ERA40 Model Resolution Gridded Surface, Vertical Integrals, and Other Single Level Fields from ECMWF

Surface Variables

There are 5 Surface variables described in terms of the ECMWF GRIB Code Table 128.

GRIB
Parameter
Code
Parameter NameDescriptionUnitsComments
151MSLMean sea level pressurePa-
16510U10 metre U wind componentm s**-1-
16610V10 metre V wind componentm s**-1-
1672T2 metre temperatureK-
1682D2 metre dewpoint temperatureK-