European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts: Reading

Center: 98
Subcenter: 0
Parameter Table Version: 130

Usage: Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX)

Note: a text version of this table suitable for use as an NCL user-defined GRIB parameter table is available here

IndexAbbreviationUnitsLongname
208TSRUW m**-2Top solar radiation upward
209TTRUW m**-2Top thermal radiation upward
210TSUCW m**-2Top solar radiation upward clear sky
211TTUCW m**-2Top thermal radiation upward clear sky
212CLW kg kg**-1Cloud liquid water
213CF0-1Cloud fraction
214DHRK s**-1Diabatic heating by radiation
215DHVDK s**-1Diabatic heating by vertical diffusion
216DHCCK s**-1Diabatic heating by cumulus convection
217DHLCK s**-1Diabatic heating by large-scale condensation
218VDZWm**2 s**-3Vertical diffusion of zonal wind
219VDMWm**2 s**-3Vertical diffusion of meridional wind
220EWGDm**2 s**-3EW gravity wave drag
221NSGDm**2 s**-3NS gravity wave drag
222CTZWm**2 s**-3Convective tendency of zonal wind
223CTMWm**2 s**-3Convective tendency of meridional wind
224VDHkg kg**-1 s**-1Vertical diffusion of humidity
225HTCCkg kg**-1 s**-1Humidity tendency by cumulus convection
226HTLCkg kg**-1 s**-1Humidity tendency by large-scale condensation
227CRNHkg kg**-1 s**-1Change from removing negative humidity
228ATTK s**-1Adiabatic tendency of temperature
229ATHkg kg**-1 s**-1Adiabatic tendency of humidity
230ATZWm**2 s**-3Adiabatic tendency of zonal wind
231ATMWm**2 s**-3Adiabatic tendency of meridional wind
232MVVPa s**-1Mean vertical velocity