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- Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:21:40 -0600 (MDT)
Brian, Thanks for the detailed info on the gribtonc problem. I have a hunch on what is the problem. Actually I've had gribtonc dump core on me in a similar situation, don't know if it's the same problem. I get back to you today. Robb... On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > Robb, > > I'm sorry to keep bugging you, but I really can't seem to get "gribtonc" to > work still? I began taking "baby steps" with "gribtonc" (read my note > below if you haven't already) and it failed (core dumped) immediately. I > have put a web page together which details all of the steps that I have > taken to get the Unidata decoders package installed. > > Here it is: > http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/netcdf-decoders.html > > As you can see from the page, I have had fun :-) Seriously though, I > initially installed the binary version of udunits, the source version of > netcdf, and the source version of netcdf-perl. Then I installed the source > version of the Unidata decoders package. Then I ran a simple "gribtonc" > test, which resulted in a core dump? When I did a "strings" on the core > file, there was mention of "udunits(3): Couldn't open units database > "/upc/udunits/etc/udunits.dat" ... this led me to believe that using the > binary version of udunits was not the way to go because the udunits.dat file > resided in my /home/ldm/udunits/etc directory when I did a binary version of > udunits? > > So, I made the assumption (not sure if it was the correct assumption?) that > the source version of udunits should probably be installed? So, I > re-installed udunits, netcdf, and netcdf-perl and everything "appeared" OK? > When I went to make the Unidata decoders package again though, I got an > error in the make: > > In file included from gribtonc.c:24: > nc.h:13:21: udunits.h: No such file or directory > > Upon investigating, I went to look at udunits.h and something looks funky in > the udunits installation? When I cd'd to the udunits directory, all that > was there was the "src" directory. Where is the "lib" directory? Then I > cd'd to "src" and saw that "lib" was built under the "src" directory ... is > this normal? > > I am getting pretty confused now. Can you help? I have attached a file > called jsc.tar.gz which contains numerous other tar files: > > core.tar.gz - contains the core file that was dumped from my "gribtonc" test > > decoders.tar.gz - contains the log files for the decoders installation > (which was with the binary version of udunits) > netcdf.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest netcdf installation > (which was with the source version of udunits) > netcdf-perl.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest netcdf-perl > installation (the source version of udunits) > udunits.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest udunits installation > (the source version of udunits) > > I hope that I have not thoroughly confused you with what I have actually > done? The web page should clearly represent the steps that I have taken up > to this point. > > Thanks in advance for your help!! > > --------------- > Brian Hoeth > Spaceflight Meteorology Group > Johnson Space Center > Ph: 281-483-3246 > Ops: 281-483-1051 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:16 AM > To: 'Glenn Rutledge'; James E Ramer > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders > Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes > > > > Glenn, > > First of all, where do you work within NOAA? Are you at NESDIS? I'm just > curious. I work as a contract meteorologist for the National Weather > Service Spaceflight Meteorlogy Group in case you were wondering ... > > Anyways, shockingly, I have actually been documenting the Unidata > netcdf-decoders package installation process. I have put this page out at: > http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/netcdf-decoders.html > > Anyways, as you can see from the web page I created, there are some pitfalls > I ran into along the way, but was able to overcome. If you want, I can > clean up the page, removing all my pitfalls and silly comments and that way > you can have your "users" (who might this be??) reference this page? Just > let me know. I'm here to help!! We should work together to try and get the > NWS community all on the same page!! > > Also, I'm not finished with the page because I want to add some examples on > how to use the "gribtonc" command via command line and via LDM. By the > way, does anybody have a CDL file written for the 12 km ETA data by chance? > > One important thing: The web page I created assumes you have already > installed LDM!!! Do you know how to do this? If not, you can go to > http://my.unidata.ucar.edu and register as a my unidata user. Once you've > registered, click on the "Software" link and then click on "LDM" (or you can > go directly there by going to > http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/ldm/index.html ). We love LDM!! > FYI ... we just grabbed the binary version of LDM and are running 5.2.2, we > still need to step up to 6.0.13 > > As for your question of "if the awips table sited in the email below has > been used and works?" ... I am getting close to finding out. I finally > finished installing the decoders package yesterday. I'm taking baby steps > on using the decoders package right now and I plan on testing the awips > table CDL file next week. I'm hoping that it is straight forward to get the > resultant netcdf file to display in D2D? > > Hope this helps! > > --------------- > Brian Hoeth > Spaceflight Meteorology Group > Johnson Space Center > Ph: 281-483-3246 > Ops: 281-483-1051 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Rutledge [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:57 AM > To: James E Ramer > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders > Subject: Re: Gribtonc changes > > > Hello all- > (Hello James...long time); > Before I sited some of the words below for inclusion into a new page at > NCDC (and the NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System > (NOMADS- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/nomads/nomads.html), page), > I wanted to ask if there was any page I can site for potential AWIPS > users of my site at Unidata, or FSL to convert raw grib to AWIPS style > NetCDF- and if the awips table sited in the email below has been used > and works? > > One last question is where is the gribtonc code? Is that part of the > NetCDF library? > > Best regards, Glenn > > > > HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > Glenn, > > > > Yes, Robb answered my inquiry. I have attached the email. I haven't had > a > > chance to play around with the AWIPS.tbl file yet, but I am hoping that it > > works. > > > > Robb: Thanks for all your hard work!! > > > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Glenn Rutledge [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:32 AM > > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders > > Subject: Re: Gribtonc changes > > > > > > Hello Robb, > > Was there a response this the inquiry (making gribtonc "AWIPS" > > friendly"?). I would expect that would be most useful to the NWS > > community in the field... > > > > Thx, Glenn > > > > HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > >>Robb, > >> > >>Has there been any talk about making the netcdf output of gribtonc "AWIPS > >>friendly"? Apparently (from what I've heard?), the netcdf files that are > >>output from gribtonc are not able to readily be input into AWIPS? > >> > >>Also, has anybody got the decoders package working on the following > > > > platform > > > >>(output of uname -a is below): > >>Linux etamodel 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT 2002 i686 i686 > >>i386 GNU/Linux > >> > >>I am still having a heck of a time getting the decoders package and all > > > > the > > > >>ancillary packages (udunits, netcdf, netcdf-perl) to install properly on > > > > my > > > >>system? > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Brian > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > >>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:36 PM > >>To: address@hidden > >>Cc: decoders > >>Subject: Gribtonc changes > >> > >> > >>Hiya, > >> > >>I'm writing to inform you about some proposed changes to the output > >>netCDF files produced by the gribtonc (GRIB-to-netCDF) decoder. There > >>are about 35 sites that have installed the decoders package as far as I > >>know. I'm currently in the process of updating the package, including > >>the CDLs to make them more useful and to add attributes required by > >>new conventions. > >> > >>The original CDLs followed the NUWG conventions: > >> > >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/NUWG/ > >> > >>which haven't been modified in several years, > >> > >>Lately the CF conventions > >> > >> http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html > >> > >>are becoming established as a more complete set of conventions for > >>model output. Also, we are considering including spatial and temporal > > > > type > > > >>variables to make the NetCDF file more GIS compatible. Another idea is to > >>enhance the metadata about the date for THREDDS servers and other NetCDF > >>clients. > >> > >>The CDL variable names will continue to follow the NUWG conventions > >>for backward capability. The long_name attribute has been standardized > >>by concatenation of the NUWG variable name plus the NUWG level name > >>using the word "at" as a connector. So, the T_trop long_name is > >>"Temperature at tropopause" in all the CDLs. This supports > >>consistency in applications such as Unidata's IDV (Integrated Data > >>Viewer). For similar reasons, we are adding attributes required by > >>other conventions such as CF, such as the standard_name attribute. A > >>sample variable will look like: > >> > >> float T_trop(record,y,x) ; > >> T_trop:long_name = "Temperature at tropopause" ; > >> T_trop:standard_name = "air_temperature" ; > >> T_trop:units = "degK" ; > >> T_trop:GRIB_parameter_number = 11 ; > >> T_trop:GRIB_level_flag = 7 ; > >> T_trop:_FillValue = -9999.f ; > >> T_trop:navigation = "nav" ; > >> > >> > >>Some other additions to the variable attributes are the > >>GRIB_parameter_number, > >>and the GRIB_level_flag attributes. These are being included so other > >>conventions may refer to the NCEP GRIB tables as a cross reference. This > >>will > >>permit more flexible usage for the NetCDF files. > >> > >>Another variable has been added called forecast_time, a human readable > >>string representing the valid forecast times. To make the data > >>monotonically increasing, the code sets records for all the valid times in > >>the > >>netCDF file on initialization. > >> > >>When netCDF GIS applications become available, the new NetCDF files > >>will already have the needed information for correct display. We are also > >>considering temporal variables so time bounding boxes can be created for > > > > the > > > >>datasets. > >> > >>This is a brief summary of the kind of modifications we are making to > >>the decoders package. If you have other ideas about what should be > >>included or omitted, please send in your comments. > >> > >> > >>Robb... > >> > > > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>=== > >>Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >>Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > >>Research > >>address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >> > > > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>=== > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > > RE: Gribtonc changes > > From: > > Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > Date: > > Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:29:48 -0500 > > To: > > "HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)" <address@hidden> > > > > > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > > > >>Robb, > >> > >>I have attached an email that Tim Oram put together that contains the > >>gribParameters files that convert the grib field into a netCDF variable > > > > for > > > >>AWIPS. > >> > >>Perhaps you can collaborate with Jim Ramer (I've cc'd him on this note) > > > > who > > > >>works with the AWIPS code at FSL there in Boulder? They obviously have > > > > some > > > >>sort of GRIB to netCDF decoder because you can feed GRIB data directly > > > > into > > > >>AWIPS and it will convert it to netCDF for display in D2D. > >> > >>Our ultimate goal is to process GRIB data (on a workstation outside the > >>AWIPS network) before feeding it to our AWIPS LDAD. As I said, we could > >>always feed GRIB data directly to AWIPS, but this would most certainly > >>increase the load on AWIPS because the AWIPS gribdecoder would be bogged > >>down. By performing the GRIB to netCDF conversion outside of AWIPS, we > >>avoid this situation. > >> > >>Hopefully, with the attached email and perhaps a little help from Jim (?), > >>you can incorporate the necessary changes into the Unidata gribtonc > > > > utility? > > > >> > >>Thanks! > >> > > > > Brian, et al, > > > > I used the attached table with the desired grib parameters to make a table > > that can be used with Unidata's gribtonc decoder. The resulting NetCDF > > file has all of the parameter names from the attached table that is > > closely related to Table 2 found in the NCEP unofficial GRIB (edition 1) > > document. I said closely related because Table 2 parameters can have > > spaces, ie "SNO M" parameter 99 and others. The space has always been a > > problem with our decoders. Anyway, the AWIPS.tbl file that's attached can > > be used with the -g flag for gribtocdl, gribdump and gribtonc programs, > > ie. > > > > % gribtocdl -v -g AWIPS.tbl <raw grib file> > > % gribtonc -l - -g AWIPS.tbl AWIPS.cdl AWIPS.nc < <raw grib file> > > > > I had to change a couple of units to be compatible with the Unidata > > package udunits, otherwise the table is intact. Also, there are man pages > > for all the above progams include in the decoders package to help with > > the syntax and the table construction. > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > >>--------------- > >>Brian Hoeth > >>Spaceflight Meteorology Group > >>Johnson Space Center > >>Ph: 281-483-3246 > >>Ops: 281-483-1051 > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:39 AM > >>To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > >>Cc: address@hidden; decoders > >>Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes > >> > >> > >>On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Robb, > >>> > >>>Has there been any talk about making the netcdf output of gribtonc > >> > > "AWIPS > > > >>>friendly"? Apparently (from what I've heard?), the netcdf files that > >> > > are > > > >>>output from gribtonc are not able to readily be input into AWIPS? > >> > >>Brian, > >> > >>Since I don't work with AWIPS, I'm not familar with the format of the > >>NetCDF file needed. With the new changes for gribotnc that are coming, > >>"maybe" that can be incorporated. Could you forward the format of the > >>AWIPS NetCDF file to me? > >> > >> > >>>Also, has anybody got the decoders package working on the following > >> > >>platform > >> > >>>(output of uname -a is below): > >>>Linux etamodel 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT 2002 i686 i686 > >>>i386 GNU/Linux > >>> > >> > >>I have compiled on the following system with not problem. > >> > >>Linux sunshine.unidata.ucar.edu 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT > >>2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > >> > >> > >>>I am still having a heck of a time getting the decoders package and all > >> > >>the > >> > >>>ancillary packages (udunits, netcdf, netcdf-perl) to install properly on > >> > >>my > >> > >>>system? > >> > >>The comon problem is not setting CC on Linux, ie > >> > >>% sentenv CC gcc > >> > >>I not quite sure what you mean install properly? Do the packages compile? > >>Do your get runtime errors? etc. Also do you have log files of error > >>messages? I usually do command line for debugging, ie > >> > >>% gribtonc -vl - test.cdl test.nc < test.grib > >> > >>Sends the error messages to stdout. > >> > >>Robb... > >> > >>>Thanks, > >>>Brian > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:36 PM > >>>To: address@hidden > >>>Cc: decoders > >>>Subject: Gribtonc changes > >>> > >>> > >>>Hiya, > >>> > >>>I'm writing to inform you about some proposed changes to the output > >>>netCDF files produced by the gribtonc (GRIB-to-netCDF) decoder. There > >>>are about 35 sites that have installed the decoders package as far as I > >>>know. I'm currently in the process of updating the package, including > >>>the CDLs to make them more useful and to add attributes required by > >>>new conventions. > >>> > >>>The original CDLs followed the NUWG conventions: > >>> > >>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/NUWG/ > >>> > >>>which haven't been modified in several years, > >>> > >>>Lately the CF conventions > >>> > >>> http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html > >>> > >>>are becoming established as a more complete set of conventions for > >>>model output. Also, we are considering including spatial and temporal > >> > >>type > >> > >>>variables to make the NetCDF file more GIS compatible. Another idea is > >> > > to > > > >>>enhance the metadata about the date for THREDDS servers and other NetCDF > >>>clients. > >>> > >>>The CDL variable names will continue to follow the NUWG conventions > >>>for backward capability. The long_name attribute has been standardized > >>>by concatenation of the NUWG variable name plus the NUWG level name > >>>using the word "at" as a connector. So, the T_trop long_name is > >>>"Temperature at tropopause" in all the CDLs. This supports > >>>consistency in applications such as Unidata's IDV (Integrated Data > >>>Viewer). For similar reasons, we are adding attributes required by > >>>other conventions such as CF, such as the standard_name attribute. A > >>>sample variable will look like: > >>> > >>> float T_trop(record,y,x) ; > >>> T_trop:long_name = "Temperature at tropopause" ; > >>> T_trop:standard_name = "air_temperature" ; > >>> T_trop:units = "degK" ; > >>> T_trop:GRIB_parameter_number = 11 ; > >>> T_trop:GRIB_level_flag = 7 ; > >>> T_trop:_FillValue = -9999.f ; > >>> T_trop:navigation = "nav" ; > >>> > >>> > >>>Some other additions to the variable attributes are the > >>>GRIB_parameter_number, > >>>and the GRIB_level_flag attributes. These are being included so other > >>>conventions may refer to the NCEP GRIB tables as a cross reference. > >> > > This > > > >>>will > >>>permit more flexible usage for the NetCDF files. > >>> > >>>Another variable has been added called forecast_time, a human readable > >>>string representing the valid forecast times. To make the data > >>>monotonically increasing, the code sets records for all the valid times > >> > > in > > > >>>the > >>>netCDF file on initialization. > >>> > >>>When netCDF GIS applications become available, the new NetCDF files > >>>will already have the needed information for correct display. We are > >> > > also > > > >>>considering temporal variables so time bounding boxes can be created for > >> > >>the > >> > >>>datasets. > >>> > >>>This is a brief summary of the kind of modifications we are making to > >>>the decoders package. If you have other ideas about what should be > >>>included or omitted, please send in your comments. > >>> > >>> > >>>Robb... > >>> > >> > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>>=== > >>>Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >>>Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for > >> > > Atmospheric > > > >>>Research > >>>address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >>> > >> > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>>=== > >>> > >> > >> > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>=== > >>Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >>Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > >>Research > >>address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >> > > > > > ============================================================================ > > > >>=== > >> > >> > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > === > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > > Research > > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > > ============================================================================ > > === > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Grib ;netCDF ;long name > ;units;comments > > 1 ;Px ;Pressure ;Pa > ; > > 2 ;PMSL ;Pressure reduced to mean sea level ;Pa > ; > > 3 ;PT ;Pressure tendency ;Pa/s > ; > > 4 ;PVORT ;Potential vorticity > ;Km**2/kg/s ; > > 5 ;ICAHT ;ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height ;m > ; > > 6 ;GP ;Geopotential > ;m**2/s**2 ; > > 7 ;GH ;Geopotential Height ;gp m > ; > > 8 ;GeH ;Geometric Height ;m > ; > > 9 ;HGHTSD ;Standard deviation of height ;m > ; > > 10 ;TOZO ;Total ozone ; > ; > > 11 ;T ;Temperature ;K > ; > > 12 ;VT ;Virtual temperature ;K > ; > > 13 ;PoT ;Potential temperature ;K > ; > > 14 ;EPOT ;Equivalent potential temperature ;K > ; > > 15 ;MxT ;Maximum temperature ;K > ; > > 16 ;MnT ;Minimum temperature ;K > ; > > 17 ;DpT ;Dew point temperature ;K > ; > > 18 ;DpD ;Dew point depression ;K > ; > > 19 ;LR ;Lapse rate ;K/m > ; > > 20 ;Vis ;Visibility ;m > ; > > 21 ;RSp1 ;Radar Spectra (1) ; > ; > > 22 ;RSp2 ;Radar Spectra (2) ; > ; > > 23 ;RSp3 ;Radar Spectra (3) ; > ; > > 24 ;PLIx ;Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) ;K > ; > > 25 ;Ta ;Temperature anomaly ;K > ; > > 26 ;Pa ;Pressure anomaly ;Pa > ; > > 27 ;GHa ;Geopotential height anomaly ;gp m > ; > > 28 ;WSp1 ;Wave Spectra (1) ; > ; > > 29 ;WSp2 ;Wave Spectra (2) ; > ; > > 30 ;WSp3 ;Wave Spectra (3) ; > ; > > 31 ;WD ;Wind direction (from which blowing) > ;degrees_T ; > > 32 ;WS ;Wind speed ;m/s > ; > > 33 ;uW ;u-component of wind ;m/s > ; > > 34 ;vW ;v-component of wind ;m/s > ; > > 35 ;SF ;Stream function ;m**2/s > ; > > 36 ;VPOT ;Velocity potential ;m**2/s > ; > > 37 ;MSG ;Montgomery stream function > ;m**2/s**2 ; > > 38 ;SVV ;Sigma coordinate vertical velocity ; > ; > > 39 ;PVV ;Pressure vertical velocity ;Pa/s > ; > > 40 ;GVV ;Geometric vertical velocity ;m/s > ; > > 41 ;AV ;Absolute vorticity ; > ; > > 42 ;AD ;Absolute divergence ; > ; > > 43 ;RV ;Relative vorticity ; > ; > > 44 ;RD ;Relative divergence ; > ; > > 45 ;VUCSH ;Vertical u-component shear ; > ; > > 46 ;VVCSH ;Vertical v-component shear ; > ; > > 47 ;DIRC ;Direction of current > ;degrees_T ; > > 48 ;SPC ;Speed of current ;m/s > ; > > 49 ;UOGRD ;u-component of current ;m/s > ; > > 50 ;VOGRD ;v-component of current ;m/s > ; > > 51 ;SH ;Specific humidity ;kg/kg > ; > > 52 ;RH ;Relative humidity ;% > ; > > 53 ;MIXR ;Humidity mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 54 ;PW ;Precipitable water ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 55 ;VAPP ;Vapor pressure ;Pa > ; > > 56 ;SATD ;Saturation deficit ;Pa > ; > > 57 ;EVP ;Evaporation ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 58 ;CIce ;Cloud Ice ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 59 ;PR ;Precipitation rate > ;kg/m**2/s ; > > 60 ;ThP ;Thunderstorm probability ;% > ; > > 61 ;TP ;Total precipitation ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 62 ;LgSP ;Large scale precipitation ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 63 ;CP ;Convective precipitation ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 64 ;SRWEQ ;Snowfall rate water equivalent > ;kg/m**2/s ; > > 65 ;WEASD ;Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 66 ;SnD ;Snow depth ;m > ; > > 67 ;MIXHT ;Mixed layer depth ;m > ; > > 68 ;TTHDP ;Transient thermocline depth ;m > ; > > 69 ;MTHD ;Main thermocline depth ;m > ; > > 70 ;MTHA ;Main thermocline anomaly ;m > ; > > 71 ;TCC ;Total cloud cover ;% > ; > > 72 ;CCC ;Convective cloud cover ;% > ; > > 73 ;LCC ;Low cloud cover ;% > ; > > 74 ;MCC ;Medium cloud cover ;% > ; > > 75 ;HCC ;High cloud cover ;% > ; > > 76 ;CWAT ;Cloud water ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 77 ;BLIx ;Best Lifted Index (to 500 hPa) ;K > ; > > 78 ;SNOC ;Convective snow ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 79 ;SNOL ;Large scale snow ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 80 ;WT ;Water temperature ;K > ; > > 81 ;LAND ;Land cover (land=1, sea=0) ; > ; > > 82 ;DSLM ;Deviation of sea level from mean ;m > ; > > 83 ;SFCR ;Surface roughness ;m > ; > > 84 ;ALBDO ;Albedo ;% > ; > > 85 ;ST ;Soil temperature ;K > ; > > 86 ;SMC ;Soil moisture content ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 87 ;VEG ;Vegetation ;% > ; > > 88 ;SALTY ;Salinity ;kg/kg > ; > > 89 ;DEN ;Density ;kg/m**3 > ; > > 90 ;WATR ;Water runoff ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 91 ;ICEC ;Ice cover (ice=1, no ice=0) ; > ; > > 92 ;ICETK ;Ice thickness ;m > ; > > 93 ;DICED ;Direction of ice drift > ;degrees_T ; > > 94 ;SICED ;Speed of ice drift ;m/s > ; > > 95 ;UICE ;u-component of ice drift ;m/s > ; > > 96 ;VICE ;v-component of ice drift ;m/s > ; > > 97 ;ICEG ;Ice growth rate ;m/s > ; > > 98 ;ICED ;Ice divergence ; > ; > > 99 ;SNOM ;Snow melt ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 100 ;HTSGW ;Significant height of combined wind waves & swell ;m > ; > > 101 ;WVDIR ;Direction of wind waves (from which) > ;degrees_T ; > > 102 ;WVHGT ;Significant height of wind waves ;m > ; > > 103 ;WVPER ;Mean period of wind waves ;s > ; > > 104 ;SWDIR ;Direction of swell waves > ;degrees_T ; > > 105 ;SWELL ;Significant height of swell waves ;m > ; > > 106 ;SWPER ;Mean period of swell waves ;s > ; > > 107 ;DIRPW ;Primary wave direction > ;degrees_T ; > > 108 ;PERPW ;Primary wave mean period ;s > ; > > 109 ;DIRSW ;Secondary wave direction > ;degrees_T ; > > 110 ;PERSW ;Secondary wave mean period ;s > ; > > 111 ;NSWRS ;Net short-wave radiation (surface) ;W/m**2 > ; > > 112 ;NLRS ;Net long-wave radiation (surface) ;W/m**2 > ; > > 113 ;NSWRT ;Net short-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) ;W/m**2 > ; > > 114 ;NLWRT ;Net long-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) ;W/m**2 > ; > > 115 ;LWAVR ;Long wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 116 ;SWAVR ;Short wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 117 ;GRAD ;Global radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 118 ;BRTMP ;Brightness temperature ;K > ; > > 119 ;LWRAD ;Radiance (with respect to wave number) ;W/m/sr > ; > > 120 ;SWRAD ;Radiance (with respect to wave length) > ;W/m**3/sr ; > > 121 ;LHTFL ;Latent heat net flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 122 ;SHTFL ;Sensible heat net flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 123 ;BLYDP ;Boundary layer dissipation ;W/m**2 > ; > > 124 ;UFLX ;Momentum flux, u component ;N/m**2 > ; > > 125 ;VFLX ;Momentum flux, v component ;N/m**2 > ; > > 126 ;WMIXE ;Wind mixing energy ;J > ; > > 127 ;IMGD ;Image data ; > ; > > 128 ;MSLP ;Mean sea level pressure ;Pa > ; > > 129 ;MMSP ;MAPS mean sea level pressure ;Pa > ; > > 130 ;EMSP ;ETA mean sea level pressure ;Pa > ; > > 131 ;SLIx ;Surface lifted index ;K > ; > > 132 ;BLIx ;Best (4 layer) lifted index ;K > ; > > 133 ;KI ;K index ;K > ; > > 134 ;SI ;Sweat index ;K > ; > > 135 ;MCONV ;Horizontal moisture divergence ;kg/kg/s > ; > > 136 ;VSS ;Vertical speed shear ;1/s > ; > > 137 ;PT3 ;Pressure tendency - 3 hour ;Pa/s > ; > > 138 ;BVF2 ;Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared) ;1/s**2 > ; > > 139 ;PVMV ;Potential vorticity (density weighted) ;1/s/m > ; > > 140 ;CRAIN ;Categorical rain (yes=1, no=0) ; > ; > > 141 ;CFRZR ;Categorical freezing rain (yes=1, no=0) ; > ; > > 142 ;CICEP ;Categorical ice pellets (yes=1, no=0) ; > ; > > 143 ;CSNOW ;Categorical snow (yes=1, no=0) ; > ; > > 144 ;SOILW ;Volumetric soil moisture content ; > ; > > 145 ;PEVPR ;Potential evaporation rate ;W/m**2 > ; > > 146 ;CWORK ;Cloud workfunction ;J/kg > ; > > 147 ;UGWD ;Zonal flux of gravity wave stress ;N/m**2 > ; > > 148 ;VGWD ;Meridional flux of gravity wave stress ;N/m**2 > ; > > 149 ;PV ;Potential vorticity > ;m**2/s/kg ; > > 150 ;COVMZ ;Covariance between meridional and zonal wind > ;m**2/kg**2 ; > > 151 ;COVTZ ;Covariance between temperature and zonal wind ;K*m/s > ; > > 152 ;COVTM ;Covariance between temperature and merid. wind ;K*m/s > ; > > 153 ;CW ;Cloud water ;kg/kg > ; > > 154 ;O3MR ;Ozone mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 155 ;GFLUX ;Ground Heat flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 156 ;CIn ;Convective inhibition ;J/kg > ; > > 157 ;CAPE ;Convective available potential energy ;J/kg > ; > > 158 ;TKE ;Turbulent kinetic energy ;J/kg > ; > > 159 ;CONDP ;Condensation pressure of parcel lifted from sfc ;Pa > ; > > 160 ;CSUSF ;Clear sky upward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 161 ;CSDSF ;Clear sky downward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 162 ;CSULF ;Clear sky upward long wave flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 163 ;CSDLF ;Clear sky downward long wave flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 164 ;CFNSF ;Cloud forcing net solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 165 ;CFNLF ;Cloud forcing net long wave flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 166 ;VBDSF ;Visible beam downward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 167 ;VDDSF ;Visible diffuse downward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 168 ;NBDSF ;Near IR beam downward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 169 ;NDDSF ;Near IR diffuse downward solar flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 170 ;RWMR ;Rain water mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 171 ;SNMR ;Snow mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 172 ;MFLX ;Momentum flux ;N/m**2 > ; > > 173 ;LMH ;Mass point model surface ; > ; > > 174 ;LMV ;Velocity point model surface ; > ; > > 175 ;MLYNO ;Model layer number (from bottom up) ; > ; > > 176 ;NLAT ;Latitude ;deg > ; > > 177 ;ELON ;East longitude ;deg > ; > > 178 ;ICMR ;Ice mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 179 ;GRMR ;Graupel mixing ratio ;kg/kg > ; > > 181 ;LPSX ;x-gradient of log pressure ;1/m > ; > > 182 ;LPSY ;y-gradient of log pressure ;1/m > ; > > 183 ;JGTX ;x-gradient of height ;m/m > ; > > 184 ;JGTY ;y-gradient of height ;m/m > ; > > 185 ;TURB ;Turbulence SIGMET/AIRMET ; > ; > > 186 ;ICNG ;Icing SIGMET/AIRMET ; > ; > > 187 ;LTNG ;Lightning ; > ; > > 189 ;VPT ;Vitual potentail temperature ;K > ; > > 190 ;Heli ;Helicity > ;m**2/s**2 ; > > 191 ;PROB ;Probability from ensemble ;numeric > ; > > 192 ;PROBN ;Probability from ensemble normalized to climate ;numeric > ; > > 193 ;POP ;Probability of precipitation ;% > ; > > 194 ;CPOFP ;Probability of frozen precipitation ;% > ; > > 195 ;CPOZP ;Probability of freezing precipitation ;% > ; > > 196 ;USTM ;u-component of storm motion ;m/s > ; > > 197 ;VSTM ;v-component of storm motion ;m/s > ; > > 198 ;NCIP ;Number conecntration for ice particles ; > ; > > 199 ;EVBS ;Direct evaporation from bare soil ;W/m**2 > ; > > 200 ;EVCW ;Canopy water evaporation ;W/m**2 > ; > > 201 ;ICWAT ;Ice-free water surface ;% > ; > > 204 ;DSWRF ;Downward short wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 205 ;DLWRF ;Downward long wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 206 ;UVI ;Ulta violet index (1 hr integration at solar noon);J/m**2 > ; > > 207 ;MSTAV ;Moisture availability ;% > ; > > 208 ;SFEXC ;Exchange coefficient > ;kg/m**3/(m/s); > > 209 ;MIXLY ;Number of mixed layers next to surface ;integer > ; > > 210 ;TRANS ;Transpiration ;W/m**2 > ; > > 211 ;USWRF ;Upward short wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 212 ;ULWRF ;Upward long wave radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 213 ;CDLYR ;Amount of non-convective cloud ;% > ; > > 214 ;CPRAT ;Convective precipitation rate > ;kg/m**2/s ; > > 215 ;TTDIA ;Temperature tendency by all physics ;K/s > ; > > 216 ;TTRAD ;Temperature tendency by all radiation ;K/s > ; > > 217 ;TTPHY ;Temperature tendency by non-radiation physics ;K/s > ; > > 218 ;PREIX ;Precipitation index(0.0-1.0) ; > ; > > 219 ;TSDID ;Std. dev. of IR temperature over 1x1 deg area ;K > ; > > 220 ;NLGSP ;Natural log of surface pressure ;In(kPa) > ; > > 221 ;HPBL ;Planetary boundary layer height ;m > ; > > 222 ;WGH ;5-wave geopotential height ;gp m > ; > > 223 ;CNWAT ;Plant canopy surface water ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 224 ;SOTYP ;Soil type (as in Zobler) ;integer > (0-9); > > 225 ;VGTYP ;Vegitation type (as in SiB) ;integer > (0-9); > > 226 ;BMIXL ;Blackadar's mixing length scale ;m > ; > > 227 ;AMIXL ;Asympotic mixing length scale ;m > ; > > 228 ;PEVAP ;Potential evaporation ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 229 ;SNOHF ;Snow phase-change heat flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 230 ;WGH5A ;5-wave geopotential height anomaly ;gp m > ; > > 231 ;MFLUX ;Convective cloud mass flux ;Pa/s > ; > > 232 ;DTRF ;Downward total radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 233 ;UTRF ;Upward total radiation flux ;W/m**2 > ; > > 234 ;BGRUN ;Baseflow-groundwater runoff ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 235 ;SSRUN ;Storm surface runoff ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 237 ;0TOT ;Total ozone ;kg/m**2 > ; > > 238 ;SCP ;Snow cover percentage ;% > ; > > 239 ;SNOWT ;Snow temperature ;K > ; > > 241 ;LRGHR ;Large scale condensation heat rate ;K/s > ; > > 242 ;CNVHR ;Deep convective heating rate ;K/s > ; > > 243 ;CNVMR ;Deep convective moistening rate ;kg/kg/s > ; > > 244 ;SHAHR ;Shallow convective heating rate ;K/s > ; > > 245 ;SHAMR ;Shallow convective moistening rate ;kg/kg/s > ; > > 246 ;VDFHR ;Vertical diffusion heating rate ;K/s > ; > > 247 ;VDFUA ;Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration ;m/s**2 > ; > > 248 ;VDFVA ;Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration ;m/s**2 > ; > > 249 ;VDFMR ;Vertical diffusion moistening rate ;kg/kg/s > ; > > 250 ;SWHR ;Solar radiative heating rate ;K/s > ; > > 251 ;LWHR ;Long wave radiative heating rate ;K/s > ; > > 252 ;CD ;Drag coefficient ; > ; > > 253 ;FRICV ;Friction velocity ;m/s > ; > > 254 ;RI ;Richardson number ; > ; > > 255 ;WGS ;Wind Gust Speed ;m/s > ; > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. 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