anl_p, anl_p25

Name

Field type [unit]

Number of levels

HGTprs

Geopotential height [gpm]

23

TMPprs

Air temperature [K]

23

SPFHprs

Specific humidity [kg/kg]

12

DEPRprs

Dew point depression [K]

8

UGRDprs

Zonal wind [m/s]

23

VGRDprs

Meridional wind [m/s]

23

CWATprs

Cloud water content (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

12

PRMSLmsl

Pressure reduced to mean sea level [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_chipsi, anl_chipsi25

RELDprs

Relative 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_mdl

HGThbl

Geopotential height [gpm]

40

TMPhbl

Air temperature [K]

40

SPFHhbl

Specific humidity [kg/kg]

28

UGRDhbl

Zonal wind [m/s]

40

VGRDhbl

Meridional wind [m/s]

40

VVELhbl

Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s]

40

CWAThbl

Cloud water content (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

40

DISTsfc

Model surface height [m]

1

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 [fraction]

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

 

 

anl_z, anl_z25

HGTprs

Geopotential height [gpm]

23

TMPprs

Air temperature [K]

23

SPFHprs

Specific humidity [kg/kg]

12

CWATprs

Cloud water content (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

12

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 mean sea level [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

 

 

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

Zonal wind [m/s]

20

VGRDtht

Merional wind [m/s]

20

VVELtht

Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s]

20

PVORtht

Potential vorticity [1/s]

20

 

 

anl_land, anl_land25

TSGsfc

Ground temperature [K]

1

SOILWhbl

Soil wetness at level 1(deep), 2(root) and 3(shallow) [fraction]

3

TSCsfc

Canopy temperature [K]

1

SOILTcol

Soil temperature [K]

1

SNWEsfc

Water equivalent snow depth [m]

1

 

 

anl_snow106_mdl, anl_snow25

SNOWD

Surface snow depth [m]

1

 

 

fcst_phy2m, fcst_phy2m25

CPRATsfc+

6-hourly convective precipitation rate [mm/day]

1

CSDLFsfc*

Clear sky downward long wave flux at surface [W/m2]

1

CSDSFsfc*

Clear sky downward solar flux at surface [W/m2]

1

CSULFtoa*

Clear sky upward long wave flux at top [W/m2]

1

CSUSFsfc*

Clear sky upward solar flux at surface [W/m2]

1

CSUSFtoa*

Clear sky upward solar flux at top [W/m2]

1

CWATcol+

Total cloud column water (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/m2]
(It differs from that of the other categories in that contribution of falling snow is taken into account.)

1

DISTsfc

Model Surface height [m]

1

DLWRFsfc*

Downward long wave radiation flux at surface [W/m2]

1

DSWRFsfc*

Downward solar radiation flux at surface [W/m2]

1

DSWRFtoa*

Downward solar radiation flux at top [W/m2]

1

FGLUsfc*

Zonal momentum flux by long gravity wave [N/m2]

1

FGLVsfc*

Meridional momentum flux by long gravity wave [N/m2]

1

FGSUsfc*

Zonal momentum flux by short gravity wave [N/m2]

1

FGSVsfc*

Meridional momentum flux by short gravity wave [N/m2]

1

FRQCsfc*

Frequency of cumulus precipitation [%]

1

FRQPsfc*

Frequency of precipitation [%]

1

HCDC*

High level cloud cover [%]

1

ICECsfc*

Ice concentration (ice=1; no ice=0) [1/0]

1

LCDC*

Low level cloud cover [%]

1

LHTFLsfc*

Latent heat flux [W/m2]

1

MCDC*

Mid level cloud cover [%]

1

LPRATsfc+

6-hourly large scale precipitation rate [mm/day]

1

PRESsfc

Surface pressure [Pa]

1

PRMSLmsl*

Mean Surface pressure reduced to mean sea level[Pa]

1

PRMXsfc

Maximum hourly precipitation during 6 hours [mm/hour]

1

PWATcol

Precipitable water [kg/m2]

1

SPFHMsfc*

Mean surface specific humidity [kg/kg]

1

RHsfc

Surface relative humidity [%]

1

SFCRsfc

Surface roughness [m]

1

SHTFLsfc*

Sensible heat flux [W/m2]

1

SPFHsfc

Surface (2m) specific humidity [kg/kg]

1

SPFHhbl

Specific humidity at the lowest model level [kg/kg]

1

SRWEQsfc+

6-hourly snowfall rate water equivalent [kg/m2/day]

1

TCDCcol*

Total cloud cover [%]

1

TMAXsfc

Surface (2m) air maximum temperature during 6 hours [K]

1

TMINsfc

Surface (2m) air minimum temperature during 6 hours [K]

1

TMPsfc

Surface (2m) air temperature

1

TMPhbl

Temperature at the lowest model level [K]

1

TMPMsfc*

Mean surface (2m) air temperature [K]

1

TTHMcol*

Column total of diabatic heating [W/m2]

1

UFLXsfc*

Zonal momentum flux by friction [N/m2]

1

UGRDsfc

Surface (10m) zonal wind [m/s]

1

UGRDhbl

Zonal wind at lowest model level [m/s]

1

ULWRFsfc*

Upward long wave radiation flux at surface [W/m2]

1

ULWRFtoa*

Upward long wave radiation flux at top [W/m2]

1

UGRDMsfc*

Mean surface (10m) zonal wind [m/s]

1

USWRFsfc*

Upward solar radiation at surface [W/m2]

1

USWRFtoa*

Upward solar radiation at top [W/m2]

1

UWVcol*

Column total of zonal water vapor flux [kg/m/s]

1

VFLXsfc*

Meridional momentum flux by friction [N/m2]

1

VGRDsfc

Surface (10m) meridional wind [m/s]

1

VGRDhbl

Meridional wind at lowest model level [m/s]

1

VGRDMsfc*

Mean surface (10m) meridional wind [m/s]

1

VTUcol*

Column total of covariance between temperature and zonal wind [K*Pa*m/s]

1

VTVcol*

Column total of covariance between temperature and meridional wind [K*Pa*m/s]

1

VWVcol*

Column total of meridional water vapor flux [kg/m/s]

1

WSMXsfc

Maximum surface wind during 6 hours [m/s]

1

WSMXhbl

Maximum surface wind at the lowest model level during 6 hours [m/s]

1

WTMPsfc

Sea surface temperature [K]

1

 

 

fcst_phy3m, fcst_phy3m25

Gaus

LL25

ADVHRhbl*

Advective heating rate [K/day]

40

23

ADVMRhbl*

Advective moistening rate [kg/kg/day]

40

23

ADVUAhbl*

Advective zonal acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

ADVVAhbl*

Advective meridional acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

CNVHRhbl*

Convective heating rate [K/day]

40

23

CNVMRhbl*

Convective moistening rate [kg/kg/day]

40

23

CNVUAhbl*

Convective zonal acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

CNVVAhbl*

Convective meridional acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

CWAThbl*

Cloud water content (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

40

23

CWORKhbl*

Cloud work function [J/kg]

40

23

GWDUAhbl*

Gravity wave zonal acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

GWDVAhbl*

Gravity wave meridional acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

HGThbl*

Mean geopotential height [gpm]

40

23

LRGHRhbl*

Large scale condensation heating rate [K/day]

40

23

LRGMRhbl*

Large scale moistening rate [kg/kg/day]

40

23

LWHRhbl*

Longwave radiative heating rate [K/day]

40

23

MFLUXhbl*

Upward mass flux [kg/m2/s]

40

23

MFLXBhbl*

Upward mass flux at cloud base [kg/m2/s]

40

23

OZONEhbl

Ozone mixing ratio [mg/kg]

40

23

PRESsfc

Surface pressure [Pa]

1

1

PRESMsfc*

Mean Surface pressure [Pa]

1

1

SPFHMhbl*

Mean specific humidity [kg/kg]

40

23

SWHRhbl*

Solar radiative heating rate [K/day]

40

23

TCDChbl*

Cloud cover [%]

40

23

TMPMhbl*

Mean temperature [K]

40

23

UGRDMhbl*

Mean zonal wind [m/s]

40

23

VDFHRhbl*

Vertical diffusion heating rate [K/day]

40

23

VDFMRhbl*

Vertical diffusion moistening rate [kg/kg/day]

40

23

VDFUAhbl*

Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

VDFVAhbl*

Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration [m/s/day]

40

23

VGRDMhbl*

Mean meridional wind [m/s]

40

23

VVELMhbl*

Mean pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s]

40

23

 

 

fcst_phyland

TSCsfc*

Canopy temperature [K]

1

TSGsfc*

Ground temperature [K]

1

SoilTcol*

Soil temperature [K]

1

GFLXsfc*

Ground heat flux [W/m2]

1

MSGsfc*

Moisture storage on ground/cover [mm]

1

MSCsfc*

Moisture storage on canopy [mm]

1

SoilWhbl*

Soil water content [mm]

1

LTRSsfc*

Evapotranspiration [W/m2]

1

LINTsfc*

Interception loss [W/m2]

1

ROFsfc*

Surface runoff [mm/day]

1

 

 

ges_p, ges_p25

HGTprs

Geopotential height [gpm]

23

TMPprs

Air temperature [K]

23

SPFHprs

Specific humidity [kg/kg]

12

UGRDprs

Zonal wind [m/s]

23

VGRDprs

Meridional wind [m/s]

23

VVELprs

Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s]

23

CWATprs

Cloud water content (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

12

PRMSLmsl

Pressure reduced to mean sea level [Pa]

1

TMPsfc

Surface (2m) air temperature [K]

1

DEPRprs

Dew point depression [K]

8

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

 

 

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 (cloud liquid water plus cloud ice) [kg/kg]

40

DISTsfc

Model surface height [m]

1

PRESsfc

Surface pressure [Pa]

1

PRMSLmsl

Pressure reduced to mean sea level [Pa]

1

TMPsfc

Surface (2m) air temperature [K]

1

SPFHsfc

Surface (2m) specific humidity [kg/kg]

1

RHsfc

Surface (2m) relative humidity [fraction]

1

UGRDsfc

Surface (10m) zonal wind [m/s]

1

VGRDsfc

Surface (10m) meridional wind [m/s]

1

*:Averaging during the 6-hour integration, +:Accumulation during the 6-hour integration, none:Instantaneous value at a given time