| Number (In Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux (Surface)* |
W m-2 |
NSWRS |
| 1 |
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux (Top of Atmosphere)* | W m-2 | NSWRT |
| 2 |
Short-Wave Radiation Flux* | W m-2 | SWAVR |
| 3 |
Global Radiation Flux | W m-2 | GRAD |
| 4 |
Brightness Temperature |
K |
BRTMP |
| 5 |
Radiance (with respect to wave
number) |
W m-1 sr-1 | LWRAD |
| 6 |
Radiance (with respect to
wavelength) |
W m-3 sr-1 | SWRAD |
| 7 |
Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | DSWRF |
| 8 |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | USWRF |
| 9 |
Net Short Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | NSWRF |
| 10 |
Photosynthetically Active Radiation | W m-2 | PHOTAR |
| 11 |
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux, Clear Sky | W m-2 | NSWRFCS |
| 12 |
Downward UV Radiation | W m-2 | DWUVR |
| 13 |
Direct Short Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | DSWRFLX |
| 14 |
Diffuse Short Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | DIFSWRF |
| 15-49 |
Reserved | ||
| 50 |
UV Index (Under Clear Sky)** | Numeric | UVIUCS |
| 51 |
UV Index** | Numeric | UVI |
| 52 |
Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux, Clear Sky | W m-2 | DSWRFCS |
| 53 |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux, Clear Sky | W m-2 | USWRFCS |
| 54 |
Direct normal short-wave radiation flux,(see Note 3) | W m-2 | DSWRFLX |
| 55-191 |
Reserved | ||
| 192-254 |
Reserved for Local Use |
||
| 192 |
Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | DSWRF |
| 193 |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux | W m-2 | USWRF |
| 194 |
UV-B Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | DUVB |
| 195 |
Clear sky UV-B Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | CDUVB |
| 196 |
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | CSDSF |
| 197 |
Solar Radiative Heating Rate | K s-1 | SWHR |
| 198 |
Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux | W m-2 | CSUSF |
| 199 |
Cloud Forcing Net Solar Flux | W m-2 | CFNSF |
| 200 |
Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | VBDSF |
| 201 |
Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | VDDSF |
| 202 |
Near IR Beam Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | NBDSF |
| 203 |
Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux | W m-2 | NDDSF |
| 204 |
Downward Total Radiation Flux | W m-2 | DTRF |
| 205 |
Upward Total Radiation Flux | W m-2 | UTRF |
| 255 |
Missing |
| Notes: * Parameter deprecated - See Regulation 92.6.2 and use another parameter instead. ** The Global Solar UVI is formulated using the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) reference action spectrum for UV-induced erythema on the human skin (ISO 17166:1999/CIE S 007/E-1998). It is a measure of the UV radiation that is relevant to and defined for a horizontal surface. The UVI is a unitless quantity defined by the formula: |