GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-0-4

  PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 0
CATEGORY 4
(Meteorological products, short-wave radiation category)

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

Revised 10/30/2007
Red text depicts changes made since 08/24/2007


Number
(Section 4, octet 11)
Parameter Units
Abbrev
0
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux (Surface)
W m-2
NSWRS
1
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux (Top of Atmosphere) W m-2 NSWRT
2
Short-Wave Radiation Flux W m-2 SWAVR
3
Global Radiation Flux W m-2 G RAD
4
Brightness Temperature
K
BRTMP
5
Radiance (with respect to wave number)
W m-1 sr-1 LWRAD
6
Radiance (with respect to wavelength)
W m-3 sr-1 SWRAD
7
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux W m-2 DSWRF
8
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux W m-2 USWRF
9
Net Short Wave Radiation Flux W m-2
10
Photosynthetically Active Radiation W m-2
11
Net Short-Wave Radiation Flux, Clear Sky W m-2
12
Downward UV Radiation W m-2
13-49
Reserved

50
UV Index (Under Clear Sky) Numeric
51
UV Index (Under Clear Sky) Numeric
52-191
Reserved

192-254
Reserved for Local Use


192
Downward Short-Wave Rad. Flux W m-2 DSWRF
193
Upward Short-Wave Rad. Flux W m-2 USWRF
194
UV-B downward solar flux W m-2 DUVB
195
Clear sky UV-B downward solar flux W m-2 CDUVB
196
Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux W m-2 CSDSF
197
Solar Radiative Heating Rate K s-1 SWHR
198
Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux W m-2 CSUSF
199
Cloud Forcing Net Solar Flux W m-2 CFNSF
200
Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux W m-2 VBDSF
201
Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux W m-2 VDDSF
202
Near IR Beam Downward Solar Flux W m-2 NBDSF
203
Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux W m-2 NDDSF
204
Downward Total radiation Flux W m-2 DTRF
205
Upward Total radiation Flux W m-2 UTRF
255
Missing




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