CISL RDA: ds083.2 GRIB Parameter Table

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ds083.2 GRIB Parameter Table

The following 28 parameters from NCEP Parameter Code Table 1 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
10	TOZNE	Total ozone	Dobson
11	TMP	Temperature	K
13	POT	Potential temperature	K
27	GPA	Geopotential height anomaly	gpm
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
41	ABS V	Absolute vorticity	s^-1
51	SPF H	Specific humidity	kg kg^-1
52	R H	Relative humidity	%
54	P WAT	Precipitable water	kg m^-2
65	WEASD	Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth	kg m^-2
71	T CDC	Total cloud cover	%
81	LAND	Land cover	fraction
91	ICE C	Ice concentration	fraction
131	LFT X	Surface lifted index	K
132	4LFTX	Best (4 layer) lifted index	K
136	VW SH	Vertical speed shear	s^-1
144	SOILW	Volumetric soil moisture content	fraction
154	O3MR	Ozone mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
156	CIN	Convective inhibition	J kg^-1
157	CAPE	Convective available potential energy	J kg^-1
221	HPBL	Planetary boundary layer height	m
222	5WAVH	5-wave geopotential height	gpm
230	5WAVA	5-wave geopotential height anomaly

The following 32 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
10	TOZNE	Total ozone	Dobson
11	TMP	Temperature	K
13	POT	Potential temperature	K
15	TMAX	Maximum temperature	K
16	TMIN	Minimum temperature	K
27	GPA	Geopotential height anomaly	gpm
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
71	TCDC	Total cloud cover	%
76	C WAT	Cloud water	kg m^-2
81	LAND	Land cover	fraction
91	ICEC	Ice cover	fraction
131	LFTX	Surface lifted index	K
132	4LFTX	Best (4 layer) lifted index	K
136	VSSH	Vertical speed shear	s^-1
144	SOILW	Volumetric soil moisture content	fraction
153	CLWMR	Cloud water mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
154	O3MR	Ozone mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
156	CIN	Convective inhibition	J kg^-1
157	CAPE	Convective available potential energy	J kg^-1
221	HPBL	Planetary boundary layer height	m
222	5WAVH	5-wave geopotential height	gpm
230	5WAVA	5-wave geopotential height anomaly

The following 30 parameters from NCEP Parameter Code Table 3 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
10	TOZNE	Total ozone	Dobson
11	TMP	Temperature	K
13	POT	Potential temperature	K
27	GPA	Geopotential height anomaly	gpm
33	U GRD	u-component of wind	m s^-1
34	V GRD	v-component of wind	m s^-1
39	V VEL	Vertical velocity	Pa s^-1
41	ABS V	Absolute vorticity	s^-1
51	SPF H	Specific humidity	kg kg^-1
52	R H	Relative humidity	%
54	P WAT	Precipitable water	kg m^-2
65	WEASD	Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth	kg m^-2
71	T CDC	Total cloud cover	%
76	C WAT	Cloud water	kg m^-2
81	LAND	Land cover	fraction
91	ICE C	Ice cover	fraction
131	LFT X	Surface lifted index	K
132	4LFTX	Best (4 layer) lifted index	K
136	VW SH	Vertical speed shear	s^-1
144	SOILW	Volumetric soil moisture content	fraction
153	CLWMR	Cloud water mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
154	O3MR	Ozone mixing ratio	kg kg^-1
156	CIN	Convective inhibition	J kg^-1
157	CAPE	Convective available potential energy	J kg^-1
221	HPBL	Planetary boundary layer height	m
222	5WAVH	5-wave geopotential height	gpm
230	5WAVA	5-wave geopotential height anomaly