IndexAbbreviationUnitsLongname
1STRFAm**2 s**-1Stream function anomaly
2VPOTAm**2 s**-1Velocity potential anomaly
3KPotential temperature
4KEquivalent potential temperature
5KSaturated equivalent potential temperature
11m s**-1U component of divergent wind
12m s**-1V component of divergent wind
13m s**-1U component of rotational wind
14m s**-1V component of rotational wind
21KUnbalanced component of temperature
22-Unbalanced component of logarithm of surface pressure
23s**-1Unbalanced component of divergence
26(0 - 1)Lake cover
27(0 - 1)Low vegetation cover
28(0 - 1)High vegetation cover
29-Type of low vegetation
30-Type of high vegetation
31(0 - 1)Sea-ice cover
32(0 - 1)Snow albedo
33kg m**-3Snow density
34KSea surface temperature
35KIce surface temperature layer 1
36KIce surface temperature layer 2
37KIce surface temperature layer 3
38KIce surface temperature layer 4
39m**3 m**-3Volumetric soil water layer 1
40m**3 m**-3Volumetric soil water layer 2
41m**3 m**-3Volumetric soil water layer 3
42m**3 m**-3Volumetric soil water layer 4
43-Soil type
44m of waterSnow evaporation
45m of waterSnowmelt
46sSolar duration
47w m**-2Direct solar radiation
48N m**-2 sMagnitude of surface stress
49m s**-110 metre wind gust
50sLarge-scale precipitation fraction
51KMaximum 2 metre temperature
52KMinimum 2 metre temperature
53m**2 s**-2Montgomery potential
54PaPressure
55KMean 2 metre temperature in past 24 hours
56KMean 2 metre dewpoint temperature in past 24 hours
57w m**-2Downward UV radiation at the surface
58w m**-2Photosynthetically active radiation at the surface
59J kg**-1Convective available potential energy
60K m**2 kg**-1 s**-1Potential vorticity
61Millimetres*100 + number of stationsTotal precipitation from observations
62-Observation count
63sStart time for skin temperature difference
64sFinish time for skin temperature difference
65KSkin temperature difference
78TCLWAkg m**-2Total column liquid water anomaly
79TCIWAkg m**-2Total column ice water anomaly
125J m**-2Vertically integrated total energy
126VariousGeneric parameter for sensitive area prediction
127-Atmospheric tide
128-Budget values
129ZAm**2 s**-2Geopotential anomaly
130TAKTemperature anomaly
131UAm s**-1U velocity anomaly
132VAm s**-1V velocity anomaly
133kg kg**-1Specific humidity
134PaSurface pressure
135Pa s**-1Vertical velocity
136TCWAkg m**-2Total column water
137TCWVAkg m**-2Total column water vapour
138s**-1Vorticity (relative)
139STAL1KSoil temperature level 1
140m of waterSoil wetness level 1
141m of water equivalentSnow depth
142mStratiform precipitation (Large-scale precipitation)
143mConvective precipitation
144m of water equivalentSnowfall (convective + stratiform)
145W m**-2 sBoundary layer dissipation
146W m**-2 sSurface sensible heat flux
147W m**-2 sSurface latent heat flux
148-Charnock
149W m**-2 sSurface net radiation
150-Top net radiation
151MSLAPaMean sea level pressure anomaly
152-Logarithm of surface pressure
153KShort-wave heating rate
154KLong-wave heating rate
155s**-1Divergence
156mHeight
157%Relative humidity
158Pa s**-1Tendency of surface pressure
159mBoundary layer height
160-Standard deviation of orography
161-Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography
162radAngle of sub-gridscale orography
163-Slope of sub-gridscale orography
164TCCA(0 - 1)Total cloud cover anomaly
16510UAm s**-110 metre U wind component anomaly
16610VAm s**-110 metre V wind component anomaly
1672TAK2 metre temperature anomaly
168K2 metre dewpoint temperature
169W m**-2 sSurface solar radiation downwards
170KSoil temperature level 2
171m of waterSoil wetness level 2
172(0 - 1)Land-sea mask
173mSurface roughness
174(0 - 1)Albedo
175W m**-2 sSurface thermal radiation downwards
176W m**-2 sSurface solar radiation
177W m**-2 sSurface thermal radiation
178W m**-2 sTop solar radiation
179W m**-2 sTop thermal radiation
180N m**-2 sEast-West surface stress
181N m**-2 sNorth-South surface stress
182m of waterEvaporation
183KSoil temperature level 3
184m of waterSoil wetness level 3
185(0 - 1)Convective cloud cover
186(0 - 1)Low cloud cover
187(0 - 1)Medium cloud cover
188(0 - 1)High cloud cover
189SUNDAsSunshine duration anomaly
190m**2East-West component of sub-gridscale orographic variance
191m**2North-South component of sub-gridscale orographic variance
192m**2North-West/South-East component of sub-gridscale orographic variance
193m**2North-East/South-West component of sub-gridscale orographic variance
194KBrightness temperature
195N m**-2 sLatitudinal component of gravity wave stress
196N m**-2 sMeridional component of gravity wave stress
197W m**-2 sGravity wave dissipation
198m of waterSkin reservoir content
199(0 - 1)Vegetation fraction
200m**2Variance of sub-gridscale orography
201MX2TAKMaximum temperature at 2 metres anomaly
202MN2TAKMinimum temperature at 2 metres anomaly
203kg kg**-1Ozone mass mixing ratio
204-Precipitation analysis weights
205mRunoff
206kg m**-2Total column ozone
207m s**-110 metre wind speed
208W m**-2 sTop net solar radiation, clear sky
209W m**-2 sTop net thermal radiation, clear sky
210W m**-2 sSurface net solar radiation, clear sky
211W m**-2 sSurface net thermal radiation, clear sky
212W m**-2Solar insolation
214KDiabatic heating by radiation
215KDiabatic heating by vertical diffusion
216KDiabatic heating by cumulus convection
217KDiabatic heating by large-scale condensation
218m s**-1Vertical diffusion of zonal wind
219m s**-1Vertical diffusion of meridional wind
220m s**-1East-West gravity wave drag tendency
221m s**-1North-South gravity wave drag tendency
222m s**-1Convective tendency of zonal wind
223m s**-1Convective tendency of meridional wind
224kg kg**-1Vertical diffusion of humidity
225kg kg**-1Humidity tendency by cumulus convection
226kg kg**-1Humidity tendency by large-scale condensation
227kg kg**-1Change from removal of negative humidity
228TPAmTotal precipitation anomaly
229N m**-2Instantaneous X surface stress
230N m**-2Instantaneous Y surface stress
231W m**-2Instantaneous surface heat flux
232kg m**-2 sInstantaneous moisture flux
233kg kg**-1Apparent surface humidity
234-Logarithm of surface roughness length for heat
235KSkin temperature
236KSoil temperature level 4
237mSoil wetness level 4
238KTemperature of snow layer
239m of water equivalentConvective snowfall
240m of water equivalentLarge-scale snowfall
241(-1 to 1)Accumulated cloud fraction tendency
242(-1 to 1)Accumulated liquid water tendency
243(0 - 1)Forecast albedo
244mForecast surface roughness
245-Forecast logarithm of surface roughness for heat
246kg kg**-1Cloud liquid water content
247kg kg**-1Cloud ice water content
248(0 - 1)Cloud cover
249(-1 to 1)Accumulated ice water tendency
250(0 - 1)Ice age
251KAdiabatic tendency of temperature
252kg kg**-1Adiabatic tendency of humidity
253m s**-1Adiabatic tendency of zonal wind
254m s**-1Adiabatic tendency of meridional wind