SOO/STRC Grib File Information

HIRS_WI08I Data Set Information


Server	Filename	Directory
OOS	Not Available	Not Available
NCEP	AWPREGFH.tm00	/pub/emc/mmb/mmbpll

GRIB File Contents
Parmeter	Units	Name	Level

Best (4-layer) lifted index	K	4LFTX	180-0 mb above gnd
Absolute vorticity	/s	ABSV	250 mb, 400 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, 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
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	200 mb, 250 mb, 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
Geopotential height	gpm	HGT	sfc, cld base, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 mb, 1000 mb, cld top
Storm relative helicity	m^2/s^2	HLCY	3000-0 m above gnd
Surface lifted index	K	LFTX	500-1000 mb
Latent heat flux	W/m^2	LHTFL	sfc, sfc
Horizontal moisture divergence	kg/kg/s	MCONV	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	30-0 mb above gnd
Pressure	Pa	PRES	sfc, cld base, cld top
Pressure reduced to MSL	Pa	PRMSL	MSL
Precipitable water	kg/m^2	PWAT	atmos col, 30-0 mb above gnd
Relative humidity	%	RH	200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 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
Sensible heat flux	W/m^2	SHTFL	sfc, sfc
Snow melt	kg/m^2	SNOM	sfc
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	2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd
Total cloud cover	%	TCDC	atmos col
Temp.	K	TMP	sfc, 200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 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
Soil temp.	K	TSOIL	0-10 cm down, 10-40 cm down, 40-100 cm down, 100-200 cm down, 300 cm down
u wind	m/s	UGRD	200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 mb, 1000 mb, 1524 m above MSL, 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
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
v wind	m/s	VGRD	200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 mb, 1000 mb, 1524 m above MSL, 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
Visibility	m	VIS	sfc
v-component of storm motion	m/s	VSTM	6000-0 m above gnd
Pressure vertical velocity	Pa/s	VVEL	200 mb, 250 mb, 300 mb, 400 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 925 mb, 1000 mb, 30-0 mb above gnd
Accum. snow	kg/m^2	WEASD	sfc, sfc