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 4 T MAX Maximum temperature K 0 0 5 T MIN Minimum temperature K 0 0 6 DPT Dewpoint temperature K 0 0 8 LAPR Lapse rate K m^-1 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 0 197 THFLX Total downward heat flux at surface W m^-2 0 0 204 TCHP Tropical cyclone heat potential J m^-2 K^-1 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 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 22 CLWMR Cloud 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 1 200 PEVPR Potential evaporation rate W m^-2 0 1 201 SNOWC Snow cover % 0 1 211 EMNP Evaporation minus precipitation cm day^-1 0 1 212 SBSNO Sublimation (evaporation from snow) W m^-2 0 1 219 QMAX Maximum specific humidity at 2m kg kg^-1 0 1 220 QMIN Minimum specific humidity at 2m kg kg^-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 5 V POT Velocity potential m^2 s^-1 0 2 6 MNTSF Montgomery stream function m^2 s^-1 0 2 8 V VEL Vertical velocity (pressure) Pa s^-1 0 2 9 DZDT Vertical velocity (geometric) m s^-1 0 2 10 ABS V Absolute vorticity s^-1 0 2 14 PVORT Potential vorticity K m^2 kg^-1 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 2 192 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 2 197 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 9 GP A Geopotential height anomaly gpm 0 3 193 5WAVH 5-wave geopotential height gpm 0 3 194 U-GWD Zonal flux of gravity wave stress N m^-2 0 3 195 V-GWD Meridional flux of gravity wave stress N m^-2 0 3 196 HPBL Planetary boundary layer height m 0 3 197 5WAVA 5-wave geopotential height anomaly gpm 0 4 192 DSWRF Downward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 4 193 USWRF Upward shortwave radiation flux W m^-2 0 4 194 DUVB UV-B downward solar flux W m^-2 0 4 195 CDUVB Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux W m^-2 0 4 196 CSDSF Clear sky downward solar flux W m^-2 0 4 198 CSUSF Clear sky upward solar 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 5 195 CSULF Clear sky upward longwave flux W m^-2 0 5 196 CSDLF Clear sky downward longwave flux W m^-2 0 6 1 T CDC Total cloud cover % 0 6 6 C WAT Cloud water kg m^-2 0 6 193 CWORK Cloud workfunction J kg^-1 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 14 0 TOZNE Total ozone Dobson 0 14 192 O3MR Ozone mixing ratio kg kg^-1 0 19 1 ALBDO Albedo % 0 19 11 TKE Turbulent kinetic energy J kg^-1 0 192 1 COVMZ Covariance between zonal and meridional wind components ([uv]-[u][v]) m^2 s^-2 0 192 2 COVTZ Covariance between zonal wind component and temperature ([uT]-[u][T]) K m s^-1 0 192 3 COVTM Covariance between meridional wind component and temperature ([vT]-[v][T]) K m s^-1 0 192 5 COVZZ Covariance between zonal and zonal wind components ([uu]-[u][u]) m^2 s^-2 0 192 6 COVMM Covariance between meridional and meridional wind components ([vv]-[v][v]) m^2 s^-2 0 192 7 COVQZ Covariance between specific humidity and zonal wind component ([uq]-[u][q]) (kg kg-1)*(m s^-1) 0 192 8 COVQM Covariance between specific humidity and meridional wind component ([vq]-[v][q]) (kg kg^-1)*(m s^-1) 0 192 9 COVTVV Covariance between temperature and vertical wind component ([omega*T]-[omega][T]) K Pa s^-1 0 192 10 COVQVV Covariance between specific humidity and vertical wind component ([omega*q]-[omega][q]) (kg kg^-1)*(Pa s^-1) 0 192 11 COVPSPS Covariance between surface pressure and surface pressure ([Psfc*Psfc]-[Psfc][Psfc]) Pa*Pa 0 192 12 COVQQ Covariance between specific humidity and specific humidity ([qq]-[q][q]) (kg kg^-1)*(kg kg^-1) 0 192 13 COVVVVV Covariance between vertical and vertical wind components ([omega*omega]-[omega][omega]) Pa^2 s^-2 0 192 14 COVTT Covariance between temperature and temperature ([TT]-[T][T]) K*K 1 0 193 SSRUN Storm surface runoff kg m^-2 2 0 0 LAND Land cover 2 0 1 SFC R Surface roughness m 2 0 3 SOIL M Soil moisture content kg m^-2 2 0 4 VEG Vegetation % 2 0 5 WATR Water runoff kg m^-2 2 0 192 SOILW Volumetric soil moisture content 2 0 193 GFLUX Ground heat flux W m^-2 2 0 195 SFEXC Exchange coefficient (kg m^-3) (m s^-1) 2 0 196 CNWAT Plant canopy surface water kg m^-2 2 0 198 VGTYP Vegetation type 2 0 228 ACOND Aerodynamic conductance m s^-1 2 0 229 EVCW Canopy water evaporation W m^-2 2 0 230 TRANS Transpiration W m^-2 2 3 0 SOTYP Soil type 2 3 192 SOILL Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) 2 3 194 SLTYP Surface slope type 2 3 198 EVBS Direct evaporation from bare soil W m^-2 10 1 2 UOGRD U-component of current m s^-1 10 1 3 VOGRD V-component of current m s^-1 10 2 0 ICEC Ice cover fraction 10 2 1 ICETK Ice thickness m 10 2 4 UICE U-Component of ice drift m s^-1 10 2 5 VICE V-Component of ice drift m s^-1 10 3 195 SSHG Sea surface height relative to geoid m 10 4 3 SALTY Salinity kg kg^-1 10 4 4 OVHD Ocean vertical heat diffusivity m^2 s^-1 10 4 5 OVSD Ocean vertical salt diffusivity m^2 s^-1 10 4 6 OVMD Ocean vertical momentum diffusivity m^2 s^-1 10 4 195 DBSS Geometric depth below sea surface m 10 4 197 OHC Ocean heat content J m^-2 255 255 255 Unknown parameter (255.255.255)