GRIB1| Level| From | To | metgrid | metgrid | metgrid |GRIB2|GRIB2|GRIB2|GRIB2| Param| Type |Level1|Level2| Name | Units | Description |Discp|Catgy|Param|Level| -----+------+------+------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------+ 11 | 100 | * | | TT | K | Temperature | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 100 | * | | UU | m s-1 | U | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 34 | 100 | * | | VV | m s-1 | V | 0 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 52 | 100 | * | | RH | % | Relative Humidity | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 7 | 100 | * | | HGT | m | Height | 0 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 11 | 105 | 2 | | TT | K | Temperature at 2 m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 52 | 105 | 2 | | RH | % | Relative Humidity at 2 m | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 33 | 105 | 10 | | UU | m s-1 | U at 10 m | 0 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 34 | 105 | 10 | | VV | m s-1 | V at 10 m | 0 | 2 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | PSFC | Pa | Surface Pressure | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 102 | 0 | | PMSL | Pa | Sea-level Pressure | 0 | 3 | 192 | 101 | 144 | 112 | 0 | 10 | SM000010 | fraction| Soil Moist 0-10 cm below grn layer (Up) | 2 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 144 | 112 | 10 | 40 | SM010040 | fraction| Soil Moist 10-40 cm below grn layer | 2 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 144 | 112 | 40 | 100 | SM040100 | fraction| Soil Moist 40-100 cm below grn layer | 2 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 144 | 112 | 100 | 200 | SM100200 | fraction| Soil Moist 100-200 cm below gr layer | 2 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 144 | 112 | 10 | 200 | SM010200 | fraction| Soil Moist 10-200 cm below gr layer | 2 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 11 | 112 | 0 | 10 | ST000010 | K | T 0-10 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 11 | 112 | 10 | 40 | ST010040 | K | T 10-40 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 11 | 112 | 40 | 100 | ST040100 | K | T 40-100 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 11 | 112 | 100 | 200 | ST100200 | K | T 100-200 cm below ground layer (Bottom)| 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 85 | 112 | 0 | 10 | ST000010 | K | T 0-10 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 85 | 112 | 10 | 40 | ST010040 | K | T 10-40 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 85 | 112 | 40 | 100 | ST040100 | K | T 40-100 cm below ground layer (Upper) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 85 | 112 | 100 | 200 | ST100200 | K | T 100-200 cm below ground layer (Bottom)| 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 11 | 112 | 10 | 200 | ST010200 | K | T 10-200 cm below ground layer (Bottom) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 1 | 0 | | SEAICE | proprtn | Ice flag | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | | LANDSEA | proprtn | Land/Sea flag (1=land, 0 or 2=sea) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | | LANDN | proprtn | | 2 | 0 | 218 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | SOILHGT | m | Terrain field of source analysis | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | | SKINTEMP | K | Skin temperature | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | | SNOW | kg m-2 | Water equivalent snow depth | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | | SNOWH | m | Physical Snow Depth | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 33 | 6 | 0 | | UMAXW | m s-1 | U at max wind | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 0 | | VMAXW | m s-1 | V at max wind | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | PMAXW | Pa | Pressure of max wind level | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | | 6 | 0 | | PMAXWNN | Pa | PMAXW, used for nearest neighbor interp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | TMAXW | K | Temperature at max wind level | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | HGTMAXW | m | Height of max wind level | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 0 | | UTROP | m s-1 | U at tropopause | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 0 | | VTROP | m s-1 | V at tropopause | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | PTROP | Pa | Pressure of tropopause | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | | 7 | 0 | | PTROPNN | Pa | PTROP, used for nearest neighbor interp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | TTROP | K | Temperature at tropopause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | HGTTROP | m | Height of tropopause | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -----+------+------+------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------+ # # Vtable for GFS pressure-level data from the ncep server. # This version includes fields from the Tropopause and Max Wind levels used by WRF V3.6.1 and later. # NCEP has used multiple definitions of the soil temperature in their output and the Vtable attempts # to account for these possibilities. (Definition changed 14 Jan 2015). # # ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.ccyymmddhh/ (note hh at end) # # approx. grid hours domain dx notes # file size no. # # gfs.t12z.pgrb2.0p25 220000 Kb 193 3-h to 240-h global 0.25 deg (26 p-levels plus sfc and trop, 1000 to 10 mb). # gfs.t12z.pgrb2.0p50 68000 Kb 4 3-h to 240-h global 0.5 deg (26 p-levels plus sfc and trop, 1000 to 10 mb). # # Prior to 12z 14 January 2015: # # gfs.t12z.pgrb2f00 56000 Kb 4 3-h to 192-h global 0.5 deg (26 p-levels plus sfc and trop, 1000 to 10 mb). # gfs.t12z.pgrbf00.grib2 18000 Kb 3 3-h to 384-h global 1.0 deg (26 p-levels plus sfc and trop, 1000 to 10 mb). # # # As of mid-2017 the GFS provides two land mask fields in the pressure-level output. WPS uses LANDN if available # and renames it LANDSEA. # # As of WPS V4.1 (April 2019) the default PMSL is changed to MSLET. MSLET is an unsmoothed sea level pressure. # NCEP included MSLET in their GFS files beginning 12z on 10 May 2011 and in their GDAS files at 12z 14 January 2015. # The smoother PRMSL is in all GFS/GDAS pressure files. # For GFS files prior to those dates use PRMSL as shown in the following line: # 2 | 102 | 0 | | PMSL | Pa | Sea-level Pressure | 0 | 3 | 1 | 101 | # # # Abbreviated history of GFS changes (all starting at 12 UTC) # # Sometime 2019 - Update to FV3 (requires WPS V4.0 or later) # 19 July 2017 - Change to land mask and other terrestrial variables (requires WPS V3.9.1.1) # - Change missing value, removal of grid 211 (80km conus). Flag value of .468 in soil moisture. # 11 May 2016 - Assimilate AMSU-A radiances, AVHRR winds, CRTMv2.2.1, 4d hybrid das. # - Add 5 stratospheric levels to ouput. UPP V7.0. Land surface and GWD upates. # 14 January 2015 - Add MSLET to GDAS. Change from T574 (27km) to T1534 (13km). Fcst length to 240 h. # - semi-lagrangian, uses rtgsst, Z0 dependent on vegetation type, CRTMv2.1.3, 0.25 deg output # 10 May 2011 - Add MSLET to output. New thermal roughness length. Elevation of buoys to 10m. # - Improved GSI, update CRTM. Recomputed BE. # 27 July 2010 - T382 (35km) to T574 (27km). new pbl, gravity wave drag, updated deep convective scheme # 13 May 2008 - RRTM radiation, aerosol, cloud overlap, windsat sfc winds, flow dependent bev. # 25 September 2007 - Implement UPP. # 31 May 2005 - T254L64 to T382L64. Change in soil output to 3 levels. # 29 October 2002 - Change from T170L42 to T254L64. Model top changed from 2 hPA to .2 hPa