Parameters GRIB encoding details

CDS name	GRIB Name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
Surface Altitude (expressed as geopotential at the surface)	Geopotential	129	m² s^-2
Land area fraction	Land-sea mask	172	(0-1)
6-hourly
2 metre temperature	2 metre temperature	167	K
2 metre dewpoint temperature	2 metre dewpoint temperature	168	K
10 metre U wind component	10 metre U wind component	165	m s^-1
10 metre V wind component	10 metre V wind component	166	m s^-1
Mean sea level pressure	Mean sea level pressure	151	Pa
Total cloud cover	Total cloud cover	164	(0-1)
Soil temperature	Soil temperature	139	K
Sea surface temperature	Sea surface temperature	34	K
24-hourly
Sea-ice cover	Sea-ice cover	31	(0-1)
Snow depth	Snow depth	141	m of water equivalent
Snow density	Snow density	33	kg m^-3
2 metre maximum temperature	Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 24 hours	51	K
2 metre minimum temperature	Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 24 hours	52	K
10 metre wind gust	10 metre wind gust since previous post-processing	49	m s^-1
Total precipitation (or large-scale & convective precipitation)	Total precipitation Large-scale precipitation Convective precipitation	228 (total) 142 (large scale) 143 (convective)	m
Snowfall	Snowfall	144	m of water equivalent
Surface sensible heat flux	Surface sensible heat flux	146	J m^-2
Surface latent heat flux	Surface latent heat flux	147	J m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards	Surface solar radiation downwards	169	J m^-2
Surface net thermal radiation	Surface thermal radiation downwards	175	J m^-2
Surface net solar radiation	Surface net solar radiation	176	J m^-2
Surface net thermal radiation	Surface net thermal radiation	177	J m^-2
Top net solar radiation	Top net solar radiation	178	J m^-2
Top incoming solar radiation	TOA incident solar radiation	212	J m^-2
Top net thermal radiation	Top net thermal radiation	179	J m^-2
Eastward turbulent surface stress	Eastward turbulent surface stress	180	N m^-2 s
Northward turbulent surface stress	Northward turbulent surface stress	181	N m^-2 s
Evaporation	Evaporation	182	m of water equivalent
Runoff (or surface & sub-surface runoff)	Runoff Surface runoff Sub-surface runoff	205 (total) 8 (Surface runoff) 9 (Sub-surface runoff)	m
Total column water vapour	Total column vertically-integrated water vapour	137	kg m^-2
Total column cloud liquid water	Total column cloud liquid water	78	kg m^-2
Total column cloud ice water	Total column cloud ice water	79	kg m^-2

CDS Name	GRIB name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
10 metre U wind component	10 metre U wind component	165	m s^-1
10 metre V wind component	10 metre V wind component	166	m s^-1
10m wind gust since previous post-processing	10 metre wind gust since previous post-processing	49	m s^-1
10m wind speed	10 metre wind speed	207	m s^-1
2 metre dewpoint temperature	2 metre dewpoint temperature	168	K
2 metre temperature	2 metre temperature	167	K
East-West surface stress rate of accumulation	East-West surface stress rate of accumulation	172180	N m^-2
Evaporation	Evaporation	172182	m of water s^-1
Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	51	K
Mean sea level pressure	Mean sea level pressure	151	Pa
Mean sub-surface runoff rate	Mean sub-surface runoff rate	172009	m of water equivalent s^-1
Mean surface runoff rate	Mean surface runoff rate	172008	m of water equivalent s^-1
Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	52	K
North-south surface stress rate of accumulation	North-South surface stress rate of accumulation	172181	N m^-2
Runoff	Mean runoff rate	172205	m s^-1
Sea surface temperature	Sea surface temperature	34	K
Sea-ice cover	Sea-ice cover	31	(0 - 1)
Snow density	Snow density	33	kg m^-3
Snow depth	Snow depth	141	m of water equivalent
Snowfall	Mean total snowfall rate	172144	m of water equivalent s^-1
Soil temperature level 1	Soil temperature	139	K
Solar insolation rate of accumulation	Solar insolation rate of accumulation	172212	W m^-2 s^-1
Surface latent heat flux	Mean surface latent heat flux	172147	W m^-2
Surface sensible heat flux	Mean surface sensible heat flux	172146	W m^-2
Surface solar radiation	Mean surface net solar radiation flux	172176	W m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards	Mean surface downward solar radiation flux	172169	W m^-2
Surface thermal radiation	Mean surface net thermal radiation flux	172177	W m^-2
Surface thermal radiation downwards	Mean surface downward thermal radiation flux	172175	W m^-2
Top solar radiation	Mean top net solar radiation flux	172178	W m^-2
Top thermal radiation	Mean top net thermal radiation flux	172179	W m^-2
Total cloud cover	Total cloud cover	164	(0 - 1)
Total precipitation	Mean total precipitation rate	172228	m s^-1
Total column water vapour	Total column vertically-integrated water vapour	137	kg m^-2
Total column cloud liquid water	Total column cloud liquid water	78	kg m^-2
Total column cloud ice water	Total column cloud ice water	79	kg m^-2

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
Geopotential	Geopotential	129	m² s^-2
Temperature	Temperature	130	K
Specific humidity	Specific humidity	133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind	U component of wind	131	m s^-1
V component of wind	V component of wind	132	m s^-1

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB parameter ID	Units
Geopotential	Geopotential	129	m² s^-2
Temperature	Temperature	130	K
Specific humidity	Specific humidity	133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind	U component of wind	131	m s^-1
V component of wind	V component of wind	132	m s^-1

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB parameter ID	Units
Geopotential anomaly	Geopotential anomaly	171129	m² s^-2
Temperature anomaly	Temperature anomaly	171130	K
Specific humidity anomaly	Specific humidity anomaly	171133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind anomaly	U component of wind anomaly	171131	m s^-1
V component of wind anomaly	V component of wind anomaly	171132	m s^-1

_{This document has been produced in the context of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).}

_{The activities leading to these results have been contracted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, operator of C3S on behalf of the European Union (Delegation agreement signed on 11/11/2014). All information in this document is provided "as is" and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any particular purpose.}

_{The users thereof use the information at their sole risk and liability. For the avoidance of all doubt , the European Commission and the European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts have no liability in respect of this document, which is merely representing the author's view.}

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