CISL RDA: ds083.0 GRIB Parameter Table

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ds083.0 GRIB Parameter Table

The following 18 parameters from NCEP Parameter Code Table 2 are included in this dataset:

Parameter Code	Short Name	Description	Units
1	PRES	Pressure	Pa
2	PRMSL	Pressure reduced to MSL	Pa
7	HGT	Geopotential height	gpm
11	TMP	Temperature	K
13	POT	Potential temperature	K
15	TMAX	Maximum temperature	K
16	TMIN	Minimum temperature	K
33	UGRD	u-component of wind	m s^-1
34	VGRD	v-component of wind	m s^-1
39	VVEL	Pressure vertical velocity	Pa s^-1
41	ABSV	Absolute vorticity	s^-1
51	SPFH	Specific humidity	kg kg^-1
52	RH	Relative humidity	%
54	PWAT	Precipitable water	kg m^-2
65	WEASD	Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth	kg m^-2
81	LAND	Land cover	fraction
91	ICEC	Ice cover	fraction
144	SOILW	Volumetric soil moisture content	fraction