability [%]
0106 200 to 0 DBLY SOIL M 200 to 0 cm below land surface layer Soil moisture content [kg/m**2]
0107
SFC CNWAT Ground or water surface Plant canopy surface water [kg/m**2]
0108
SFC SNO M 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Snow melt [kg/m**2]
0109
SFC SSRUN 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Storm surface runoff [kg/m**2]
0110
SFC BGRUN 3 hr accumulation Ground or water surface Baseflow-groundwater runoff [kg/m**2]
0111
SFC SFEXC Ground or water surface Exchange coefficient [(kg/m**3)(m/s)]
0112
SFC VEG Ground or water surface Vegetation [%]
0113
LCY L CDC Low cloud layer Low cloud cover [%]
0114
MCY M CDC Middle cloud layer Medium cloud cover [%]
0115
HCY H CDC High cloud layer High cloud cover [%]
0116 150 to 180 SPDY TMP 150 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) Temperature [K]
0117 150 to 180 SPDY U GRD 150 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) U- component of wind [m/s]
0118 150 to 180 SPDY V GRD 150 to 180 hPa layer (pressure difference from ground to level) V- component of wind [m/s]
0119 100 to 47 SIGY R H 100 to 47 layer (sigma levels) Relative humidity [%]
0120
SFC ALBDO Ground or water surface Albedo [%]
0121
SFC WTMP Ground or water surface Water Temperature [K]
0122 1 HYBL BMIXL 1 hybrid level Blackadar's mixing length scale [m]
0123
SFC ICE C Ground or water surface Ice cover (ice=1, no ice=0) [proportion]
0124
CTL TMP Cloud top level Temperature [K]
0125
SFC CPOFP Ground or water surface Percent of frozen precipitation [%]
0126
SFC PRATE Ground or water surface Precipitation rate [kg/m**2/s]
0127
EATM Entire atmosphere
0128
EATM TCOLI Entire atmosphere Total column-integrated cloud ice [kg/m**2]
0129
EATM TCOLR Entire atmosphere Total column-integrated rain [kg/m**2]
0130
EATM TCOLS Entire atmosphere Total column-integrated snow [kg/m**2]
0131
EATM TCOLC Entire atmosphere Total column-integrated condensate [kg/m**2]
0132
CBL PRES Cloud base level Pressure [Pa]
0133
CTL PRES Cloud top level Pressure [Pa]
0134
CCBL PRES Convective cloud bottom level Pressure [Pa]
0135
CCTL PRES Convective cloud top level Pressure [Pa]
0136
SCBL PRES Shallow convective cloud bottom level Pressure [Pa]
0137
SCTL PRES Shallow convective cloud top level Pressure [Pa]
0138
DCBL PRES RDeep convective cloud bottom level Pressure [Pa]
0139
DCTL PRES RDeep convective cloud top level Pressure [Pa]
0140
GCBL PRES Grid scale cloud bottom level Pressure [Pa]
0141
GCTL PRES Grid scale cloud top level Pressure [Pa]
0142
EATM CDCON Entire atmosphere Convective cloud cover [%]
0143
EATM CUEFI Entire atmosphere Convective cloud efficiency [non-dim]
0144
SFC SNO D Ground or water surface Snow depth [m]
0145
SFC MXSALB Ground or water surface Maximum snow albedo [%]
0146 10 to 0 DBLY SOILL 10 to 0 cm below land surface layer Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non- frozen) [fraction]
0147 40 to 10 DBLY SOILL 40 to 10 cm below land surface layer Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) [fraction]
0148 100 to 40 DBLY SOILL 100 to 40 cm below land surface layer Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) [fraction]
0149 200 to 100 DBLY SOILL 200 to 100 cm below land surface layer Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) [fraction]
0150
SFC SNFALB Ground or water surface Snow-free albedo [%]
0151
SFC M FLX Ground or water surface Momentum flux [N/m**2]
0152
SFC CCOND Ground or water surface Canopy conductance [m/s]
0153
SFC RSMIN Ground or water surface Minimal stomatal resistance [s/m]
0154
SFC WILT Ground or water surface Wilting point [fraction]
0155
SFC HPBL Ground or water surface Planetary boundary layer height [m]
0156
SFC SLTYP Ground or water surface Surface slope type [Index]
0157
SFC SOTYP Ground or water surface Soil type (as in Zobler) [Index (0-9)]
0158
SFC VGTYP Ground or water surface Vegetation type (as in SiB) [Index (0-13)]
0159
SFC SMREF Ground or water surface Transpiration stress-onset (soil moisture) [fraction]
0160
SFC SMDRY Ground or water surface Direct evaporation cease (soil moisture) [fraction]
0161
SFC SNOWC Ground or water surface Snow cover [percent]
0162
SFC POROS Ground or water surface Soil porosity [fraction]
0163
SFC RCS Ground or water surface Solar parameter in canopy conductance [fraction]
0164
SFC RCT Ground or water surface Temperature parameter in canopy conductance [fraction]
0165
SFC RCQ Ground or water surface Humidity parameter in canopy conductance [fraction]
0166
SFC RCSOL Ground or water surface Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance [fraction]
0167
ADCL HGT Level of adiabatic condensation lifted from the surface Geopotential height [gpm]
0168
SFC GUST Ground or water surface Surface wind gust [m/s]
0169
HGT Geopotential height [gpm]
0170
SFC CPRAT Ground or water surface Convective Precipitation rate [kg/m**2/s]
0171 1 HYBL REFD 1 hybrid level Derived Radar Reflectivity [dbZ]
0172
EATM REFC Entire atmosphere Maximum/Composite Radar Reflectivity [dbZ]
0173 1000 HTGL REFD 1000 m height level above ground Derived Radar Reflectivity [dbZ]
0174 4000 HTGL REFD 4000 m height level above ground Derived Radar Reflectivity [dbZ]
0175
HGT Geopotential height [gpm]
0176
EATM TCLSW Entire atmosphere Total Column-Integrated Supercooled Liquid Water [kg/m**2]
0177
EATM TCOLM Entire atmosphere Total Column-Integrated Melting Ice [kg/m**2]
0178
HGT Geopotential height [gpm]
0179
HGT Geopotential height [gpm]


Last Updated: Tue Feb 6 10:10:16 2007