NOAA Environmental Modeling System
Output
There are several files that contain output from the various NEMS regression tests. Click on any output type below to display output information. The resulting lists show basic information about the output variables. More information can be found in the individual output files.
Output from GFS regression tests
From GFS files:
| Name | Description | Name | Description |
| absvprs | Absolute vorticity (profile) (1/s) | spfhprs | Specific humidity (profile) (kg/kg) |
| acpcpsfc | Surface convective precipitation (kg/m^2) | tcdc500mb | 500mb total cloud cover (%) |
| albdosfc | Surface albedo (%) | tcdcbcl | Boundary cloud layer total cloud cover (%) |
| apcpsfc | Surface total precipitation (kg/m^2) | tcdcclm | Atmospheric column total cloud cover (%) |
| brtmptoa | Top of atmosphere brightness temperature (K) | tcdccvl | Convective cloud layer total cloud cover (%) |
| cape180_0mb | 180-0mb above ground convective available potential energy (J/kg) | tcdchcl | High cloud level total cloud cover (%) |
| cape255_0mb | 255-0mb above ground convective available potential energy (J/kg) | tcdclcl | Low cloud level total cloud cover (%) |
| capesfc | Surface convective available potential energy (J/kg) | tcdcmcl | Mid cloud level total cloud cover (%) |
| cduvbsfc | Surface clear sky UV-B downward solar flux (W/m^2) | tmax2m | 2m above ground maximum temperature (K) |
| cfrzrsfc | Surface categorical freezing rain (yes=1; no=0) | tmin2m | 2m above ground minimum temperature (K) |
| cicepsfc | Surface categorical ice pellets (yes=1; no=0) | tmp0_10cm | 0-10cm underground temperature (K) |
| cin180_0mb | 180-0mb above ground convective inhibition (J/kg) | tmp10_40cm | 10-40cm underground temperature (K) |
| cinsfc | Surface convective inhibition (J/kg) | tmp40_100cm | 40-100cm underground temperature (K) |
| clwmrprs | Cloud water (profile) (kg/kg) | tmp100_200cm | 100-200cm underground temperature (K) |
| cnwatsfc | Surface plant canopy surface water (kg/m^2) | tmp180_150mb | 180-150mb above ground temperature (K) |
| cpratsfc | Surface convective precipitation rate (kg/m^2/s) | tmp150_120mb | 150-120mb above ground temperature (K) |
| crainsfc | Surface categorical rain (yes=1; no=0) | tmp120_90mb | 120-90mb above ground temperature (K) |
| csnowsfc | Surface categorical snow (yes=1; no=0) | tmp90_60mb | 90-60mb above ground temperature (K) |
| cwatclm | Atmospheric column cloud water (kg/m^2) | tmp60_30mb | 60-30mb above ground temperature (K) |
| cworkclm | Atmospheric column cloud work function (J/kg) | tmp30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground temperature (K) |
| dlwrfsfc | Surface downward longwave flux (W/m^2) | tmp80m | 80m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| dpt2m | 2m above ground dew point temperature (K) | tmp100m | 100m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| dpt30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground dew point temperature (K) | tmp457m | 457m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| dswrfsfc | Surface downward shortwave flux (W/m^2) | tmp914m | 914m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| duvbsfc | Surface UV-B downward solar flux (W/m^2) | tmp1829m | 1829m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| fldcpsfc | Surface field capacity (fraction) | tmp2743m | 2743m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| fricvsfc | Surface friction velocity (m/s) | tmp3658m | 3658m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| gfluxsfc | Surface ground heat flux (W/m^2) | tmp4572m | 4572m above mean sea level temperature (K) |
| gustsfc | Surface wind gust (m/s) | tmp2m | 2m above ground temperature (K) |
| hgt0deg | 0C isotherm level geopotential height (gpm) | tmp320k | 320K level temperature (K) |
| hgthtfl | Highest tropospheric freezing level geopotential height (gpm) | tmphct | High cloud top temperature (K) |
| hgtmwl | Maximum wind level geopotential height (gpm) | tmplct | Low cloud top temperature (K) |
| hgtprs | Geopotential height (profile) (gpm) | tmpmct | Mid cloud top temperature (K) |
| hgtpv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level geopotential height (gpm) | tmpmwl | Maximum wind level temperature (K) |
| hgtpvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level geopotential height (gpm) | tmpprs | Temperature (profile) (K) |
| hgtsfc | Surface geopotential height (gpm) | tmppv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level temperature (K) |
| hgttrp | Tropopause geopotential height (gpm) | tmppvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level temperature (K) |
| hlcy0_3000m | 0-3000m above ground storm relative helicity (m^2/s^2) | tmpsfc | Surface temperature (K) |
| hpblsfc | Surface planetary boundary layer height (m) | tmpsig995 | Sigma=.995 temperature (K) |
| icahtmwl | Maximum wind level ICAO standard atmosphere reference height (M) | tmptrp | Tropopause temperature (K) |
| icahttrp | Tropopause ICAO standard atmosphere reference height (M) | tozneclm | Atmospheric column total ozone (Dobson) |
| icecsfc | Surface ice concentration (ice=1; no ice=0) (fraction) | tsoil_300cm | 300cm underground soil temperature (K) |
| icetksfc | Surface ice thickness (m) | uflxsfc | Surface zonal momentum flux (N/m^2) |
| landsfc | Surface land cover (land=1; sea=0) (fraction) | ugrd1220 | Unknown level u wind (m/s) |
| lftxsfc | Surface surface lifted index (K) | ugrd10m | 10m above ground u wind (m/s) |
| lhtflsfc | Surface latent heat flux (W/m^2) | ugrd80m | 80m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| mntsf320k | 320K level montgomery stream function (m^2/s^2) | ugrd100m | 100m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| msletmsl | Mean sea level pressure (ETA model) (Pa) | ugrd305m | 305m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| ncpcpsfc | Surface large scale precipitation (kg/m^2) | ugrd457m | 457m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| o3mrprs | Ozone mixing ratio (profile) (kg/kg) | ugrd610m | 610m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| pevprsfc | Surface potential evaporation rate (W/m^2) | ugrd914m | 914m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| pli30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) (K) | ugrd1829m | 1829m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| plpl255_0mb | 255-0mb above ground pressure of level from which parcel was lifted (Pa) | ugrd2743m | 2743m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| potsig995 | Sigma=.995 potential temperature (K) | ugrd3658m | 3658m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| pratesfc | Surface precipitation rate (kg/m^2/s) | ugrd4572m | 4572m above mean sea level u wind (m/s) |
| pres80m | 80m above ground pressure | ugrd180_150mb | 180-150mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| prescvb | Convective cloud base pressure (Pa) | ugrd150_120mb | 150-120mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| prescvt | Convective cloud top pressure (Pa) | ugrd120_90mb | 120-90mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| preshcb | High cloud base pressure (Pa) | ugrd90_60mb | 90-60mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| preshct | High cloud top pressure (Pa) | ugrd60_30mb | 60-30mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| preslcb | Low cloud base pressure (Pa) | ugrd30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground u wind (m/s) |
| preslct | Low cloud top pressure (Pa) | ugrd320k | 320K level u wind (m/s) |
| presmcb | Mid cloud base pressure (Pa) | ugrdmwl | Maximum wind level u wind (m/s) |
| presmct | Mid cloud top pressure (Pa) | ugrdprs | U wind (profile) (m/s) |
| presmsl | Mean sea-level pressure (Pa) | ugrdpv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level u wind (m/s) |
| presmwl | Maximum wind level pressure (Pa) | ugrdpvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level u wind (m/s) |
| prespv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level pressure (Pa) | ugrdsig995 | Sigma=.995 u wind (m/s) |
| prespvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level pressure (Pa) | ugrdtrp | Tropopause u wind (m/s) |
| pressfc | Surface pressure (Pa) | ugwdsfc | Surface zonal gravity wave stress (N/m^2) |
| prestrp | Tropopause pressure (Pa) | ulwrfsfc | Surface upward longwave flux (W/m^2) |
| probsfc | Surface prob. from ensemble (non-dim) | ulwrftoa | Top of atmosphere upward longwave flux (W/m^2) |
| pvort320k | 320K level potential vorticity (km^2/kg/s) | ustm0_6000m | 0-6000m above ground u-component of storm motion (m/s) |
| pwat30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground precipitable water (kg/m^2) | uswrfsfc | Surface upward shortwave flux (W/m^2) |
| pwatclm | Atmospheric column precipitable water (kg/m^2) | uswrftoa | Top of atmosphere upward shortwave flux (W/m^2) |
| rh0deg | 0C isotherm level relative humidity (%) | vflxsfc | Surface meridional momentum flux (N/m^2) |
| rh180_150mb | 180-150mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd1220 | Unknown level v wind (m/s) |
| rh150_120mb | 150-120mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd10m | 10m above ground v wind (m/s) |
| rh120_90mb | 120-90mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd80m | 80m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rh90_60mb | 90-60mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd100m | 100m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rh60_30mb | 60-30mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd305m | 305m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rh30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd457m | 457m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rh2m | 2m above ground relative humidity (%) | vgrd610m | 610m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhclm | Atmospheric column relative humidity (%) | vgrd914m | 914m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhhtfl | Highest tropospheric freezing level relative humidity (%) | vgrd1829m | 1829m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhprs | Relative humidity (profile)(%) | vgrd2743m | 2743m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhsg33_100 | Sigma=0.33-1 layer relative humidity (%) | vgrd3658m | 3658m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhsg44_100 | Sigma=0.44-1 layer relative humidity (%) | vgrd4572m | 4572m above mean sea level v wind (m/s) |
| rhsg72_94 | Sigma=0.72-0.94 layer relative humidity (%) | vgrd180_150mb | 180-150mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| rhsg44_72 | Sigma=0.44-0.72 layer relative humidity (%) | vgrd150_120mb | 150-120mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| rhsig995 | Sigma=0.995 relative humidity (%) | vgrd120_90mb | 120-90mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| sfcrsfc | Surface surface roughness (m) | vgrd90_60mb | 90-60mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| shtflsfc | Surface sensible heat flux (W/m^2) | vgrd60_30mb | 60-30mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| snodsfc | Surface snow depth (m) | vgrd30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground v wind (m/s) |
| soill0_10cm | 0-10cm underground liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) (fraction) | vgrd320k | 320K level v wind (m/s) |
| soill10_40cm | 10-40cm underground liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) (fraction) | vgrdmwl | Maximum wind level v wind (m/s) |
| soill40_100cm | 40-100cm underground liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) (fraction) | vgrdprs | V wind (profile) (m/s) |
| soill100_200cm | 100-200cm underground liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) (fraction) | vgrdpv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level v wind (m/s) |
| soilw0_10cm | 0-10cm underground volumetric soil moisture (fraction) | vgrdpvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level v wind (m/s) |
| soilw10_40cm | 10-40cm underground volumetric soil moisture (fraction) | vgrdsig995 | Sigma=.995 v wind (m/s) |
| soilw40_100cm | 40-100cm underground volumetric soil moisture (fraction) | vgrdtrp | Tropopause v wind (m/s) |
| soilw100_200cm | 100-200cm underground volumetric soil moisture (fraction) | vgwdsfc | Surface meridional gravity wave stress (N/m^2) |
| spfh180_150mb | 180-150mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | vstm0_6000m | 0-6000m above ground v-component of storm motion (m/s) |
| spfh150_120mb | 150-120mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | vwshpv2 | Potential vorticity = 2000 units level vertical speed shear (1/s) |
| spfh120_90mb | 120-90mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | vwshpvneg2 | Potential vorticity = -2000 units level vertical speed shear (1/s) |
| spfh90_60mb | 90-60mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | vwshtrp | Tropopause vertical wind shear (1/s) |
| spfh60_30mb | 60-30mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | watrsfc | Surface water runoff (kg/m^2) |
| spfh30_0mb | 30-0mb above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | weasdsfc | Surface accumulated snow (kg/m^2) |
| spfh2m | 2m above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) | wiltsfc | Surface wilting point (fraction) |
| spfh80m | 80m above ground specific humidity (kg/kg) |