GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-10-4

PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 10
CATEGORY 4

(Oceanographic products, Sub-Surface Properties category)

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

Revised 06/30/2022
Red text depicts changes made since 05/29/2019



Number
(In Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Main Thermocline Depth
m
MTHD
1
Main Thermocline Anomaly
m
MTHA
2
Transient Thermocline Depth m
TTHDP
3
Salinity
kg kg-1
SALTY
4 Ocean Vertical Heat Diffusivity m2 s-1 OVHD
5 Ocean Vertical Salt Diffusivity m2 s-1 OVSD
6 Ocean Vertical Momentum Diffusivity m2 s-1 OVMD
7
Bathymetry m BATHY
8-10 Reserved

11 Shape Factor With Respect To Salinity Profile
SFSALP
12 Shape Factor With Respect To Temperature Profile In Thermocline
SFTMPP
13 Attenuation Coefficient Of Water With Respect to Solar Radiation m-1 ACWSRD
14 Water Depth m WDEPTH
15 Water Temperature K WTMPSS
16 Water Density (rho) kg m-3 WATERDEN
17 Water Density Anomaly (sigma) See note kg m-3 WATDENA
18 Water potential temperature (theta) K WATPTEMP
19 Water potential density (rho theta) kg m-3 WATPDEN
20 Water potential density anomaly (sigma theta) See Note kg m-3 WATPDENA
21 Practical Salinity psu (numeric) PRTSAL
22 Water Column-integrated Heat Content J m-2 WCHEATC
23 Eastward Water Velocity m s-1 EASTWVEL
24 Northward Water Velocity m s-1 NRTHWVEL
25 X-Component Water Velocity (see Note 2) m s-1 XCOMPWV
26 Y-Component Water Velocity (see Note 2) m s-1 YCOMPWV
27 Upward Water Velocity m s-1 UPWWVEL
28 Vertical Eddy Diffusivity m2 s-1 VEDDYDIF
29-191
Reserved

192-254
Reserved for Local Use


192
3-D Temperature
° c
WTMPC
193
3-D Salinity
psu
SALIN
194
Barotropic Kinectic Energy
J kg-1
BKENG
195
Geometric Depth Below Sea Surface
m
DBSS
196
Interface Depths
m
INTFD
197
Ocean Heat Content
J m-2
OHC
255
Missing




Notes:

  Number 17 and 20 are deviations from the reference value of 1000 kg m–3.


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