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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