| Number (In Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
Temperature |
K |
TMP |
| 1 |
Virtual Temperature |
K |
VTMP |
| 2 |
Potential Temperature | K |
POT |
| 3 |
Pseudo-Adiabatic Potential
Temperature (or Equivalent Potential Temperature) |
K |
EPOT |
| 4 |
Maximum Temperature (see Note 1) | K |
TMAX |
| 5 |
Minimum Temperature (see Note 1) | K |
TMIN |
| 6 |
Dew Point Temperature | K |
DPT |
| 7 |
Dew Point Depression (or Deficit) |
K |
DEPR |
| 8 |
Lapse Rate |
K m-1 |
LAPR |
| 9 |
Temperature Anomaly |
K |
TMPA |
| 10 |
Latent Heat Net Flux |
W m-2 | LHTFL |
| 11 |
Sensible Heat Net Flux | W m-2 | SHTFL |
| 12 |
Heat Index |
K |
HEATX |
| 13 |
Wind Chill Factor | K |
WCF |
| 14 | Minimum Dew Point Depression (see Note 1) | K |
MINDPD |
| 15 |
Virtual Potential Temperature | K |
VPTMP |
| 16 |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux | W m-2 |
SNOHF |
| 17 |
Skin Temperature | K |
SKINT |
| 18 |
Snow Temperature (top of snow) | K | SNOT |
| 19 |
Turbulent Transfer Coefficient for Heat | Numeric | TTCHT |
| 20 |
Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient for Heat | m2s-1 | TDCHT |
| 21 |
Apparent Temperature (see Note 2) | K | APTMP |
| 22 | Temperature Tendency due to Shortwave Radiation | K s-1 |
TTSWR |
| 23 | Temperature Tendency due to Longwave Radiation | K s-1 |
TTLWR |
| 24 | Temperature Tendency due to Shortwave Radiation, Clear Sky | K s-1 |
TTSWRCS |
| 25 | Temperature Tendency due to Longwave Radiation, Clear Sky | K s-1 |
TTLWRCS |
| 26 | Temperature Tendency due to parameterizations | K s-1 |
TTPARM |
| 27 | Wet-Bulb Temperature | K |
WETBT |
| 28 | Unbalanced Component of Temperature | K |
UCTMP |
| 29 | Temperature Advection | K s-1 |
TMPADV |
| 30 | Latent Heat Net Flux Due to Evaporation | W m-2 |
LHFLXE |
| 31 | Latent Heat Net Flux Due to Sublimation | W m-2 |
LHFLXS |
| 32 | Wet-Bulb Potential Temperature | K |
WETBPT |
| 33-191 | Reserved | ||
| 192-254 |
Reserved
for Local Use |
||
| 192 |
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux | W m-2 | SNOHF |
| 193 |
Temperature Tendency by All Radiation | K s-1 |
TTRAD |
| 194 |
Relative Error Variance | REV | |
| 195 |
Large Scale Condensate Heating Rate | K s-1 |
LRGHR |
| 196 |
Deep Convective Heating Rate | K s-1 |
CNVHR |
| 197 |
Total Downward Heat Flux at Surface | W m-2 | THFLX |
| 198 |
Temperature Tendency by All Physics | K s-1 | TTDIA |
| 199 |
Temperature Tendency by Non-Radiation Physics | K s-1 | TTPHY |
| 200 |
Standard Dev. of IR Temp. over 1x1 deg. area | K | TSD1D |
| 201 |
Shallow Convective Heating Rate | K s-1 | SHAHR |
| 202 |
Vertical Diffusion Heating rate | K s-1 | VDFHR |
| 203 |
Potential Temperature at Top of Viscous Sublayer |
K |
THZ0 |
| 204 |
Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential |
J m-2 K | TCHP |
| 205 | Effective Layer (EL) Temperature | C | ELMELT |
| 206 | Wet Bulb Globe Temperature | K | WETGLBT |
| 255 |
Missing |
| Notes: (1) Parameter deprecated. See Regulation 92.6.2 and use another parameter instead. (2) Apparent temperature is the perceived outdoor temperature, caused by a combination of phenomena, such as air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. |