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: |