GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-4

PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 4

(Meteorological products, Short-wave radiation category)

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

Revised 08/26/2022
Red text depicts changes made since 06/23/2022



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:


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