GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-2-0

  PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 2
CATEGORY 0
(Land Surface products, Vegetation/Biomass category)

Section 0 , Octet 7 = 2
 Section 4, Octet 10 = 0

Revised 03/13/2006
Red text depicts changes made since 02/21/2006

Number
(Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Land Cover (1=land, 0=sea)

LAND
1
Surface Roughness
m
SFC R
2
Soil Temperature
K
TSOIL
3
Soil Moisture Content
kg m-2
SOIL M
4
Vegetation
%
VEG
5
Water Runoff
kg m-2 WATR
6
Evapotranspiration
kg-2 s-1
-
7
Model Terrain Height
m
-
8
Land Use
See Table 4.212
-
9
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content Proportion
SOILW
10
Ground Heat Flux W m-2 GFLUX
11
Moisture Availability %
MSTAV
12
Exchange Coefficient kg m-2 s-1
SFEXC
13
Plant Canopy Surface Water kg m-2 CNWAT
14
Blackadar's Mixing Length Scale m
BMIXL
15
Canopy Conductance m s-1 CCOND
16
Minimal Stomatal Resistance s m-1 RSMIN
17
Wilting Point Proportion
WILT
18
Solar parameter in canopy conductance Proportion
RCS
19
Temperature parameter in canopy conductance Proportion RCT
20
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance Proportion RCSOL
21
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance Proportion RCQ
22-191
Reserved

192-254 Reserved for Local Use

192
Volumetric Soil Moisture Content Fraction
SOILW
193
Ground Heat Flux W m-2 GFLUX
194
Moisture Availability %
MSTAV
195
Exchange Coefficient (kg m-3) (m s-1)
SFEXC
196
Plant Canopy Surface Water kg m-2 CNWAT
197
Blackadar’s Mixing Length Scale m
BMIXL
198
Vegetation Type Integer (0-13) VGTYP
199
Canopy Conductance m s-1 CCOND
200
Minimal Stomatal Resistance s m-1 RSMIN
201
Wilting Point Fraction
WILT
202
Solar parameter in canopy conductance Fraction
RCS
203
Temperature parameter in canopy conductance Fraction RCT
204
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance Fraction RCQ
205
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance Fraction RCSOL
206
Rate of water dropping from canopy to ground
RDRIP
207
Ice-free water surface %
ICWAT
255
Missing




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