The following 111 parameters from NCEP GRIB2 Parameter Code Master Table 2/Local Table 1 are included in this dataset:

DisciplineCategoryCodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
000TMPTemperatureK
002POTPotential temperatureK
005T MINMinimum temperatureK
006DPTDewpoint temperatureK
0010LHTFLLatent heat fluxW m-2
0011SHTFLSensible heat fluxW m-2
00192SNOHFSnow phase change heat fluxW m-2
010SPF HSpecific humiditykg kg-1
011R HRelative humidity%
013P WATPrecipitable waterkg m-2
016EVPEvaporationkg 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
0116SNO MSnow meltkg m-2
0122CLWMRCloud water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0124RWMRRain water mixing ratiokg kg-1
0125SNMRSnow 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
01197MCONVHorizontal moisture divergencekg kg-1 s-1
01199PEVAPPotential evaporationkg m-2
01201SNOWCSnow cover%
01203RIMERime factor
01204TCOLRTotal column integrated rainkg m-2
01205TCOLSTotal column integrated snowkg m-2
020WDIRWind direction (from which blowing)degree_T
021WINDWind speedm s-1
022U GRDu-component of windm s-1
023V GRDv-component of windm s-1
024STRMStream functionm2 s-1
028V VELVertical velocity (pressure)Pa s-1
0210ABS VAbsolute vorticitys-1
0215VUCSHVertical u-component of shears-1
0216VVCSHVertical v-component of shears-1
0217U FLXMomentum flux, u-componentN m-2
0218V FLXMomentum flux, v-componentN m-2
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
02196CDDrag coefficient
02197FRICVFrictional velocitym s-1
030PRESPressurePa
031PRMSLPressure reduced to MSLPa
035HGTGeopotential heightgpm
03192MSLETMSLP (Eta model reduction)Pa
03196HPBLPlanetary boundary layer heightm
03200PLPLPressure of level from which parcel was liftedPa
04192DSWRFDownward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
04193USWRFUpward shortwave radiation fluxW m-2
05192DLWRFDownward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
05193ULWRFUpward longwave radiation fluxW m-2
060C ICECloud icekg m-2
061T CDCTotal cloud cover%
062CDCONConvective cloud cover%
063L CDCLow cloud cover%
064M CDCMedium cloud cover%
065H CDCHigh cloud cover%
06194CUEFIConvective cloud efficiency
06195TCONDTotal condensatekg kg-1
06196TCOLWTotal column-integrated cloud waterkg m-2
06197TCOLITotal column-integrated cloud icekg m-2
06198TCOLCTotal column-integrated condensatekg m-2
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
0190VISVisibilitym
0191ALBDOAlbedo%
01911TKETurbulent kinetic energyJ kg-1
019192MXSALBMaximum snow albedo%
019193SNFALBSnow-free albedo%
10192BGRUNBaseflow-groundwater runoffkg m-2
10193SSRUNStorm surface runoffkg m-2
11193CPOFPProbability of frozen precipitation%
200LANDLand cover (0=sea, 1=land)Proportion
201SFC RSurface roughnessm
202TSOILSoil temperatureK
203SOIL MSoil moisture contentkg m-2
204VEGVegetation%
20192SOILWVolumetric soil moisture content
20193GFLUXGround heat fluxW m-2
20194MSTAVMoisture availability%
20195SFEXCExchange coefficient(kg m-3) (m s-1)
20196CNWATPlant canopy surface waterkg m-2
20197BMIXLBlackadar's mixing length scalem
20198VGTYPVegetation type
20199CCONDCanopy conductancem s-1
20200RSMINMinimal stomatal resistances m-1
20201WILTWilting point
20202RCSSolar parameter in canopy conductance
20203RCTTemperature parameter in canopy conductance
20204RCQHumidity parameter in canopy conductance
20205RCSOLSoil moisture parameter in canopy conductance
230SOTYPSoil type
23192SOILLLiquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen)
23193RLYRSNumber of soil layers in root zone
23195Transpiration stress-onset (soil moisture)
23196Direct evaporation cease (soil moisture)
23197Soil porosity
1020ICECIce coverfraction
1030Water temperaturedeg K