The following 109 parameters from NCEP GRIB2 Parameter Code Master Table 2/Local Table 1 are included in this dataset:

DisciplineCategoryCodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
000TMPTemperatureK
002POTPotential temperatureK
004T MAXMaximum temperatureK
005T MINMinimum temperatureK
006DPTDewpoint temperatureK
008LAPRLapse rateK m-1
0010LHTFLLatent heat fluxW m-2
0011SHTFLSensible heat fluxW m-2
00192SNOHFSnow phase change heat fluxW m-2
00197THFLXTotal downward heat flux at surfaceW m-2
00204TCHPTropical cyclone heat potentialJ m-2 K-1
010SPF HSpecific humiditykg kg-1
011R HRelative humidity%
013P WATPrecipitable waterkg m-2
017PRATEPrecipitation ratekg m-2 s-1
018A PCPTotal precipitationkg m-2
019NCPCPLarge scale precipitation (non-convective)kg m-2
0110ACPCPConvective precipitationkg m-2
0111SNO DSnow depthm
0113WEASDWater equivalent of accumulated snow depthkg m-2
0122CLWMRCloud water mixing ratiokg kg-1
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)
01196CPRATConvective precipitation ratekg m-2 s-1
01200PEVPRPotential evaporation rateW m-2
01201SNOWCSnow cover%
01211EMNPEvaporation minus precipitationcm day-1
01212SBSNOSublimation (evaporation from snow)W m-2
01219QMAXMaximum specific humidity at 2mkg kg-1
01220QMINMinimum specific humidity at 2mkg kg-1
022U GRDu-component of windm s-1
023V GRDv-component of windm s-1
024STRMStream functionm2 s-1
025V POTVelocity potentialm2 s-1
026MNTSFMontgomery stream functionm2 s-1
028V VELVertical velocity (pressure)Pa s-1
029DZDTVertical velocity (geometric)m s-1
0210ABS VAbsolute vorticitys-1
0214PVORTPotential vorticityK m2 kg-1 s-1
0217U FLXMomentum flux, u-componentN m-2
0218V FLXMomentum flux, v-componentN m-2
02192VW SHVertical speed shears-1
02194USTMu-component of storm motionm s-1
02195VSTMv-component of storm motionm s-1
02197FRICVFrictional velocitym s-1
030PRESPressurePa
031PRMSLPressure reduced to MSLPa
035HGTGeopotential heightgpm
039GP AGeopotential height anomalygpm
031935WAVH5-wave geopotential heightgpm
03194U-GWDZonal flux of gravity wave stressN m-2
03195V-GWDMeridional flux of gravity wave stressN m-2
03196HPBLPlanetary boundary layer heightm
031975WAVA5-wave geopotential height anomalygpm
04192DSWRFDownward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
04193USWRFUpward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
04194DUVBUV-B downward solar fluxW m-2
04195CDUVBClear sky UV-B downward solar fluxW m-2
04196CSDSFClear sky downward solar fluxW m-2
04198CSUSFClear sky upward solar fluxW m-2
05192DLWRFDownward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
05193ULWRFUpward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
05195CSULFClear sky upward longwave fluxW m-2
05196CSDLFClear sky downward longwave fluxW m-2
061T CDCTotal cloud cover%
066C WATCloud waterkg m-2
06193CWORKCloud workfunctionJ kg-1
070PLIParcel lifted index (to 500 mb)deg K
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
0191ALBDOAlbedo%
10193SSRUNStorm surface runoffkg m-2
200LANDLand cover (0=sea, 1=land)Proportion
201SFC RSurface roughnessm
203SOIL MSoil moisture contentkg m-2
204VEGVegetation%
205WATRWater runoffkg m-2
20192SOILWVolumetric soil moisture content
20193GFLUXGround heat fluxW m-2
20195SFEXCExchange coefficient(kg m-3) (m s-1)
20196CNWATPlant canopy surface waterkg m-2
20198VGTYPVegetation type
20228ACONDAerodynamic conductancem s-1
20229EVCWCanopy water evaporationW m-2
20230TRANSTranspirationW m-2
230SOTYPSoil type
23192SOILLLiquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen)
23194SLTYPSurface slope type
23198EVBSDirect evaporation from bare soilW m-2
1012UOGRDU-component of currentm s-1
1013VOGRDV-component of currentm s-1
1020ICECIce coverfraction
1021ICETKIce thicknessm
1024UICEU-Component of ice driftm s-1
1025VICEV-Component of ice driftm s-1
103195SSHGSea surface height relative to geoidm
1043SALTYSalinitykg kg-1
1044OVHDOcean vertical heat diffusivitym2 s-1
1045OVSDOcean vertical salt diffusivitym2 s-1
1046OVMDOcean vertical momentum diffusivitym2 s-1
104195DBSSGeometric depth below sea surfacem
104197OHCOcean heat contentJ m-2