Below is a list of variables in ds090.2 arranged according to the ds090.2 subgroups. The HHZ subgroup includes 00Z, 06Z, 12Z and 18Z. VARIABLE NAME UNITS GRIB VAR LEV GRID FILE DS090.2 ------------------------------------- -------- CODE ABBR TYPE TYPE TYPE SUBGROUP Deep convective heating rate K/s 242 CNVHR sig gaus 3D dgn Large scale condensation heating rate K/s 241 LRGHR sig gaus 3D dgn Longwave radiative heating rate K/s 251 LWHR sig gaus 3D dgn Shallow convective heating rate K/s 244 SHAHR sig gaus 3D dgn Solar radiative heating rate K/s 250 SWHR sig gaus 3D dgn Vertical diffusion heating rate K/s 246 VDFHR sig gaus 3D dgn Geopotential height gpm 7 HGT prs lalo 3D presA Pressure vertical velocity Pa/s 39 VVEL prs lalo 3D presA Relative humidity percent 52 RH prs lalo 3D presA Temperature K 11 TMP prs lalo 3D presA u wind m/s 33 UGRD prs lalo 3D presA v wind m/s 34 VGRD prs lalo 3D presA Relative divergence /s 44 RELD prs lalo 3D presB Relative vorticity /s 43 RELV prs lalo 3D presB Specific humidity kg/kg 51 SPFH prs lalo 3D presB Stream function m**2/s 35 STRM prs lalo 3D presB Velocity potential m**2/s 36 VPOT prs lalo 3D presB Virtual temperature K 12 VTMP prs lalo 3D presB Absolute vorticity /s 41 ABSV tht lalo 3D theta Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared 1/s**2 138 BVF2 tht lalo 3D theta Mass weighted u gm/m*K*s 178 UMAS tht lalo 3D theta Mass weighted v gm/m*K*s 179 VMAS tht lalo 3D theta Montgomery stream function m**2/s**2 37 MNTSF tht lalo 3D theta Potential vorticity m**2/s/kg 149 PV___ tht lalo 3D theta Pressure Pa 1 PRES tht lalo 3D theta Pressure vertical velocity Pa/s 39 VVEL tht lalo 3D theta Relative humidity percent 52 RH tht lalo 3D theta Temperature K 11 TMP tht lalo 3D theta u wind m/s 33 UGRD tht lalo 3D theta v wind m/s 34 VGRD tht lalo 3D theta Covariance between T and omega K*Pa/s 194 CBTW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between spec. hum and omeg gm/gm*Pa/ 195 CBQW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between u and T K*m/s 197 CBTZW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between u and omega m/s*Pa/s 190 CBUW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between u and specific hum m/s*gm/gm 192 CBUQ prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between v and T K*m/s 198 CBTMW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between v and omega m/s*Pa/s 191 CBVW prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between v and specific hum m/s*gm/gm 193 CBVQ prs lalo 3D xprod Covariance between v and u m**2/s**2 196 CBMZW prs lalo 3D xprod Convective precipitation rate kg/m**2/s 214 CPRAT sfc gaus 3D HHZ Geopotential height gpm 7 HGT prs lalo 3D HHZ Precipitable water kg/m**2 54 PWAT clm lalo 3D HHZ Precipitation rate kg/m**2/s 59 PRATE sfc gaus 3D HHZ Pressure vertical velocity Pa/s 39 VVEL prs lalo 3D HHZ Relative humidity percent 52 RH prs lalo 3D HHZ Specific humidity kg/kg 51 SPFH hag gaus 3D HHZ Specific humidity kg/kg 51 SPFH prs lalo 3D HHZ Temperature K 11 TMP hag gaus 3D HHZ Temperature K 11 TMP prs lalo 3D HHZ Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC hcl gaus 3D HHZ Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC lcl gaus 3D HHZ Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC mcl gaus 3D HHZ Upward long wave radiation flux W/m**2 212 ULWRF toa gaus 3D HHZ u wind m/s 33 UGRD hag gaus 3D HHZ u wind m/s 33 UGRD prs lalo 3D HHZ v wind m/s 34 VGRD hag gaus 3D HHZ v wind m/s 34 VGRD prs lalo 3D HHZ Clear sky downward long wave flux W/m**2 163 CSDLF sfc gaus 3D rest Clear sky downward solar flux W/m**2 161 CSDSF sfc gaus 3D rest Clear sky upward long wave flux W/m**2 162 CSULF toa gaus 3D rest Clear sky upward solar flux W/m**2 160 CSUSF sfc gaus 3D rest Clear sky upward solar flux W/m**2 160 CSUSF toa gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net long wave flux W/m**2 165 CFNLF clm gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net long wave flux W/m**2 165 CFNLF sfc gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net long wave flux W/m**2 165 CFNLF toa gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net solar flux W/m**2 164 CFNSF clm gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net solar flux W/m**2 164 CFNSF sfc gaus 3D rest Cloud forcing net solar flux W/m**2 164 CFNSF toa gaus 3D rest Convective precipitation rate kg/m**2/s 214 CPRAT sfc gaus 3D rest Downward long wave radiation flux W/m**2 205 DLWRF sfc gaus 3D rest Downward solar radiation flux W/m**2 204 DSWRF sfc gaus 3D rest Downward solar radiation flux W/m**2 204 DSWRF toa gaus 3D rest Ground heat flux W/m**2 155 GFLUX sfc gaus 3D rest Ice concentration (ice=1; no ice=0) 1/0 91 ICEC sfc gaus 3D rest Latent heat flux W/m**2 121 LHTFL sfc gaus 3D rest Maximum temperature K 15 TMAX hag gaus 3D rest Meridional component of momentum flux N/m**2 125 VFLX sfc gaus 3D rest Meridional gravity wave stress N/m**2 148 V-GWD sfc gaus 3D rest Minimum temperature K 16 TMIN hag gaus 3D rest Net long wave radiation (surface) W/m**2 112 NLWRS sfc gaus 3D rest Net short wave radiation (surface) W/m**2 111 NSWRS sfc gaus 3D rest Potential evaporation rate w/m**/ 145 PEVPR sfc gaus 3D rest Potential temperature K 13 POT sfc lalo 3D rest Precipitable water kg/m**2 54 PWAT clm lalo 3D rest Precipitation rate kg/m**2/s 59 PRATE sfc gaus 3D rest Pressure Pa 1 PRES msl lalo 3D rest Pressure Pa 1 PRES sfc gaus 3D rest Pressure Pa 1 PRES sfc lalo 3D rest Runoff kg/m**2 90 RUNOF sfc gaus 3D rest Sensible heat flux W/m**2 122 SHTFL sfc gaus 3D rest Specific humidity kg/kg 51 SPFH hag gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP dlr gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP dpl gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP hag gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP hct gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP lct gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP mct gaus 3D rest Temperature K 11 TMP sfc gaus 3D rest Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC clm gaus 3D rest Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC hcl gaus 3D rest Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC lcl gaus 3D rest Total cloud cover percent 71 TCDC mcl gaus 3D rest Upward long wave radiation flux W/m**2 212 ULWRF sfc gaus 3D rest Upward long wave radiation flux W/m**2 212 ULWRF toa gaus 3D rest Upward solar radiation flux W/m**2 211 USWRF sfc gaus 3D rest Upward solar radiation flux W/m**2 211 USWRF toa gaus 3D rest Volumetric soil moisture content fraction 144 SOILW dlr gaus 3D rest Water equiv. of accum. snow depth kg/m**2 65 WEASD sfc gaus 3D rest Zonal component of momentum flux N/m**2 124 UFLX sfc gaus 3D rest Zonal gravity wave stress N/m**2 147 U-GWD sfc gaus 3D rest u wind m/s 33 UGRD hag gaus 3D rest v wind m/s 34 VGRD hag gaus 3D rest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEVEL TYPES clm total atmospheric column dlr layer between two depth below land sfc dpl depth below land surface hag height above ground (usually 2m or 10m) hcb high cloud bottom level hcl high cloud layer hct high cloud top level hml height above mean sea level lcb low cloud bottom level lcl low cloud layer lct low cloud top level mcb middle cloud bottom level mcl middle cloud layer mct middle cloud top level msl mean sea level mwl max-wind level plg layer btwn two pres levs rel to sfc prs isobaric level (usually 17 levels) (1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10 mb) sfc land and sea surface sig sigma level (usually 28 levels) [.9950, .9821, .9644, .9425, .9159, .8838, .8458, .8014, .7508, .6943, .6329, .5681, .5017, .4357, .3720, .3125, .2582, .2101, .1682, .1326, .1028, .0782, .0580, .0418, .0288, .0183, .0101, .0027] slr layer between two sigma levels tht isentropic level (usually 11 levels) (270, 280, 290, 300, 315, 330, 350, 400, 450, 550, 650 K) toa top of atmosphere trp tropopause level ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRID TYPE lalo 2.5x2.5 degree global lat-lon grid (144x73) gaus Gaussian grid from T62 (192x94) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------