| 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, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb |
Convective precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
ACPCP |
sfc |
Total precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
APCP |
sfc |
Convective Avail. Pot. Energy |
J/kg |
CAPE |
sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd |
Convective inhibition |
J/kg |
CIN |
sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd |
Dew point temp. |
K |
DPT |
300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Geopotential height |
gpm |
HGT |
, sfc, 0C isotherm, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb |
Surface lifted index |
K |
LFTX |
500-1000 mb |
Horizontal moisture divergence |
kg/kg/s |
MCONV |
sigma 0.85-1.00, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Mean sea level pressure (ETA model) |
Pa |
MSLET |
MSL |
Large scale precipitation |
kg/m^2 |
NCPCP |
sfc |
Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
PLI |
30-0 mb above gnd |
Potential temp. |
K |
POT |
tropopause, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Pressure |
Pa |
PRES |
sfc, sigma=0.9823, tropopause, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Pressure reduced to MSL |
Pa |
PRMSL |
MSL |
Precipitable water |
kg/m^2 |
PWAT |
sigma 0.33-1.00, atmos col, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Relative humidity |
% |
RH |
sigma=0.9823, sigma 0.18-0.47, sigma 0.33-0.67, sigma 0.33-1.00, sigma 0.47-0.96, sigma 0.47-1.00, sigma 0.67-1.00, sigma 0.84-0.98, 0C isotherm, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Specific humidity |
kg/kg |
SPFH |
sigma=0.9823, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Stream function |
m^2/s |
STRM |
500 mb |
Turbulent kinetic energy |
J/kg |
TKE |
250 mb |
Temp. |
K |
TMP |
sfc, sigma=0.7848, sigma=0.8967, sigma=0.9823, tropopause, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 750 mb, 800 mb, 850 mb, 900 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 914 m above MSL, 1524 m above MSL, 1829 m above MSL, 2134 m above MSL, 2743 m above MSL, 3658 m above MSL, 30-0 mb above gnd |
u wind |
m/s |
UGRD |
sigma=0.9823, tropopause, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 914 m above MSL, 1524 m above MSL, 1829 m above MSL, 2134 m above MSL, 2743 m above MSL, 3658 m above MSL, 10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd |
v wind |
m/s |
VGRD |
sigma=0.9823, tropopause, 100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 914 m above MSL, 1524 m above MSL, 1829 m above MSL, 2134 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 |
100 mb, 150 mb, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd |
Vertical speed shear |
1/s |
VWSH |
tropopause |
