Table4.2.0.2 https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/grib2_doc/grib2_table4-2-0-2.shtml WDIR Wind Direction (from which blowing) WIND Wind Speed m s-1 UGRD U-Component of Wind m s-1 VGRD V-Component of Wind m s-1 STRM Stream Function m2 s-1 VPOT Velocity Potential m2 s-1 MNTSF Montgomery Stream Function m2 s-2 SGCVV Sigma Coordinate Vertical Velocity s-1 VVEL Vertical Velocity (Pressure) Pa s-1 DZDT Vertical Velocity (Geometric) m s-1 ABSV Absolute Vorticity s-1 ABSD Absolute Divergence s-1 RELV Relative Vorticity s-1 RELD Relative Divergence s-1 PVORT Potential Vorticity K m2 kg-1 s-1 VUCSH Vertical U-Component Shear s-1 VVCSH Vertical V-Component Shear s-1 UFLX Momentum Flux, U-Component N m-2 VFLX Momentum Flux, V-Component N m-2 WMIXE Wind Mixing Energy J BLYDP Boundary Layer Dissipation W m-2 MAXGUST Maximum Wind Speed * m s-1 GUST Wind Speed (Gust) m s-1 UGUST U-Component of Wind (Gust) m s-1 VGUST V-Component of Wind (Gust) m s-1 VWSH Vertical Speed Shear s-1 MFLX Horizontal Momentum Flux N m-2 USTM U-Component Storm Motion m s-1 VSTM V-Component Storm Motion m s-1 CD Drag Coefficient Numeric FRICV Frictional Velocity m s-1 TDCMOM Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient for Momentum m2 s-1 ETACVV Eta Coordinate Vertical Velocity s-1 WINDF Wind Fetch m NWIND Normal Wind Component ** m s-1 TWIND Tangential Wind Component ** m s-1 AFRWE Amplitude Function for Rossby Wave Envelope for Meridional Wind *** m s-1 NTSS Northward Turbulent Surface Stress **** N m-2 s ETSS Eastward Turbulent Surface Stress **** N m-2 s EWTPARM Eastward Wind Tendency Due to Parameterizations m s-2 NWTPARM Northward Wind Tendency Due to Parameterizations m s-2 UGWIND U-Component of Geostrophic Wind m s-1 VGWIND V-Component of Geostrophic Wind m s-1 GEOWD Geostrophic Wind Direction GEOWS Geostrophic Wind Speed m s-1 UNDIV Unbalanced Component of Divergence s-1 VORTADV Vorticity Advection s-2 VWSH Vertical Speed Shear s-1 MFLX Horizontal Momentum Flux N m-2 USTM U-Component Storm Motion m s-1 VSTM V-Component Storm Motion m s-1 CD Drag Coefficient non-dim FRICV Frictional Velocity m s-1 LAUV Latitude of U Wind Component of Velocity deg LOUV Longitude of U Wind Component of Velocity deg LAVV Latitude of V Wind Component of Velocity deg LOVV Longitude of V Wind Component of Velocity deg LAPP Latitude of Presure Point deg LOPP Longitude of Presure Point deg VEDH Vertical Eddy Diffusivity Heat exchange m2 s-1 COVMZ Covariance between Meridional and Zonal Components of the wind. m2 s-2 COVTZ Covariance between Temperature and Zonal Components of the wind. K*m s-1 COVTM Covariance between Temperature and Meridional Components of the wind. K*m s-1 VDFUA Vertical Diffusion Zonal Acceleration m s-2 VDFVA Vertical Diffusion Meridional Acceleration m s-2 GWDU Gravity wave drag zonal acceleration m s-2 GWDV Gravity wave drag meridional acceleration m s-2 CNVU Convective zonal momentum mixing acceleration m s-2 CNVV Convective meridional momentum mixing acceleration m s-2 WTEND Tendency of vertical velocity m s-2 OMGALF Omega (Dp/Dt) divide by density K CNGWDU Convective Gravity wave drag zonal acceleration m s-2 CNGWDV Convective Gravity wave drag meridional acceleration m s-2 LMV Velocity Point Model Surface PVMWW Potential Vorticity (Mass-Weighted) 1/s/m MAXUVV Hourly Maximum of Upward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa m s-1 MAXDVV Hourly Maximum of Downward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa m s-1 MAXUW U Component of Hourly Maximum 10m Wind Speed m s-1 MAXVW V Component of Hourly Maximum 10m Wind Speed m s-1 VRATE Ventilation Rate m2 s-1 TRWSPD Transport Wind Speed m s-1 TRWDIR Transport Wind Direction Deg TOA10 Earliest Reasonable Arrival Time (10% exceedance) s TOA50 Most Likely Arrival Time (50% exceedance) s TOD50 Most Likely Departure Time (50% exceedance) s TOD90 Latest Reasonable Departure Time (90% exceedance) s TPWDIR Tropical Wind Direction TPWSPD Tropical Wind Speed m s-1