US National Weather Service - NCEP (WMC)

Index	Abbreviation	Units	Longname
2	GHZ6	K	6.6 GHz
3	GHZ10	K	10.7 GHz
4	GHZ18	K	18.0 GHz
5	GHZ19V	K	SSMI 19 GHz, Vertical Polarization
6	GHZ19H	K	SSMI 19 GHz, Horizontal Polarization
7	GHZ21	K	21.0 GHz
8	GHZ22V	K	SSMI 22 GHz, Vertical Polarization
9	GHZ37V	K	SSMI 37 GHz, Vertical Polarization
10	GHZ37H	K	SSMI 37 GHz, Horizontal Polarization
11	MSU1	K	MSU Ch 1 - 50.30 GHz
12	MSU2	K	MSU Ch 2 - 53.74 GHz
13	MSU3	K	MSU Ch 3 - 54.96 GHz
14	MSU4	K	MSU Ch 4 - 57.95 GHz
15	GHZ85V	K	SSMI 85 GHz, Vertical Polarization
16	GHZ85H	K	SSMI 85 GHz, Horizontal Polarization
17	GHZ91	K	91.65 GHz
18	GHZ150	K	150 GHz
19	GHZ183PM7	K	183 +- 7 GHz
20	GHZ183PM3	K	183 +- 3 GHz
21	GHZ183PM1	K	183 +- 1 GHz
22	SSMT1C1	K	SSM/T1 - ch 1
23	SSMT1C2	K	SSM/T1 - ch 2
24	SSMT1C3	K	SSM/T1 - ch 3
25	SSMT1C4	K	SSM/T1 - ch 4
26	SSMT1C5	K	SSM/T1 - ch 5
27	SSMT1C6	K	SSM/T1 - ch 6
28	SSMT1C7	K	SSM/T1 - ch 7
60	MI14_95	K	HIRS/2 ch 1 - 14.95 micron
61	MI14_71	K	HIRS/2, GOES 14.71 micron
62	MI14_49	K	HIRS/2 ch 3 - 14.49 micron
63	MI14_37	K	GOES I-M - 14.37 micron
64	MI14_22	K	HIRS/2 ch 4 - 14.22 micron
65	MI14_06	K	GOES I-M - 14.06 micron
66	MI13_97	K	HIRS/2 ch 5 - 13.97 micron
67	MI13_64	K	HIRS/2, GOES 13.64 micron
68	MI13_37	K	GOES I-M - 13.37 micron
69	MI13_35	K	HIRS/2 ch 7 - 13.35 micron
70	MI12_66	K	GOES I-M - 12.66 micron
71	MI12_02	K	GOES I-M - 12.02 micron
72	MI12_00	K	AVHRR ch 5 - 12.0 micron
73	MI11_11	K	HIRS/2 ch 8 - 11.11 micron
74	MI11_03	K	GOES I-M - 11.03 micron
75	MI10_80	K	AVHRR ch 4 - 10.8 micron
76	MI9_71	K	HIRS/2, GOES - 9.71 micron
80	MI8_16	K	HIRS/2 ch 10 - 8.16 micron
81	MI7_43	K	GOES I-M - 7.43 micron
82	MI7_33	K	HIRS/2 ch 11 - 7.33 micron
83	MI7_02	K	GOES I-M - 7.02 micron
84	MI6_72	K	HIRS/2 ch 12 - 6.72 micron
85	MI6_51	K	GOES I-M - 6.51 micron
86	MI4_57	K	HIRS/2, GOES - 4.57 micron
87	MI4_52	K	HIRS/2, GOES - 4.52 micron
88	MI4_46	K	HIRS/2 ch 15 - 4.46 micron
89	MI4_45	K	GOES I-M - 4.45 micron
90	MI4_40	K	HIRS/2 ch 16 - 4.40 micron
91	MI4_24	K	HIRS/2 ch 17 - 4.24 micron
92	MI4_13	K	GOES I-M - 4.13 micron
93	MI4_00	K	HIRS/2 ch 18 - 4.00 micron
94	MI8_16	K	GOES I-M - 3.98 micron
95	MI8_16	K	HIRS/2 Window - 3.76 micron
96	MI8_16	K	AVHRR, GOES - 3.74 micron
100	MI0_91	K	AVHRR ch 2 - 0.91 micron
101	MI0_696	K	GOES I-M - 0.696 micron
102	MI0_69	K	HIRS/2 Vis - 0.69 micron
103	MI0_63	K	AVHRR ch 1 - 0.63 micron
128	AVDEPTH	m	Ocean depth - mean
129	DEPTH	m	Ocean depth - instantaneous
130	ELEV	m	Ocean surface elevation relative to geoid
131	MXEL24	m	Max ocean surface elevation in last 24 hours
132	MNEL24	m	Min ocean surface elevation in last 24 hours
135	O2	Mol/kg	Oxygen
136	PO4	Mol/kg	PO4
137	NO3	Mol/kg	NO3
138	SIO4	Mol/kg	SiO4
139	CO2AQ	Mol/kg	CO2 (aq)
140	HCO3	Mol/kg	HCO3
141	CO3	Mol/kg	CO3
142	TCO2	Mol/kg	TCO2
143	TALK	Mol/kg	TALK
146	S11	unknown	S11 - 1,1 component of ice stress tensor
147	S12	unknown	S12 - 1,2 component of ice stress tensor
148	S22	unknown	S22 - 2,2 component of ice stress tensor
149	INV1	unknown	T1 - First invariant of stress tensor
150	INV2	unknown	T2 - Second invariant of stress tensor
155	WVRGH	unknown	Wave Roughness
156	WVSTRS	unknown	Wave Stresses
157	WHITE	unknown	Whitecap coverage
158	SWDIRWID	unknown	Swell direction width
159	SWFREWID	unknown	Swell frequency width
160	WVAGE	unknown	Wave age
161	PWVAGE	unknown	Physical Wave age
165	LTURB	m	Master length scale (turbulence)
170	AIHFLX	W/m^2	Net Air-Ice heat flux
171	AOHFLX	W/m^2	Net Air-Ocean heat flux
172	IOHFLX	W/m^2	Net Ice-Ocean heat flux
173	IOSFLX	kg/s	Net Ice-Ocean salt flux
175	OMLT	K	Ocean Mixed Layer Temperature
176	OMLS	kg/kg	Ocean Mixed Layer Salinity
254	REV	non-dim	Relative Error Variance