May, 2008 updated
|
Data Category Name
(6-hourly, Monthly) |
Element
Name |
Element [unit] AC:Accumlated MN:Mean SNP:Snapshot |
Adopted Levels |
Annotation
|
|
anl_p/anl_p25
|
HGTprs | Geopotential height [gpm] | 23 | |
| TMPprs | Air temperature [K] | 23 | ||
| SPFHprs | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| DEPRprs | Dew point depression [K] | 8 | up to 300hPa | |
| UGRDprs | Zonal wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| VGRDprs | Meridional wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| CWATprs | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| PRMSLmsl | Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| DEPRsfc | Surface 2m dew point depression [K] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
|
anl_z/anl_z25
|
HGTprs | Geopotential height [gpm] | 23 | |
| TMPprs | Air temperature [K] | 23 | ||
| SPFHprs | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| CWATprs | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| UGRDprs | Zonal wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| VGRDprs | Meridional wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| VVELprs | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 23 | ||
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] | 1 | ||
| PRMSLmsl | Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
|
ges_p/ges_p25
|
HGTprs | Geopotential height [gpm] | 23 | |
| TMPprs | Air temperature [K] | 23 | ||
| SPFHprs | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| UGRDprs | Zonal wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| VGRDprs | Meridional wind [m/s] | 23 | ||
| VVELprs | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 23 | ||
| CWATprs | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 12 | up to 100hPa | |
| PRMSLmsl | Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| DEPRprs | Dew point depression [K] | 8 | up to 300hPa | |
| DEPRsfc | Surface 2m dew point depression [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
|
fcst_phy2m/fcst_phy2m25
|
CPRATsfc | 6-hourly convective precipitation rate [mm/day] MN | 1 | |
| CSDLFsfc | Clear sky downward long wave flux at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| CSDSFsfc | Clear sky downward solar flux at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| CSULFtoa | Clear sky upward long wave flux at top [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| CSUSFsfc | Clear sky upward solar flux at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| CSUSFtoa | Clear sky upward solar flux at top [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| CWATcol | Total cloud water [kg/m2] AC | 1 | ||
| DISTsfc | Model Surface height [m] SNP | 1 | Constant | |
| DLWRFsfc | Downward long wave radiation flux at surface[W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| DSWRFsfc | Downward solar radiation flux at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| DSWRFtoa | Downward solar radiation flux at top [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| FGLUsfc | Zonal momentum flux by long gravity wave [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| FGLVsfc | Meridional momentum flux by long gravity wave [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| FGSUsfc | Zonal momentum flux by short gravity wave [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| FGSVsfc | Meridional momentum flux by short gravity wave [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| FRQCsfc | Frequency of cumulus precipitation[%] | 1 | ||
| FRQPsfc | Frequency of precipitation [%] | 1 | ||
| HCDC | High level cloud cover [%] MN | 1 | ||
| ICECsfc | Ice concentration (ice=1; no ice=0) [1/0] MN | 1 | ||
| LCDC | Low level cloud cover [%] MN | 1 | ||
| LHTFLsfc | Latent heat flux [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| MCDC | Mid level cloud cover [%] MN | 1 | ||
| LPRATsfc | 6-hourly large scale precipitation rate [mm/day] MN | 1 | ||
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] SNP | 1 | ||
| PRMSLmsl | Mean Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] SNP | 1 | ||
| PRMXsfc | Maximum hourly precipitation [mm/hour] | 1 | ||
| PWATcol | Precipitable water [kg/m2] SNP | 1 | ||
| SPFHMsfc | Surface specific humidity [kg/kg] MN | 1 | ||
| RHsfc | Surface relative humidity [%] SNP | 1 | ||
| SFCRsfc | Surface roughness [m] SNP | 1 | ||
| SHTFLsfc | Sensible heat flux [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Specific humidity [kg/kg] SNP | 1 | ||
| SPFHhbl | Specific humidity at the lowest model level [kg/kg] SNP | 1 | ||
| SRWEQsfc | 6-hourly snowfall rate water equivalent [mm/day] MN | 1 | ||
| TCDCcol | Total cloud cover [%] MN | 1 | ||
| TMAXsfc | Surface 2m air maximum temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| TMINsfc | Surface 2m air minimum temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] SNP | 1 | ||
| TMPhbl | Temperature at the lowest model level [K] SNP | 1 | ||
| TMPMsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] MN | 1 | ||
| TTHMcol | Column total of diabatic heat(M) [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| UFLXsfc | Zonal momentum flux by friction [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] SNP | 1 | ||
| UGRDhbl | Zonal wind at lowest model level [m/s] SNP | 1 | ||
| ULWRFsfc | Upward long wave radiation flux at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| ULWRFtoa | Upward long wave radiation flux at top [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| UGRDMsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| USWRFsfc | Upward solar radiation at surface [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| USWRFtoa | Upward solar radiation at top [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| UWVcol | Column total of zonal water vapor flux [kg/m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| VFLXsfc | Meridional momentum flux by friction [N/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| VGRDhbl | Meridional wind at lowest model level [m/s] SNP | 1 | ||
| VGRDMsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| VTUcol | Column total of TU [K*Pa*m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| VTVcol | Column total of TV [K*Pa*m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| VWVcol | Column total of meridional water vapor flux [kg/m/s] MN | 1 | ||
| WSMXsfc | Surface 10m maximum surface wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| WSMXhbl | Maximum surface wind at the lowest model level [m/s] | 1 | ||
| WTMPsfc | SST and sea ice surface temperature [K] MN | 1 | ||
|
anl_land/anl_land25
|
TSGsfc | Ground temperature [K] | 1 | |
| SoilWhbl | Soil wetness [fraction] | 3 | ||
| TSCsfc | Canopy temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SoilTcol | Soil temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SnWesfc | Water equivalent snow depth [m] | 1 | by SiB | |
fcst_phyland |
TSCsfc | Canopy temperature [K] SNP | 1 | |
| TSGsfc | Ground temperature [K] SNP | 1 | ||
| SoilTcol | Soil temperature [K] SNP | 1 | ||
| GFLXsfc | Ground heat flux [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| MSGsfc | Ground water content [mm] SNP | 1 | ||
| MSCsfc | Canopy water content [mm] SNP | 1 | ||
| SoilWhbl | Soil water content [mm] SNP | 3 | ||
| LTRSsfc | Evapotranspiration [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| LINTsfc | Interception loss [W/m2] MN | 1 | ||
| ROFsfc | Surface runoff [mm/day] MN | 1 | ||
|
anl_snow106_mdl/anl_snow25
|
SnowD | Snow Depth [m] | 1 | by snow analysis |
|
anl_chipsi/anl_chipsi25
|
RELDprs | Divergence [/s] | 23 | |
| RELVprs | Relative vorticity [/s] | 23 | ||
| STRMprs | Stream function [m2/s] | 23 | ||
| VPOTprs | Velocity potential [m2/s] | 23 | ||
| VVELprs | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 23 | ||
| PRESsfc | surface Pressure [Pa] | 1 | ||
| RELDsfc | surface Relative divergence [/s] | 1 | ||
| RELVsfc | surface Relative vorticity [/s] | 1 | ||
| STRMsfc | surface Stream function [m2/s] | 1 | ||
| VPOTsfc | surface Velocity potential [m2/s] | 1 | ||
|
anl_isentrop/anl_isentrop25
|
BVF2tht | Sqaure of Brunt-Vaisala frequency [1/s2] | 20 | |
| HGTtht | Geopotential height [gpm] | 20 | ||
| MNTSFtht | Montgomery stream function [m2/s2] | 20 | ||
| POTsfc | surface Potential temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHtht | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 14 | ||
| TMPtht | Temperature [K] | 20 | ||
| UGRDtht | u wind [m/s] | 20 | ||
| VGRDtht | v wind [m/s] | 20 | ||
| VVELtht | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 20 | ||
| pVORtht | potential vorticity [PVU] | 20 | ||
|
fcst_phy3m
|
ADVHRhbl | Advective heating rate [K/day] MN | 40 | |
| ADVMRhbl | Advective Moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 40 | ||
| ADVUAhbl | Advective zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| ADVVAhbl | Advective meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| CNVHRhbl | Convective heating rate [k/day] MN | 40 | ||
| CNVMRhbl | Convective moistening rate [kg/kg/s] MN | 40 | ||
| CNVUAhbl | Convective zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| CNVVAhbl | Convective meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| CWAThbl | Cloud water content [kg/kg] MN | 40 | ||
| CWORKhbl | Cloud work function [J/kg] MN | 40 | ||
| GWDUAhbl | Gravity wave zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| GWDVAhbl | Gravity wave meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| HGThbl | Mean geopotential height [m] MN | 40 | ||
| LRGHRhbl | Large scale condensation heating rate [K/day] MN | 40 | ||
| LRGMRhbl | Large scale moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 40 | ||
| LWHRhbl | Longwave radiative heating rate [K/day] MN | 40 | ||
| MFLUXhbl | Upward mass flux [kg/m2/s] | 40 | ||
| MFLXBhbl | Upward mass flux at cloud base [kg/m2/s] MN | 40 | ||
| OZONEhbl | ozone mixing ratio [mg/kg] SNP | 40 | ||
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] SNP | 1 | ||
| PRESMsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] MN | 1 | ||
| SPFHMhbl | Mean specific humidity [kg/kg] MN | 40 | ||
| SWHRhbl | Solar radiative heating rate [k/day] MN | 40 | ||
| TCDChbl | Cloud cover [%] MN | 40 | ||
| TMPMhbl | Mean temperature [K] MN | 40 | ||
| UGRDMhbl | Mean zonal wind [m/s] MN | 40 | ||
| VDFHRhbl | Vertical diffusion heating rate [K/day] MN | 40 | ||
| VDFMRhbl | Vertical diffusion moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 40 | ||
| VDFUAhbl | Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| VDFVAhbl | Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 40 | ||
| VGRDMhbl | Mean meridional wind [m/s] MN | 40 | ||
| VVELMhbl | Mean pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] MN | 40 | ||
|
fcst_phy3m25
|
ADVHRhbl | Advective heating rate [K/day] MN | 23 | |
| ADVMRhbl | Advective Moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 23 | ||
| ADVUAhbl | Advective zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| ADVVAhbl | Advective meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| CNVHRhbl | Convective heating rate [k/day] MN | 23 | ||
| CNVMRhbl | Convective moistening rate [kg/kg/s] MN | 23 | ||
| CNVUAhbl | Convective zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| CNVVAhbl | Convective meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| CWAThbl | Cloud water content [kg/kg] MN | 23 | ||
| CWORKhbl | Cloud work function [J/kg] MN | 23 | ||
| GWDUAhbl | Gravity wave zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| GWDVAhbl | Gravity wave meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| HGThbl | Mean geopotential height [m] MN | 23 | ||
| LRGHRhbl | Large scale condensation heating rate [K/day] MN | 23 | ||
| LRGMRhbl | Large scale moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 23 | ||
| LWHRhbl | Longwave radiative heating rate [K/day] MN | 23 | ||
| MFLUXhbl | Upward mass flux [kg/m2/s] | 23 | ||
| MFLXBhbl | Upward mass flux at cloud base [kg/m2/s] MN | 23 | ||
| OZONEhbl | ozone mixing ratio [mg/kg] SNP | 23 | ||
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] SNP | 1 | ||
| PRESMsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] MN | 1 | ||
| SPFHMhbl | Mean specific humidity [kg/kg] MN | 23 | ||
| SWHRhbl | Solar radiative heating rate [k/day] MN | 23 | ||
| TCDChbl | Cloud cover [%] MN | 23 | ||
| TMPMhbl | Mean temperature [K] MN | 23 | ||
| UGRDMhbl | Mean zonal wind [m/s] MN | 23 | ||
| VDFHRhbl | Vertical diffusion heating rate [K/day] MN | 23 | ||
| VDFMRhbl | Vertical diffusion moistening rate [kg/kg/day] MN | 23 | ||
| VDFUAhbl | Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| VDFVAhbl | Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration [m/s/day] MN | 23 | ||
| VGRDMhbl | Mean meridional wind [m/s] MN | 23 | ||
| VVELMhbl | Mean pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] MN | 23 | ||
anl_mdl |
HGThbl | Geopotential height [gpm] | 40 | |
| TMPhbl | Air temperature [K] | 40 | ||
| SPFHhbl | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 40 | ||
| UGRDhbl | Zonal wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VGRDhbl | Meridional wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VVELhbl | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 40 | ||
| CWAThbl | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 40 | ||
| DISTsfc | Model surface height [m] | 1 | Constant | |
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| RHsfc | Surface 2m relative humidity [%] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| PWATcol | Precipitable water [kg/m2] | 1 | ||
| UWVcol | Column total of zonal water vapor flux [kg/m/s] | 1 | ||
| VWVcol | Column total of meridional water vapor flux [Kg/m/s] | 1 | ||
fcst_mdl |
CWAThbl | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 40 | |
| HGThbl | Geopotential height [gpm] | 40 | ||
| SPFHhbl | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 40 | ||
| TMPhbl | Air temperature [K] | 40 | ||
| UGRDhbl | Zonal wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VGRDhbl | Meridional wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VVELhbl | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 40 | ||
| MFLXBhbl | Upward mass flux at cloud base [kg/m2/s] | 40 | ||
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| TPRATsfc | 6-hourly total precipitation rate [mm/6hour] | 1 | ||
| SEWsfc | Surface snowfall rate water equiv. [kg/m2/s] | 1 | ||
| WTMPsfc | surface Water temp. [K] | 1 | ||
ges_mdl |
HGThbl | Geopotential height [gpm] | 40 | |
| TMPhbl | Air temperature [K] | 40 | ||
| SPFHhbl | Specific humidity [kg/kg] | 40 | ||
| RHhbl | Relative humidity [fraction] | 40 | ||
| UGRDhbl | Zonal wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VGRDhbl | Meridional wind [m/s] | 40 | ||
| VVELhbl | Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] | 40 | ||
| CWAThbl | Cloud water content [kg/kg] | 40 | ||
| DISTsfc | Model surface height [m] | 1 | Constant | |
| PRESsfc | Surface pressure [Pa] | 1 | ||
| PRMSLmsl | Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] | 1 | ||
| TMPsfc | Surface 2m air temperature [K] | 1 | ||
| SPFHsfc | Surface 2m specific humidity [kg/kg] | 1 | ||
| RHsfc | Surface 2m relative humidity [%] | 1 | ||
| UGRDsfc | Surface 10m zonal wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
| VGRDsfc | Surface 10m meridional wind [m/s] | 1 | ||
