# # Copyright(c) 2000, Space Science and Engineering Center, UW-Madison # Refer to "McIDAS Software Acquisition and Distribution Policies" # in the file mcidas/data/license.txt # # $Id: gbtbpds001.2v129,v 1.2 2007/02/08 18:51:59 kevinb Rel $ # Version 129 of table 2 for version #1 of GRIB code. # This file contains a list of parameters and units. # It is used by the function GribParameter. # See http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/on388/table2.html#TABLE129 for updates # Also see http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng4.1/ref/ncl/ncep_129.htm # # Last Modified: 03/24/06 (kcb) # 000 | Reserved | x | x | x | 2 001 | Pressure | P | mb | MB | 2 002 | Pressure reduced to MSL | PMSL | mb | MB | 2 003 | Pressure tendency | PT | Pa/S | PAPS | 2 004 | Potential vorticity | PVOR | km**2*kg/s | MGPS | 2 005 | ICAO Standard Atmosphere Ref Height | ICAH | m | M | 2 006 | Geopotential | GP | m**2/s**2 | M2S2 | 2 007 | Geopotential height | Z | gpm | GPM | 2 008 | Geometrical height | HGT | m | M | 2 009 | Standard deviation of height | DZ | m | M | 2 010 | Total Ozone | OZON | Dobson | DOB | 2 011 | Temperature | T | K | K | 2 012 | Virtual temperature | VT | K | K | 2 013 | Potential temperature | POT | K | K | 2 014 | Psuedo-adiabatic potential temperature | EPOT | K | K | 2 015 | Maximum temperature | TMAX | K | K | 2 016 | Minimum temperature | TMIN | K | K | 2 017 | Dew point temperature | TD | K | K | 2 018 | Dew point depression (or deficit) | TDD | K | K | 2 019 | Lapse rate | LAPS | K/m | KPM | 2 020 | Visibility | VIS | m | M | 2 021 | Radar spectra (1) | RSP1 | x | x | 2 022 | Radar spectra (2) | RSP2 | x | x | 2 023 | Radar spectra (3) | RSP3 | x | x | 2 024 | Parcel Lifted Index to 500 mb | LI | K | K | 2 025 | Temperature anomaly | TA | K | K | 2 026 | Pressure anomaly | PA | mb | MB | 2 027 | Geopotential height anomaly | ZA | gpm | GPM | 2 028 | Wave spectra (1) | WSP1 | x | x | 2 029 | Wave spectra (2) | WSP2 | x | x | 2 030 | Wave spectra (3) | WSP3 | x | x | 2 031 | Wind direction | WDIR | Degree | DEG | 2 032 | Wind speed | WSPD | m/s | MPS | 2 033 | u-component of wind | U | m/s | MPS | 2 034 | v-component of wind | V | m/s | MPS | 2 035 | Stream function | SFUN | m**2/s | M2PS | 2 036 | Velocity potential | VPOT | Pa/s | PAPS | 2 037 | Montgomery stream function | MSFU | m**2/s**2 | M2S2 | 2 038 | Sigma coordinate vertical velocity | WSC | Pa/s | PAPS | 2 039 | Pressure vertical velocity | WP | Pa/s | PAPS | 2 040 | Vertical velocity | W | m/s | MPS | 2 041 | Absolute vorticity | ABV | 1/s | PS | 7 042 | Absolute divergence | ADVG | 1/s | PS | 2 043 | Relative vorticity | VOR | 1/s | PS | 7 044 | Relative divergence | DVG | 1/s | PS | 2 045 | Vertical u-component shear | USHR | 1/s | PS | 2 046 | Vertical v-component shear | VSHR | 1/s | PS | 2 047 | Direction of current | CDIR | Degree | DEG | 2 048 | Speed of current | CSPD | m/s | MPS | 2 049 | u-component of current | CURU | m/s | MPS | 2 050 | v-component of current | CURV | m/s | MPS | 2 051 | Specific humidity | SHUM | g/kg | GKG | 5 052 | Relative humidity | RH | % | % | 2 053 | Humidity mixing ratio | HMIX | g/kg | GKG | 5 054 | Precipitable water | PWAT | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 055 | Vapor pressure | VPRE | Pa | PA | 2 056 | Saturation deficit | SDEF | Pa | PA | 2 057 | Evaporation | EVAP | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 058 | Cloud ice | CICE | kg/m**2 | KGM2 | 2 059 | Precipitation rate | PRAT | (kg/m**2)/s | MMPS | 2 060 | Thunderstorm probability | TPCT | % | x | 2 061 | Total precipitation | PCP | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 062 | Large scale precipitation | LPCP | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 063 | Convective precipitation | CPCP | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 064 | Snowfall rate equivalent | SRAT | (kg/m**2)/s | MM | 2 065 | Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth | WEQU | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 066 | Snow depth | SNOD | m | M | 2 067 | Mixed layer depth | MDEP | m | M | 2 068 | Transient thermocline depth | TTDP | m | M | 2 069 | Main thermocline depth | MTDP | m | M | 2 070 | Main thermocline anomaly | TANA | m | M | 2 071 | Total cloud cover | TCVR | % | x | 2 072 | Convective cloud cover | CCVR | % | x | 2 073 | Low cloud cover | LCVR | % | x | 2 074 | Medium cloud cover | MCVR | % | x | 2 075 | High cloud cover | HCVR | % | x | 2 076 | Cloud water | CWAT | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 077 | Best Lifted Index (to 500mb) | BLI | K | K | 2 078 | Convective snow | CSNO | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 079 | Large scale snow | LSNO | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 080 | Water temperature | TWAT | K | K | 2 081 | Land-sea mask (1 = land , 0 = sea) | LMSK | x | x | 2 082 | Deviation of sea-level from mean | DSLV | m | M | 2 083 | Surface roughness | SRUF | m | M | 2 084 | Albedo | ALBE | % | x | 2 085 | Soil temperature | STEM | K | K | 2 086 | Soil moisture content | SMOI | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 087 | Vegetation | VEG | % | x | 2 088 | Salinity | SALN | kg/kg | KGKG | 2 089 | Density | DENS | kg/m**3 | KGM3 | 2 090 | Water runoff | WRUN | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 091 | Ice concentration | ICE | x | x | 2 092 | Ice thickness | ITHK | m | M | 2 093 | Direction of ice drift | IDIR | Degree | DEG | 2 094 | Speed of ice drift | ISPD | m/s | MPS | 2 095 | u-component of ice drift | IU | m/s | MPS | 2 096 | v-component of ice drift | IV | m/s | MPS | 2 097 | Ice growth | IGRO | m | M | 2 098 | Ice divergence | IDVG | 1/s | PS | 2 099 | Snow melt | SNOM | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 100 | Significant height of wind and swell | SHGT | m | M | 2 101 | Direction of wind waves | WVDR | Degree | DEG | 2 102 | Significant height of wind waves | WHGT | m | M | 2 103 | Mean period of wind waves | WPER | s | SEC | 2 104 | Direction of swell waves | SDIR | Degree | DEG | 2 105 | Significant height of swell waves | SHGT | m | M | 2 106 | Mean period of swell waves | SPER | s | SEC | 2 107 | Primary wave direction | PWDR | Degree | DEG | 2 108 | Primary wave mean period | PWPR | s | SEC | 2 109 | Secondary wave direction | SWDR | Degree | DEG | 2 110 | Secondary wave mean period | SWPR | s | SEC | 2 111 | Net short-wave radiation (surface) | NSWS | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 112 | Net long-wave radiation (surface) | NLWS | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 113 | Net short-wave radiation (top of atmos.) | NSWT | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 114 | Net long-wave radiation (top of atmos.) | NLWT | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 115 | Long-wave radiation | LRAD | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 116 | Short-wave radiation | SRAD | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 117 | Global radiation | GRAD | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 118 | Brightness Temperature | BT | K | K | 2 119 | Long-Wave Radiation | LWAV | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 120 | Short-Wave Radiation | SWAV | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 121 | Latent heat flux | LHET | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 122 | Sensible heat flux | SHET | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 123 | Boundary layer dissipation | BDSP | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 124 | Momentum flux U component | MFU | N/m**2 | NM2 | 2 125 | Momentum flux V component | MFV | N/m**2 | NM2 | 2 126 | Wind mixing energy | MIXE | J | J | 2 127 | Image data | IMAG | x | x | 2 128 | Probability anomaly of temperature | PAOT | % | % | 2 129 | Probability anomaly of precipitation | PAOP | % | % | 2 130 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 131 | Rain fraction of total liquid water | RNF | x | x | 2 132 | Ice fraction of total condensate | ICEF | x | x | 2 133 | Rime factor | RIMF | x | x | 2 134 | Convective cloud efficiency | CCEF | x | x | 2 135 | Total condensate | O2 | kg/kg | KGKG | 2 136 | Total column-integrated cloud water | TCCW | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 137 | Total column-integrated cloud ice | TCCI | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 138 | Total column-integrated rain | TCR | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 139 | Total column-integrated snow | TCS | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 140 | Total column-integrated condensate | TCC | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 141 | Pressure of level from which parcel lifted | PLPL | Pa | PA | 2 142 | Height of level from which parcel lifted | HLPL | m | M | 2 143 | Cloud emissivity | CEMS | x | x | 2 144 | Cloud optical depth | COPD | x | x | 2 145 | Effective particle size | PSIZ | u | MU | 2 146 | Total water cloud | TWC | % | % | 2 147 | Total ice cloud | TIC | % | % | 2 148 | Wind difference | WDIF | m/s | MPS | 2 149 | Wave steepness | WSTP | x | x | 2 150 | Probability of temperature above normal | PTAN | % | % | 2 151 | Probability of temperature near normal | PTNN | % | % | 2 152 | Probability of temperature below normal | PTBN | % | % | 2 153 | Probability of precipitation above normal | PPAN | % | % | 2 154 | Probability of precipitation near normal | PPNN | % | % | 2 155 | Probability of precipitation below normal | PPBN | % | % | 2 156 | Particulate matter (coarse) | PMTC | ug/m**3 | UGM3 | 2 157 | Particulate matter (fine) | PMTF | ug/m**3 | UGM3 | 2 158 | Analysis error of temperature | AET | K | K | 2 159 | Analysis error of dew point | AEDP | % | % | 2 160 | Analysis error of specific humidity | AESH | kg/kg | KGKG | 2 161 | Analysis error of u-wind | AEU | m/s | MPS | 2 162 | Analysis error of v-wind | AEV | m/s | MPS | 2 163 | Log base 10 of Particulate matter (fine) | LPMF | ug/m**3 | UGM3 | 2 164 | Integrated column particulate matter (fine) | IPMF | ug/m**3 | UGM3 | 2 165 | Derived radar reflectivity rain backscatter | REFR | mm**6/m**3 | M6M3 | 2 166 | Derived radar reflectivity ice backscatter | REFI | mm**6/m**3 | M6M3 | 2 167 | Derived radar reflectivity convection bscat | REFC | mm**6/m**3 | M6M3 | 2 168 | Total column-integrated supercooled water | TCSW | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 169 | Total column-integrated melting ice | TCMI | kg/m**2 | MM | 2 170 | Ellrod index | ELRD | x | x | 2 171 | Seconds prior to initial reference time | TPSC | s | S | 2 172 | Seconds after initial reference time | TASC | s | S | 2 173 | Number of samples/observations | NUMS | x | x | 2 174 | Analysis error of pressure | AEP | Pa | PA | 2 175 | Icing severity | ICSV | x | x | 2 176 | Icing probability | ICPB | x | x | 2 177 | Low-level aviation interest | LAVN | x | x | 2 178 | High-level aviation interest | HAVN | x | x | 2 179 | Flight category | FLGT | x | x | 2 180 | Ozone concentration | OZCN | ppb | PPB | 2 181 | Categorical Ozone Concentration | OZCT | x | x | 2 182 | Vertical eddy diffusivity heat exchange | VEDH | m**2/s | M2PS | 2 183 | Sigma level value | SIGV | x | x | 2 184 | Ensemble weight | ENSW | x | x | 2 185 | Confidence Indicator - Ceiling | CICL | x | x | 2 186 | Confidence Indicator - Visibility | CIVS | x | x | 2 187 | Confidence Indicator - Flight Category | CIFT | x | x | 2 188 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 189 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 190 | Scatterometer estimated U wind component | USCT | m/s | MPS | 2 191 | Scatterometer estimated V wind component | VSCT | m/s | MPS | 2 192 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 193 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 194 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 195 | Geometric depth below surface | DBS | m | M | 2 196 | Ocean dynamic height anomaly | ODHA | m | M | 2 197 | Ocean heat content | OHC | J/m**2 | JPM2 | 2 198 | Sea surface height relative to geoid | SSHG | m | M | 2 199 | Salt flux | SLTF | g/cm**2/s | GCMS | 2 200 | UV-B downward solar flux | DUVB | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 201 | Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux | CDUV | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 202 | Total downward heat flux at surface (down +)| TDHF | W/m**2 | WPM2 | 2 203 | U Velocity variance | UVAR | m**2/s**2 | M2S2 | 2 204 | V Velocity variance | VVAR | m**2/s**2 | M2S2 | 2 205 | UV Velocity Cross Correlation | UVCC | m**2/s**2 | M2S2 | 2 206 | Meteorological Correlation Length Scale | MCLS | m | M | 2 207 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 208 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 209 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 210 | Observed radar reflectivity | REFO | dbZ | DBZ | 2 211 | Derived radar reflectivity | REFD | dbZ | DBZ | 2 212 | Maximum/composite radar reflectivity | REFC | dbZ | DBZ | 2 213 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 214 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 215 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 216 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 217 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 218 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 219 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 220 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 221 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 222 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 223 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 224 | Not used | x | x | x | 2 225 | Not 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