SOO/STRC Grib File Information

AVN_WO25I Data Set Information


Server	Filename	Directory
OOS	fh.FH_tl.press_gr.2p5deg	/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.avn_CY.CYCLE/RD.YYYYMMDD/PT.grid_DF.gr1
NCEP	Not Available	Not Available

GRIB File Contents
Parmeter	Units	Name	Level

Best (4-layer) lifted index	K	4LFTX	sfc
5-wave geopot. height anomaly	gpm	5WAVA	500 mb
5-wave geopotential height	gpm	5WAVH	500 mb
Absolute vorticity	/s	ABSV	10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb
Convective precipitation	kg/m^2	ACPCP	sfc
Albedo	%	ALBDO	sfc
Total precipitation	kg/m^2	APCP	sfc
Convective Avail. Pot. Energy	J/kg	CAPE	sfc, 180-0 mb above gnd
Categorical freezing rain	yes=1,no=0	CFRZR	sfc
Categorical ice pellets	yes=1,no=0	CICEP	sfc
Convective inhibition	J/kg	CIN	sfc, 180-0 mb above gnd
Cloud water	kg/kg	CLWMR	100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb
Convective precip. rate	kg/m^2/s	CPRAT	sfc
Categorical rain	yes=1,no=0	CRAIN	sfc
Categorical snow	yes=1,no=0	CSNOW	sfc
Cloud water	kg/m^2	CWAT	atmos col
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
Geopotential height anomaly	gpm	GPA	500 mb, 1000 mb
Geopotential height	gpm	HGT	, sfc, tropopause, 0C isotherm, 10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev
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
Surface lifted index	K	LFTX	sfc
Latent heat flux	W/m^2	LHTFL	sfc
Ozone mixing ratio	kg/kg	O3MR	10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb
Potential evaporation rate	W/m^2	PEVPR	sfc
Potential temp.	K	POT	sigma=0.9950
Precipitation rate	kg/m^2/s	PRATE	sfc
Pressure	Pa	PRES	sfc, tropopause, convect-cld bot, convect-cld top, high cld bot, low cld bot, mid cld bot, max wind lev, high cld top, low cld top, mid cld top
Pressure reduced to MSL	Pa	PRMSL	MSL
Precipitable water	kg/m^2	PWAT	atmos col
Relative humidity	%	RH	, sigma=0.9950, sigma 0.33-1.00, sigma 0.44-0.72, sigma 0.44-1.00, sigma 0.72-0.94, atmos col, 0C isotherm, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd
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, 30-0 mb 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, sigma=0.9950, tropopause, 10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, 0-10 cm down, 10-200 cm down, max wind lev, high cld top, low cld top, mid cld top, 1829 m above MSL, 2743 m above MSL, 3658 m above MSL, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd
Total ozone	Dobson	TOZNE	atmos col
Zonal gravity wave stress	N/m^2	U-GWD	sfc
Zonal momentum flux	N/m^2	UFLX	sfc
u wind	m/s	UGRD	sigma=0.9950, tropopause, 10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 1829 m above MSL, 2743 m above MSL, 3658 m above MSL, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb 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	sigma=0.9950, tropopause, 10 mb, 20 mb, 30 mb, 50 mb, 70 mb, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 1829 m above MSL, 2743 m above MSL, 3658 m above MSL, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd
Pressure vertical velocity	Pa/s	VVEL	sigma=0.9950, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 350 mb, 400 mb, 450 mb, 500 mb, 550 mb, 600 mb, 650 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb
Vertical speed shear	1/s	VWSH	tropopause
Water runoff	kg/m^2	WATR	sfc
Accum. snow	kg/m^2	WEASD	sfc