# LATS PARAMETER TABLE automatically generated by lats4d # Note: This table lacks the UNITS and GRIB decimal_scale_factor columns. # It also does not include QC information. For additional # information on LATS parameter tables consult: # http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/software/lats/ #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # The sections may appear in any order. The center section is only required for GRIB output. # # #!variable # # Variable table: defines variable-specific parameters # # #!vert # # Vertical dimension type table: defines categories of vertical dimensions # # #!center # # Center table: defines GRIB parameters which identify the originating process, center, and subcenter. # # #!qc # # Quality control marks table: defines the values controlling the quality control routines. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #!variable # # Variables # (max number of entries = LATS_MAX_PARMS in lats.h) # # The format of each record is: # name | id | title | units | datatype | surface | decimal_scale_factor | precision | comments_1 | comments_2 # # name = variable name (no blanks) # id = GRIB parameter number (>127 => AMIP-2 specific) # title = long name (description) # units = variable units # datatype = float or int # level_type = level_type in vertical dimension table, or blank if values must be defined via lats_vert_dim # decimal_scale_factor = GRIB decimal scale factor, or -999 if no decimal scaling # precision = number of bits of precision if stored in GRIB, # or -999 for level-dependent bit length (ignored if decimal_scale_factor is set) # comments_1 = comments, ignored by LATS # comments_2 = comments, ignored by LATS # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pres | 001 | PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | psnm | 002 | SEA LEVEL PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tsps | 003 | PRESSURE TENDENCY | pa/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | geop | 006 | GEOPOTENTIAL | dam | float | | -999 | 16 | | | zgeo | 007 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT | gpm | float | | -999 | 16 | | | gzge | 008 | GEOMETRIC HEIGHT | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | temp | 011 | ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vtmp | 012 | VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | ptmp | 013 | POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | psat | 014 | PSEUDO-ADIABATIC POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | mxtp | 015 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mntp | 016 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tpor | 017 | DEW POINT TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | dptd | 018 | DEW POINT DEPRESSION | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | lpsr | 019 | LAPSE RATE | K/m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | rds1 | 021 | RADAR SPECTRA(1) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | rds2 | 022 | RADAR SPECTRA(2) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | rds3 | 023 | RADAR SPECTRA(3) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | tpan | 025 | TEMPERATURE ANOMALY | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | psan | 026 | PRESSURE ANOMALY | Pa hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | zgan | 027 | GEOPOT HEIGHT ANOMALY | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wvs1 | 028 | WAVE SPECTRA(1) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wvs2 | 029 | WAVE SPECTRA(2) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wvs3 | 030 | WAVE SPECTRA(3) | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wind | 031 | WIND DIRECTION | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wins | 032 | WIND SPEED | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | uvel | 033 | ZONAL WIND (U) | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vvel | 034 | MERIDIONAL WIND (V) | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | fcor | 035 | STREAM FUNCTION | m2/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | potv | 036 | VELOCITY POTENTIAL | m2/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | sgvv | 038 | SIGMA COORD VERT VEL | sec/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | omeg | 039 | OMEGA | Pa/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | omg2 | 040 | VERTICAL VELOCITY | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | abvo | 041 | ABSOLUTE VORTICITY | 10**5/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | abdv | 042 | ABSOLUTE DIVERGENCE | 10**5/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vort | 043 | VORTICITY | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | divg | 044 | DIVERGENCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vucs | 045 | VERTICAL U-COMP SHEAR | 1/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vvcs | 046 | VERT V-COMP SHEAR | 1/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | dirc | 047 | DIRECTION OF CURRENT | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | spdc | 048 | SPEED OF CURRENT | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | ucpc | 049 | U-COMPONENT OF CURRENT | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vcpc | 050 | V-COMPONENT OF CURRENT | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | umes | 051 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY | kg/kg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | umrl | 052 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | no Dim | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hmxr | 053 | HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO | kg/kg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | agpl | 054 | INST. PRECIPITABLE WATER | Kg/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vapp | 055 | VAPOUR PRESSURE | Pa hpa | float | | -999 | 16 | | | sadf | 056 | SATURATION DEFICIT | Pa hPa | float | | -999 | 16 | | | evap | 057 | EVAPORATION | Kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | prcr | 059 | PRECIPITATION RATE | kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | thpb | 060 | THUNDER PROBABILITY | % | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | prec | 061 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION | Kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | prge | 062 | LARGE SCALE PRECIPITATION | Kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | prcv | 063 | CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION | Kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | neve | 064 | SNOWFALL | Kg/m2/day | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | wenv | 065 | WAT EQUIV ACC SNOW DEPTH | kg/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | nvde | 066 | SNOW DEPTH | m cm | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mxld | 067 | MIXED LAYER DEPTH | m cm | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tthd | 068 | TRANS THERMOCLINE DEPTH | m cm | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mthd | 069 | MAIN THERMOCLINE DEPTH | m cm | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mtha | 070 | MAIN THERMOCLINE ANOM | m cm | float | | -999 | 16 | | | cbnv | 071 | CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | cvnv | 072 | CONVECTIVE CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lwnv | 073 | LOW CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mdnv | 074 | MEDIUM CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | hinv | 075 | HIGH CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | wtnv | 076 | CLOUD WATER | kg/m2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | bli | 077 | BEST LIFTED INDEX (TO 500 HPA) | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lsmk | 081 | LAND SEA MASK | 0,1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | dslm | 082 | DEV SEA_LEV FROM MEAN | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | zorl | 083 | ROUGHNESS LENGTH | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | albe | 084 | ALBEDO | % | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | dstp | 085 | DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | soic | 086 | SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT | Kg/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vege | 087 | VEGETATION | % | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | sali | 088 | SALINITY | kg/kg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | dens | 089 | DENSITY | kg/m3 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | icec | 091 | ICE CONCENTRATION | | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | icet | 092 | ICE THICKNESS | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | iced | 093 | DIRECTION OF ICE DRIFT | deg | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ices | 094 | SPEED OF ICE DRIFT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | iceu | 095 | U-COMP OF ICE DRIFT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | icev | 096 | V-COMP OF ICE DRIFT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | iceg | 097 | ICE GROWTH | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | icdv | 098 | ICE DIVERGENCE | sec/sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | shcw | 100 | SIG HGT COM WAVE/SWELL | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wwdi | 101 | DIRECTION OF WIND WAVE | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wwsh | 102 | SIG HGHT OF WIND WAVES | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | wwmp | 103 | MEAN PERIOD WIND WAVES | sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swdi | 104 | DIRECTION OF SWELL WAVE | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swsh | 105 | SIG HEIGHT SWELL WAVES | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swmp | 106 | MEAN PERIOD SWELL WAVES | sec | float | | -999 | 16 | | | prwd | 107 | PRIMARY WAVE DIRECTION | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | prmp | 108 | PRIM WAVE MEAN PERIOD | s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swdi | 109 | SECOND WAVE DIRECTION | deg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swmp | 110 | SECOND WAVE MEAN PERIOD | s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ocas | 111 | SHORT WAVE ABSORBED AT GROUND | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | slds | 112 | NET LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | nswr | 113 | NET SHORT-WAV RAD(TOP) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | role | 114 | OUTGOING LONG WAVE AT TOP | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lwrd | 115 | LONG-WAV RAD | W/m2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swea | 116 | SHORT WAVE ABSORBED BY EARTH/ATMOSPHERE | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | glbr | 117 | GLOBAL RADIATION | W/m2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | clsf | 121 | LATENT HEAT FLUX FROM SURFACE | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | cssf | 122 | SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX FROM SURFACE | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | blds | 123 | BOUND LAYER DISSIPATION | W/m2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | imag | 127 | IMAGE | image^data | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tp2m | 128 | 2 METRE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | dp2m | 129 | 2 METRE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | u10m | 130 | 10 METRE U-WIND COMPONENT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | v10m | 131 | 10 METRE V-WIND COMPONENT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | topo | 132 | TOPOGRAPHY | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | gsfp | 133 | GEOMETRIC MEAN SURFACE PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lnsp | 134 | LN SURFACE PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pslc | 135 | SURFACE PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pslm | 136 | M S L PRESSURE (MESINGER METHOD) | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mask | 137 | MASK | -/+ | float | | -999 | 16 | | | mxwu | 138 | MAXIMUM U-WIND | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mxwv | 139 | MAXIMUM V-WIND | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | cape | 140 | CONVECTIVE AVAIL. POT.ENERGY | m2/s2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | cine | 141 | CONVECTIVE INHIB. ENERGY | m2/s2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lhcv | 142 | CONVECTIVE LATENT HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | mscv | 143 | CONVECTIVE MOISTURE SOURCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | scvm | 144 | SHALLOW CONV. MOISTURE SOURCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | scvh | 145 | SHALLOW CONVECTIVE HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | mxwp | 146 | MAXIMUM WIND PRESS. LVL | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ustr | 147 | STORM MOTION U-COMPONENT | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vstr | 148 | STORM MOTION V-COMPONENT | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | cbnt | 149 | MEAN CLOUD COVER | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pcbs | 150 | PRESSURE AT CLOUD BASE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pctp | 151 | PRESSURE AT CLOUD TOP | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | fzht | 152 | FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHT | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | fzrh | 153 | FREEZING LEVEL RELATIVE HUMIDITY | % | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | fdlt | 154 | FLIGHT LEVELS TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | fdlu | 155 | FLIGHT LEVELS U-WIND | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | fdlv | 156 | FLIGHT LEVELS V-WIND | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tppp | 157 | TROPOPAUSE PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tppt | 158 | TROPOPAUSE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tppu | 159 | TROPOPAUSE U-WIND COMPONENT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tppv | 160 | TROPOPAUSE v-WIND COMPONENT | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | | 161 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | gvdu | 162 | GRAVITY WAVE DRAG DU/DT | m/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | gvdv | 163 | GRAVITY WAVE DRAG DV/DT | m/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | gvus | 164 | GRAVITY WAVE DRAG SFC ZONAL STRESS | Pa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | gvvs | 165 | GRAVITY WAVE DRAG SFC MERIDIONAL STRESS | Pa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | | 166 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | dvsh | 167 | DIVERGENCE OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hmfc | 168 | HORIZ. MOISTURE FLUX CONV. | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vmfl | 169 | VERT. INTEGRATED MOISTURE FLUX CONV. | kg/(m2*s) | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vadv | 170 | VERTICAL MOISTURE ADVECTION | kg/(kg*s) | float | | -999 | 16 | | | nhcm | 171 | NEG. HUM. CORR. MOISTURE SOURCE | kg/(kg*s) | float | | -999 | 16 | | | lglh | 172 | LARGE SCALE LATENT HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | lgms | 173 | LARGE SCALE MOISTURE SOURCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | smav | 174 | SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tgrz | 175 | SOIL TEMPERATURE OF ROOT ZONE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | bslh | 176 | BARE SOIL LATENT HEAT | Ws/m2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | evpp | 177 | POTENTIAL SFC EVAPORATION | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | rnof | 178 | RUNOFF | kg/m2/s) | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pitp | 179 | INTERCEPTION LOSS | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vpca | 180 | VAPOR PRESSURE OF CANOPY AIR SPACE | mb | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | qsfc | 181 | SURFACE SPEC HUMIDITY | kg/kg | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ussl | 182 | SOIL WETNESS OF SURFACE | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | uzrs | 183 | SOIL WETNESS OF ROOT ZONE | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | uzds | 184 | SOIL WETNESS OF DRAINAGE ZONE | 0-1 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | amdl | 185 | STORAGE ON CANOPY | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | amsl | 186 | STORAGE ON GROUND | m | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tsfc | 187 | SURFACE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tems | 188 | SURFACE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tcas | 189 | TEMPERATURE OF CANOPY AIR SPACE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ctmp | 190 | TEMPERATURE AT CANOPY | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tgsc | 191 | GROUND/SURFACE COVER TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | uves | 192 | SURFACE ZONAL WIND (U) | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | usst | 193 | SURFACE ZONAL WIND STRESS | Pa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vves | 194 | SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND (V) | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vsst | 195 | SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND STRESS | Pa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | suvf | 196 | SURFACE MOMENTUM FLUX | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | iswf | 197 | INCIDENT SHORT WAVE FLUX | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ghfl | 198 | TIME AVE GROUND HT FLX | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | | 199 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | lwbc | 200 | NET LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lwtc | 201 | OUTGOING LONG WAVE AT TOP (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | swec | 202 | SHORT WV ABSRBD BY EARTH/ATMOS (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ocac | 203 | SHORT WAVE ABSORBED AT GROUND (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | lwrh | 205 | LONG WAVE RADIATIVE HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | swrh | 206 | SHORT WAVE RADIATIVE HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | olis | 207 | DOWNWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | olic | 208 | DOWNWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ocis | 209 | DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ocic | 210 | DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | oles | 211 | UPWARD LONG WAVE AT BOTTOM | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | oces | 212 | UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | swgc | 213 | UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT GROUND (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | roce | 214 | UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT TOP | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | swtc | 215 | UPWARD SHORT WAVE AT TOP (CLEAR) | W/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | | 216 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | | 217 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hhdf | 218 | HORIZONTAL HEATING DIFFUSION | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hmdf | 219 | HORIZONTAL MOISTURE DIFFUSION | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hddf | 220 | HORIZONTAL DIVERGENCE DIFFUSION | 1/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | hvdf | 221 | HORIZONTAL VORTICITY DIFFUSION | 1/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vdms | 222 | VERTICAL DIFF. MOISTURE SOURCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vdfu | 223 | VERTICAL DIFFUSION DU/DT | m/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vdfv | 224 | VERTICAL DIFFUSION DV/DT | m/s2 | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vdfh | 225 | VERTICAL DIFFUSION HEATING | K/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | umrs | 226 | SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY | no Dim | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vdcc | 227 | VERTICAL DIST TOTAL CLOUD COVER | no Dim | float | | -999 | 16 | | | | 228 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | | 229 | | | float | | -999 | 16 | | | usmt | 230 | TIME MEAN SURFACE ZONAL WIND (U) | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | vsmt | 231 | TIME MEAN SURFACE MERIDIONAL WIND (V) | m/s | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tsmt | 232 | TIME MEAN SURFACE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | rsmt | 233 | TIME MEAN SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY | no Dim | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | atmt | 234 | TIME MEAN ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | stmt | 235 | TIME MEAN DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | ommt | 236 | TIME MEAN DERIVED OMEGA | Pa/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | dvmt | 237 | TIME MEAN DIVERGENCE | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | zhmt | 238 | TIME MEAN GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT | m | float | | -999 | 16 | | | lnmt | 239 | TIME MEAN LOG SURFACE PRESSURE | ln(cbar) | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | mkmt | 240 | TIME MEAN MASK | -/+ | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vvmt | 241 | TIME MEAN MERIDIONAL WIND (V) | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | omtm | 242 | TIME MEAN OMEGA | cbar/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | ptmt | 243 | TIME MEAN POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | pcmt | 244 | TIME MEAN PRECIP. WATER | kg/m2 | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | rhmt | 245 | TIME MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY | % | float | | -999 | 16 | | | mpmt | 246 | TIME MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE | hPa | float | | -999 | 16 | | | simt | 247 | TIME MEAN SIGMADOT | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | uemt | 248 | TIME MEAN SPECIFIC HUMIDITY | kg/kg | float | | -999 | 16 | | | fcmt | 249 | TIME MEAN STREAM FUNCTION | m2/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | psmt | 250 | TIME MEAN SURFACE PRESSURE | hPa | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | tmmt | 251 | TIME MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE | K | float | sfc | -999 | 16 | | | pvmt | 252 | TIME MEAN VELOCITY POTENTIAL | m2/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | tvmt | 253 | TIME MEAN VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE | K | float | | -999 | 16 | | | vtmt | 254 | TIME MEAN VORTICITY | 1/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | uvmt | 255 | TIME MEAN ZONAL WIND (U) | m/s | float | | -999 | 16 | | | #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #! vert # Vertical dimension types # (max number of entries = LATS_MAX_VERT_TYPES in lats.h) # # The format of each record is: # level_type | description | units | verticality | positive | default | GRIB_id | GRIB_p1 | GRIB_p2 | GRIB_p3 # # level_type = level type # description = level description # units = units for this level type # verticality = single (single surface) or multi (variable can have multiple levels of this type) # positive = up (increasing values point up) or down (increasing values point down) # GRIB_id = GRIB level type indicator (PDS octet 10) # GRIB_p1 = GRIB PDS octet 11 # GRIB_p2 = GRIB PDS octet 12 # GRIB_p3 = combined GRIB octets 11, 12 - overrides values of GRIB_p1, GRIB_p2 if specified 0degiso | 0 deg isotherm | hPa | single | up | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 atm | Atmosphere (entire) | | single | up | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 ocn | Ocean (entire depth) | | single | up | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 clhbot | High Cloud Bottom Level | hPa | single | up | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 clhlay | High Cloud Top Layer | | single | up | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 clhtop | High Cloud Top Level | hPa | single | up | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 cllbot | Low Cloud Bottom Level | hPa | single | up | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 clllay | Low Cloud Top Layer | | single | up | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 clltop | Low Cloud Top Level | hPa | single | up | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 clmbot | Mid Cloud Bottom Level | hPa | single | up | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 clmlay | Mid Cloud Top Layer | | single | up | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 clmtop | Mid Cloud Top Level | hPa | single | up | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 cltbot | Cloud base level | hPa | single | up | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 cltlay | Total Cloud layer | | single | up | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 cltmax | Highest Cloud height | m | single | up | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 landd | Below ground, 10 to 200 cm| | single | up | 112 |10 |200 | 0 lands | Below ground, 0 to 10 cm | | single | up | 112 | 0 | 10 | 0 landt | Below ground, 0 to 200 cm| | single | up | 112 | 0 |200 | 0 lcl | Adiabatic cond level | hPa | single | up | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 maxwnd | Maximum wind speed level | hPa | single | up | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 msl | Mean Sea Level | | single | up | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 ocnbot | Ocean bottom | | single | up | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 plev | Pressure level | hPa | multi | down | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 pbltop | Top of PBL | | single | up | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 sfc | Earth surface | | single | up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 sfclo | Sfc Layer Ocean | | single | up | 112 | 0 |300 | 0 sfc10m | 10 meters above earth surface| m | single | up | 105 | 0 | 0 | 10 sfc2m | 2 meters above earth surface| m | single | up | 105 | 0 | 0 | 2 toa | Top of atmosphere | | single | up | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 modtop | Top of Model | | single | up | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 toasat | TOA satellite | | single | up | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 troplev | Tropopause level | hPa | single | up | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 theta | Isentropic Level | K | multi | up | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 sigma | Sigma level | | multi | down | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 hybrid | Hybrid Model level number | | multi | up | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 zocean | Depth below sea level | m | multi | down | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #! Center # Modeling centers (GRIB only) # (max number of entries = LATS_MAX_CENTERS in lats.h) # # The format of each record is: # center | GRIB_id | GRIB_center | GRIB_subcenter # # center = mnemonic for the center # GRIB_id = GRIB generating process id (PDS octet 6) # GRIB_center = the id of center managing the data (for AMIP II this is PCMDI) - see GRIB Table 0 # GRIB_subcenter = the id of the subcenter # # # Acronym AMIP Group Location # ------- ---------- -------- # # bmrc Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Melbourne, Australia # ccc Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis Victoria, Canada # ccsr Center for Climate System Research Tokyo, Japan # cnrm Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques Toulouse, France # cola Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies Calverton, Maryland # cptec Center for weather forecast and climate studies c.Paulista, Brazil # csiro Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization Mordialloc, Australia # csu Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado # derf Dynamical Extended Range Forecasting (at GFDL) Princeton, New Jersey # dnm Department of Numerical Mathematics Moscow, Russia # ecmwf European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reading, England # gfdl Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Princeton, New Jersey # giss Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, New York # gla Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres Greenbelt, Maryland # gsfc Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland # iap Institute of Atmospheric Physics Beijing, China # jma Japan Meteorological Agency Tokyo, Japan # llnl Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, California # lmd Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique Paris, France # mgo Main Geophysical Observatory St. Petersburg, Russia # mpi Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie Hamburg, Germany # mri Meteorological Research Institute Ibaraki-ken, Japan # ncar National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado # nmc National Meteorological Center Suitland, Maryland # nrl Naval Research Laboratory Monterey, California # ntu National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan # pcmdi Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, LLNL Livermore, California # rpn Recherche en Privision Numerique Dorval, Canada # sunya State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York # sunya/ncar State University of New York at Albany/NCAR Albany, New York/Boulder, Colorado # ucla University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, California # ugamp The UK Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme Reading, England # uiuc University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois # ukmo United Kingdom Meteorological Office Bracknell, UK # yonu Yonsei University Seoul, Korea # bmrc | 1 | 100 | 2 ccc | 2 | 100 | 2 cnrm | 3 | 100 | 2 cola | 4 | 100 | 2 csiro | 5 | 100 | 2 csu | 6 | 100 | 2 dnm | 7 | 100 | 2 ecmwf | 99 | 098 | 2 gfdl | 9 | 100 | 2 derf | 10 | 100 | 2 giss | 11 | 100 | 2 gla | 12 | 100 | 2 gsfc | 13 | 100 | 2 iap | 14 | 100 | 2 jma | 15 | 100 | 2 lmd | 16 | 100 | 2 mgo | 17 | 100 | 2 mpi | 18 | 100 | 2 mri | 19 | 100 | 2 ncar | 20 | 100 | 2 ncep | 50 | 007 | 2 nrl | 22 | 100 | 2 rpn | 23 | 100 | 2 sunya | 24 | 100 | 2 sunya/ncar| 25 | 100 | 2 ucla | 26 | 100 | 2 ugamp | 27 | 100 | 2 uiuc | 28 | 100 | 2 ukmo | 29 | 100 | 2 yonu | 30 | 100 | 2 ccsr | 31 | 100 | 2 llnl | 32 | 100 | 2 ntu | 33 | 100 | 2 cptec | 40 | 046 | 2 pcmdi | 100 | 100 | 2 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #!qc # Quality control marks # (no limit on number of entries) # # The format of each record is: # variable | level_type | level | mean | std | tolerance | range | rangetol # # variable = variable name # level_type = type of level, as defined in the leveltypes section, or blank if no associated level # level = level value, or blank if no specified level # mean = observed mean at specified level # std = observed standard deviation at specified level # tolerance = number of standard deviations about mean # (if abs(calculated_mean - mean) > (std * tolerance), flag the value as meanoutofrange) # range = observed (maximum - minimum) # rangetol = range tolerance: # (if calculated_range > (rangetol * range), flag as rangeistoolarge) # NOTE: no QC table yet #