CISL RDA: ds070.0 GRIB Parameter Table

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ds070.0 GRIB Parameter Table

The following 49 parameters from NOAA FSL Parameter Code Table 2 are included in this dataset:

Parameter Code	Short Name	Description	Units
1	PRES	Pressure	Pa
7	HGT	Height	gpm
11	TMP	Temperature	K
13	POT	Potential temperature	K
33	U GRD	u-component of wind	m s^-1
34	V GRD	v-component of wind	m s^-1
39	V VEL	Pressure vertical velocity	Pa s^-1
53		Condensation pressure
54	PWAT	Precipitable water	kg m^-2
59	PRATE	Precipitation rate	kg m^-2 s-1
62	NCPCP	Resolvable scale precipitation	kg m^-2
63	ACPCP	Sub-grid scale precipitation	kg m^-2
65	WEASD	Snow accumulation	kg m^-2
66	SNO D	Snow depth	m
81
85	TSOIL	Soil temperature at surface	K
86	SOIL M	Soil moisture content	kg m^-2
89		Snow density
91
111	NSWRS	Net short-wave radiation flux (surface)	W m^-2
112	NLWRS	Net long-wave radiation flux (surface)	W m^-2
121	LHTFL	Latent heat flux	W m^-2
122	SHTFL	Sensible heat flux	W m^-2
129	MSLMA	MAPS mean sea level pressure	Pa
144	SOIL M	Soil moisture content	kg m^-2
153	CLWMR	Cloud water mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
156	CIN	Convective inhibition	J kg^-1
157	CAPE	Convective available potential energy	J kg^-1
158	TKE	Turbulent kinetic energy	J kg^-1
170		Rain water mixing ratio - b	kg kg^-1
171		Snow mixing ratio - b	kg kg^-1
178		Ice mixing ratio - b	kg kg^-1
179		Graupel mixing ratio - b	kg kg^-1
180		Number concentration for ice particles - b
185		Water vapor mixing ratio - b	kg kg^-1
186		Evapotranspiration flux
187		Water condensation rate near surface
188		Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground
189	VPTMP	Virtual potential temperature - b	K
198		Sub-surface runoff	kg m^-2
199
200
210
223	C WAT	Canopy water	kg m^-2
224		Direct evaporation from bare soil
225		Evaporation of canopy water
234	BGRUN	Surface runoff	kg m^-2
235		Surface runoff accumulated
239		Snow temperature - snow or top soil level