| GRIB
File Contents |
| Parmeter |
Units |
Name |
Level |
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Best (4-layer) lifted index |
K |
4LFTX |
180-0 mb above gnd |
Absolute vorticity |
/s |
ABSV |
250 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb |
Convective precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
ACPCP |
sfc |
Albedo |
% |
ALBDO |
sfc |
Total precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
APCP |
sfc |
Baseflow-groundwater runoff |
kg/m^2 |
BGRUN |
sfc |
Blackadar's mixing length scale |
m |
BMIXL |
hybrid lev 1 |
Convective Avail. Pot. Energy |
J/kg |
CAPE |
sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd |
Categorical freezing rain |
yes=1,no=0 |
CFRZR |
sfc |
Cloud Ice |
kg/m^2 |
CICE |
50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1 |
Categorical ice pellets |
yes=1,no=0 |
CICEP |
sfc |
Convective inhibition |
J/kg |
CIN |
sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd |
Cloud water |
kg/kg |
CLWMR |
50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1 |
Plant canopy surface water |
kg/m^2 |
CNWAT |
sfc |
Categorical rain |
yes=1,no=0 |
CRAIN |
sfc |
Categorical snow |
yes=1,no=0 |
CSNOW |
sfc |
Downward long wave flux |
W/m^2 |
DLWRF |
sfc, sfc |
Dew point temp. |
K |
DPT |
300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Downward short wave flux |
W/m^2 |
DSWRF |
sfc, sfc |
Evaporation |
kg/m^2 |
EVP |
sfc |
Friction velocity |
m/s |
FRICV |
sfc |
Ground heat flux |
W/m^2 |
GFLUX |
sfc |
High level cloud cover |
% |
HCDC |
high cld lay |
Geopotential height |
gpm |
HGT |
, sfc, 0C isotherm, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1 |
Storm relative helicity |
m^2/s^2 |
HLCY |
1000-0 m above gnd, 3000-0 m above gnd |
Ice concentration (ice=1,no ice=0) |
fraction |
ICEC |
sfc |
Land cover (land=1,sea=0) |
fraction |
LAND |
sfc |
Low level cloud cover |
% |
LCDC |
low cld lay |
Surface lifted index |
K |
LFTX |
500-1000 mb |
Latent heat flux |
W/m^2 |
LHTFL |
sfc, sfc |
Mid level cloud cover |
% |
MCDC |
mid cld lay |
Horizontal moisture divergence |
kg/kg/s |
MCONV |
850 mb, 950 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Mean sea level pressure (ETA model) |
Pa |
MSLET |
MSL |
Moisture availability |
% |
MSTAV |
0-100 cm down |
Large scale precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
NCPCP |
sfc |
Pot. evaporation |
kg/m^2 |
PEVAP |
sfc |
Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
PLI |
30-0 mb above gnd |
Potential temp. |
K |
POT |
10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Pressure |
Pa |
PRES |
sfc, tropopause, hybrid lev 1, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Pressure reduced to MSL |
Pa |
PRMSL |
MSL |
Precipitable water |
kg/m^2 |
PWAT |
atmos col, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Relative humidity |
% |
RH |
sigma 0.47-1.00, 0C isotherm, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Surface roughness |
m |
SFCR |
sfc |
Exchange coefficient |
(kg/m^3)(m/s) |
SFEXC |
sfc |
Sensible heat flux |
W/m^2 |
SHTFL |
sfc, sfc |
Snow phase-change heat flux |
W/m^2 |
SNOHF |
sfc |
Snow melt |
kg/m^2 |
SNOM |
sfc |
Soil moisture content |
kg/m^2 |
SOILM |
0-200 cm down |
Volumetric soil moisture |
fraction |
SOILW |
0-10 cm down, 10-40 cm down, 40-100 cm down, 100-200 cm down |
Specific humidity |
kg/kg |
SPFH |
sfc, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, 2 m above gnd, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Storm surface runoff |
kg/m^2 |
SSRUN |
sfc |
Stream function |
m^2/s |
STRM |
250 mb |
Total cloud cover |
% |
TCDC |
atmos col, atmos col |
Turbulent kinetic energy |
J/kg |
TKE |
50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1 |
Temp. |
K |
TMP |
sfc, tropopause, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, 2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Soil temp. |
K |
TSOIL |
0-10 cm down, 10-40 cm down, 40-100 cm down, 100-200 cm down, 300 cm down |
Zonal momentum flux |
N/m^2 |
UFLX |
sfc |
u wind |
m/s |
UGRD |
tropopause, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, hybrid lev 2, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Upward long wave flux |
W/m^2 |
ULWRF |
sfc, sfc, nom. top |
u-component of storm motion |
m/s |
USTM |
6000-0 m above gnd |
Upward short wave flux |
W/m^2 |
USWRF |
sfc, sfc, nom. top |
Vegetation |
% |
VEG |
sfc |
Meridional momentum flux |
N/m^2 |
VFLX |
sfc |
v wind |
m/s |
VGRD |
tropopause, 50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, hybrid lev 2, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Visibility |
m |
VIS |
sfc |
v-component of storm motion |
m/s |
VSTM |
6000-0 m above gnd |
Pressure vertical velocity |
Pa/s |
VVEL |
50 mb, 75 mb, 100 mb, 125 mb, 150 mb, 175 mb, 200 mb, 225 mb, 250 mb, 275 mb, 300 mb, 325 mb, 350 mb, 375 mb, 400 mb, 425 mb, 450 mb, 475 mb, 500 mb, 525 mb, 550 mb, 575 mb, 600 mb, 625 mb, 650 mb, 675 mb, 700 mb, 725 mb, 750 mb, 775 mb, 800 mb, 825 mb, 850 mb, 875 mb, 900 mb, 925 mb, 950 mb, 975 mb, 1000 mb, hybrid lev 1, 30-0 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 180-150 mb above gnd |
Vertical speed shear |
1/s |
VWSH |
tropopause |
Accum. snow |
kg/m^2 |
WEASD |
sfc, sfc |
Water temp. |
K |
WTMP |
sfc |