NOAA FSL Parameter Code Table 2
PRES
Pressure
Pa
air_pressure
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Tropopause
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Hydrostatic Pressure
HGT
Height
gpm
geopotential_height
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Geopotential Height
TMP
Temperature
K
air_temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature
POT
Potential temperature
K
air_potential_temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Potential Temperature
U GRD
u-component of wind
m s^-1
eastward_wind
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds
V GRD
v-component of wind
m s^-1
northward_wind
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds
V VEL
Pressure vertical velocity
Pa s^-1
lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vertical Wind Motion
500 hPa absolute vorticity
s^-1
atmosphere_absolute_vorticity
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity
SPF H
Specific humidity
%
specific_humidity
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
Condensation pressure
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Condensation
PWAT
Precipitable water
kg m^-2
atmosphere_water_vapor_content
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Precipitable Water
PRATE
Precipitation rate
kg m^-2 s-1
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
Total precipitation
precipitation_amount
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
NCPCP
Resolvable scale precipitation
kg m^-2
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
ACPCP
Sub-grid scale precipitation
kg m^-2
convective_precipitation_amount
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
WEASD
Snow accumulation
kg m^-2
surface_snow_amount
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Water Equivalent
SNO D
Snow depth
m
surface_snow_thickness
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth
Low-level cloud cover percentage
%
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency
Mid-level cloud cover percentage
%
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency
High-level cloud cover percentage
%
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency
Surface albedo
surface_albedo
TSOIL
Soil temperature at surface
K
soil_temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Temperature
SOIL M
Soil moisture content
kg m^-2
soil_moisture_content
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content
Snow density
Snow melt accumulated
NSWRS
Net short-wave radiation flux (surface)
W m^-2
surface_net_upward_shortwave_flux
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Incoming Solar Radiation
NLWRS
Net longwave radiation flux (surface)
W m^-2
surface_net_upward_longwave_flux
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Outgoing Longwave Radiation
LHTFL
Latent heat flux
W m^-2
surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux
SHTFL
Sensible heat flux
W m^-2
surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux
MSLMA
MAPS mean sea level pressure
Pa
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure
SOIL M
Soil moisture content
kg m^-2
soil_moisture_content
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content
CLWMR
Cloud water mixing ratio
kg kg^-1
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
CIN
Convective inhibition
J kg^-1
CAPE
Convective available potential energy
J kg^-1
TKE
Turbulent kinetic energy
J kg^-1
Rain water mixing ratio - b
kg kg^-1
Snow mixing ratio - b
kg kg^-1
Ice mixing ratio - b
kg kg^-1
Graupel mixing ratio - b
kg kg^-1
Number concentration for ice particles - b
Water vapor mixing ratio - b
kg kg^-1
Evapotranspiration flux
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Evapotranspiration
Water condensation rate near surface
Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground
VPTMP
Virtual potential temperature - b
K
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Potential Temperature
Sub-surface runoff
kg m^-2
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff
Time-averaged downward shortwave radiation flux
W m^-2
downward_shortwave_flux_in_air
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation
Time-averaged downward longwave radiation flux
W m^-2
downward_longwave_flux_in_air
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation
Time-averaged upward shortwave radiation flux
W m^-2
upward_shortwave_flux_in_air
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation
Time-averaged upward longwave radiation flux
W m^-2
upward_longwave_flux_in_air
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation
C WAT
Canopy water
kg m^-2
Direct evaporation from bare soil
Evaporation of canopy water
Time-averaged snow phase-change heat flux
W m^-2
BGRUN
Surface runoff
kg m^-2
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff
Surface runoff accumulated
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff
Snow temperature - snow or top soil level
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow/Ice Temperature
Surface drag coefficient
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Surface Roughness