GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-16

PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 16

(Meteorological products, Forecast Radar Imagery category)

In Section 0, Octet 7 = 0
In Section 4, Octet 10 = 16

Revised 02/10/2021
Red text depicts changes made since 12/06/2011



Number
(In Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for rain m m6 m-3
REFZR
1
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for snow m m6 m-3
REFZI
2
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for parameterized convection m m6 m-3
REFZC
3
Echo Top (See Note 1) m
RETOP
4
Reflectivity dB
REFD
5
Composite reflectivity dB
REFC
6-191
Reserved

192-254
Reserved for Local Use


192
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for rain m m6 m-3
REFZR
193
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for snow m m6 m-3
REFZI
194
Equivalent radar reflectivity factor for parameterized convection m m6 m-3
REFZC
195
Reflectivity dB
REFD
196
Composite reflectivity dB
REFC
197
Echo Top (See Note 1) m
RETOP
198
Hourly Maximum of Simulated Reflectivity dB MAXREF
255
Missing




Notes:

(1) For Echo Top product, Use octet number 38 to store threshold value (for example, 18.3 dB) in Product Definition Template 4.20. See Template 4.20.

(2) Decibel (dB) is a logarithmic measure of the relative power, or of the relative values of two flux densities, especially of sound intensities and radio and radar power densities. In radar meteorology, the logarithmic scale (dBZ) is used for measuring radar reflectivity factor (obtained from the American Meteorological Society Glossary of Meteorology).




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