Number (Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
---|---|---|---|
0 |
Pressure |
Pa |
PRES |
1 |
Pressure Reduced to MSL |
Pa |
PRMSL |
2 |
Pressure Tendency |
Pa s-1 |
PTEND |
3 |
ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference
Height |
m |
ICAHT |
4 |
Geopotential |
m2 s-2 |
GP |
5 |
Geopotential Height |
gpm |
HGT |
6 |
Geometric Height |
m |
DIST |
7 |
Standard Deviation of Height |
m |
HSTDV |
8 |
Pressure Anomaly |
Pa |
PRESA |
9 |
Geopotential Height Anomaly |
gpm |
GP A |
10 |
Density |
kg m-3 |
DEN |
11 |
Altimeter Setting |
Pa |
- |
12 |
Thickness |
m |
- |
13 |
Pressure Altitude |
m |
- |
14 |
Density Altitude |
m |
- |
15 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height | gpm |
5WAVH |
16 |
Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N m-2 | U-GWD |
17 |
Meridional Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N m-2 | V-GWD |
18 |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height | m |
HPBL |
19 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly | gpm |
5WAVA |
20 |
Standard Deviation Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography | m |
|
21 |
Angle Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography | Rad |
|
22 |
Slope Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography | Numeric |
|
23 |
Gravity Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography | W m-2 | |
24 |
Anisotropy Of Sub-Grid Scale Orography | Numeric |
|
25-191 |
Reserved | ||
192-254 |
Reserved
for Local Use |
||
192 |
MSLP (Eta model reduction) | Pa |
MSLET |
193 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height | gpm |
5WAVH |
194 |
Zonal Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N m-2 | U-GWD |
195 |
Meridional Flux of Gravity Wave Stress | N m-2 | V-GWD |
196 |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height | m |
HPBL |
197 |
5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly | gpm |
5WAVA |
198 |
MSLP (MAPS System Reduction) | Pa |
MSLMA |
199 |
3-hr pressure tendency (Std. Atmos. Reduction) | Pa s-1 |
TSLSA |
200 |
Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted | Pa |
PLPL |
201 |
X-gradient of Log Pressure | 1/m |
LPS X |
202 |
Y-gradient of Log Pressure | 1/m |
LPS Y |
203 |
X-gradient of Height | 1/m |
HGT X |
204 |
Y-gradient of Height | 1/m |
HGT Y |
205 |
Layer Thickness | m |
LAYTH |
206 |
Natural Log of Surface Pressure | ln(kPa) |
NLGSP |
207 |
Convective updraft mass
flux |
kg/m2/s |
CNVUMF |
208 |
Convective downdraft mass
flux |
kg/m2/s |
CNVDMF |
209 |
Convective detrainment mass
flux |
kg/m2/s |
CNVDEMF |
255 |
Missing |