| Number (In Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Water Temperature | K | WTMP |
| 1 | Deviation of Sea Level from Mean | m | DSLM |
| 2 | Heat Exchange Coefficient | CH | |
| 3 | Practical Salinity | Numeric | PRACTSAL |
| 4 | Downward Heat Flux | W m-2 |
DWHFLUX |
| 5 | Eastward Surface Stress | N m-2 |
EASTWSS |
| 6 | Northward surface stress | N m-2 |
NORTHWSS |
| 7 | x-component Surface Stress (see Note 1) | N m-2 |
XCOMPSS |
| 8 | y-component Surface Stress (see Note 1) | N m-2 |
YCOMPSS |
| 9 | Thermosteric Change in Sea Surface Height | m | THERCSSH |
| 10 | Halosteric Change in Sea Surface Height | m | HALOCSSH |
| 11 | Steric Change in Sea Surface Height | m | STERCSSH |
| 12 | Sea Salt Flux | kg m-2s-1 |
SEASFLUX |
| 13 | Net upward water flux | kg m-2s-1 |
NETUPWFLUX |
| 14 | Eastward surface water velocity | m s-1 |
ESURFWVEL |
| 15 | Northward surface water velocity | m s-1 |
NSURFWVEL |
| 16 | x-component of surface water velocity | m s-1 |
XSURFWVEL |
| 17 | y-component of surface water velocity | m s-1 |
YSURFWVEL |
| 18 | Heat flux correction | W m-2 |
HFLUXCOR |
| 19 | Sea surface height tendency due to parameterization | m s-1 |
SSHGTPARM |
| 20 | Deviation of sea level from mean with inverse barometer correction | m |
DSLIBARCOR |
| 21 | Salinity | kg kg-1 | SALINITY |
| 22-191 | Reserved | ||
| 192-254 | Reserved for Local Use | ||
| 192 |
Hurricane Storm Surge |
m |
SURGE |
| 193 | Extra Tropical Storm Surge | m | ETSRG |
| 194 | Ocean Surface Elevation Relative to Geoid | m | ELEV |
| 195 | Sea Surface Height Relative to Geoid | m | SSHG |
| 196 |
Ocean Mixed Layer Potential Density (Reference 2000m) | kg m-3 |
P2OMLT |
| 197 |
Net Air-Ocean Heat Flux |
W m-2 |
AOHFLX |
| 198 |
Assimilative Heat Flux |
W m-2 |
ASHFL |
| 199 |
Surface Temperature Trend |
degree per day |
SSTT |
| 200 |
Surface Salinity Trend |
psu per day |
SSST |
| 201 |
Kinetic Energy |
J kg-1 |
KENG |
| 202 |
Salt Flux |
kg m-2s-1 |
SLTFL |
| 203 | Heat Exchange Coefficient | LCH | |
| 204 | Freezing Spray | FRZSPR | |
| 205 | Total Water Level Accounting for Tide, Wind and Waves | m | TWLWAV |
| 206 | Total Water Level Increase due to Waves | m | RUNUP |
| 207 | Mean Increase in Water Level due to Waves | m | SETUP |
| 208 | Time-varying Increase in Water Level due to Waves | m | SWASH |
| 209 | Total Water Level Above Dune Toe | m | TWLDT |
| 210 | Total Water Level Above Dune Crest | m | TWLDC |
| 211-241 | Reserved | ||
| 242 |
20% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG20 |
| 243 |
30% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG30 |
| 244 |
40% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG40 |
| 245 |
50% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG50 |
| 246 |
60% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG60 |
| 247 |
70% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG70 |
| 248 |
80% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG80 |
| 249 |
90% Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance |
m |
TCSRG90 |
| 250 | Extra Tropical Storm Surge Combined Surge and Tide | m | ETCWL |
| 251 | Tide | m | TIDE |
| 252 | Erosion Occurrence Probability | % | EROSNP |
| 253 | Overwash Occurrence Probability | % | OWASHP |
| 254 | Reserved | ||
| 255 |
Missing |
| Notes: (1) The x- and y- components of surface stress are not necessarily equivalent to the u- and v- components (eastward/northward). The x- and y- components strictly follow the defined coordinate system which may or may not follow the eastward and northward directions. |