| 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 |
Categorical freezing rain |
yes=1,no=0 |
CFRZR |
sfc |
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 |
Categorical rain |
yes=1,no=0 |
CRAIN |
sfc |
Categorical snow |
yes=1,no=0 |
CSNOW |
sfc |
Geopotential height |
gpm |
HGT |
sfc, cld base, 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, 950 mb, 1000 mb, cld top, max wind lev |
Storm relative helicity |
m^2/s^2 |
HLCY |
1000-0 m above gnd, 3000-0 m above gnd |
Mean sea level pressure (ETA model) |
Pa |
MSLET |
MSL |
Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
PLI |
30-0 mb above gnd |
Pressure |
Pa |
PRES |
sfc, tropopause, cld base, cld top, max wind lev |
Pressure reduced to MSL |
Pa |
PRMSL |
MSL |
Precipitable water |
kg/m^2 |
PWAT |
atmos col |
Relative humidity |
% |
RH |
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, 950 mb, 1000 mb, 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 |
Temp. |
K |
TMP |
tropopause, 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, 950 mb, 1000 mb, cld top, 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 |
u wind |
m/s |
UGRD |
tropopause, 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, 950 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 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 |
v wind |
m/s |
VGRD |
tropopause, 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, 950 mb, 1000 mb, max wind lev, 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 |
Pressure vertical velocity |
Pa/s |
VVEL |
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, 950 mb, 1000 mb |
