20021210: GEMPAK: Soil Temperature/Moisture

Patrick,

GEMTBL/grid/ tables show for ncep models:
SOIM  parameter 144 Volumetric soil moisture content.
SLTK  parameter 85  Ssoil temperature.

In the NOAAPORT (HRS) grids, NGM grids 202, 207 and 211 carry SLTK at DPTH 0.
ETA 212 carries soil temp and moisture at levels 0-10cm, 10-40cm,
40-100cm, 100-200cm.

CONDUIT feed Models that carry SOIM and SLTK  include:
ETA grids 212 and 104, RUC grid 236 and 252, AVN grid 3 and
MRF grids 2 and 3.

When looking for parameters in certain models, you can use gdinfo with 
GFUNC set to the specific variables, like GFUNC=SLTK;SOIM and
GLEVEL, GDATTIM, and GVCORD set to all.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

>From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200212102310.gBANAK425407

>Hello in Boulder,
>
>I have browsed the help archives and found a couple tidbits about soil data,
>but not enough and none too recent.  I am looking to create some plots of
>soil temp and moisture and was wondering if this type of product is even
>available over the IDD.  If so, where is it located?  I haven't found any
>soil parameters in GEMPAK, is what I am looking to do even possible using
>only IDD data and GEMPAK?  Any hints, large or small, would be appreciated.
>Thanks!
>
>Patrick
>_______________________________________
>Patrick O'Reilly
>Meteorological Decision Support Scientist
>The STORM Project - University of Northern Iowa
>address@hidden  ~  ph: 319-273-3789
>