Index | Abbreviation | Units | Longname |
---|---|---|---|
1 | P | Pa | Pressure |
2 | PMSL | Pa | Pressure reduced to mean sea level |
3 | PT | Pa/s | Pressure tendency |
4 | PVORT | Km**2/kg/s | Potential vorticity |
5 | ICAHT | m | ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height |
6 | GP | m**2/s**2 | Geopotential |
7 | GH | gpm | Geopotential Height |
8 | GEH | m | Geometric Height |
9 | HGHTSD | m | Standard deviation of height |
10 | TOZO | Dobson | Total ozone |
11 | T | K | Temperature |
12 | VT | K | Virtual temperature |
13 | POT | K | Potential temperature |
14 | EPOT | K | Equivalent potential temperature |
15 | MXT | K | Maximum temperature |
16 | MNT | K | Minimum temperature |
17 | DPT | K | Dew point temperature |
18 | DPD | K | Dew point depression |
19 | LR | K/m | Lapse rate |
20 | VIS | m | Visibility |
21 | RSP1 | undef | Radar Spectra (1) |
22 | RSP2 | undef | Radar Spectra (2) |
23 | RSP3 | undef | Radar Spectra (3) |
24 | PLI | K | Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
25 | TA | K | Temperature anomaly |
26 | PA | Pa | Pressure anomaly |
27 | GHA | gpm | Geopotential height anomaly |
28 | WSP1 | undef | Wave Spectra (1) |
29 | WSP2 | undef | Wave Spectra (2) |
30 | WSP3 | undef | Wave Spectra (3) |
31 | WD | deg true | Wind direction (from which blowing) |
32 | WS | m/s | Wind speed |
33 | UW | m/s | u-component of wind |
34 | VW | m/s | v-component of wind |
35 | SF | m**2/s | Stream function |
36 | VPOT | m**2/s | Velocity potential |
37 | MSG | m**2/s**2 | Montgomery stream function |
38 | SVV | /s | Sigma coordinate vertical velocity |
39 | PVV | Pa/s | Pressure vertical velocity |
40 | GVV | m/s | Geometric vertical velocity |
41 | AV | /s | Absolute vorticity |
42 | AD | /s | Absolute divergence |
43 | RV | /s | Relative vorticity |
44 | RD | /s | Relative divergence |
45 | VUCSH | /s | Vertical u-component shear |
46 | VVCSH | /s | Vertical v-component shear |
47 | DIRC | deg true | Direction of current |
48 | SPC | m/s | Speed of current |
49 | UOGRD | m/s | u-component of current |
50 | VOGRD | m/s | v-component of current |
51 | SH | kg/kg | Specific humidity |
52 | RH | % | Relative humidity |
53 | MIXR | kg/kg | Humidity mixing ratio |
54 | PW | kg/m**2 | Precipitable water |
55 | VAPP | Pa | Vapor pressure |
56 | SATD | Pa | Saturation deficit |
57 | EVP | kg/m**2 | Evaporation |
58 | CICE | kg/m**2 | Cloud Ice |
59 | PR | kg/m**2/s | Precipitation rate |
60 | THP | % | Thunderstorm probability |
61 | TP | kg/m**2 | Total precipitation |
62 | LGSP | kg/m**2 | Large scale precipitation |
63 | CP | kg/m**2 | Convective precipitation |
64 | SRWEQ | kg/m**2/s | Snowfall rate water equivalent |
65 | WEASD | kg/m**2 | Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth |
66 | SND | m | Snow depth |
67 | MIXHT | m | Mixed layer depth |
68 | TTHDP | m | Transient thermocline depth |
69 | MTHD | m | Main thermocline depth |
70 | MTHA | m | Main thermocline anomaly |
71 | TCC | % | Total cloud cover |
72 | CCC | % | Convective cloud cover |
73 | LCC | % | Low cloud cover |
74 | MCC | % | Medium cloud cover |
75 | HCC | % | High cloud cover |
76 | CWAT | kg/m**2 | Cloud water |
77 | BLI | K | Best Lifted Index (to 500 hPa) |
78 | SNOC | kg/m**2 | Convective snow |
79 | SNOL | kg/m**2 | Large scale snow |
80 | WT | K | Water temperature |
81 | LAND | proportion | Land cover (land=1, sea=0) |
82 | DSLM | m | Deviation of sea level from mean |
83 | SFCR | m | Surface roughness |
84 | ALBDO | % | Albedo |
85 | ST | K | Soil temperature |
86 | SMC | kg/m**2 | Soil moisture content |
87 | VEG | % | Vegetation |
88 | SALTY | kg/kg | Salinity |
89 | DEN | kg/m**3 | Density |
90 | WATR | kg/m**2 | Water runoff |
91 | ICEC | proportion | Ice cover (ice=1, no ice=0) |
92 | ICETK | m | Ice thickness |
93 | DICED | deg true | Direction of ice drift |
94 | SICED | m/s | Speed of ice drift |
95 | UICE | m/s | u-component of ice drift |
96 | VICE | m/s | v-component of ice drift |
97 | ICEG | m/s | Ice growth rate |
98 | ICED | /s | Ice divergence |
99 | SNOM | kg/m**2 | Snow melt |
100 | HTSGW | m | Significant height of combined wind waves & swell |
101 | WVDIR | deg true | Direction of wind waves (from which) |
102 | WVHGT | m | Significant height of wind waves |
103 | WVPER | s | Mean period of wind waves |
104 | SWDIR | deg true | Direction of swell waves |
105 | SWELL | m | Significant height of swell waves |
106 | SWPER | s | Mean period of swell waves |
107 | DIRPW | deg true | Primary wave direction |
108 | PERPW | s | Primary wave mean period |
109 | DIRSW | deg true | Secondary wave direction |
110 | PERSW | s | Secondary wave mean period |
111 | NSWRS | W/m**2 | Net short-wave radiation (surface) |
112 | NLRS | W/m**2 | Net long-wave radiation (surface) |
113 | NSWRT | W/m**2 | Net short-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) |
114 | NLWRT | W/m**2 | Net long-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) |
115 | LWAVR | W/m**2 | Long wave radiation flux |
116 | SWAVR | W/m**2 | Short wave radiation flux |
117 | GRAD | W/m**2 | Global radiation flux |
118 | BRTMP | K | Brightness temperature |
119 | LWRAD | W/m/sr | Radiance (with respect to wave number) |
120 | SWRAD | W/m**3/sr | Radiance (with respect to wave length) |
121 | LHTFL | W/m**2 | Latent heat net flux |
122 | SHTFL | W/m**2 | Sensible heat net flux |
123 | BLYDP | W/m**2 | Boundary layer dissipation |
124 | UFLX | N/m**2 | Momentum flux, u component |
125 | VFLX | N/m**2 | Momentum flux, v component |
126 | WMIXE | J | Wind mixing energy |
127 | IMGD | undef | Image data |
128 | RR | dBZ | Radar Reflectivity |
129 | CXR | dBZ | Column Max Radar Reflectivity |
130 | MRET | m | Maximum Echo Tops |
131 | SLIX | K | Surface lifted index |
132 | BLIX | K | Best (4 layer) lifted index |
133 | KI | K | K index |
134 | SI | K | Sweat index |
135 | MCONV | kg/kg/s | Horizontal moisture divergence |
136 | PTYP | non-dim | LAPS Precip Type Code |
137 | CCAG | m | Cloud ceiling height AGL |
138 | CB | m | Cloud base height |
139 | CTOP | m | Cloud top height |
140 | S1HR | m | Incremental snow depth accumulation |
141 | STOT | m | Storm-total snow depth accumulation |
142 | PC | kg/m**2 | Incremental precipitation accumulation |
144 | SOILW | fraction | Volumetric soil moisture content |
153 | CW | Kg/kg | Cloud water |
156 | CIN | J/kg | Convective inhibition |
157 | CAPE | J/kg | Convective available potential energy |
170 | RWMR | Kg/Kg | Rain water mixing ratio |
171 | SNMR | Kg/Kg | Snow mixing ratio |
176 | NLAT | deg | Latitude |
177 | ELON | deg | East longitude |
178 | ICMR | Kg/Kg | Ice mixing ratio |
179 | GRMR | Kg/Kg | Graupel mixing ratio |
190 | HELI | m**2/s**2 | Helicity |
211 | USWRF | W/m**2 | Upward short wave radiation flux |
212 | ULWRF | W/m**2 | Upward long wave radiation flux |
221 | HPBL | m | Planetary boundary layer height |