NCEP GRIB2 Parameter Code Master Table 2/Local Table 1 0 0 0 TMP Temperature K 0 0 2 POT Potential temperature K 0 0 5 T MIN Minimum temperature K 0 0 6 DPT Dewpoint temperature K 0 0 10 LHTFL Latent heat flux W m^-2 0 0 11 SHTFL Sensible heat flux W m^-2 0 0 192 SNOHF Snow phase change heat flux W m^-2 0 1 0 SPF H Specific humidity kg kg^-1 0 1 1 R H Relative humidity % 0 1 3 P WAT Precipitable water kg m^-2 0 1 6 EVP Evaporation kg m^-2 0 1 7 PRATE Precipitation rate kg m^-2 s^-1 0 1 8 A PCP Total precipitation kg m^-2 0 1 9 NCPCP Large scale precipitation (non-convective) kg m^-2 0 1 10 ACPCP Convective precipitation kg m^-2 0 1 11 SNO D Snow depth m 0 1 13 WEASD Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth kg m^-2 0 1 16 SNO M Snow melt kg m^-2 0 1 22 CLWMR Cloud water mixing ratio kg kg^-1 0 1 24 RWMR Rain water mixing ratio kg kg^-1 0 1 25 SNMR Snow water mixing ratio kg kg^-1 0 1 192 CRAIN Categorical rain (yes=1; no=0) 0 1 193 CFRZR Categorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) 0 1 194 CICEP Categorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0) 0 1 195 CSNOW Categorical snow (yes=1; no=0) 0 1 196 CPRAT Convective precipitation rate kg m^-2 s^-1 0 1 197 MCONV Horizontal moisture divergence kg kg^-1 s^-1 0 1 199 PEVAP Potential evaporation kg m^-2 0 1 201 SNOWC Snow cover % 0 1 203 RIME Rime factor 0 1 204 TCOLR Total column integrated rain kg m^-2 0 1 205 TCOLS Total column integrated snow kg m^-2 0 2 0 WDIR Wind direction (from which blowing) degree_T 0 2 1 WIND Wind speed m s^-1 0 2 2 U GRD u-component of wind m s^-1 0 2 3 V GRD v-component of wind m s^-1 0 2 4 STRM Stream function m^2 s^-1 0 2 8 V VEL Vertical velocity (pressure) Pa s^-1 0 2 10 ABS V Absolute vorticity s^-1 0 2 15 VUCSH Vertical u-component of shear s^-1 0 2 16 VVCSH Vertical v-component of shear s^-1 0 2 17 U FLX Momentum flux, u-component N m^-2 0 2 18 V FLX Momentum flux, v-component N m^-2 0 2 22 GUST Wind speed (gust) m s^-1 0 2 192 VW SH Vertical speed shear s^-1 0 2 194 USTM u-component of storm motion m s^-1 0 2 195 VSTM v-component of storm motion m s^-1 0 2 196 CD Drag coefficient 0 2 197 FRICV Frictional velocity m s^-1 0 3 0 PRES Pressure Pa 0 3 1 PRMSL Pressure reduced to MSL Pa 0 3 5 HGT Geopotential height gpm 0 3 192 MSLET MSLP (Eta model reduction) Pa 0 3 196 HPBL Planetary boundary layer height m 0 3 200 PLPL Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted Pa 0 4 192 DSWRF Downward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 4 193 USWRF Upward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 5 192 DLWRF Downward longwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 5 193 ULWRF Upward longwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 6 0 C ICE Cloud ice kg m^-2 0 6 1 T CDC Total cloud cover % 0 6 2 CDCON Convective cloud cover % 0 6 3 L CDC Low cloud cover % 0 6 4 M CDC Medium cloud cover % 0 6 5 H CDC High cloud cover % 0 6 194 CUEFI Convective cloud efficiency 0 6 195 TCOND Total condensate kg kg^-1 0 6 196 TCOLW Total column-integrated cloud water kg m^-2 0 6 197 TCOLI Total column-integrated cloud ice kg m^-2 0 6 198 TCOLC Total column-integrated condensate kg m^-2 0 7 0 PLI Parcel lifted index (to 500 mb) deg K 0 7 6 CAPE Convective available potential energy J kg^-1 0 7 7 CIN Convective inhibition J kg^-1 0 7 8 HLCY Storm relative helicity m^2 s^-2 0 7 192 LFT X Surface lifted index deg K 0 7 193 4LFTX Best (4 layer) lifted index deg K 0 19 0 VIS Visibility m 0 19 1 ALBDO Albedo % 0 19 11 TKE Turbulent kinetic energy J kg^-1 0 19 192 MXSALB Maximum snow albedo % 0 19 193 SNFALB Snow-free albedo % 1 0 192 BGRUN Baseflow-groundwater runoff kg m^-2 1 0 193 SSRUN Storm surface runoff kg m^-2 1 1 193 CPOFP Probability of frozen precipitation % 2 0 0 LAND Land cover (0=sea, 1=land) Proportion 2 0 1 SFC R Surface roughness m 2 0 2 TSOIL Soil temperature K 2 0 3 SOIL M Soil moisture content kg m^-2 2 0 4 VEG Vegetation % 2 0 192 SOILW Volumetric soil moisture content 2 0 193 GFLUX Ground heat flux W m^-2 2 0 194 MSTAV Moisture availability % 2 0 195 SFEXC Exchange coefficient (kg m^-3) (m s^-1) 2 0 196 CNWAT Plant canopy surface water kg m^-2 2 0 197 BMIXL Blackadar's mixing length scale m 2 0 198 VGTYP Vegetation type 2 0 199 CCOND Canopy conductance m s^-1 2 0 200 RSMIN Minimal stomatal resistance s m^-1 2 0 201 WILT Wilting point 2 0 202 RCS Solar parameter in canopy conductance 2 0 203 RCT Temperature parameter in canopy conductance 2 0 204 RCQ Humidity parameter in canopy conductance 2 0 205 RCSOL Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance 2 3 0 SOTYP Soil type 2 3 192 SOILL Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) 2 3 193 RLYRS Number of soil layers in root zone 2 3 195 Transpiration stress-onset (soil moisture) 2 3 196 Direct evaporation cease (soil moisture) 2 3 197 Soil porosity 10 2 0 ICEC Ice cover fraction 10 3 0 Water temperature deg K