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• NEAR-SURFACE/
  PRECIPITATION FIELDS
  1. Sea Level Pressure
  2. Total Precipitation
  3. Total Convective Precipitation
  4. Simulated Radar Reflectivity
  5. Radar Echo Top Height
  6. Total Snowfall
  7. Precipitation Type
  8. Visibility
  9. % Frozen Precip vs Precip Type
  10. % Frozen Precip vs Precip Rate
  11. Precip Rate
  12. Convective Precip Rate
  13. Total Precip and Convective Precip Rate
  14. % Frozen Precip vs Precip Type vs Lowest Level Rime Fctr
  15. Snow H2O Equivalent
  16. Snow Depth
  17. 2-m Temp
  18. 2-m Dew Point Temp
  19. Lowest Model Layer Temp
  20. Lowest Boundary Layer Td
  21. CAPE, CIN, LI, K-Index
  22. Best CAPE/CIN Combined
  23. 10-m Winds
  24. Lowest Model Layer Winds
  25. Mean 150 mb AGL RH, Wind
  26. Fire Weather Fields
• UPPER LEVEL FIELDS
  1. 1000 mb Temps
  2. 925 mb Temps
  3. 850 mb Height/Temps
  4. 850 mb Winds
  5. 700 mb Temperature
  6. 700 mb Height and Precip Water
  7. 700 mb RH, Omega
  8. 500 mb Heights
  9. 500 mb Temps
  10. 300 mb Heights/Wind Speed
  11. 300 mb Temps
  12. 250 mb Heights/Wind Speed
  13. 250 mb Winds
  14. 250 mb Temps
  15. 50 mb Temps
  16. Height of Lowest Freezing Lvl
• CLOUD-RELATED FIELDS
  1. Cloud Fractions
  2. Cloud Top Temps/Height/Pressure
  3. Cloud Base Height/Pressure
  4. Cloud Ceiling Height
  5. Deep Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure
  6. Shallow Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure
  7. Total Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure
  8. Grid-Scale Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure
  9. Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water + Rain
  10. Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice + Snow
  11. Total Column-Integrated Condensate
  12. Total Column-Integrated Supercooled water and melting ice
  13. Averaged Column Heating Rates
  14. Total Column-Integrated Moisture Divergence
  15. Base and Top height of supercooled liquid water layer
  16. Rime Factor vs snow/rain/cloud water/cloud ice
• LAND-SURFACE/SOIL RELATED FIELDS
  1. 00-h Soil/Surface Parameters
  2. Skin Temp
  3. 0-10 cm Soil Temp/Moisture
  4. 10-40 cm Soil Temp/Moisture
  5. 0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability
  6. Skin temp - 1st layer soil temp
  7. Skin temp - Lowest Model layer temp
  8. 2-m temp - skin temp
  9. Ground Heat flux
  10. Latent Heat flux
  11. Sensible Heat flux
  12. Surface Energy Residual
  13. Potential Evaporation
  14. Surface Exchange Coefficient
• SURFACE RADIATION/FLUX FIELDS
  1. Sfc Downward SW Flux
  2. Sfc Upward SW Flux
  3. Sfc Downward LW Flux
  4. Instantaneous Albedo
  5. Sfc clear sky - downward SW flux
  6. Net Sfc SW flux
  7. Net Sfc LW flux
  8. Net Sfc SW+LW flux
  9. TOA Brightness Temperatures
• PBL/TURBULENCE FIELDS
  1. PBL Height
  2. Lowest Model Layer Q2
  3. 2nd Lowest Model Layer Q2
  4. Surface Friction Velocity
  5. Surface Drag Coefficient

Soil/Surface Parameters

Snow cover (water equivalent)

Sea Surface Temperature

Sea Ice Coverage

0-10cm soil moisture

10-40cm soil moisture

40-100cm soil moisture

100-200cm soil moisture

0-10cm frozen soil moisture

10-40cm frozen soil moisture

40-100cm frozen soil moisture

100-200cm frozen soil moisture

0-10cm soil temperature

10-40cm soil temperature

40-100cm soil temperature

100-200cm soil temperature

0-200cm soil moisture

0-100cm moisture availability

Midday Albedo

Storm surface runoff

Baseflow-groundwater runoff

Surface roughness length

Surface terrain height

Greenness fraction

SLP, 1000-500 mb Thickness

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Total Precipitation (in)

0-60h

SLP, 3-h Accumulated Precipitation (in)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

24-H Accumulated Precipitation (in)

00-24h	12-36h
24-48h	36-60h

3-h Convective Precipitation (in)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Convective Precipitation (in)

0-60h

3-h Snowfall

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Precipitation Type

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Visibility (km)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Visibility, Convective Precip Rate,
Lowest Model level rain, snow, cloud water, cloud ice

OPSNEST

PLLNEST

Percent of Frozen Precip vs Precipitation Type

00h	03h	06h	09h	12h	15h
18h	21h	24h	27h	30h	33h
36h	39h	42h	45h	48h	51h
54h	57h	60h

OPSNEST

PLLNEST

OPSNEST,PLLNEST

Percent of Frozen Precip vs Instantaneous Precip Rate (mm/h)

00h	03h	06h	09h	12h	15h	18h	21h
24h	27h	30h	33h	36h	39h	42h	45h
48h	51h	54h	57h	60h

Instantaneous Precip Rate (mm/h)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Instantaneous Convective Precip Rate (mm/h)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Precipitation and Convective Precip Rate (mm/h)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X

Percent of Frozen Precip vs Lowest Model Level Rime Factor vs Precipitation Type

00h	03h	06h	09h	12h	15h	18h	21h
24h	27h	30h	33h	36h	39h	42h	45h
48h	51h	54h	57h	60h

Lowest Model Level Rime Factor Loops

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Column-integrated cloud water+rain (mm)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Column-integrated cloud ice+snow (mm)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Column-integrated condensate (mm)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Column-integrated supercooled water (mm)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Total Column-integrated melting ice (mm)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Average column heating rates

	Shortwave heating rate (deg C/hr)	Longwave heating rate (deg C/hr)
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

	Grid-scale heating rate (deg C/hr)	Convective heating rate (deg C/hr)
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Total Column-integrated moisture divergence

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Base and Top height of supercooled liquid water layer

	Base height	Top height	Both
OPSNEST	X	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

700 mb - 950 mb Rime Factor, snow mixing ratio,
rain mixing ratio, and cloud water mixing ratio

OPSNEST

PLLNEST

50 mb - 600 mb Rime Factor, snow mixing ratio,
cloud ice mixing ratio, and cloud water mixing ratio

OPSNEST

PLLNEST

1000mb Temperature

	AK
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST Temps	X

925mb Temperature

	AK
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST Temps	X

850mb Height and Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST Temps	X

850mb Wind (kt)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

700mb Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

700mb Height and Total Column PW

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST PW	X

700mb RH, Vertical Velocity

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST RH	X

500mb Height and Vorticity

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

300mb Height and Wind Speed

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST Wind Speed	X

250mb Height and Wind Speed

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST Wind Speed	X

250mb Wind

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

250mb Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

300mb Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

500mb Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

50mb Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Total/Convective Cloud Fraction - Alaska

	Total	Convective
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Low/Middle/High Cloud Fraction - Alaska

	Low	Middle	High
OPSNEST	X	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X	X

Cloud Top Temperature/Height/Pressure

	Temp	Height	Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X	X

Cloud Base Pressure/Height

	Height	Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Cloud Ceiling Height (Kft above surface)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Deep Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure (mb)

	Top Pressure	Bottom Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Shallow Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure (mb)

	Top Pressure	Bottom Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Total Convective Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure (mb)

	Top Pressure	Bottom Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Grid-Scale Cloud Top/Bottom Pressure (mb)

	Top Pressure	Bottom Pressure
OPSNEST	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X

Height of Lowest Freezing Level (10² feet above sea level)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

PBL Height

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

2-M Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Skin Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Lowest Model Layer Temperature

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Snow Water Equivalent

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Snow Depth (in)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Soil Parameters - Alaska

	OPSNEST	PLLNEST	OPSNEST, PLLNEST
0-10 cm Soil Temp	X	X	X
10-40 cm Soil Temp	X	X	X
0-10 cm Soil Moisture	X	X	X
10-40 cm Soil Moisture	X	X	X
0-10 cm Frozen Soil Moisture	X	X	X
10-40 cm Frozen Soil Moisture	X	X	X
0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability	X	X	X

Skin Temp - 1st Layer Soil Temp

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Skin Temp - Lowest Model Layer Temp

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

2-m Temp - Skin Temp

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Lowest Boundary Layer Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

2-m Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

CAPE/CIN/Lifted Index/K-Index

	OPSNEST	PLLNEST	OPSNEST, PLLNEST
Best CIN	X	X	X
Best Lifted Index	X	X	X
Surface CIN	X	X	X
K-Index	X	X	X

	Best CAPE	Sfc CAPE	Mixed Layer CAPE
OPSNEST	X	X	X
PLLNEST	X	X	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X	X	X
NAM-PLLNEST	X	X	X

Surface Downward Shortwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Surface Upward Shortwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Surface Downward Longwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Surface Upward Longwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

^*Instantaneous Albedo

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

^* ( UpSWF_sfc / DownSWF_sfc ) * 100, where UpSWF=Instantaneous sfc upward shortwave flux
DownSWF=Instantaneous sfc downward shortwave flux

Surface Clear-sky - Downward Shortwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Net Surface Shortwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Net Surface Longwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Net Surface Shortwave+Longwave Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Ground Heat Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Latent Heat Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Sensible Heat Flux

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X
PLLNEST-OPSNEST	X

Surface Energy Residual

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Potential Evaporation

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Surface Exchange Coefficient

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Lowest Model Layer Q2 (2*TKE)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

2nd Lowest Model Layer Q2 (2*TKE)

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Surface Friction Velocity

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Surface Drag Coefficient

	Alaska
OPSNEST	X
PLLNEST	X
OPSNEST,PLLNEST	X

Simulated Radar Reflectivity (dBZ)

	OPSNEST	PLLNEST	OPSNEST, PLLNEST
Composite Reflectivity	X	X	X
Lowest Model Level Reflectivity	X	X	X
1 km AGL Reflectivity	X	X	X
All 3 Combined	X	X
Radar Echo Top Height	X	X	X

Top of Atmosphere Brightness Temperatures

	Alaska
Model OLR	OPSNEST PLLNEST Both
NCAR Brightness Temp	OPSNEST PLLNEST Both
Combined	OPSNEST PLLNEST

Additional Surface Fields

10-m Wind, Surface Height	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
10-m Wind Isotachs	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
10-m Wind Gust	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Lowest level wind, sfc height	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Lowest level wind, isotachs	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Best CAPE,CIN combined	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Mean 150 mb AGL RH, Wind	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined

Fire Weather Fields

Haines Index	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Ventilation Rate	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
Transport Wind	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
PBL Height	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined
1-H Minimum RH	OPSNEST PLLNEST OPS,PLLNEST Combined