GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-2

  PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 2
(Meteorological products, momentum category)

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

Revised 03/12/2008
Red text depicts changes made since 08/23/2007


Number
(Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Wind Direction (from which blowing)
Degree
true
WDIR
1
Wind Speed
m s-1
WIND
2
U-Component of Wind
m s-1 U GRD
3
V-Component of Wind m s-1 V GRD
4
Stream Function
m2 s-1 STRM
5
Velocity Potential
m2 s-1 V POT
6
Montgomery Stream Function m2 s-1 MNTSF
7
Sigma Coordinate Vertical Velocity
s-1 SGCVV
8
Vertical Velocity (Pressure)
Pa s-1 V VEL
9
Vertical Velocity (Geometric) m s-1 DZDT
10
Absolute Vorticity
s-1 ABS V
11
Absolute Divergence
s-1 ABS D
12
Relative Vorticity
s-1 REL V
13
Relative Divergence
s-1 REL D
14
Potential Vorticity
m2 kg-1 s-1 PVORT
15
Vertical U-Component of Shear
s-1 VUCSH
16
Vertical V-Component of Shear
s-1 VVCSH
17
Momentum Flux, U-Component N m-2 U FLX
18
Momentum Flux, V-Component N m-2 V FLX
19
Wind Mixing Energy
J
WMIXE
20
Boundary Layer Dissipation
W m-2 BLYDP
21
Maximum Wind Speed
m s-1 -
22
Wind Speed (Gust)
m s-1 GUST
23
U-Component of Wind (Gust) m s-1 -
24
V-Component of Wind (Gust) m s-1 -
25
Vertical speed sheer s-1 VW SH
26
Horizontal Momentum Flux N m-2 M FLX
27
U-Component Storm Motion m s-1 USTM
28
V-Component Storm Motion m s-1 VSTM
29
Drag Coefficient Numeric CD
30
Frictional Velocity m s-1 FRICV
31-191
Reserved

192-254
Reserved for Local Use


192
Vertical speed sheer s-1 VW SH
193
Horizontal Momentum Flux N m-2 M FLX
194
U-Component Storm Motion m s-1 USTM
195
V-Component Storm Motion m s-1 VSTM
196
Drag Coefficient non-dim CD
197
Frictional Velocity m s-1 FRICV
198
Latitude of U Wind Component of Velocity deg LAUV
199
Longitude of U Wind Component of Velocity deg LOUV
200
Latitude of V Wind Component of Velocity deg LAVV
201
Longitude of V Wind Component of Velocity deg LOUV
202
Latitude of Presure Point deg LAPP
203
Longitude of Presure Point deg LOPP
204
Vertical Eddy Diffusivity Heat exchange m2 s-1 VEDH
205
Covariance between Meridional and Zonal
Components of the wind.
m2 s-2 COVMZ
206
Covariance between Temperature and Zonal
Components of the wind.
K*m s-1 COVTZ
207
Covariance between Temperature and Meridional
Components of the wind.
K*m s-1 COVTM
208
Vertical Diffusion Zonal Acceleration
m s-2 VDFUA
209
Vertical Diffusion Meridional Acceleration
m s-2 VDFVA
210
Gravity wave drag zonal acceleration
m/s2
GWDU
211
Gravity wave drag meridional acceleration
m/s2
GWDV
212
Convective zonal momentum mixing acceleration
m/s2
CNVU
213
Convective meridional momentum mixing acceleration
m/s2
CNVV
214
Tendency of vertical velocity m/s2
WTEND
215
Omega (Dp/Dt) divide by density K
OMGALF
216
Convective Gravity wave drag zonal acceleration
m/s2
CNGWDU
217
Convective Gravity wave drag meridional acceleration
m/s2
CNGWDV
255
Missing




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