GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-3

  PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 3
(Meteorological products, mass category)

Section 0 , Octet 7 = 0
 Section 4, Octet 10 = 3

Revised 03/12/2008
Red text depicts changes made since 10/30/2007


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




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