The following 93 parameters from NCEP Parameter Code Table 2 are included in this dataset:

Parameter CodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
1PRESPressurePa
2PRMSLPressure reduced to MSLPa
3PTENDPressure tendencyPa s-1
7HGTGeopotential heightgpm
11TMPTemperatureK
12VTMPVirtual temperatureK
13POTPotential temperatureK
15TMAXMaximum temperatureK
16TMINMinimum temperatureK
33UGRDu-component of windm s-1
34VGRDv-component of windm s-1
35STRMStream functionm2 s-1
36VPOTVelocity potentialm2 s-1
37MNTSFMontgomery stream functionm2 s-2
39VVELVertical velocity (pressure)Pa s-1
41ABSVAbsolute vorticitys-1
43RELVRelative vorticitys-1
44RELDRelative divergences-1
51SPFHSpecific humiditykg kg-1
52RHRelative humidity%
54PWATPrecipitable waterkg m-2
59PRATEPrecipitation ratekg m-2 s-1
64SRWEQSnowfall rate water equivalentkg m-2 s-1
65WEASDWater equivalent of accumulated snow depthkg m-2
71TCDCTotal cloud cover%
72CDCONConvective cloud cover%
81LANDLand coverfraction
83SFCRSurface roughnessm
84ALBDOAlbedo%
90RUNOFWater runoffkg m-2
91ICECIce coverfraction
111NSWRSNet short-wave radiation flux (surface)W m-2
112NLWRSNet longwave radiation flux (surface)W m-2
121LHTFLLatent heat fluxW m-2
122SHTFLSensible heat fluxW m-2
124UFLXMomentum flux, u-componentN m-2
125VFLXMomentum flux, v-componentN m-2
131LFTXSurface lifted indexK
1324LFTXBest (4 layer) lifted indexK
136VSSHVertical speed shears-1
138BVF2Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared)s-2
144SOILWVolumetric soil moisture contentfraction
145PEVPRPotential evaporation rateW m-2
146CWORKCloud workfunctionJ kg-1
147U-GWDZonal flux of gravity wave stressN m-2
148V-GWDMeridional flux of gravity wave stressN m-2
149PVPotential vorticitym2 s-1 kg-1
155GFLUXGround heat fluxW m-2
160CSUSFClear sky upward solar fluxW m-2
161CSDSFClear sky downward solar fluxW m-2
162CSULFClear sky upward longwave fluxW m-2
163CSDLFClear sky downward longwave fluxW m-2
164CFNSFCloud forcing net solar fluxW m-2
165CFNLFCloud forcing net longwave fluxW m-2
166VBDSFVisible beam downward solar fluxW m-2
167VDDSFVisible diffuse downward solar fluxW m-2
168NBDSFNear IR beam downward solar fluxW m-2
169NDDSFNear IR diffuse downward solar fluxW m-2
175SGLYRNearby model layer number (from bottom up)
178UMASMass weighted u
179VMASMass weighted v
181LPSXx-gradient of log pressurem-1
182LPSYy-gradient of log pressurem-1
183HGTXx-gradient of heightm m-1
184HGTYy-gradient of heightm m-1
190CBUWCovariance between u and omega[m s-1]*[Pa s-1]
191CBVWCovariance between v and omega[m s-1]*[Pa s-1]
192CBUQCovariance between u and specific humidity[m s-1]*[gm gm-1]
193CBVQCovariance between v and specific humidity[m s-1]*[gm gm-1]
194CBTWCovariance between T and omega[K]*[Pa s-1]
195CBQWCovariance between specific humidity and omega[gm gm-1]*[Pa s-1]
196CBMZWCovariance between v and um2 s-2
197CBTZWCovariance between u and T[K]*[m s-1]
198CBTMWCovariance between v and T[K]*[m s-1]
204DSWRFDownward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
205DLWRFDownward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
211USWRFUpward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
212ULWRFUpward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
214CPRATConvective precipitation ratekg m-2 s-1
225VGTYPVegetation type (as in SiB)
229SNOHFSnow phase-change heat fluxW m-2
2305WAVA5-wave geopotential height anomaly
241LRGHRLarge scale condensation heat rateK s-1
242CNVHRDeep convective heating rateK s-1
243CNVMRDeep convective moistening ratekg kg-1 s-1
244SHAHRShallow convective heating rateK s-1
245SHAMRShallow convective moistening ratekg kg-1 s-1
246VDFHRVertical diffusion heating rateK s-1
247VDFUAVertical diffusion zonal accelerationm s-2
248VDFVAVertical diffusion meridional accelerationm s-2
249VDFMRVertical diffusion moistening ratekg kg-1 s-1
250SWHRSolar radiative heating rateK s-1
251LWHRLong wave radiative heating rateK s-1

The following 4 parameters from NCEP Parameter Code Table 1 are included in this dataset:

Parameter CodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
1PRESPressurePa
41ABS VAbsolute vorticitys-1
178UMASMass weighted u
179VMASMass weighted v