$Date: 2003/03/07 08:42:43 $
TOYODA Eizi <URL:mailto:toyoda@npd.kishou.go.jp> Numerical Prediction Division, Japan Meteorological Agency
This document describes predefined element table in NuSDaS.
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multiply s
to the units in this table._
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are used when the time attribute of type2 is SV
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They indicates that the element is time average (or integration).
In case of time-integrated data,
you have also to multiply s
to the units in this table.NuSDaS | units | GRIB1 | description |
P | hPa | *1 | Pressure |
Pres | Pa | 1 | |
PAI | - | *1 | Log pressure |
PSEA | hPa | *2 | Pressure reduced to MSL |
Pmsl | Pa | 2 | |
Ptend | Pa.s-1 | 3 | Pressure tendency |
pVOR | K.m2.kg-1.s-1 | 4 | Potential vorticity |
sarH | m | 5 | ICAO Standard Atmosphere reference height |
PHI | m2.s-2 | *6 | Geopotential |
gpH | m2.s-2 | 6 | |
Z | m | *7 | Geopotential height |
gpH | gpm | 7 | |
gmH | m | 8 | Geometrical height |
sdH | m | 9 | Standard deviation of height |
tOZON | Dobson | 10 | Total ozone |
T | K | 11 | Temperature |
vT | K | 12 | Virtual temperature |
pT | K | 13 | Potential temperature |
papT | K | 14 | Pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature |
maxT | K | 15 | Maximum temperature |
minT | K | 16 | Minimum temperature |
dT | K | 17 | Dew-point temperature |
TTD | K | 18 | Dew-point depression (or deficit) |
TRate | K.m-1 | 19 | Lapse rate |
VIS | m | 20 | Visibility |
Radr1 | - | 21 | Radar spectra (1) |
Radr2 | - | 22 | Radar spectra (2) |
Radr3 | - | 23 | Radar spectra (3) |
PLI50 | K | 24 | Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
Tano | K | 25 | Temperature anomaly |
Pano | Pa | 26 | Pressure anomaly |
gpHan | gpm | 27 | Geopotential height anomaly |
Wave1 | - | 28 | Wave spectra (1) |
Wave2 | - | 29 | Wave spectra (2) |
Wave3 | - | 30 | Wave spectra (3) |
WindD | Degree_true | 31 | Wind direction |
WindS | m.s-1 | 32 | Wind speed |
U | m.s-1 | 33 | u-component of wind [X direction] |
WindX | m.s-1 | *33 | |
UU | m.s-1 | 33 | u-component of wind [eastward] |
V | m.s-1 | 34 | v-component of wind [Y direction] |
WindY | m.s-1 | *34 | |
VV | m.s-1 | 34 | v-component of wind [northward] |
PSI | m2.s-1 | 35 | Stream function |
CHI | m2.s-1 | 36 | Velocity potential |
mPSI | m2.s-2 | 37 | Montgomery stream function |
sVV | s-1 | 38 | Sigma coordinate vertical velocity |
OMG | hPa.h-1 | *39 | Vertical velocity |
VVPa | Pa.s-1 | 39 | |
VVm | m.s-1 | 40 | Vertical velocity |
aVOR | s-1 | 41 | Absolute vorticity |
aDIV | s-1 | 42 | Absolute divergence |
VOR | 10-6.s-1 | *43 | Relative vorticity |
rVOR | s-1 | 43 | |
DIV | 10-6.s-1 | *44 | Relative divergence |
rDIV | s-1 | 44 | |
vUS | s-1 | 45 | Vertical u-component shear |
vVS | s-1 | 46 | Vertical v-component shear |
CrntD | Degree_true | 47 | Direction of current |
CrntS | m.s-1 | 48 | Speed of current |
CrntU | m.s-1 | 49 | u-component of current |
CrntV | m.s-1 | 50 | v-component of current |
Q | kg.kg-1 | 51 | Specific humidity |
RH | % | 52 | Relative humidity |
HMR | kg.kg-1 | 53 | Humidity mixing ratio |
TPW | kg.m-2 | 54 | Precipitable water |
VP | Pa | 55 | Vapour pressure |
VPVPD | Pa | 56 | Saturation deficit |
Evap | kg.m-2 | 57 | Evaporation |
CIC | kg.m-2 | 58 | Cloud ice |
RRate | kg.m-2.s-1 | 59 | Precipitation rate |
ThndP | % | 60 | Thunderstorm probability |
RAIN | kg.m-2 | 61 | Total precipitation |
RR10 | 0.1 mm.min-1 | *61 | |
RR60 | mm.h-1 | *61 | |
RR3H | 8 mm.day-1 | *61 | |
RR6H | 4 mm.day-1 | *61 | |
RR1D | mm.day-1 | *61 | |
RR1M | mm.mon-1 | *61 | |
RRfr0 | mm | *61 | Precipitation from last hour 00min |
RRL | kg.m-2 | 62 | Large scale precipitation |
RRLpD | mm.day-1 | *62 | |
RRC | kg.m-2 | 63 | Convective precipitation |
RRCpD | mm.day-1 | *63 | |
SnRWe | kg.m-2.s-1 | 64 | Snawfall rate water equivalent |
SnWe | kg.m-2 | 65 | Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth |
SnowD | m | 66 | Snow depth |
MLD | m | 67 | Mixed layer depth |
tTcD | m | 68 | Transient thermocline depth |
mTcD | m | 69 | Main thermocline depth |
mTcan | m | 70 | Main thermocline anomaly |
CLA | % | 71 | Total cloud cover |
CLC | % | 72 | Convective cloud cover |
CLL | % | 73 | Low cloud cover |
CLM | % | 74 | Medium cloud cover |
CLH | % | 75 | High cloud cover |
CWC | kg.m-2 | 76 | Cloud water |
TCWC | kg.m-2 | *76 | |
BLI50 | K | 77 | Best lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
SnC | kg.m-2 | 78 | Convective snow |
SnL | kg.m-2 | 79 | Large scale snow |
WatrT | K | 80 | Water temperature |
SST | K | *80 | Water temperature [sea surface] |
Land | Proportion | 81 | Land cover (1 = land, 0 = sea) |
Sldev | m | 82 | Deviation of sea level from mean |
Z0 | m | 83 | Surface roughness |
Albed | % | 84 | Albedo |
SoilT | K | 85 | Soil temperature |
SoilW | kg.m-2 | 86 | Soil moisture content |
Veget | % | 87 | Vegetation |
Sali | kg.kg-1 | 88 | Salinity |
Dens | kg.m-3 | 89 | Density |
Runof | kg.m-2 | 90 | Water run-off |
ROF | mm.day-1 | *90 | |
ROFS | *90 | Water run-off [surface] | |
ROFD | *90 | Water run-off [gravity drag] | |
IceC | Proportion | 91 | Ice cover (1 = ice, 0 = no ice) |
ICE | |||
IceD | m | 92 | Ice thickness |
IceMD | Degree true | 93 | Direction of ice drift |
IceMS | m.s-1 | 94 | Speed of ice drift |
IceMU | m.s-1 | 95 | u-component of ice drift |
IceMV | m.s-1 | 96 | v-component of ice drift |
IceGR | m.s-1 | 97 | Ice growth rate |
IceDV | s-1 | 98 | Ice divergence |
SNMlt | kg.m-2 | 99 | Snow melt |
CWSSH | m | 100 | Significant height of combined wind waves and swell |
WWvD | Degree true | 101 | Direction of wind waves |
WWvSH | m | 102 | Significant height of wind waves |
WWvMP | s | 103 | Mean period of wind waves |
SwvD | Degree true | 104 | Direction of swell waves |
SwvSH | m | 105 | Significant height of swell waves |
SwvMP | s | 106 | Mean period of swell waves |
PWvD | Degree ture | 107 | Primary wave direction |
PWvMP | s | 108 | Primary wave mean period |
2WvD | Degree ture | 109 | Secondary wave direction |
2WvMP | s | 110 | Secondary wave mean period |
RSNB | W.m-2 | 111 | Net short-wave radiation flux (surface) |
RLNB | W.m-2 | 112 | Net long-wave radiation flux (surface) |
RSNT | W.m-2 | 113 | Net short-wave radiation flux (top of atmosphere) |
RLNT | W.m-2 | 114 | Net long-wave radiation flux (top of atmosphere) |
RL | W.m-2 | 115 | Long-wave radiation flux |
RLUB | *115 | ibid. [upward, surface] | |
RLDB | *115 | ibid. [downward, surface] | |
RLUT | *115 | ibid. [upward, top of atm] | |
RLDT | *115 | ibid. [downward, top of atm] | |
RLUTc | *115 | ibid. [upward, top of atm, clear sky] | |
RLDBc | *115 | ibid. [downward, surface, clear sky] | |
RS | W.m-2 | 116 | Short-wave radiation flux |
RSUB | *116 | ibid. [upward, surface] | |
RSDB | *116 | ibid. [downward, surface] | |
RSUT | *116 | ibid. [upward, top of atm] | |
RSDT | *116 | ibid. [downward, top of atm] | |
RSUBc | *116 | ibid. [upward, surface, clear sky] | |
RSDBc | *116 | ibid. [downward, surface, clear sky] | |
RSUTc | *116 | ibid. [upward, top of atm, clear sky] | |
RSDSn | *116 | ibid. [downward, in accumulated snow] | |
GlRad | W.m-2 | 117 | Global radiation flux |
BrT | K | 118 | Brightness temperature |
WNRad | W.m-1.sr-1 | 119 | Radiance (with respect to wave number) |
WLRad | W.m-3.sr-1 | 120 | Radiance (with respect to wave length) |
FLLH | W.m-2 | 121 | Latent heat flux |
FLSH | W.m-2 | 122 | Sensible heat flux |
BLDsp | W.m-2 | 123 | Boundary layer dissipation |
FLMU | N.m-2 | 124 | Momentum flux, u-component |
FLMV | N.m-2 | 125 | Momentum flux, v-component |
WMixE | J | 126 | Wind mixing energy |
Image | Brightness Level | 127 | Image data |
WatrT | K | 128 | Water Temperature |
CLC2 | % | 129 | Cloud cover |
AvTBB | K | 130 | Averaged blackbody temperature |
MnTBB | K | 131 | Minimum blackbody temperature |
SDTBB | K | 132 | Standard deviation of blackbody temperature |
SNCov | % | 133 | Snow cover |
Tsun | J.m-2 | 134 | Global solar irradiation |
HZanP | - | 140 | Probability of high geopotential height anomaly |
PSprd | - | 141 | Ensemble spread of pressure |
ZSprd | - | 142 | Ensemble spread of geopotential height |
TSprd | - | 143 | Ensemble spread of temperature |
EAvSLP | Pa | 200 | Ensemble mean sea-level pressue |
EAvZ | gpm | 201 | Ensemble mean geopotential height |
EAvT | K | 202 | Ensemble mean temperature |
EAvU | m.s-1 | 203 | Ensemble mean u-component of wind |
EAvV | m.s-1 | 204 | Ensemble mean v-component of wind |
ESDSLP | Pa | 210 | Ensemble standard deviation of pressure |
ESDZ | gpm | 211 | Ensemble standard deviation of geopotential height |
ESDT | K | 212 | Ensemble standard deviation of temperature |
ESDU | m.s-1 | 213 | Ensemble standard deviation of u-component of wind |
ESDV | m.s-1 | 214 | Ensemble standard deviation of v-component of wind |
FGSU | N.m-2 | x-component of momentum flux due to short gravity wave | |
FGSV | N.m-2 | y-component of momentum flux due to short gravity wave | |
FGLU | N.m-2 | x-component of momentum flux due to long gravity wave | |
FGLV | N.m-2 | y-component of momentum flux due to long gravity wave | |
LTRS | W.m-2.s-1 | Evaporation | |
LINT | W.m-2.s-1 | Interception (?) | |
MSC | m | Moisture in canopy | |
MSG | m | Moisture in ground or grass | |
TSC | K | Temperature in canopy | |
TSG | K | Temperature in ground or grass | |
ISC | m | Ice or frost on canopy | |
ISG | m | Frost on grass | |
SoilI | ? | Soil ice content | |
SoilQ | ? | Converged heat in soil | |
TSN | K | Temperature of accumulated snow surface | |
SnTmp | K | Temperature in accumulated snow | |
SnQ | ? | Converged heat in accumulated snow | |
SnW | ? | Moisture in accumulated snow | |
SnDen | ? | Density of accumulated snow | |
SnFr | Proportion | *133 | Snow cover |
KIND | - | Land surface status code | |
U1 | m.s-1 | *33 | x-component of wind at the lowest model level |
V1 | m.s-1 | *34 | y-component of wind at the lowest model level |
T1 | K | *11 | Temperature at the lowest model level |
Q1 | kg.kg-1 | *51 | Specific humidity the lowest model level |
WET | - | Wetness | |
UWV | kg.m-1.s-1 | Water vapor flux, x-component | |
VWV | kg.m-1.s-1 | Water vapor flux, y-component | |
RCST | ? | Radiation forcing (short wave, top of atm) | |
RCSB | Radiation forcing (short wave, surfce) | ||
RCLT | Radiation forcing (long wave, top of atm) | ||
RCLB | Radiation forcing (long wave, surfce) | ||
PBLH | m | Height of planetary boundary layer | |
CVR | Proportion | *71 | Cloud cover |
HRRS | K.day-1 | Heating rate due to short-wave radiation | |
HRRL | Heating rate due to long-wave radiation | ||
HRCV | Heating rate due to convection | ||
HRLC | Heating rate due to large-scale condensation | ||
HRVD | Heating rate due to vertical diffusion | ||
HRAD | Heating rate due to adiabatic motion | ||
QRCV | kg.kg-1.day-1 | Moistening rate due to convection | |
QRLC | Moistening rate due to large-scale condensation | ||
QRVD | Moistening rate due to vertical diffusion | ||
QRAD | Moistening rate due to adiabatic motion | ||
URCV | m.s-1.day-1 | u-component acceleration due to convection | |
URLC | u-component acceleration due to large-scale condensation | ||
URVD | u-component acceleration due to vertical diffusion | ||
URAD | u-component acceleration due to adiabatic motion | ||
VRCV | m.s-1.day-1 | v-component acceleration due to convection | |
VRLC | v-component acceleration due to large-scale condensation | ||
VRVD | v-component acceleration due to vertical diffusion | ||
VRAD | v-component acceleration due to adiabatic motion | ||
UMF | kg.m-2.s-1 | Upward mass flux | |
UMB | Upward mass flux at bottom of cloud | ||
CWF | J.kg-1 | Cloud work function | |
MXWIN | m | Height of maximum wind speed | |
TROP1 | Height of first tropopause | ||
TROP2 | Height of second tropopause | ||
CBTOP | Height of top of cumulonimbus | ||
NUM | - | Station ID number | |
LAT | degree | Latitude | |
MLAT | degree | ||
LON | degree | Longitude | |
MLON | degree | ||
HIGH | m | Height | |
AQC | - | AQC code in AMeDAS | |
Sunsh | s | Duration of sunshine | |
SSfr0 | min | Duration of sunshine | |
SEC | s | Time | |
CSEC | |||
TDDKK | - | Thunder multiplicity and discharge code | |
TEC | kA | Thunder current | |
SM | - | Map factor | |
PI10LV | - | Radar 10 minutes precipitation index | |
RR60LV | - | Radar 60 minutes precipitation index | |
HIGHLV | - | Radar echo top height index |