Fields Requested in the UPP Parameter Table for SRW NATLEV

Field description (column 1), level type as defined by WMO (column 2), abbreviated names as they appear in the Grib2 output file (column 3), and number of levels output (column 4).

No.

Field Description

Level Type

Short Name

nlvl

1

Height on pressure surface

isobaric

HGT

4

2

Temperature on pressure surface

isobaric

TMP

5

3

Relative humidity on pressure surface

isobaric

RH

4

4

U component of wind on pressure surface

isobaric

UGRD

4

5

V component of wind on pressure surface

isobaric

VGRD

4

6

Omega on pressure surface

isobaric

VVEL

4

7

Specific humidity on pressure surface

isobaric

SPFH

4

8

Absolute vorticity on pressure surface

isobaric

ABSV

4

9

Pressure on model surface

hybrid

PRES

64

10

Height on model surface

hybrid

HGT

64

11

Temperature on model surface

hybrid

TMP

64

12

Specific humidity on model surface

hybrid

SPFH

64

13

U component of wind on model surface

hybrid

UGRD

64

14

V component of wind on model surface

hybrid

VGRD

64

15

Omega on model surface

hybrid

VVEL

64

16

Vertical velocity on model surface

hybrid

DZDT

64

17

Turbulent kinetic energy on model surface

hybrid

TKE

64

18

Temperature tendency from grid scale latent heat release (time-averaged)

hybrid

LRGHR

64

19

Mesinger (Membrane) sea level pressure

mean sea level

MSLET

1

20

Shuell sea level pressure

mean sea level

PRES

1

21

Temperature at 2m

height agl

TMP

1

22

Specific humidity at 2m

height agl

SPFH

1

23

Dew point temperature at 2m

height agl

DPT

1

24

Relative humidity at 2m

height agl

RH

1

25

U component of wind at 10m

height agl

UGRD

1

26

V component of wind at 10m

height agl

VGRD

1

27

Potential temperature at 10m

height agl

POT

1

28

Specific humidity at 10m

height agl

SPFH

1

29

Surface Pressure

surface

PRES

1

30

Terrain height

surface

HGT

1

31

Skin potential temperature

surface

POT

1

32

Skin specific humidity

surface

SPFH

1

33

Skin temperature

surface

TMP

1

34

Maximum updraft vertical velocity (100-1000 hPa)

isobaric

MAXUVV

1

35

Maximum downdraft vertical velocity (100-1000 hPa)

isobaric

MAXDVV

1

36

Maximum updraft helicity (0-3 km)

height agl

MXUPHL

1

37

Maximum updraft helicity (2-5 km)

height agl

MXUPHL

1

38

Minimum updraft helicity (2-5 km)

height agl

MNUPHL

1

39

Minimum updraft helicity (0-3 km)

height agl

MNUPHL

1

40

Maximum relative vertical vorticity (0-1 km)

height agl

RELV

1

41

Maximum relative vertical vorticity at hybrid level 1

hybrid

RELV

1

42

Maximum relative vertical vorticity (0-2 km)

height agl

RELV

1

43

Maximum U-component wind at 10m

height agl

MAXUW

1

44

Maximum V-component wind at 10m

height agl

MAXVW

1

45

Maximum derived radar reflectivity at 1 km

height agl

MAXREF

1

46

Maximum derived radar reflectivity at -10 C

isothermal

MAXREF

1

47

Radar reflectivity at -10 C

isothermal

REFD

1

48

Maximum 2m temperature

height agl

TMAX

1

49

Minimum 2m temperature

height agl

TMIN

1

50

Maximum 2m RH

height agl

MAXRH

1

51

Minimum 2m RH

height agl

MINRH

1

52

Soil temperature in between each soil layer

depth below land surface

TSOIL

4

53

Soil moisture in between each soil layer

depth below land surface

SOILW

4

54

Total soil moisture

depth below land surface

SOILM

1

55

Heat exchange coeff at surface

surface

SFEXC

1

56

Vegetation cover

surface

VEG

1

57

Soil moisture availability

depth below land surface

MSTAV

1

58

Soil temperature at 3m

depth below land surface

TSOIL

1

59

Ground heat flux (instantaneous)

surface

GFLUX

1

60

Plant canopy surface water

surface

CNWAT

1

61

Snow water equivalent

surface

WEASD

1

62

Lifted index—best

pressure above ground

4LFTX

1

63

Column integrated precipitable water

entire atmosphere

PWAT

1

64

Accumulated total precipitation

surface

APCP

1

65

Accumulated grid-scale precipitation

surface

NCPCP

1

66

Continuous accumulated total precipitation

surface

APCP

1

67

Continuous accumulated grid-scale precipitation

surface

NCPCP

1

68

Accumulated total snow melt

surface

SNOM

1

69

Accumulated storm surface runoff

surface

SSRUN

1

70

Accumulated base flow runoff

surface

BGRUN

1

71

Categorical rain (instantaneous)

surface

CRAIN

1

72

Categorical snow (instantaneous)

surface

CSNOW

1

73

Categorical ice pellets (instantaneous)

surface

CICEP

1

74

Categorical freezing rain (instantaneous)

surface

CFRZR

1

75

Precipitation rate (instantaneous)

surface

PRATE

1

76

Fraction of frozen precipitation

surface

CPOFP

1

77

Cloud water mixing ratio on model surface

hybrid

CLMR

64

78

Cloud ice mixing ratio on model surface

hybrid

ICMR

64

79

Graupel mixing ratio on mmodel surface

hybrid

GRLE

64

80

Cloud fraction on model surface

hybrid

TCDC

64

81

Rain mixing ratio on model surface

hybrid

RWMR

64

82

Snow mixing ratio on model surface

hybrid

SNMR

64

83

Rimming factor for Ferrier scheme on model surface

hybrid

RIME

64

84

Total condensate for Ferrier scheme on mode surface

hybrid

TCOND

64

85

Model level fraction of rain for Ferrier scheme

hybrid

FRAIN

64

86

Model level fraction of ice for Ferrier scheme

hybrid

FICE

64

87

Low level cloud fraction

low cloud layer

LCDC

1

88

Mid level cloud fraction

mid cloud layer

MCDC

1

89

High level cloud fraction

high cloud layer

HCDC

1

90

Total cloud fraction

entire atmosphere

TCDC

1

91

Total cloud fraction (time-averaged)

entire atmosphere

TCDC

1

92

stratospheric cloud fraction (time-averaged)

entire atmosphere

CDLYR

1

93

Outgoing surface shortwave radiation (instantaneous)

surface

USWRF

1

94

Outgoing surface longwave radiation (instantaneous)

surface

ULWRF

1

95

Incoming surface shortwave radiation (time-averaged)

surface

DSWRF

1

96

Incoming surface longwave radiation (time-averaged)

surface

DLWRF

1

97

Outgoing surface shortwave radiation (time-averaged)

surface

USWRF

1

98

Outgoing surface longwave radiation (time-averaged)

surface

ULWRF

1

99

Outgoing model top shortwave radiation (time-averaged)

top of atmosphere

USWRF

1

100

Outgoing model top longwave radiation (time-averaged)

top of atmosphere

ULWRF

1

101

Incoming surface shortwave radiation (instantaneous)

surface

DSWRF

1

102

Incoming surface longwave radiation (instantaneous)

surface

DLWRF

1

103

Clear sky incoming surface shortwave (instantaneous)

surface

CSDSF

1

104

Roughness length

surface

SFCR

1

105

Friction velocity

surface

FRICV

1

106

Surface drag coefficient

surface

CD

1

107

Surface u wind stress

surface

UFLX

1

108

Surface v wind stress

surface

VFLX

1

109

Surface sensible heat flux (time-averaged)

surface

SHTFL

1

110

Ground heat flux (time-averaged)

surface

GFLUX

1

111

Snow phase change heat flux (time-averaged)

surface

SNOHF

1

112

Surface latent heat flux (time-averaged)

surface

LHTFL

1

113

Accumulated surface evaporation

surface

EVP

1

114

Accumulated potential evaporation

surface

PEVAP

1

115

Surface sensible heat flux (instantaneous)

surface

SHTFL

1

116

Surface latent heat flux (instantaneous)

surface

LHTFL

1

117

Latitude

surface

NLAT

1

118

Longitude

surface

ELON

1

119

Land sea mask (land=1 sea=0)

surface

LAND

1

120

Sea ice mask

surface

ICEC

1

121

Mass point at eta surface mask

surface

LMH

1

122

Velocity point at eta surface mask

surface

LMV

1

123

Surface albedo

surface

ALBDO

1

124

Sea surface temperature

surface

WTMP

1

125

Pressure in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

PRES

6

126

Temperature in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

TMP

6

127

Potential temperature in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

POT

1

128

Dew point temperature in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

DPT

1

129

Specific humidity in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

SPFH

6

130

RH in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

RH

6

131

Moisture convergence in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

MCONV

1

132

Precipitable water in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

PWAT

1

133

U wind in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

UGRD

6

134

V wind in boundary layer (30 mb means)

pressure agl

VGRD

6

135

Accumulated land surface model precipitation

surface

LSPA

1

136

Model top pressure

top of atmosphere

PRES

1

137

Pressure thickness

hybrid

PRES

1

138

Sigma pressure thickness

hybrid

PRES

1

139

Plant canopy surface water

surface

CNWAT

1

140

Ground heat flux (instantaneous)

surface

GFLUX

1

141

Lifted index—surface based (500-1000 hPa)

isobaric

LFTX

1

142

Convective available potential energy

surface

CAPE

1

143

Best cape

pressure above ground

CAPE

1

144

Mixed layer cape

pressure above ground

CAPE

1

145

Unstable cape

pressure above ground

CAPE

1

146

Convective inhibition

surface

CIN

1

147

Best cin

pressure above ground

CIN

1

148

Mixed layer cin

pressure above ground

CIN

1

149

Unstable cin

pressure above ground

CIN

1

150

LCL level pressure

pressure layer agl

PLPL

1

151

Helicity

height agl

HLCY

2

152

U component storm motion

height agl

USTM

1

153

V component storm motion

height agl

VSTM

1

154

Cloud bottom pressure

cloud base

PRES

1

155

Cloud top pressure

cloud top

PRES

1

156

Cloud top temperature

cloud top

TMP

1

157

Pressure at tropopause

tropopause

PRES

1

158

Height at tropopause

tropopause

HGT

1

159

Temperature at tropopause

tropopause

TMP

1

160

U component of wind at tropopause

tropopause

UGRD

1

161

V component of wind at tropopause

tropopause

VGRD

1

162

Wind shear at tropopause

tropopause

VWSH

1

163

Temperature at flight levels

height msl

TMP

10

164

U component of wind at flight levels

height msl

UGRD

10

165

V component of wind at flight levels

height msl

VGRD

10

166

Freezing level height

0 degree isotherm

HGT

1

167

Freezing level relative humidity

0 degree isotherm

RH

1

168

Highest freezing level height

highest tropospheric frz lvl

HGT

1

169

Maximum wind pressure level

max wind

PRES

1

170

Maximum wind height

max wind

HGT

1

171

U-component of maximum wind

max wind

UGRD

1

172

V-component of maximum wind

max wind

VGRD

1

173

Maximum wind speed at 10m

height agl

WIND

1

174

Cloud bottom height (above MSL)

cloud base

HGT

1

175

Cloud top height (above MSL)

cloud top

HGT

1

176

GSD visibility

surface

VIS

1

177

Composite radar reflectivity

entire atmosphere

REFC

1

178

Grid scale cloud bottom pressure

grid scale cloud bottom

PRES

1

179

Grid scale cloud top pressure

grid scale cloud top

PRES

1

180

Column integrated cloud water

entire atmosphere

TCOLW

1

181

Column integrated cloud ice

entire atmosphere

TCOLI

1

182

Column integrated rain

entire atmosphere

TCOLR

1

183

Column integrated snow

entire atmosphere

TCOLS

1

184

Column integrated total condensate

entire atmosphere

TCOLC

1

185

Column integrated graupel

entire atmosphere

TCOLG

1

186

Vegetation type

surface

VGTYP

1

187

Soil type

surface

SOTYP

1

188

Canopy conductance

surface

CCOND

1

189

Planetary boundary layer height

surface

HPBL

1

190

Snow depth

surface

SNOD

1

191

Snow sublimation

surface

SBSNO

1

192

Air dry soil moisture

surface

SMDRY

1

193

Soil moist porosity

surface

POROS

1

194

Minimum stomatal resistance

surface

RSMIN

1

195

Number of root layers

surface

RLYRS

1

196

Soil moist wilting point

surface

WILT

1

197

Soil moist reference

surface

SMREF

1

198

Canopy conductance - solar component

surface

RCS

1

199

Canopy conductance - temperature component

surface

RCT

1

200

Canopy conductance - humidity component

surface

RCQ

1

201

Canopy conductance - soil component

surface

RCSOL

1

202

Potential evaporation

surface

PEVPR

1

203

Surface wind gust

surface

GUST

1

204

Lowest wet bulb zero height

lowest lvl wet bulb zero

HGT

1

205

Leaf area index

surface

LAI

1

206

Clear sky incoming surface shortwave (instantaneous)

surface

CSDSF

1

207

Richardson number planetary boundary layer height

planetary boundary layer

HGT

1

208

Mixing height

surface

MIXHT

1

209

Time-averaged percentage snow cover

surface

SNOWC

1