The following 74 parameters from NCEP GRIB2 Parameter Code Master Table 2/Local Table 1 are included in this dataset:

DisciplineCategoryCodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
000TMPTemperatureK
002POTPotential temperatureK
006DPTDewpoint temperatureK
0021APTMPApparent temperatureK
010SPF HSpecific humiditykg kg-1
011R HRelative humidity%
013P WATPrecipitable waterkg m-2
017PRATEPrecipitation ratekg m-2 s-1
0111SNO DSnow depthm
0113WEASDWater equivalent of accumulated snow depthkg m-2
0122CLWMRCloud water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0123ICMRIce water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0124RWMRRain water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0125SNMRSnow water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0132GRLEGraupelkg kg-1
0139CPOFPPercent frozen precipitation%
01192CRAINCategorical rain (yes=1; no=0)
01193CFRZRCategorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0)
01194CICEPCategorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0)
01195CSNOWCategorical snow (yes=1; no=0)
01200PEVPRPotential evaporation rateW m-2
022U GRDu-component of windm s-1
023V GRDv-component of windm s-1
028V VELVertical velocity (pressure)Pa s-1
029DZDTVertical velocity (geometric)m s-1
0210ABS VAbsolute vorticitys-1
0222GUSTWind speed (gust)m s-1
02192VW SHVertical speed shears-1
02194USTMu-component of storm motionm s-1
02195VSTMv-component of storm motionm s-1
02197FRICVFrictional velocitym s-1
02224VRATEVentilation ratem2 s-1
030PRESPressurePa
031PRMSLPressure reduced to MSLPa
033ICAHTICAO standard atmosphere reference heightm
035HGTGeopotential heightgpm
039GP AGeopotential height anomalygpm
03192MSLETMSLP (Eta model reduction)Pa
031935WAVH5-wave geopotential heightgpm
03196HPBLPlanetary boundary layer heightm
031975WAVA5-wave geopotential height anomalygpm
03200PLPLPressure of level from which parcel was liftedPa
061T CDCTotal cloud cover%
063L CDCLow cloud cover%
064M CDCMedium cloud cover%
065H CDCHigh cloud cover%
066C WATCloud waterkg m-2
06201SUNSDSunshine durations
076CAPEConvective available potential energyJ kg-1
077CINConvective inhibitionJ kg-1
078HLCYStorm relative helicitym2 s-2
07192LFT XSurface lifted indexdeg K
071934LFTXBest (4 layer) lifted indexdeg K
0140TOZNETotal ozoneDobson
014192O3MROzone mixing ratiokg kg-1
016195REFDDerived radar reflectivitydB
016196REFCMaximum/Composite radar reflectivitydB
0190VISVisibilitym
200LANDLand cover (0=sea, 1=land)Proportion
201SFC RSurface roughnessm
202TSOILSoil temperatureK
204VEGVegetation%
20192SOILWVolumetric soil moisture content
20196CNWATPlant canopy surface waterkg m-2
20201WILTWilting point
20218LANDNLand-sea coverage (nearest neighbor) [land=1, sea=0]Proportion
230SOTYPSoil type
23192SOILLLiquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen)
23203FLDCPField capacity
242HINDEXHaines index
1020ICECIce coverfraction
1021ICETKIce thicknessm
1026ICEGIce growth ratem s-1
1028ICETMPIce temperaturedeg K