Number (Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
---|---|---|---|
0 |
Wind Direction (from which blowing) |
Degree true |
WDIR |
1 |
Wind Speed |
m s-1 |
WIND |
2 |
U-Component of Wind |
m s-1 | U GRD |
3 |
V-Component of Wind | m s-1 | V GRD |
4 |
Stream Function |
m2 s-1 | STRM |
5 |
Velocity Potential |
m2 s-1 | V POT |
6 |
Montgomery Stream Function | m2 s-1 | MNTSF |
7 |
Sigma Coordinate Vertical Velocity |
s-1 | SGCVV |
8 |
Vertical Velocity (Pressure) |
Pa s-1 | V VEL |
9 |
Vertical Velocity (Geometric) | m s-1 | DZDT |
10 |
Absolute Vorticity |
s-1 | ABS V |
11 |
Absolute Divergence |
s-1 | ABS D |
12 |
Relative Vorticity |
s-1 | REL V |
13 |
Relative Divergence |
s-1 | REL D |
14 |
Potential Vorticity |
m2 kg-1 s-1 | PVORT |
15 |
Vertical U-Component of Shear |
s-1 | VUCSH |
16 |
Vertical V-Component of Shear |
s-1 | VVCSH |
17 |
Momentum Flux, U-Component | N m-2 | U FLX |
18 |
Momentum Flux, V-Component | N m-2 | V FLX |
19 |
Wind Mixing Energy |
J |
WMIXE |
20 |
Boundary Layer Dissipation |
W m-2 | BLYDP |
21 |
Maximum Wind Speed |
m s-1 | - |
22 |
Wind Speed (Gust) |
m s-1 | GUST |
23 |
U-Component of Wind (Gust) | m s-1 | - |
24 |
V-Component of Wind (Gust) | m s-1 | - |
25 |
Vertical speed sheer | s-1 | VW SH |
26 |
Horizontal Momentum Flux | N m-2 | M FLX |
27 |
U-Component Storm Motion | m s-1 | USTM |
28 |
V-Component Storm Motion | m s-1 | VSTM |
29 |
Drag Coefficient | Numeric | CD |
30 |
Frictional Velocity | m s-1 | FRICV |
31-191 |
Reserved | ||
192-254 |
Reserved
for Local Use |
||
192 |
Vertical speed sheer | s-1 | VW SH |
193 |
Horizontal Momentum Flux | N m-2 | M FLX |
194 |
U-Component Storm Motion | m s-1 | USTM |
195 |
V-Component Storm Motion | m s-1 | VSTM |
196 |
Drag Coefficient | non-dim | CD |
197 |
Frictional Velocity | m s-1 | FRICV |
198 |
Latitude of U Wind Component of Velocity | deg | LAUV |
199 |
Longitude of U Wind Component of Velocity | deg | LOUV |
200 |
Latitude of V Wind Component of Velocity | deg | LAVV |
201 |
Longitude of V Wind Component of Velocity | deg | LOUV |
202 |
Latitude of Presure Point | deg | LAPP |
203 |
Longitude of Presure Point | deg | LOPP |
204 |
Vertical Eddy Diffusivity Heat exchange | m2 s-1 | VEDH |
205 |
Covariance between Meridional
and Zonal Components of the wind. |
m2 s-2 | COVMZ |
206 |
Covariance between Temperature
and Zonal Components of the wind. |
K*m s-1 | COVTZ |
207 |
Covariance between Temperature
and Meridional Components of the wind. |
K*m s-1 | COVTM |
208 |
Vertical Diffusion Zonal
Acceleration |
m s-2 | VDFUA |
209 |
Vertical Diffusion Meridional
Acceleration |
m s-2 | VDFVA |
210 |
Gravity wave drag zonal
acceleration |
m/s2 |
GWDU |
211 |
Gravity wave drag meridional
acceleration |
m/s2 |
GWDV |
212 |
Convective zonal momentum
mixing acceleration |
m/s2 |
CNVU |
213 |
Convective meridional momentum
mixing acceleration |
m/s2 |
CNVV |
214 |
Tendency of vertical velocity | m/s2 |
WTEND |
215 |
Omega (Dp/Dt) divide by density | K |
OMGALF |
216 |
Convective Gravity wave drag
zonal acceleration |
m/s2 |
CNGWDU |
217 |
Convective Gravity wave drag
meridional acceleration |
m/s2 |
CNGWDV |
255 |
Missing |