NCEP Table Version 130
SOILW
Volumetric soil moisture (frozen + liquid)
fraction
PEVPR
Potential latent heat flux (potential evaporation)
W/m2
VEGT
Vegetation canopy temperature
K
BARET
Bare soil surface skin temperature
K
AVSFT
Average surface skin temperature
K
RADT
Effective radiative skin temperature
K
SSTOR
Surface water storage
kg/m2
LSOIL
Liquid soil moisture content (non-frozen)
kg/m2
EWATR
Open water evaporation (standing water)
W/m2
NCRAIN
Number concentration for rain particles
LSPA
Land Surface Precipitation Accumulation (LSPA)
kg/m2
GFLUX
Ground Heat Flux
W/m2
CIN
Convective inhibition (CIN)
J/kg
CAPE
Convective available potential energy (CAPE)
J/kg
TKE
Turbulent Kinetic Energy
J/kg
MXSALB
Maximum snow albedo
%
SOILL
Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen)
fraction
ASNOW
Frozen precipitation (e.g. snowfall)
kg/m2
ARAIN
Liquid precipitation (rainfall)
kg/m2
GWREC
Groundwater recharge
kg/m2
QREC
Flood plain recharge
kg/m2
SNOWT
Snow temperature, depth-avg
K
VBDSF
Visible beam downward solar flux
W/m2
VDDSF
Visible diffuse downward solar flux
W/m2
NBDSF
Near IR beam downward solar flux
W/m2
NDDSF
Near IR diffuse downward solar flux
W/m2
SNFALB
Snow-free albedo
%
Number of soil layers in root zone
non-dim
M FLX
Momentum flux
N/m2
NLAT
Latitude (-90 to +90)
deg
ELON
East longitude (0-360)
deg
FLDCAP
Field Capacity (soil moisture)
fraction
ACOND
Aerodynamic conductance
m/s
SNOAG
Snow age
s
CCOND
Canopy conductance
m/s
LAI
Leaf area index (0-9)
non-dim
SFCRH
Roughness length for heat
m
SALBD
Snow albedo (over snow cover area only)
%
NDVI
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
non-dim
DRIP
Canopy drip
kg/m2
VBSALB
Visible, Black Sky Albedo
%
VWSALB
Visible, White Sky Albedo
%
NBSALB
Near IR, Black Sky Albedo
%
NWSALB
Near IR, White Sky Albedo
%
FRZR
Freezing Rain
kg/m2
FROZR
Frozen Rain
kg/m2
TSNOW
Total Snow
kg/m2
MTERH
Model Terrain Height
m
SBSNO
Sublimation (evaporation from snow)
W/m2
EVBS
Direct evaporation from bare soil
W/m2
EVCW
Canopy water evaporation
W/m2
VTCIN
Virtual Temperature Based Convective Inhibition
J/Kg
VTCAPE
Virtual Temperature Based Convective Available Potential Energy
J/Kg
RSMIN
Minimal stomatal resistance
s/m
DSWRF
Downward shortwave radiation flux
W/m2
DLWRF
Downward longwave radiation flux
W/m2
VIL
Vertically Integrated Liquid
kg m-2
MSTAV
Moisture availability
%
SFEXC
Exchange coefficient
(kg/m3)(m/s)
TRANS
Transpiration
W/m2
USWRF
Upward short wave radiation flux
W/m2
ULWRF
Upward long wave radiation flux
W/m2
WILT
Wilting point
fraction
FLDCP
Field Capacity
fraction
HPBL
Planetary boundary layer height
m
SLTYP
Surface slope type
Index
CNWAT
Plant canopy surface water
kg/m2
SOTYP
Soil type
Index (0-9)
VGTYP
Vegetation type
Index (0-13)
BMIXL
Blackadar's mixing length scale
m
AMIXL
Asymptotic mixing length scale
m
PEVAP
Potential evaporation
kg/m2
SNOHF
Snow phase-change heat flux
W/m2
SMREF
Transpiration stress-onset (soil moisture)
fraction
SMDRY
Direct evaporation cease (soil moisture)
fraction
BGRUN
Subsurface runoff (baseflow)
kg/m2
SSRUN
Surface runoff (non-infiltrating)
kg/m2
SNOWC
Snow cover
%
SNOT
Snow temperature
K
POROS
Soil porosity
fraction
SBT112
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES11, Channel 2
K
SBT113
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES11, Channel 3
K
SBT114
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES11, Channel 4
K
SBT115
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES11, Channel 5
K
RCS
Solar parameter in canopy conductance
fraction
RCT
Temperature parameter in canopy conductance
fraction
RCQ
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance
fraction
RCSOL
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance
fraction
CD
Surface drag coefficient
non-dim
FRICV
Surface friction velocity
m/s
RI
Richardson number
non-dim
Missing