FIM Table 1: variable definitions for GRIB (note: * indicates NCEP needs to permanatly assign number) GRIB GRIB iparm ztype iz1 iz2 itr iscale ABBREV UNITS u-component of wind - b 33 109 1 US3D_B m/s v-component of wind - b 34 109 1 VS3D_B m/s height - b 7 109 1 PH3D_B gpm pressure - b 1 109 0 PR3D_B Pa virtual potential temperature - b 189 109 2 TH3D_B K temperature - b 11 109 1 TK3D_B K dew-point temperature - b 17 109 1 TD3D_B K water vapor mixing ratio - b 53 109 5 QV3D_B vertical velocity - b 39 109 1 WS3D_B Pa/s cloud water mixing ratio - b 153 109 6 QW3D_B Kg/Kg ozone mixing ratio - b 154 109 8 OZ3D_B Kg/Kg u-component of wind - p 33 100 1 US3D_P m/s v-component of wind - p 34 100 1 VS3D_P m/s height - p 7 100 1 PH3D_P gpm pressure - p 1 100 0 PR3D_P Pa virtual potential temperature - p 189 100 2 TH3D_P K temperature - p 11 100 1 TK3D_P K dew-point temperature - p 17 100 1 TD3D_P K water vapor mixing ratio - p 53 100 5 QV3D_P vertical velocity - p 39 100 1 WS3D_P Pa/s cloud water mixing ratio - p 153 100 6 QW3D_P Kg/Kg ozone mixing ratio - p 154 100 8 OZ3D_P Kg/Kg sensible heat flux 122 1 1 HF2D W/m**2 latent heat flux 121 1 1 QF2D W/m**2 outgoing top of atmosphere LW flux 123 1 1 ol2D W/m**2 soil temperature at level 1 below surface 85 111 5 2 ST_1 K soil temperature at level 2 below surface 85 111 20 2 ST_2 K soil temperature at level 3 below surface 85 111 40 2 ST_3 K soil temperature at level 4 below surface 85 111 160 2 ST_4 K soil moisture content at level 1 86 111 5 4 SM_1 kg/m**2 soil moisture content at level 2 86 111 20 4 SM_2 kg/m**2 soil moisture content at level 3 86 111 40 4 SM_3 kg/m**2 soil moisture content at level 4 86 111 160 4 SM_4 kg/m**2 water equivalent of snow depth 65 1 5 SN2D m net longwave radiation at surface 112 1 1 LW2D W/m**2 net shortwave radiation at surface 111 1 1 SW2D W/m**2 relative humidity - b 52 109 2 RH3D_B % montgomery stream function - b 37 109 2 MP3D_B m**2/s**2 pressure thickness - b 172 109 1 DP3D_B Pa relative humidity - p 52 100 2 RP3D % montgomery stream function - p 37 100 2 MP3D_P m**2/s**2 pressure thickness - p 172 100 1 DP3D_P Pa total precipitation accumulative 61 1 4 2 RN2D mm total precipitation 61 1 2 R12D mm grid scale precipitation accumulative 62 1 4 2 RG2D mm grid scale precipitation 62 1 2 R32D mm convective precipitation accumulative 63 1 4 2 RC2D mm convective precipitation 63 1 2 R22D mm precipitable water 54 1 1 PW2D kg/m**2 skin temperature 11 1 2 TS2D K Friction velocity 253 1 1 US2D m/s MAPS mean sea level pressure 129 102 -1 MS2D Pa u-component of wind - p 33 100 1 UP3P m/s v-component of wind - p 34 100 1 VP3P m/s u-component of wind, 10m fixed height 33 105 10 1 U12D m/s v-component of wind, 10m fixed height 34 105 10 1 V12D m/s height - p 7 100 1 HGTP gpm relative humidity - p 52 100 2 RP3P % relative humidity - p 52 100 2 RP3P_B % temperature - p 11 100 1 TMPP K grid point latitude 207 1 5 LAT deg grid point longitude 208 1 5 LON deg PBL height 221 1 0 gust wind speed 180 1 0 cloud base height 7 2 0 CB2D m cloud top height 7 3 0 CT2D m visibility 20 1 0 maximum equivalent potential temperature pressure 1 246 2 convective cloud top height 7 243 1 equilibrium level height 7 247 1 convective cloud mass flux 231 1 2 wet-bulb zero height 7 245 1 radar reflectivity - max 212 200 8 1 radar reflectivity - 1km 211 105 1000 8 1 radar reflectivity - 4km 211 105 4000 8 1 relative humidity w.r.t. precipitable water 223 200 8 2 RP2D % soil type 224 1 0 hydrophobic organic carbon - b 136 109 3 OBC1_B ug/kg hydrophillic organic carbon - b 137 109 3 OBC2_B ug/kg hydrophobic black carbon - b 138 109 3 PBC1_B ug/kg hydrophillic black carbon - b 139 109 3 PBC2_B ug/kg prmary pm25 - b 140 109 3 PP25_B ug/kg sulfate - b 141 109 7 SULF_B ppm so2 - b 142 109 7 PSO2_B ppm dms - b 143 109 7 DMS1_B ppm fine dust - b 145 109 3 D1ST_B ug/kg coarse dust - b 146 109 3 D2ST_B ug/kg hydrophobic organic carbon - p 136 100 3 OBC1_P ug/kg hydrophillic organic carbon - p 137 100 3 OBC2_P ug/kg hydrophobic black carbon - p 138 100 3 PBC1_P ug/kg hydrophillic black carbon - p 139 100 3 PBC2_P ug/kg prmary pm25 - p 140 100 3 PP25_P ug/kg sulfate - p 141 100 7 SULF_P ppm so2 - p 142 100 7 PSO2_P ppm dms - p 143 100 7 DMS1_P ppm fine dust - p 145 100 3 D1ST_P ug/kg coarse dust - p 146 100 3 D2ST_P ug/kg Integrated PM25 130 1 3 IA2D ug/m3 Integrated organic carbon 131 1 3 IO2D ug/kg Integrated black carbon 132 1 3 IB2D ug/kg Integrated sulf 133 1 7 IS2D ppm Integrated fine dust 134 1 3 ID2D ug/kg Aerosol Optical Depth 135 1 2 AO2D ug/kg Ash1 160 109 3 ASH1_B ug/kg Ash2 161 109 3 ASH2_B ug/kg Ash3 162 109 3 ASH3_B ug/kg Ash4 163 109 3 ASH4_B ug/kg Integrated Ash 164 1 3 IASH ug/kg Ces1 165 109 3 C13D_B ug/kg Ces2 166 109 3 C23D_B ug/kg fallout 167 1 3 FL2D ug/kg hydrophillic organic carbon - p 233 100 3 OC1P ug/kg hydrophillic organic carbon - p 234 100 3 OC2P ug/kg hydrophobic black carbon - p 235 100 3 BC1P ug/kg hydrophobic black carbon - p 236 100 3 BC2P ug/kg so2 - p 237 100 7 SO2P ppm sulfate - p 238 100 7 SLFP ppm dust1 - p 239 100 3 D1SP ppm dust2 - p 240 100 3 D2SP ppm dust3 - p 241 100 3 D3SP ppm dust4 - p 242 100 3 D4SP ppm dust5 - p 244 100 3 D5SP ppm seasalt1 - p 248 100 3 S1SP ppm seasalt2 - p 249 100 3 S2SP ppm seasalt3 - p 250 100 3 S3SP ppm seasalt4 - p 251 100 3 S4SP ppm dms - p 252 100 7 DMSP ppm msa - p 254 100 7 MSAP ppm prmary pm25 - p 155 100 3 P25P ug/kg prmary pm10 - p 156 100 3 P10P ug/kg