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