Index | Abbreviation | Units | Longname |
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1 | PRES | Pa | Surface pressure |
2 | PRMSL | Pa | Pressure reduced to MSL |
4 | PVORT | K m^2 kg^-1 s^-1 | Potential vorticity |
7 | HGT | gpm | Geopotential height |
8 | DIST | m | Geometric height |
11 | TMP | K | Temperature |
13 | POT | K | Potential temperature |
15 | T_MAX | K | Maximum temperature |
16 | T_MIN | K | Minimum temperature |
18 | DEPR | K | Dewpoint depression (or deficit) |
33 | U_GRD | m s^-1 | u-component of wind |
34 | V_GRD | m s^-1 | v-component of wind |
35 | STRM | m^2 s^-1 | Stream function |
36 | V_POT | m^2 s^-1 | Velocity potential |
37 | MNTSF | m^2 s^-2 | Montgomery stream function |
39 | V_VEL | Pa s^-1 | Vertical velocity |
43 | REL_V | s^-1 | Relative vorticity |
44 | REL_D | s^-1 | Relative divergence |
51 | SPF_H | kg kg^-1 | Specific humidity |
52 | R_H | % | Relative humidity |
54 | P_WAT | kg m^-2 | Precipitable water |
61 | TPRAT | mm day^-1 | 6-hourly total precipitation rate |
62 | NCPCP | kg m^-2 | Large scale precipitation |
63 | ACPCP | kg m^-2 | Convective precipitation |
64 | SRWEQ | kg m^-2 s^-1 | Snowfall rate water equivalent |
65 | SNWE | m | Water equivalent snow depth |
66 | SNOW_D | m | Snow depth |
71 | T_CDC | % | Total cloud cover |
73 | L_CDC | % | Low cloud cover |
74 | M_CDC | % | Medium cloud cover |
75 | H_CDC | % | High cloud cover |
76 | C_WAT | kg m^-2 | Cloud water |
80 | WTMP | K | SST and sea ice temperature (or temperature anomaly) |
83 | SFC_R | m | Surface roughness |
85 | SOILT | K | Soil temperature |
86 | SOILW | fraction or mm | Soil wetness or water content |
90 | ROF | mm day^-1 | Surface runoff |
91 | ICE_C | fraction | Ice cover |
118 | PRESM | Pa | Mean surface pressure |
121 | LHTFL | W m^-2 | Latent heat flux |
122 | SHTFL | W m^-2 | Sensible heat flux |
124 | U_FLX | N m^-2 | Momentum flux, u-component |
125 | V_FLX | N m^-2 | Momentum flux, v-component |
132 | BVF2 | 1 s^-2 | Square of Brunt Vaisala frequency |
136 | UGRDM | m s^-1 | Surface 10m zonal wind |
137 | VGRDM | m s^-1 | Surface 10m meridional wind |
138 | TMPM | K | Surface 2m air temperature |
139 | SPFHM | kg kg^-1 | Surface specific humidity |
144 | TSC | K | Canopy temperature |
145 | TSG | K | Ground temperature |
146 | CWORK | J kg^-1 | Cloud work function |
147 | FGLU | N m^-2 | U surface momentum flux by long gravity wave |
148 | FGLV | N m^-2 | V surface momentum flux by long gravity wave |
151 | ADVUA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Advective zonal acceleration |
152 | VWV | kg m^-1 s^-1 | Column total of meridional water vapor flux |
154 | FGSV | N m^-2 | V surface momentum flux by short gravity wave |
155 | GFLX | W m^-2 | Ground heat flux |
157 | UWV | kg m^-1 s^-1 | Column total of zonal water vapor flux |
159 | FGSU | N m^-2 | U surface momentum flux by short gravity wave |
160 | CSUSF | W m^-2 | Clear sky upward solar flux |
161 | CSDSF | W m^-2 | Clear sky downward solar flux |
162 | CSULF | W m^-2 | Clear sky upward long wave flux |
163 | CSDLF | W m^-2 | Clear sky downward long wave flux |
165 | ADVV | m s^-1 day^-1 | Advective meridional acceleration |
168 | FRQP | % | Frequency of precipitation |
169 | FRQC | % | Frequency of cumulus precipitation |
173 | GWDUA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Gravity wave zonal acceleration |
174 | GWDVA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Gravity wave meridional acceleration |
175 | HGT | m | Mean geopotential height |
176 | UGRDM | m s^-1 | Mean zonal wind |
177 | VGRDM | m s^-1 | Mean meridional wind |
178 | VVELM | Pa s^-1 | Mean pressure vertical velocity |
179 | TMPM | K | Mean temperature |
180 | SPFHM | kg kg^-1 | Mean specific humidity |
200 | VTU | (K*Pa*m) s^-1 | Column total of TU |
201 | VTV | (K*Pa*m) s^-1 | Column total of TV |
202 | LTRS | W m^-2 | Evapotranspiration |
203 | LINT | W m^-2 | Interception loss |
204 | DSWRF | W m^-2 | Downward short wave radiation flux |
205 | DLWRF | W m^-2 | Downward long wave radiation flux |
211 | USWRF | W m^-2 | Upward short wave radiation flux |
212 | ULWRF | W m^-2 | Upward long wave radiation flux |
218 | TTHM | W m^-2 | Column total of diabatic heat |
219 | WSMX | m s^-1 | Maximum wind speed |
220 | PRMX | mm hr^-1 | Maximum hourly precipitation |
222 | ADVHR | K day^-1 | Advective heating rate |
223 | MSC | mm | Canopy water content |
224 | MSG | mm | Ground water content |
230 | MFLXB | kg m^-2 s^-1 | Upward mass flux at cloud base |
231 | MFLUX | kg m^-2 s^-1 | Upward mass flux |
236 | ADVMR | kg kg^-1 day^-1 | Advective moistening rate |
237 | OZONE | ppm | Ozone mass mixing ratio |
239 | CNVUA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Convective zonal acceleration |
240 | CNVVA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Convective meridional acceleration |
241 | LRGHR | K day^-1 | Large scale condensation heating rate |
242 | CNVHR | K day^-1 | Convective heating rate |
243 | CNVMR | kg kg^-1 day^-1 | Convective moistening rate |
246 | VDFHR | K day^-1 | Vertical diffusion heating rate |
247 | VDFUA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration |
248 | VDFVA | m s^-1 day^-1 | Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration |
249 | VDFMR | kg kg^-1 day^-1 | Vertical diffusion moistening rate |
250 | SWHR | K day^-1 | Solar radiative heating rate |
251 | LWHR | K day^-1 | Longwave radiative heating rate |
253 | LRGMR | kg kg^-1 day^-1 | Large scale moistening heating rate |