RecordNumber | WGrib2Name | FieldType | VerticalLevels | Units |
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1 |
REFC |
Composite reflectivity |
entire atmosphere |
dB |
2 |
RETOP |
Echo Top |
cloud top |
m |
3 |
var |
Hydrometeor-Based Vertically-Integrated Liquid Water |
entire atmosphere |
kg/m^2 |
4 |
VIL |
Radar-Simulated Vertically-Integrated Liquid Water |
entire atmosphere |
kg/m^2 |
5 |
VIS |
Visibility |
surface |
m |
6 |
REFD |
Reflectivity |
1000 m above ground |
dB |
7 |
REFD |
Reflectivity |
4000 m above ground |
dB |
8 |
REFD |
Reflectivity |
263 K level |
dB |
9 |
GUST |
Wind Speed (Gust) |
surface |
m/s |
10 |
DZDT |
Vertical Velocity (Geometric) |
700 mb |
m/s |
11 |
MAXUVV |
Hourly Maximum of Upward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa |
400-1000 mb above ground |
m/s |
12 |
MAXDVV |
Hourly Maximum of Downward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa |
400-1000 mb above ground |
m/s |
13 |
DZDT |
Hourly Average Vertical Velocity (Geometric) |
0.5-0.8 sigma layer |
m/s |
14 |
MSLMA |
MSLP (MAPS System Reduction) |
mean sea level |
Pa |
15 |
MAXREF |
Hourly Maximum of Simulated Reflectivity at 1 km AGL |
1000 m above ground |
dB |
16 |
MXUPHL |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity over Layer 2km to 5 km AGL |
5000-2000 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
17 |
MXUPHL |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity over Layer 1km to 6 km AGL |
6000-1000 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
18 |
TCOLG |
Total Column Integrate Graupel |
entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) |
kg/m^2 |
19 |
var |
Max lightning threat 1 based on vertical flux of graupel at -15C over hour |
1 m above ground |
flashes/km^2/5min |
20 |
var |
Max lightning threat 2 based on vert integrated frozen hydrometeors hour |
2 m above ground |
flashes/km^2/5min |
21 |
LTNG |
Max lightning threat 3 based on a combination of threats 1 and 2 over hour |
entire atmosphere |
flashes/km^2/5min |
22 |
UPHL |
Updraft Helicity |
5000-2000 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
23 |
UPHL |
Updraft Helicity |
6000-1000 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
24 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
1 m above ground |
s |
25 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
4 m above ground |
s |
26 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
2 m above ground |
s |
27 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
5 m above ground |
s |
28 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
3 m above ground |
s |
29 |
TSEC |
Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) |
6 m above ground |
s |
30 |
UGRD |
U-Component of Wind |
80 m above ground |
m/s |
31 |
VGRD |
V-Component of Wind |
80 m above ground |
m/s |
32 |
PRES |
Pressure |
surface |
Pa |
33 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
surface |
gpm |
34 |
TMP |
Temperature |
surface |
K |
35 |
ASNOW |
Total Snowfall |
surface |
m |
36 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0-0 m below ground |
K |
37 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0-0 m below ground |
Fraction |
38 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0.01-0.01 m below ground |
K |
39 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0.01-0.01 m below ground |
Fraction |
40 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0.04-0.04 m below ground |
K |
41 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0.04-0.04 m below ground |
Fraction |
42 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0.1-0.1 m below ground |
K |
43 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0.1-0.1 m below ground |
Fraction |
44 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0.3-0.3 m below ground |
K |
45 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0.3-0.3 m below ground |
Fraction |
46 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
0.6-0.6 m below ground |
K |
47 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
0.6-0.6 m below ground |
Fraction |
48 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
1-1 m below ground |
K |
49 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
1-1 m below ground |
Fraction |
50 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
1.6-1.6 m below ground |
K |
51 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
1.6-1.6 m below ground |
Fraction |
52 |
TSOIL |
Soil Temperature |
3-3 m below ground |
K |
53 |
SOILW |
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content |
3-3 m below ground |
Fraction |
54 |
MSTAV |
Moisture Availability |
0 m underground |
% |
55 |
CNWAT |
Plant Canopy Surface Water |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
56 |
WEASD |
Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
57 |
SNOWC |
Snow Cover |
surface |
% |
58 |
SNOD |
Snow Depth |
surface |
m |
59 |
TMP |
Temperature |
2 m above ground |
K |
60 |
POT |
Potential Temperature |
2 m above ground |
K |
61 |
SPFH |
Specific Humidity |
2 m above ground |
kg/kg |
62 |
DPT |
Dew Point Temperature |
2 m above ground |
K |
63 |
RH |
Relative Humidity |
2 m above ground |
% |
64 |
UGRD |
U-Component of Wind |
10 m above ground |
m/s |
65 |
VGRD |
V-Component of Wind |
10 m above ground |
m/s |
66 |
WIND |
Wind Speed |
10 m above ground |
m/s |
67 |
CPOFP |
Percent frozen precipitation |
surface |
% |
68 |
PRATE |
Precipitation Rate |
surface |
kg/m^2/s |
69 |
APCP |
Total Precipitation |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
70 |
WEASD |
Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
71 |
FROZR |
Frozen Rain |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
72 |
FRZR |
Freezing Rain |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
73 |
SSRUN |
Storm Surface Runoff |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
74 |
BGRUN |
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
75 |
APCP |
Total Precipitation |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
76 |
WEASD |
Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
77 |
FROZR |
Frozen Rain |
surface |
kg/m^2 |
78 |
CSNOW |
Categorical Snow |
surface |
- |
79 |
CICEP |
Categorical Ice Pellets |
surface |
- |
80 |
CFRZR |
Categorical Freezing Rain |
surface |
- |
81 |
CRAIN |
Categorical Rain |
surface |
- |
82 |
SFCR |
Surface Roughness |
surface |
m |
83 |
FRICV |
Frictional Velocity |
surface |
m/s |
84 |
SHTFL |
Sensible Heat Net Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
85 |
LHTFL |
Latent Heat Net Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
86 |
GFLUX |
Ground Heat Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
87 |
VGTYP |
Vegetation Type |
surface |
Integer(0-13) |
88 |
LFTX |
Surface Lifted Index |
500-1000 mb |
K |
89 |
CAPE |
Convective Available Potential Energy |
surface |
J/kg |
90 |
CIN |
Convective Inhibition |
surface |
J/kg |
91 |
PWAT |
Precipitable Water |
entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) |
kg/m^2 |
92 |
LCDC |
Low Cloud Cover |
low cloud layer |
% |
93 |
MCDC |
Medium Cloud Cover |
middle cloud layer |
% |
94 |
HCDC |
High Cloud Cover |
high cloud layer |
% |
95 |
TCDC |
Total Cloud Cover |
entire atmosphere |
% |
96 |
PRES |
Pressure |
cloud base |
Pa |
97 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
cloud base |
gpm |
98 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
cloud ceiling |
gpm |
99 |
PRES |
Pressure |
cloud top |
Pa |
100 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
cloud top |
gpm |
101 |
ULWRF |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux |
top of atmosphere |
W/m^2 |
102 |
DSWRF |
Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
103 |
DLWRF |
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
104 |
USWRF |
Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
105 |
ULWRF |
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
106 |
VBDSF |
Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
107 |
VDDSF |
Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux |
surface |
W/m^2 |
108 |
HLCY |
Storm Relative Helicity |
3000-0 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
109 |
HLCY |
Storm Relative Helicity |
1000-0 m above ground |
m^2/s^2 |
110 |
USTM |
U-Component Storm Motion |
0-6000 m above ground |
m/s |
111 |
VSTM |
V-Component Storm Motion |
0-6000 m above ground |
m/s |
112 |
VUCSH |
Vertical U-Component Shear |
0-1000 m above ground |
1/s |
113 |
VVCSH |
Vertical V-Component Shear |
0-1000 m above ground |
1/s |
114 |
VUCSH |
Vertical U-Component Shear |
0-6000 m above ground |
1/s |
115 |
VVCSH |
Vertical V-Component Shear |
0-6000 m above ground |
1/s |
116 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
0C isotherm |
gpm |
117 |
RH |
Relative Humidity |
0C isotherm |
% |
118 |
PRES |
Pressure |
0C isotherm |
Pa |
119 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
highest tropospheric freezing level |
gpm |
120 |
RH |
Relative Humidity |
highest tropospheric freezing level |
% |
121 |
PRES |
Pressure |
highest tropospheric freezing level |
Pa |
122 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
263 K level |
gpm |
123 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
253 K level |
gpm |
124 |
4LFTX |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index |
180-0 mb above ground |
K |
125 |
CAPE |
Convective Available Potential Energy |
180-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
126 |
CIN |
Convective Inhibition |
180-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
127 |
HPBL |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
surface |
m |
128 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
level of adiabatic condensation from sfc |
gpm |
129 |
CAPE |
Convective Available Potential Energy |
90-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
130 |
CIN |
Convective Inhibition |
90-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
131 |
CAPE |
Convective Available Potential Energy |
255-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
132 |
CIN |
Convective Inhibition |
255-0 mb above ground |
J/kg |
133 |
HGT |
Geopotential Height |
equilibrium level |
gpm |
134 |
PLPL |
Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted |
255-0 mb above ground |
Pa |
135 |
RHPW |
Relative Humidity with Respect to Precipitable Water |
entire atmosphere |
% |
136 |
LAND |
Land Cover (0=sea 1=land) |
surface |
Proportion |
137 |
ICEC |
Ice Cover |
surface |
Proportion |
138 |
SBT123 |
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12 Channel 3 |
top of atmosphere |
K |
139 |
SBT124 |
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12 Channel 4 |
top of atmosphere |
K |
140 |
SBT113 |
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11 Channel 3 |
top of atmosphere |
K |
141 |
SBT114 |
Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11 Channel 4 |
top of atmosphere |
K |