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