NCEP Parameter Code Table 2 PRES Pressure Pa air_pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Base Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Tropopause EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Base Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Base Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Base Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Base Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Top Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Hydrostatic Pressure climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PRMSL Pressure reduced to MSL Pa EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PTEND Pressure tendency Pa s^-1 tendency_of_air_pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Pressure Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PVORT Potential vorticity K m^2 kg^-1 s^-1 ertel_potential_vorticity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ICAHT ICAO Standard Atmosphere reference height m climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere GP Geopotential m^2 s^-2 geopotential climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere HGT Geopotential height gpm EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Geopotential Height geopotential_height climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DIST Geometric height m altitude location HSTDV Standard deviation of height m climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TOZNE Total ozone Dobson equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_o3_content EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric Ozone climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TMP Temperature K air_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Temperature > Skin Temperature;EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VTMP Virtual temperature K virtual_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Virtual Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere POT Potential temperature K air_potential_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Potential Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere EPOT Pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature K pseudo_equivalent_potential_temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TMAX Maximum temperature K maximum_air_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TMIN Minimum temperature K minimum_air_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DPT Dewpoint temperature K dew_point_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Dew Point Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DEPR Dewpoint depression (or deficit) K dew_point_depression EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Dew Point Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LAPR Lapse rate K m^-1 air_temperature_lapse_rate climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VIS Visibility m visibility_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Visibility climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RDSP1 Radar spectra (1) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RDSP2 Radar spectra (2) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RDSP3 Radar spectra (3) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PLI Parcel lifted index (to 500hPa) K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TMP A Temperature anomaly K air_temperature_anomaly climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PRESA Pressure anomaly Pa air_pressure_anomaly climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere GPA Geopotential height anomaly gpm geopotential_height_anomaly EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Geopotential Height climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WVSP1 Wave spectra (1) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WVSP2 Wave spectra (2) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WVSP3 Wave spectra (3) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WDIR Wind direction deg wind_from_direction EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WIND Wind speed m s^-1 wind_speed EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere UGRD u-component of wind m s^-1 eastward_wind EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VGRD v-component of wind m s^-1 northward_wind EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere STRM Stream function m^2 s^-1 atmosphere_horizontal_streamfunction EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Streamfunctions climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VPOT Velocity potential m^2 s^-1 atmosphere_horizontal_velocity_potential climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MNTSF Montgomery stream function m^2 s^-2 atmosphere_horizontal_montgomery_streamfunction EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Streamfunctions climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SGCVV Sigma coordinate vertical velocity s^-1 lagrangian_tendency_of_atmosphere_sigma_coordinate EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vertical Wind Motion climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VVEL Pressure vertical velocity Pa s^-1 lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vertical Wind Motion climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DZDT Vertical velocity m s^-1 upward_air_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vertical Wind Motion climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ABSV Absolute vorticity s^-1 atmosphere_absolute_vorticity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ABS D Absolute divergence s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Convergence/Divergence climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RELV Relative vorticity s^-1 atmosphere_relative_vorticity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RELD Relative divergence s^-1 divergence_of_wind EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Convergence/Divergence climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VUCSH Vertical u-component shear s^-1 eastward_wind_shear EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Shear climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VVCSH Vertical v-component shear s^-1 northward_wind_shear EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Shear climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DIR C Direction of current deg direction_of_sea_water_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SP C Speed of current m s^-1 sea_water_speed EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere UOGRD u-component of current m s^-1 eastward_sea_water_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VOGRD v-component of current m s^-1 northward_sea_water_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SPFH Specific humidity kg kg^-1 specific_humidity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RH Relative humidity % relative_humidity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MIXR Humidity mixing ratio kg kg^-1 humidity_mixing_ratio EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PWAT Precipitable water kg m^-2 atmosphere_water_vapor_content EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Precipitable Water climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VAPP Vapor pressure Pa water_vapor_pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SAT D Saturation deficit Pa water_vapor_saturation_deficit EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere EVP Evaporation kg m^-2 water_evaporation_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Evaporation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere C ICE Cloud ice kg m^-2 atmosphere_cloud_ice_content EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Liquid Water/Ice climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PRATE Precipitation rate kg m^-2 s^-1 precipitation_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TSTM Thunderstorm probability % thunderstorm_probability climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere A PCP Total precipitation kg m^-2 precipitation_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NCPCP Large scale precipitation kg m^-2 large_scale_precipitation_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ACPCP Convective precipitation kg m^-2 convective_precipitation_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SRWEQ Snowfall rate water equivalent kg m^-2 s^-1 snowfall_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Water Equivalent climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WEASD Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth kg m^-2 surface_snow_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Water Equivalent climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNO D Snow depth m surface_snow_thickness EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MIXHT Mixed layer depth m ocean_mixed_layer_thickness climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TTHDP Transient thermocline depth m EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Thermocline oceans MTHD Main thermocline depth m EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Thermocline oceans MTH A Main thermocline anomaly m EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Thermocline oceans TCDC Total cloud cover % cloud_area_fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CDCON Convective cloud cover % convective_cloud_area_fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere L CDC Low cloud cover % EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere M CDC Medium cloud cover % EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere H CDC High cloud cover % EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere C WAT Cloud water kg m^-2 atmosphere_cloud_condensed_water_content EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Liquid Water/Ice climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere BLI Best lifted index (to 500 hPa) K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNO C Convective snow kg m^-2 convective_snowfall_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNO L Large scale snow kg m^-2 large_scale_snowfall_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WTMP Water temperature K sea_water_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature oceans LAND Land cover fraction land_area_fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Cover imageryBaseMapsEarthCover DSL M Deviation of sea level from mean m sea_surface_height_above_sea_level EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sea Level Rise oceans SFCR Surface roughness m surface_roughness_length EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Surface Roughness imageryBaseMapsEarthCover ALBDO Albedo % surface_albedo EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Surface Radiative Properties > Albedo imageryBaseMapsEarthCover TSOIL Soil temperature K soil_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SOILM Soil moisture content kg m^-2 soil_moisture_content EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VEG Vegetation % vegetation_area_fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Cover imageryBaseMapsEarthCover SALTY Salinity kg kg^-1 sea_water_salinity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity oceans DEN Density kg m^-3 RUNOF Water runoff kg m^-2 surface_runoff_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff inlandWaters ICEC Ice cover fraction sea_ice_area_fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Extent oceans ICETK Ice thickness m sea_ice_thickness EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness oceans DICED Direction of ice drift deg direction_of_sea_ice_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Motion oceans SICED Speed of ice drift m s^-1 sea_ice_speed EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Motion oceans U ICE u-component of ice drift m s^-1 eastward_sea_ice_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Motion oceans V ICE v-component of ice drift m s^-1 northward_sea_ice_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Motion oceans ICE G Ice growth rate m s^-1 tendency_of_sea_ice_thickness_due_to_thermodynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Growth/Melt oceans ICE D Ice divergence s^-1 divergence_of_sea_ice_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Motion oceans SNO M Snow melt kg m^-2 surface_snow_melt_amount EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Melt climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere HTSGW Significant height of combined wind waves and swell m significant_height_of_wind_and_swell_waves EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height oceans WVDIR Direction of wind waves deg direction_of_wind_wave_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction oceans WVHGT Significant height of wind waves m significant_height_of_wind_waves EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height oceans WVPER Mean period of wind waves s wind_wave_period EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period oceans SWDIR Direction of swell waves deg direction_of_swell_wave_velocity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Swells oceans SWELL Significant height of swell waves m significant_height_of_swell_waves EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Swells oceans SWPER Mean period of swell waves s swell_wave_period EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Swells oceans DIRPW Primary wave direction deg EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction oceans PERPW Primary wave mean period s EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period oceans DIRSW Secondary wave direction deg EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction oceans PERSW Secondary wave mean period s EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period oceans NSWRS Net short-wave radiation flux (surface) W m^-2 surface_net_upward_shortwave_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Incoming Solar Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NLWRS Net longwave radiation flux (surface) W m^-2 surface_net_upward_longwave_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Outgoing Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NSWRT Net short-wave radiation flux (top of atmosphere) W m^-2 toa_net_upward_shortwave_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Incoming Solar Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NLWRT Net longwave radiation flux (top of atmosphere) W m^-2 toa_outgoing_longwave_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Outgoing Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LWAVR Long-wave radiation flux W m^-2 net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SWAVR Short-wave radiation flux W m^-2 net_upward_shortwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere G RAD Global radiation flux W m^-2 surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere BRTMP Brightness temperature K brightness_temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LWRAD Radiance (with respect to wave number) W srm^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SWRAD Radiance (with respect to wave length) W srm^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LHTFL Latent heat flux W m^-2 surface_upward_latent_heat_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SHTFL Sensible heat flux W m^-2 surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Heat Flux climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere BLYDP Boundary layer dissipation W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere UFLX Momentum flux, u-component N m^-2 downward_eastward_momentum_flux_in_air climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VFLX Momentum flux, v-component N m^-2 downward_northward_momentum_flux_in_air climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere WMIXE Wind mixing energy J wind_mixing_energy_flux_into_ocean oceans IMG D Image data MSLSA Mean sea level pressure (standard atmosphere) Pa EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MSLMA Mean sea level pressure (MAPS system reduction) Pa EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MSLET Mean sea level pressure (Eta model reduction) Pa EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LFTX Surface lifted index K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 4LFTX Best (4 layer) lifted index K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere K X K index K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere S X Sweat index K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MCONV Horizontal moisture divergence kg kg^-1 s^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VSSH Vertical speed shear s^-1 wind_speed_shear EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Shear climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TSLSA 3-hr pressure tendency std. atmos. reduction Pa s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Pressure Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere BVF2 Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared) s^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Atmospheric Stability square_of_brunt_vaisala_frequency_in_air climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PV MW Potential vorticity (density weighted) s^-1 m^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CRAIN Categorical rain (yes=1; no=0) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CRFZR Categorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CICEP Categorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CSNOW Categorical snow (yes=1; no=0) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SOILW Volumetric soil moisture content fraction EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PEVPR Potential evaporation rate W m^-2 potential_water_evaporation_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Evaporation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CWORK Cloud workfunction J kg^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere U-GWD Zonal flux of gravity wave stress N m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Gravity Wave climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere V-GWD Meridional flux of gravity wave stress N m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Gravity Wave climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PV Potential vorticity m^2 s^-1 kg^-1 potential_vorticity EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere COVMZ Covariance between meridional and zonal components of the wind, defined as [uv]-[u][v], where [] indicates the mean over the indicated time span. m^2 s^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere COVTZ Covariance between temperature and zonal components of the wind, defined as [uT]-[u][T], where [] indicates the mean over the indicated time span. [K]*[m s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere COVTM Covariance between temperature and meridional components of the wind, defined as [vT]-[v][T], where [] indicates the mean over the indicated time span. [K]*[m s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CLWMR Cloud water mixing ratio kg kg^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Liquid Water/Ice climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere O3MR Ozone mixing ratio kg kg^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric Ozone climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere GFLUX Ground heat flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CIN Convective inhibition J kg^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Convection climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CAPE Convective available potential energy J kg^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Convection climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TKE Turbulent kinetic energy J kg^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CONDP Condesation pressure of parcel lifted from indicated surface Pa climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CSUSF Clear sky upward solar flux W m^-2 upward_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CSDSF Clear sky downward solar flux W m^-2 downward_shortwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CSULF Clear sky upward longwave flux W m^-2 upward_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CSDLF Clear sky downward longwave flux W m^-2 downward_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CFNSF Cloud forcing net solar flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CFNLF Cloud forcing net longwave flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VBDSF Visible beam downward solar flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VDDSF Visible diffuse downward solar flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NBDSF Near IR beam downward solar flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NDDSF Near IR diffuse downward solar flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere RWMR Rain water mixing ratio climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNMR Snow mixing ratio climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere M FLX Momentum flux N m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LMH Mass point model surface LMV Velocity point model surface SGLYR Nearby model layer number (from bottom up) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NLAT Latitude (-90 to +90) deg location ELON East longitude (0-360) deg location UMAS Mass weighted u climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VMAS Mass weighted v climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere GUST Surface wind gust EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LPSX x-gradient of log pressure m^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LPSY y-gradient of log pressure m^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere HGTX x-gradient of height m m^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere HGTY y-gradient of height m m^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TPFI Turbulence potential forecast index climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TIPD Total icing potential diagnostic climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LTNG Lightning EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VPTMP Virtual potential temperature K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBUW Covariance between u and omega [m s^-1]*[Pa s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBVW Covariance between v and omega [m s^-1]*[Pa s^-1] CBUQ Covariance between u and specific humidity [m s^-1]*[gm gm^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBVQ Covariance between v and specific humidity [m s^-1]*[gm gm^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBTW Covariance between T and omega [K]*[Pa s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBQW Covariance between specific humidity and omega [gm gm^-1]*[Pa s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBMZW Covariance between v and u m^2 s^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBTZW Covariance between u and T [K]*[m s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CBTMW Covariance between v and T [K]*[m s^-1] climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere EVBS Direct evaporation from bare soil climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere EVCW Canopy water evaporation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ICWAT Ice-free water surface % imageryBaseMapsEarthCover DSWRF Downward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 downward_shortwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DLWRF Downward longwave radiation flux W m^-2 downward_longwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere UVI Ultra violet index (1 hour integration centered at solar noon) J m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MSTAV Moisture availability % climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SFEXC Exchange coefficient (kg m^-3)(m s^-1) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MIXLY No. of mixed layers next to surface climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TRANS Transpiration EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Evapotranspiration climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere USWRF Upward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 upward_shortwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere ULWRF Upward longwave radiation flux W m^-2 upward_longwave_flux_in_air EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CDLYR Amount of non-convective cloud % EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Amount/Frequency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CPRAT Convective precipitation rate kg m^-2 s^-1 convective_precipitation_flux EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TTDIA Temperature tendency by all physics K s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TTRAD Temperature tendency by all radiation K s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TTPHY Temperature tendency by non-radiation physics K s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere PREIX precip.index(0.0-1.00) fraction climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere TSD1D Std. dev. of IR T over 1x1 deg area K climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere NLGSP Natural log of surface pressure ln(kPa) climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere HPBL Planetary boundary layer height m EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Altitude > Planetary Boundary Layer Height climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 5WAVH 5-wave geopotential height gpm climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CNWAT Plant canopy surface water kg m^-2 biota SOTYP Soil type (as in Zobler) geoscientificInformation VGTYP Vegetation type (as in SiB) EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species biota BMIXL Blackadar's mixing length scale m AMIXL Asymptotic mixing length scale m PEVAP Potential evaporation kg m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Evaporation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNOHF Snow phase-change heat flux W m^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 5WAVA 5-wave geopotential height anomaly climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere MFLUX Convective cloud mass flux Pa s^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere DTRF Downward total radiation flux W m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Net Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere UTRF Upward total radiation flux W m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Net Radiation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere BGRUN Baseflow-groundwater runoff kg m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff inlandWaters SSRUN Storm surface runoff kg m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff inlandWaters O3TOT Total ozone kg m^-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric Ozone climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNOWC Snow cover % EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SNO T Snow temperature K EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow/Ice Temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere COVTW Covariance between temperature and vertical component of the wind, defined as [wT]-[w][T], where [] indicates the mean over the indicated time span. product_of_upward_air_velocity_and_air_temperature climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LRGHR Large scale condensation heat rate K s^-1 tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_large_scale_condensation EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CNVHR Deep convective heating rate K s^-1 tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_deep_convection EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CNVMR Deep convective moistening rate kg kg^-1 s^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SHAHR Shallow convective heating rate K s^-1 tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_shallow_convection EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SHAMR Shallow convective moistening rate kg kg^-1 s^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VDFHR Vertical diffusion heating rate K s^-1 EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VDFUA Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration m s^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VDFVA Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration m s^-2 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere VDFMR Vertical diffusion moistening rate kg kg^-1 s^-1 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere SWHR Solar radiative heating rate K s^-1 tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_shortwave_heating EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere LWHR Long wave radiative heating rate K s^-1 tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_longwave_heating EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Tendency climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere CD Drag coefficient FRICV Friction velocity m s^-1 RI Richardson number