Brazilian Space Agency - INPE/CPTEC

Index	Abbreviation	Units	Longname
1	PRES	hPa	Pressure
2	PSNM	hPa	Pressure reduced to MSL
3	TSPS	Pa/s	Pressure tendency
6	GEOP	dam	Geopotential
7	ZGEO	gpm	Geopotential height
8	GZGE	m	Geometric height
11	TEMP	K	ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE
12	VTMP	K	VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE
13	PTMP	K	POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
14	PSAT	K	PSEUDO-ADIABATIC POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
15	MXTP	K	MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
16	MNTP	K	MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
17	TPOR	K	DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
18	DPTD	K	DEW POINT DEPRESSION
19	LPSR	K/m	LAPSE RATE
21	RDS1	non-dim	RADAR SPECTRA(1)
22	RDS2	non-dim	RADAR SPECTRA(2)
23	RDS3	non-dim	RADAR SPECTRA(3)
25	TPAN	K	TEMPERATURE ANOMALY
26	PSAN	Pa hPa	PRESSURE ANOMALY
27	ZGAN	m	GEOPOT HEIGHT ANOMALY
28	WVS1	non-dim	WAVE SPECTRA(1)
29	WVS2	non-dim	WAVE SPECTRA(2)
30	WVS3	non-dim	WAVE SPECTRA(3)
31	WIND	deg	WIND DIRECTION
32	WINS	m/s	WIND SPEED
33	UVEL	m/s	ZONAL WIND (U)
34	VVEL	m/s	MERIDIONAL WIND (V)
35	FCOR	m2/s	STREAM FUNCTION
36	POTV	m2/s	VELOCITY POTENTIAL
38	SGVV	sec/sec	SIGMA COORD VERT VEL
39	OMEG	Pa/s	OMEGA
40	OMG2	m/s	VERTICAL VELOCITY
41	ABVO	10**5/sec	ABSOLUTE VORTICITY
42	ABDV	10**5/sec	ABSOLUTE DIVERGENCE
43	VORT	1/s	VORTICITY
44	DIVG	1/s	DIVERGENCE
45	VUCS	1/sec	VERTICAL U-COMP SHEAR
46	VVCS	1/sec	VERT V-COMP SHEAR
47	DIRC	deg	DIRECTION OF CURRENT
48	SPDC	m/s	SPEED OF CURRENT
49	UCPC	m/s	U-COMPONENT OF CURRENT
50	VCPC	m/s	V-COMPONENT OF CURRENT
51	UMES	kg/kg	SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
52	UMRL	no Dim	RELATIVE HUMIDITY
53	HMXR	kg/kg	HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO
54	AGPL	Kg/m2	INST. PRECIPITABLE WATER
55	VAPP	Pa hpa	VAPOUR PRESSURE
56	SADF	Pa hPa	SATURATION DEFICIT
57	EVAP	Kg/m2/day	EVAPORATION
59	PRCR	kg/m2/day	PRECIPITATION RATE
60	THPB	%	THUNDER PROBABILITY
61	PREC	Kg/m2/day	TOTAL PRECIPITATION
62	PRGE	Kg/m2/day	LARGE SCALE PRECIPITATION
63	PRCV	Kg/m2/day	CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
64	NEVE	Kg/m2/day	SNOWFALL
65	WENV	kg/m2	WAT EQUIV ACC SNOW DEPTH
66	NVDE	cm	SNOW DEPTH
67	MXLD	m cm	MIXED LAYER DEPTH
68	TTHD	m cm	TRANS THERMOCLINE DEPTH
69	MTHD	m cm	MAIN THERMOCLINE DEPTH
70	MTHA	m cm	MAIN THERMOCLINE ANOM
71	CBNV	0-1	CLOUD COVER
72	CVNV	0-1	CONVECTIVE CLOUD COVER
73	LWNV	0-1	LOW CLOUD COVER
74	MDNV	0-1	MEDIUM CLOUD COVER
75	HINV	0-1	HIGH CLOUD COVER
76	WTNV	kg/m2	CLOUD WATER
77	BLI	K	BEST LIFTED INDEX (TO 500 HPA)
81	LSMK	0,1	LAND SEA MASK
82	DSLM	m	DEV SEA_LEV FROM MEAN
83	ZORL	m	ROUGHNESS LENGTH
84	ALBE	%	ALBEDO
85	DSTP	K	DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE
86	SOIC	Kg/m2	SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT
87	VEGE	%	VEGETATION
89	DENS	kg/m3	DENSITY
91	ICEC	fraction	ICE CONCENTRATION
92	ICET	m	ICE THICKNESS
93	ICED	deg	DIRECTION OF ICE DRIFT
94	ICES	m/s	SPEED OF ICE DRIFT
95	ICEU	m/s	U-COMP OF ICE DRIFT
96	ICEV	m/s	V-COMP OF ICE DRIFT
97	ICEG	m	ICE GROWTH
98	ICDV	sec/sec	ICE DIVERGENCE
100	SHCW	m	SIG HGT COM WAVE/SWELL
101	WWDI	deg	DIRECTION OF WIND WAVE
102	WWSH	m	SIG HGHT OF WIND WAVES
103	WWMP	sec	MEAN PERIOD WIND WAVES
104	SWDI	deg	DIRECTION OF SWELL WAVE
105	SWSH	m	SIG HEIGHT SWELL WAVES
106	SWMP	sec	MEAN PERIOD SWELL WAVES
107	PRWD	deg	PRIMARY WAVE DIRECTION
108	PRMP	s	PRIM WAVE MEAN PERIOD
109	SWDI	deg	SECOND WAVE DIRECTION
110	SWMP	s	SECOND WAVE MEAN PERIOD
111	OCAS	W/m2	SHORT WAVE ABSORBED AT GROUND
112	SLDS	W/m2	NET LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM
113	NSWR	W/m2	NET SHORT-WAV RAD(TOP)
114	ROLE	W/m2	OUTGOING LONG WAVE AT TOP
115	LWRD	W/m2	LONG-WAV RAD
116	SWEA	W/m2	SHORT WAVE ABSORBED BY EARTH/ATMOSPHERE
117	GLBR	W/m2	GLOBAL RADIATION
121	CLSF	W/m2	LATENT HEAT FLUX FROM SURFACE
122	CSSF	W/m2	SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX FROM SURFACE
123	BLDS	W/m2	BOUND LAYER DISSIPATION
127	IMAG	-	IMAGE
128	TP2M	K	2 METRE TEMPERATURE
129	DP2M	K	2 METRE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE
130	U10M	m/s	10 METRE U-WIND COMPONENT
131	V10M	m/s	10 METRE V-WIND COMPONENT
132	TOPO	m	TOPOGRAPHY
133	GSFP	hPa	GEOMETRIC MEAN SURFACE PRESSURE
134	LNSP	hPa	LN SURFACE PRESSURE
135	PSLC	hPa	SURFACE PRESSURE
136	PSLM	hPa	M S L PRESSURE (MESINGER METHOD)
137	MASK	-/+	MASK
138	MXWU	m/s	MAXIMUM U-WIND
139	MXWV	m/s	MAXIMUM V-WIND
140	CAPE	m2/s2	CONVECTIVE AVAIL. POT.ENERGY
141	CINE	m2/s2	CONVECTIVE INHIB. ENERGY
142	LHCV	K/s	CONVECTIVE LATENT HEATING
143	MSCV	1/s	CONVECTIVE MOISTURE SOURCE
144	SCVM	1/s	SHALLOW CONV. MOISTURE SOURCE
145	SCVH	K/s	SHALLOW CONVECTIVE HEATING
146	MXWP	hPa	MAXIMUM WIND PRESS. LVL
147	USTR	m/s	STORM MOTION U-COMPONENT
148	VSTR	m/s	STORM MOTION V-COMPONENT
149	CBNT	0-1	MEAN CLOUD COVER
150	PCBS	hPa	PRESSURE AT CLOUD BASE
151	PCTP	hPa	PRESSURE AT CLOUD TOP
152	FZHT	m	FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHT
153	FZRH	%	FREEZING LEVEL RELATIVE HUMIDITY
154	FDLT	K	FLIGHT LEVELS TEMPERATURE
155	FDLU	m/s	FLIGHT LEVELS U-WIND
156	FDLV	m/s	FLIGHT LEVELS V-WIND
157	TPPP	hPa	TROPOPAUSE PRESSURE
158	TPPT	K	TROPOPAUSE TEMPERATURE
159	TPPU	m/s	TROPOPAUSE U-WIND COMPONENT
160	TPPV	m/s	TROPOPAUSE v-WIND COMPONENT
162	GVDU	m/s2	GRAVITY WAVE DRAG DU/DT
163	GVDV	m/s2	GRAVITY WAVE DRAG DV/DT
164	GVUS	Pa	GRAVITY WAVE DRAG SFC ZONAL STRESS
165	GVVS	Pa	GRAVITY WAVE DRAG SFC MERIDIONAL STRESS
167	DVSH	1/s	DIVERGENCE OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
168	HMFC	1/s	HORIZ. MOISTURE FLUX CONV.
169	VMFL	kg/(m2*s)	VERT. INTEGRATED MOISTURE FLUX CONV.
170	VADV	kg/(kg*s)	VERTICAL MOISTURE ADVECTION
171	NHCM	kg/(kg*s)	NEG. HUM. CORR. MOISTURE SOURCE
172	LGLH	K/s	LARGE SCALE LATENT HEATING
173	LGMS	1/s	LARGE SCALE MOISTURE SOURCE
174	SMAV	0-1	SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY
175	TGRZ	K	SOIL TEMPERATURE OF ROOT ZONE
176	BSLH	Ws/m2	BARE SOIL LATENT HEAT
177	EVPP	m	POTENTIAL SFC EVAPORATION
178	RNOF	kg/m2/s)	RUNOFF
179	PITP	W/m2	INTERCEPTION LOSS
180	VPCA	mb	VAPOR PRESSURE OF CANOPY AIR SPACE
181	QSFC	kg/kg	SURFACE SPEC HUMIDITY
182	USSL	0-1	SOIL WETNESS OF SURFACE
183	UZRS	0-1	SOIL WETNESS OF ROOT ZONE
184	UZDS	0-1	SOIL WETNESS OF DRAINAGE ZONE
185	AMDL	m	STORAGE ON CANOPY
186	AMSL	m	STORAGE ON GROUND
187	TSFC	K	SURFACE TEMPERATURE
188	TEMS	K	SURFACE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE
189	TCAS	K	TEMPERATURE OF CANOPY AIR SPACE
190	CTMP	K	TEMPERATURE AT CANOPY
191	TGSC	K	GROUND/SURFACE COVER TEMPERATURE
192	UVES	m/s	SURFACE ZONAL WIND (U)
193	USST	Pa	SURFACE ZONAL WIND STRESS
194	VVES	m/s	SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND (V)
195	VSST	Pa	SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND STRESS
196	SUVF	W/m2	SURFACE MOMENTUM FLUX
197	ISWF	W/m2	INCIDENT SHORT WAVE FLUX
198	GHFL	W/m2	TIME AVE GROUND HT FLX
200	LWBC	W/m2	NET LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM (CLEAR)
201	LWTC	W/m2	OUTGOING LONG WAVE AT TOP (CLEAR)
202	SWEC	W/m2	SHORT WV ABSRBD BY EARTH/ATMOS (CLEAR)
203	OCAC	W/m2	SHORT WAVE ABSORBED AT GROUND (CLEAR)
205	LWRH	K/s	LONG WAVE RADIATIVE HEATING
206	SWRH	K/s	SHORT WAVE RADIATIVE HEATING
207	OLIS	W/m2	DOWNWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM
208	OLIC	W/m2	DOWNWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM (CLEAR)
209	OCIS	W/m2	DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND
210	OCIC	W/m2	DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND (CLEAR)
211	OLES	W/m2	UPWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM
212	OCES	W/m2	UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND
213	SWGC	W/m2	UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND (CLEAR)
214	ROCE	W/m2	UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT TOP
215	SWTC	W/m2	UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT TOP (CLEAR)
218	HHDF	K/s	HORIZONTAL HEATING DIFFUSION
219	HMDF	1/s	HORIZONTAL MOISTURE DIFFUSION
220	HDDF	1/s2	HORIZONTAL DIVERGENCE DIFFUSION
221	HVDF	1/s2	HORIZONTAL VORTICITY DIFFUSION
222	VDMS	1/s	VERTICAL DIFF. MOISTURE SOURCE
223	VDFU	m/s2	VERTICAL DIFFUSION DU/DT
224	VDFV	m/s2	VERTICAL DIFFUSION DV/DT
225	VDFH	K/s	VERTICAL DIFFUSION HEATING
226	UMRS	no Dim	SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
227	VDCC	no Dim	VERTICAL DIST TOTAL CLOUD COVER
230	USMT	m/s	TIME MEAN SURFACE ZONAL WIND (U)
231	VSMT	m/s	TIME MEAN SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND (V)
232	TSMT	K	TIME MEAN SURFACE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE
233	RSMT	no Dim	TIME MEAN SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
234	ATMT	K	TIME MEAN ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE
235	STMT	K	TIME MEAN DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE
236	OMMT	Pa/s	TIME MEAN DERIVED OMEGA
237	DVMT	1/s	TIME MEAN DIVERGENCE
238	ZHMT	m	TIME MEAN GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
239	LNMT	ln(cbar)	TIME MEAN LOG SURFACE PRESSURE
240	MKMT	-/+	TIME MEAN MASK
241	VVMT	m/s	TIME MEAN MERIDIONAL WIND (V)
242	OMTM	cbar/s	TIME MEAN OMEGA
243	PTMT	K	TIME MEAN POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
244	PCMT	kg/m2	TIME MEAN PRECIP. WATER
245	RHMT	%	TIME MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
246	MPMT	hPa	TIME MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
247	SIMT	1/s	TIME MEAN SIGMADOT
248	UEMT	kg/kg	TIME MEAN SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
249	FCMT	m2/s	TIME MEAN STREAM FUNCTION
250	PSMT	hPa	TIME MEAN SURFACE PRESSURE
251	TMMT	K	TIME MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE
252	PVMT	m2/s	TIME MEAN VELOCITY POTENTIAL
253	TVMT	K	TIME MEAN VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE
254	VTMT	1/s	TIME MEAN VORTICITY
255	UVMT	m/s	TIME MEAN ZONAL WIND (U)