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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 DAILY
dataset
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param
GRIB
Name
Name
units
1
PRES
Diagnostic high-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic high-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic low-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic low-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic middle-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic middle-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic surface pressure
Intrinsic max_wind_lev pressure
Intrinsic MSL pressure
Intrinsic surface pressure
Intrinsic tropopause pressure
Pa
2
PRMSL
Intrinsic MSL PRMSL
Pa
7
HGT
Intrinsic PressureLevel phi
Intrinsic surface phi
gpm
11
TMP
Diagnostic 0-10_cm_down temp
Diagnostic 10-200_cm_down temp
Diagnostic above_ground temp
Diagnostic high-cloud top temp
Diagnostic low-cloud top temp
Diagnostic middle-cloud top temp
Diagnostic soil temp
Diagnostic surface temp
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd temp
Intrinsic max_wind_lev temp
Intrinsic PressureLevel temp
Intrinsic sigma temp
Intrinsic tropopause temp
Kelvin_scale
13
POT
Intrinsic sigma POT
Kelvin_scale
15
TMAX
Diagnostic above_ground maximum temp
Kelvin_scale
16
TMIN
Diagnostic above_ground minimum temp
Kelvin_scale
33
UGRD
Diagnostic above_ground u
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd u
Intrinsic above_MSL u
Intrinsic max_wind_lev u
Intrinsic PressureLevel u
Intrinsic sigma u
Intrinsic tropopause u
m/s
34
VGRD
Diagnostic above_ground v
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd v
Intrinsic above_MSL v
Intrinsic max_wind_lev v
Intrinsic PressureLevel v
Intrinsic sigma v
Intrinsic tropopause v
m/s
35
STRM
Intrinsic PressureLevel psi
m2/s
36
VPOT
Intrinsic PressureLevel vpot
m2/s
39
VVEL
Intrinsic PressureLevel vvel
Intrinsic sigma vvel
Pa/s
41
ABSV
Intrinsic PressureLevel ABSV
1/s
43
RELV
Intrinsic PressureLevel relv
1/s
44
RELD
Intrinsic PressureLevel reld
1/s
51
SPFH
Diagnostic above_ground qa
Intrinsic PressureLevel qa
unitless
52
RH
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd rhum
Intrinsic PressureLevel rhum
Intrinsic sigma rhum
Intrinsic sigma_044-072 rhum
Intrinsic sigma_044-100 rhum
Intrinsic sigma_072-094 rhum
Intrinsic total_air_column rhum
percent
54
PWAT
Diagnostic total_air_column PWAT2
Intrinsic total_air_column PWAT
kg/m2
59
PRATE
Diagnostic surface prate
kg/m2/s
64
SRWEQ
Diagnostic surface snow rate
kg/m2/s
65
WEASD
Diagnostic surface snow depth
kg/m2
71
TCDC
Diagnostic high-cloud cld
Diagnostic low-cloud cld
Diagnostic middle-cloud cld
Diagnostic total_air_column cld
percent
72
CDCON
Diagnostic high-cloud CDCON
Diagnostic low-cloud CDCON
Diagnostic middle-cloud CDCON
percent
81
LAND
Diagnostic surface LAND
1=land; 0=sea
83
SFCR
Diagnostic surface SFCR
m
90
RUNOF
Diagnostic surface runoff
kg/m2
91
ICEC
Diagnostic surface ICEC
ice=1; no ice=0
111
NSWRS
Diagnostic surface net solr
W/m2
112
NLWRS
Diagnostic surface net lwflx
W/m2
121
LHTFL
Diagnostic surface latent heat_flux
W/m2
122
SHTFL
Diagnostic surface sensible heat_flux
W/m2
124
UFLX
Diagnostic surface taux
N/m2
125
VFLX
Diagnostic surface tauy
Pa
131
LFTX
Intrinsic surface LFTX
Kelvin_scale
132
4LFTX
Intrinsic surface 4LFTX
Kelvin_scale
136
VSSH
Intrinsic tropopause VSSH
1/s
144
SOILW
Diagnostic 0-10_cm_down soil moisture
Diagnostic 10-200_cm_down soil moisture
unitless
145
PEVPR
Diagnostic surface potential evap
W/m2
146
CWORK
Diagnostic total_air_column CWORK
J/kg
147
U-GWD
Diagnostic surface U-GWD
Pa
148
V-GWD
Diagnostic surface V-GWD
Pa
155
GFLUX
Diagnostic surface ground heat_flux
W/m2
160
CSUSF
Diagnostic surface clear_sky upward solr
Diagnostic top clear_sky upward solr
W/m2
161
CSDSF
Diagnostic surface clear_sky downward solr
W/m2
162
CSULF
Diagnostic top clear_sky upward lwflx
W/m2
163
CSDLF
Diagnostic surface clear_sky downward lwflx
W/m2
164
CFNSF
Diagnostic surface cloud_forcing net solr
Diagnostic top cloud_forcing net solr
Diagnostic total_air_column cloud_forcing net solr
W/m2
165
CFNLF
Diagnostic surface cloud_forcing net lwflx
Diagnostic top cloud_forcing net lwflx
Diagnostic total_air_column cloud_forcing net lwflx
W/m2
166
VBDSF
Diagnostic surface VBDSF
W/m2
167
VDDSF
Diagnostic surface VDDSF
W/m2
168
NBDSF
Diagnostic surface NBDSF
W/m2
169
NDDSF
Diagnostic surface NDDSF
W/m2
175
SGLYR
Diagnostic high-cloud bottom SGLYR
Diagnostic high-cloud top SGLYR
Diagnostic low-cloud bottom SGLYR
Diagnostic low-cloud top SGLYR
Diagnostic middle-cloud bottom SGLYR
Diagnostic middle-cloud top SGLYR
unitless
204
DSWRF
Diagnostic surface downward solr
Diagnostic top downward solr
W/m2
205
DLWRF
Diagnostic surface downward lwflx
W/m2
211
USWRF
Diagnostic surface upward solr
Diagnostic top upward solr
W/m2
212
ULWRF
Diagnostic surface upward lwflx
Diagnostic top upward lwflx
W/m2
214
CPRAT
Diagnostic surface convective cprate
kg/m2/s
225
RHCLD
Diagnostic high-cloud RHCLD
Diagnostic low-cloud RHCLD
Diagnostic middle-cloud RHCLD
percent
229
SNOHF
Diagnostic surface snow melt hflx
W/m2
230
SNOEV
Diagnostic surface snow sublimation hflx
W/m2
GRIB Level
Name
1
Diagnostic surface clear_sky downward lwflx
Diagnostic surface clear_sky downward solr
Diagnostic surface clear_sky upward solr
Diagnostic surface cloud_forcing net lwflx
Diagnostic surface cloud_forcing net solr
Diagnostic surface convective cprate
Diagnostic surface downward lwflx
Diagnostic surface downward solr
Diagnostic surface ground heat_flux
Diagnostic surface ICEC
Diagnostic surface LAND
Diagnostic surface latent heat_flux
Diagnostic surface NBDSF
Diagnostic surface NDDSF
Diagnostic surface net lwflx
Diagnostic surface net solr
Diagnostic surface potential evap
Diagnostic surface prate
Diagnostic surface pressure
Diagnostic surface runoff
Diagnostic surface sensible heat_flux
Diagnostic surface SFCR
Diagnostic surface snow depth
Diagnostic surface snow melt hflx
Diagnostic surface snow rate
Diagnostic surface snow sublimation hflx
Diagnostic surface taux
Diagnostic surface tauy
Diagnostic surface temp
Diagnostic surface U-GWD
Diagnostic surface upward lwflx
Diagnostic surface upward solr
Diagnostic surface V-GWD
Diagnostic surface VBDSF
Diagnostic surface VDDSF
Intrinsic surface 4LFTX
Intrinsic surface LFTX
Intrinsic surface phi
Intrinsic surface pressure
6
Intrinsic max_wind_lev pressure
Intrinsic max_wind_lev temp
Intrinsic max_wind_lev u
Intrinsic max_wind_lev v
7
Intrinsic tropopause pressure
Intrinsic tropopause temp
Intrinsic tropopause u
Intrinsic tropopause v
Intrinsic tropopause VSSH
8
Diagnostic top clear_sky upward lwflx
Diagnostic top clear_sky upward solr
Diagnostic top cloud_forcing net lwflx
Diagnostic top cloud_forcing net solr
Diagnostic top downward solr
Diagnostic top upward lwflx
Diagnostic top upward solr
100
Intrinsic PressureLevel ABSV
Intrinsic PressureLevel phi
Intrinsic PressureLevel psi
Intrinsic PressureLevel qa
Intrinsic PressureLevel reld
Intrinsic PressureLevel relv
Intrinsic PressureLevel rhum
Intrinsic PressureLevel temp
Intrinsic PressureLevel u
Intrinsic PressureLevel v
Intrinsic PressureLevel vpot
Intrinsic PressureLevel vvel
102
Intrinsic MSL pressure
Intrinsic MSL PRMSL
103
Intrinsic above_MSL u
Intrinsic above_MSL v
105
Diagnostic above_ground maximum temp
Diagnostic above_ground minimum temp
Diagnostic above_ground qa
Diagnostic above_ground temp
Diagnostic above_ground u
Diagnostic above_ground v
107
Intrinsic sigma POT
Intrinsic sigma rhum
Intrinsic sigma temp
Intrinsic sigma u
Intrinsic sigma v
Intrinsic sigma vvel
108
Intrinsic sigma_044-072 rhum
Intrinsic sigma_044-100 rhum
Intrinsic sigma_072-094 rhum
111
Diagnostic soil temp
112
Diagnostic 0-10_cm_down soil moisture
Diagnostic 0-10_cm_down temp
Diagnostic 10-200_cm_down soil moisture
Diagnostic 10-200_cm_down temp
116
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd rhum
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd temp
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd u
Intrinsic 30-0_mb_above_gnd v
200
Diagnostic total_air_column cld
Diagnostic total_air_column cloud_forcing net lwflx
Diagnostic total_air_column cloud_forcing net solr
Diagnostic total_air_column CWORK
Diagnostic total_air_column PWAT2
Intrinsic total_air_column PWAT
Intrinsic total_air_column rhum
212
Diagnostic low-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic low-cloud bottom SGLYR
213
Diagnostic low-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic low-cloud top SGLYR
Diagnostic low-cloud top temp
214
Diagnostic low-cloud CDCON
Diagnostic low-cloud cld
Diagnostic low-cloud RHCLD
222
Diagnostic middle-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic middle-cloud bottom SGLYR
223
Diagnostic middle-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic middle-cloud top SGLYR
Diagnostic middle-cloud top temp
224
Diagnostic middle-cloud CDCON
Diagnostic middle-cloud cld
Diagnostic middle-cloud RHCLD
232
Diagnostic high-cloud bottom pressure
Diagnostic high-cloud bottom SGLYR
233
Diagnostic high-cloud top pressure
Diagnostic high-cloud top SGLYR
Diagnostic high-cloud top temp
234
Diagnostic high-cloud CDCON
Diagnostic high-cloud cld
Diagnostic high-cloud RHCLD