GRIB2 - GRIB1
Local Parameter Conversion Table

Revised 03/13/2006
Red text depicts changes made since 01/26/2006


            The following table contains a list of GRIB1 locally defined  NCEP parameters and their GRIB2 equivalent.


GRIB2 Parameter Name
GRIB1
Product
Discipline
Category
Parameter Number
Parameter
Table #
Parameter
Number
Sect 0 Octet 7
Sect 4 Octet 10
Sect 4 Octet 11
Sect 1 Octet 4
Sect 1 Octet 9
0
0
0
Temperature 3 (SST)
11
0
0
15
Virtual potential temperature 2
189
0
0
192
Snow Phase Change Heat Flux 2
229
0
0
193
Temperature tendency by all radiation 2
216
0
1
22
Cloud Water Mixing Ratio 2 153
0
1
23
Ice mixing ratio 2
178
0
1
24
Rain Water Mixing Ratio 2 170
0
1
25
Snow Water Mixing Ratio 2 171
0
1
32
Graupel mixing ratio 2
179
0
1
192
Categorical Rain 2 140
0
1
193
Categorical Freezing Rain 2 141
0
1
194
Categorical Ice Pellets 2 142
0
1
195
Categorical Snow 2 143
0
1
196
Convective Precipitation Rate 2 214
0
1
197
Horizontal Moisture Divergence 2 135
0
1
199
Potential Evaporation 2 228
0
1
200
Potential Evaporation Rate 2 145
0
1
201
Snow Cover 2 238
0
1
202
Rain Fraction of Total Liquid Water
129
131
0
1
203
Rime Factor 129 133
0
1
204
Total Column Integrated Rain 129 138
0
1
205
Total Column Integrated Snow 129 139
0
1
206
Total Icing Potential Diagnostic 2
186
0
1
207
Number concentration for ice particles 2
198
0
1
208
Snow temperature 2
239
0
2
0
Wind Direction
0 (Ocean)
31
0
2
1
Wind Speed
0 (Ocean) 32
0
2
2
U-component of wind 0 (Ocean) 33
0
2
3
V-component of wind 0 (Ocean) 34
0
2
22
Wind Gust
2
180
0
2
192
Vertical speed sheer 2
136
0
2
193
Horizontal Momentum Flux 2 172
0
2
194
U-Component Storm Motion 2 196
0
2
195
V-Component Storm Motion 2 197
0
2
196
Drag Coefficient 2 252
0
2
197
Frictional Velocity 2 253
0
3
1
Mean Sea Level Pressure
(Standard Atmosphere Reduction)
2
128
0
3
192
MSLP ( Eta Reduction) 2 130
0
3
193
5-Wave Geopotential Height 2 222
0
3
194
Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave Stress 2 147
0
3
195
Meridional Flux of Gravity Wave Stress 2 148
0
3
196
Planetary Boundary Layer Height 2 221
0
3
197
5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly 2 230
0
3
198
MSLP (MAPS System Reduction) 2
129
0
3
199
3-hr pressure tendency
(Std. Atmos. Reduction)
2
137
0
3
200
Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted 129
141
0
4
192
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux 2 204
0
4
193
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux 2 211
0
4
194
UV-B downward solar flux 129
200
0
4
195
Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux 129
201
0
5
192
Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux 2 205
0
5
193
Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux 2 212
0
6
192
Non-Convective Cloud Cover 2 213
0
6
193
Cloud Work Function 2 146
0
6
194
Convective Cloud Efficiency 129
134
0
6
195
Total Condensate 129 135
0
6
196
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water
129 136
0
6
197
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice
129 137
0
6
198
Total Column-Integrated Condensate
129 140
0
6
199
Ice fraction of total condensate 129 132
0
7
6
Convective Available Potential Energy
2
157
0
7
7
Convective Inhibition 2 156
0
7
8
Storm Relative Helicity 2 190
0
7
192
Surface Lifted Index 2 131
0
7
193
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index 2 132
0
7
194
Richardson Number 2 254
0
13
192
Particulate matter (coarse) 129
156
0
13
193
Particulate matter (fine) 129
157
0
13
194
Particulate matter (fine) 129
163
0
13
195
Integrated column particulate matter (fine) 129
164
0
14
192
Ozone Mixing Ratio 2
154
0
14
193
Ozone Concentration (PPB) 129
180
0
14
194
Categorical Ozone Concentration 129
181
0
19
11
Turbulent Kinetic Energy 2
158
0
19
192
Maximum Snow Albedo 130
159
0
19
193
Snow-Free Albedo 130
170
0
19
204
Lightning 2
187
0
19
205
No. of mixed layers next to surface 2
209
0
191
192
Latitude (-90 to +90) 2
176
0
191
193
East Longitude (0 - 360) 2
177
0
191
194
Seconds prior to initial reference time 129
171
1 0
192
Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff 2
234
1
0
193
Storm Surface Runoff 2
235
1
1
2
Probability of Precipitation 2 193
1
1
192
Probability of Freezing Precipitation 2 195
1
1
193
Probability of Frozen Precipitation 2 194
2
0
192
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 2 144
2 0
193
Ground Heat Flux 2 155
2 0
194
Moisture Availability 2 207
2 0
195
Exchange Coefficient 2 208
2 0
196
Plant Canopy Surface Water 2 223
2 0
197
Blackadar’s Mixing Length Scale 2 226
2 0
198
Vegetation Type 2 225
2 0
199
Canopy Conductance 130
181
2 0
200
Minimal Stomatal Resistance 130 203
2 0
201
Wilting Point 130 219
2 0
202
Solar parameter in canopy conductance
130 246
2 0
203
Temperature parameter in canopy conductance 130 247
2 0
204
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance 130 248
2 0
205
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance 130 249
2
0
206
Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground 2
188
2
0
207
Ice-free water surface 2
201
2 3
0
Soil Type (as in Zobler) 2
224
2 3
192
Liquid Volumetric Soil Moisture 130
160
2 3
193
Number of Soil Layers in Root Zone 130 171
2 3
194
Surface Slope Type 130 222
2 3
195
Transpiration Stress-onset (soil moisture)
130 230
2 3
196
Direct Evaporation Cease (soil moisture)
130 231
2 3
197
Soil Porosity 130 240
3
1
192
Scatterometer Estimated U Wind 129
190
3
1
193
Scatterometer Estimated V Wind 129
191
10
0
3
Significant height of combined wind
waves and swell
0 (Ocean) 100
10 0
4
Direction of wind waves (from which) 0 (Ocean) 101
10 0
6
Mean period of wind waves 0 (Ocean) 103
10 0
10
Primary wave direction 0 (Ocean) 107
10 0
11
Primary wave mean period 0 (Ocean) 108
10 0
12
Secondary wave direction 0 (Ocean) 109
10 0
13
Secondary wave mean period 0 (Ocean) 110