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1) CONUS REGION
Model
NAM
CONUS4KM
NAM, CONUS4KM Combined
CONUS4KM-NAM
Field
Sea Level pressure
3-h Accum precip (in), SLP
3-h Accum convective precip(in)
3-h Accum snowfall (in)
Precipitation Type
Visibility
Visibility Components
Precip rate
Convective precip rate
Total/convective precip rate combined
Percent Frozen Precip
Lowest Model Level Rime Factor
2-m Temperature
Lowest Model Level Temperature
Snow water equivalent
Snow Depth
Lowest BL Dew Point T
2-m Dew Point Temp
Best (4-layer) CAPE
Best (4-layer) CIN
Mixed-layer CAPE
Mixed-layer CIN
Best (4-layer) Lifted Index
Surface-based CAPE
Surface-based CIN
0-1 km Storm Relative Helicity
0-3 km Storm Relative Helicity
K-Index
1000 mb Temp
925 mb Temp
850 mb Heights, Temp
850 mb Wind
700 mb Heights, Precipitable Water
700 mb RH, Omega
500 mb Heights, Vorticity
500 mb Temp
300 mb Heights, Wind Speed
300 mb Temperature
250 mb Heights, Wind Speed
250 mb Temperature
Height of Lowest Freezing Lvl
PBL Height (Based on TKE)
PBL Height (Based on Richardson Number)
Cloud Top Temp
Cloud Top Height
Cloud Top Pressure
Cloud Base Pressure
Cloud Base Height
Cloud Ceiling Height (Kft)
Deep Conv Cloud Top P
Deep Conv Cloud Bottom P
Shallow Conv Cloud Top P
Shallow Conv Cloud Bottom P
Total Conv Cloud Top P
Total Conv Cloud Bottom P
Grid-scale Cloud Top P
Grid-scale Cloud Bottom P
Tot column cloud water+rain
Tot column cloud ice+snow
Tot column condensate
Tot column supercooled water+melting ice
Base height of supercooled liquid water layer
Top height of supercooled liquid water layer
700-950mb Rime Factor,snow/rain/cloud water
50-600mb Rime Factor,snow/rain/cloud water
0-10 cm Soil Temp
10-40 cm Soil Temp
0-10 cm Soil Moisture
10-40 cm Soil Moisture
0-10 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
10-40 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability
Skin temp - 1st Layer Soil Temp
Skin temp - Lowest model Layer Temp
Skin Temperature
Sfc Downward Shortwave Flux
Sfc Downward Longwave Flux
Sfc Upward Shortwave Flux
Sfc Upward Longwave Flux
Instantaneous Albedo
Surface clear-sky Downward SW Flux
Net Sfc Shortwave Flux
Net Sfc Longwave Flux
Net Sfc Shortwave+Longwave Flux
Ground Heat Flux
Latent Heat Flux
Sensible Heat Flux
Surface Energy Residual
Potential Evaporation
Sfc Exchange Coefficient
Lowest Level Q2 (2*TKE)
Sfc Friction Velocity
Sfc Drag Coefficient
Simulated Composite Radar Reflectivity
Simulated Lowest Mdl Layer Radar Reflectivity
Simulated 1 km AGL Radar Reflectivity
All 3 Radar Reflectivities Combined
Radar Echo Top Height
Avg Column Shortwave Heating Rate (deg C/hr)
Avg Column Longwave Heating Rate (deg C/hr)
Avg Column Grid-scale Heating Rate (deg C/hr)
Avg Column Convective Heating Rate (deg C/hr)
Top of Atmosphere Brightness Temp (OLR)
Top of Atmosphere Brightness Temp (NCAR)
OLR and NCAR Brightness Temp Combined
1b) Percent of Frozen Precip vs Precipitation Type
Forecast Hour
00-h
03-h
06-h
09-h
12-h
15-h
18-h
21-h
24-h
27-h
30-h
33-h
36-h
39-h
42-h
45-h
48-h
51-h
54-h
57-h
60-h
1c) Percent of Frozen Precip vs Instantaneous Precip Rate (mm/h)
Forecast Hour
00-h
03-h
06-h
09-h
12-h
15-h
18-h
21-h
24-h
27-h
30-h
33-h
36-h
39-h
42-h
45-h
48-h
51-h
54-h
57-h
60-h
1d) 24-h and 60-h Accumulated Precipitation
Forecast Hour
CONUS 00-24 h
CONUS 12-36 h
CONUS 24-48 h
CONUS 36-60 h
CONUS 0-60 h (Total Precip)
CONUS 0-60 h (Total Conv Precip)
Northeast CONUS 00-24 h
Northeast CONUS 12-36 h
Northeast CONUS 24-48 h
Northeast CONUS 36-60 h
Northeast CONUS 0-60 h
Southeast CONUS 00-24 h
Southeast CONUS 12-36 h
Southeast CONUS 24-48 h
Southeast CONUS 36-60 h
Southeast CONUS 0-60 h
North Central CONUS 00-24 h
North Central CONUS 12-36 h
North Central CONUS 24-48 h
North Central CONUS 36-60 h
North Central CONUS 0-60 h
South Central CONUS 00-24 h
South Central CONUS 12-36 h
South Central CONUS 24-48 h
South Central CONUS 36-60 h
South Central CONUS 0-60 h
Northwest CONUS 00-24 h
Northwest CONUS 12-36 h
Northwest CONUS 24-48 h
Northwest CONUS 36-60 h
Northwest CONUS 0-60 h
Southwest CONUS 00-24 h
Southwest CONUS 12-36 h
Southwest CONUS 24-48 h
Southwest CONUS 36-60 h
Southwest CONUS 0-60 h
2) REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS
Model
NAM
CONUS4KM
NAM, CONUS4KM Combined
Region
Northeast CONUS
Southeast CONUS
North Central CONUS
South Central CONUS
Northwest CONUS
Southwest CONUS
Gulf of Mexico
Field
Sea Level Pressure, 3-h Accumulated Precip
10-m Wind, Sfc Height
10-m Wind, Isotachs
10-m Wind Gust
Lowest Model Level Wind, Sfc Height
Lowest Model Level Wind, Isotachs
Shelter Temperature
Shelter Dew Point Temperature
3-h Accumulated Precip
3-h Accumulated Convective Precip
Precipitation Type
Percent of Frozen Precipitation
Precipitable Water
Best (4-layer) CAPE
Surface-based CAPE
Best (4-layer) CIN
Surface-based CIN
Best CAPE,CIN Combined
Total Cloud Fraction
Low Cloud Fraction
Middle Cloud Fraction
High Cloud Fraction
Total Column-Integrated Condensate
Visibility
Ceiling Height
Composite Radar Reflectivity
Radar Echo Top Height
Mean 150 mb AGL RH,Wind
3-h Accumulated Snow (in)
Snow Depth (in)
Haines Index
Ventilation Rate
Transport Wind
PBL Height (Based on TKE)
PBL Height (Based on Richardson Number)
1-h Minimum RH
1-h Maximum 1 km Reflectivity (CONUS Nest only)
1-h Maximum 400-1000 mb Updraft Vertical Velocity (m/s) (CONUS Nest only)
1-h Maximum 400-1000 mb Downdraft Vertical Velocity (absolute value in m/s) (CONUS Nest only)
1-h Maximum 2-5 km Updraft Helicity (m2/s2) (CONUS Nest only)
1-h Maximum 10-m Wind (kts) (CONUS Nest only)
0-1 km Storm-scale Helicity (m2/s2) (CONUS Nest only)
0-3 km Storm-scale Helicity (m2/s2) (CONUS Nest only)
2a) SPECIAL REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS
Model
NAM
CONUS4KM
NAM, CONUS4KM Combined
New England 10-m Wind
New England Shelter Temperature
Chesapeake Bay 10-m Wind
Central California Coast 10-m Wind
Southern California 10-m Wind
Great Salt Lake 10-m Wind
Pacific Northwest 10-m Wind
Lake Erie/Ontario 10-m Wind
Lake Michigan 10-m Wind
Lake Superior 10-m Wind
3) 06-H SOIL/SURFACE PARAMETERS
Snow cover (snow water equivalent)
Sea Surface Temperature
Sea Ice Coverage
0-10 cm Soil Moisture
10-40 cm Soil Moisture
40-100 cm Soil Moisture
100-200 cm Soil Moisture
0-10 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
10-40 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
40-100 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
100-200 cm Frozen Soil Moisture
0-10 cm Soil Temperature
10-40 cm Soil Temperature
40-100 cm Soil Temperature
100-200 cm Soil Temperature
0-200 cm Soil Moisture
0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability
Midday Albedo
Storm Surface Runoff
Baseflow-groundwater Runoff
Surface Roughness Length
Surface Terrian Height
Greenness Fraction