AVN_NH07S Data Set Information
     
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OOS fh.FH_tl.sflux /SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.avn_CY.CYCLE/RD.YYYYMMDD/PT.grid_DF.gr1

NCEP gblav.tCCz.sfluxgrbfFH /pub/data/nccf/com/avn/prod/avn.YYYYMMD

     
GRIB File Contents
Parmeter Units Name Level


Albedo
%
ALBDO


sfc


Convective precip. rate
kg/m^2/s
CPRAT


sfc


Cloud work function
J/kg
CWORK


atmos col


Downward long wave flux
W/m^2
DLWRF


sfc


Downward short wave flux
W/m^2
DSWRF


sfc


Ground heat flux
W/m^2
GFLUX


sfc


Planetary boundary layer height
m
HPBL


sfc


Ice concentration (ice=1,no ice=0)
fraction
ICEC


sfc


Land cover (land=1,sea=0)
fraction
LAND


sfc


Latent heat flux
W/m^2
LHTFL


sfc


Potential evaporation rate
W/m^2
PEVPR


sfc


Precipitation rate
kg/m^2/s
PRATE


sfc


Pressure
Pa
PRES


sfc, convect-cld bot, convect-cld top, high cld bot, low cld bot, mid cld bot, high cld top, low cld top, mid cld top


Precipitable water
kg/m^2
PWAT


atmos col


Sensible heat flux
W/m^2
SHTFL


sfc


Volumetric soil moisture
fraction
SOILW


0-10 cm down, 10-200 cm down


Specific humidity
kg/kg
SPFH


2 m above gnd


Total cloud cover
%
TCDC


atmos col, convect-cld layer, high cld lay, low cld lay, mid cld lay, bndary-layer cld layer


Max. temp.
K
TMAX


2 m above gnd


Min. temp.
K
TMIN


2 m above gnd


Temp.
K
TMP


sfc, 0-10 cm down, 10-200 cm down, high cld top, low cld top, mid cld top, 2 m above gnd


Zonal gravity wave stress
N/m^2
U-GWD


sfc


Zonal momentum flux
N/m^2
UFLX


sfc


u wind
m/s
UGRD


10 m above gnd


Upward long wave flux
W/m^2
ULWRF


sfc, nom. top


Upward short wave flux
W/m^2
USWRF


sfc, nom. top


Meridional gravity wave stress
N/m^2
V-GWD


sfc


Meridional momentum flux
N/m^2
VFLX


sfc


v wind
m/s
VGRD


10 m above gnd


Water runoff
kg/m^2
WATR


sfc


Accum. snow
kg/m^2
WEASD


sfc