================================================================================================================== CMC GEM MORDS 03,06,09,12,15,18-hour Forecast Fields ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 GRIB files/day 00Z, 12Z (or YYYYMMDD00_p, YYYYMMDD12_p files per YYYYMMDD): 0,3,6,9,12,15,18 hr fcst; grid: ID=255, Lambert Conformal, 185x129 grids, first point at 12.190N, 133.459W, Lov 95W; resolution: Dx=40.635km, Dy=40.635km, Latin 1=25N, Latin 2=25N; The same grid as GRID 212 in GRIB Table B; Number of fields expected: 51 variable/level combinations; 25 sfc, 11 fixed, 15 upa Size: 798Mb for 1998JAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CMC ABBR Pressure PRES Pa 1, 1, 0, 0 HH 99 010 Surface pressure (P0) Pressure reduced to MSL PRMSL Pa 2,102, 0, 0 HH 99 010 Mean sea level pressure (PN) Geopotential height HGT gpm 7,100, 250, 99999 HH 99 010 Geopotential height at 250 hPa (GZ) Geopotential height HGT gpm 7,100, 500, 99999 HH 99 010 Geopotential height at 500 hPa (GZ) Geopotential height HGT gpm 7,100, 850, 99999 HH 99 010 Geopotential height at 850 hPa (GZ) Geopotential height HGT gpm 7,100, 1000, 99999 HH 99 010 Geopotential height at 1000 hPa (GZ) Temperature TMP K 11,100, 850, 99999 HH 99 010 Air temperature at 850 hPa (TT) Temperature TMP K 11,119, 10000, 99999 HH 99 010 Temperature at 2 metres = lowest model level (TT) Temperature TMP K 11,120, 100, 97 HH 99 010 30 mb vertical mean temperature (TT) u wind UGRD m/s 33,100, 250, 99999 HH 99 010 U wind component at 250 hPa (UU) u wind UGRD m/s 33,100, 850, 99999 HH 99 010 U wind component at 850 hPa (UU) u wind UGRD m/s 33,119, 10000, 99999 HH 99 010 U wind component at 10 metres = lowest model level (UU) u wind UGRD m/s 33,120, 100, 97 HH 99 010 30 mb vertical mean U wind component (UU) v wind VGRD m/s 34,100, 250, 99999 HH 99 010 V wind component at 250 hPa (VV) v wind VGRD m/s 34,100, 850, 99999 HH 99 010 V wind component at 850 hPa (VV) v wind VGRD m/s 34,119, 10000, 99999 HH 99 010 V wind component at 10 metres = lowest model level (VV) v wind VGRD m/s 34,120, 100, 97 HH 99 010 30 mb vertical mean V wind component (VV) Pressure vertical velocity VVEL Pa/s 39,100, 700, 99999 HH 99 010 Vertical wind component at 700 hPa (WW) Absolute vorticity ABSV /s 41,100, 500, 99999 HH 99 010 Absolute vorticity at 500 hPa (QQ) Specific humidity SPFH kg/kg 51,100, 850, 99999 HH 99 010 Specific humidity at 850 hPa (HU) Specific humidity SPFH kg/kg 51,119, 10000, 99999 HH 99 010 Specific humidity at 2 metres = lowest model level (HU) Specific humidity SPFH kg/kg 51,120, 100, 97 HH 99 010 30 mb vertical mean specific humidity (HU) Total cloud cover TCDC % 71, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Total cloud coverage; averaged over 6hr (NT) Cloud water CWAT kg/m^2 76,200, 0, 99999 HH 99 010 Total column water vapor (IH) Soil temperature TSOIL K 85, 1, 0, 0 HH 99 010 Soil temperature (TG) Latent heat flux LHTFL W/m^2 121, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Latent heat flux; averaged over 6hr (FV) Sensible heat flux SHTFL W/m^2 122, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Sensible heat flux; averaged over 6hr (FC) Sensible heat flux SHTFL W/m^2 122,111, 30, 99999 HH HH+6 003 Ground heat flux; averaged over 6hr (FL) Momentum flux MFLX N/m^2 172, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Momentum flux; averaged over 6hr (FQ) downward short wave rad. flux DSWRF W/m^2 204, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Downward longwave radiation flux; averaged over 6hr (FI) downward short wave rad. flux DSWRF W/m^2 204, 8, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Incoming VIS flux at the TOA; averaged over 6hr (IV) downward long wave rad. flux DLWRF W/m^2 205, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Downward longwave radiation flux; averaged over 6hr (FI) Upward short wave rad. flux USWRF W/m^2 211, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Upward shortwave radiation flux; averaged over 6hr (HV) Upward short wave rad. flux USWRF W/m^2 211, 8, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Outgoing VIS flux at the TOA; averaged over 6hr (EV) Upward long wave rad. flux ULWRF W/m^2 212, 1, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Upward longwave radiation flux; averaged over 6hr (HI) Upward long wave rad. flux ULWRF W/m^2 212, 8, 0, 0 HH HH+6 003 Outgoing IR flux at the TOA; averaged over 6hr (EI) ==================================================================================================================