AT00Z 315K, 330K, 450K 0 L pot. vorticity (PV), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD) AT00Z12Z surface 0 L precipitable water (PWAT) surface 6 G pressure (PRES) 2 meter 6 G q (SPFH), T (TMP) 10 meter 6 G U/V (UGRD/VGRD) 1000 mb 0 L Z (HGT) * 850 mb 0 L RH (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT) * 700 mb 0 L Z (HGT) * 500 mb 0 L RH (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL) 500 mb 0 L Z (HGT) * 300 mb 0 L Z (HGT) * 200 mb 0 L T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT) * * in HGT.PRS AT12Z 100, 50, 20 mb 0 L T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), Z (HGT) DAILY surface Da G downward short wave flux (DSWRF) surface Da G latent/sensible heat flux (LHTFL, SHTFL) surface Da G net long/short wave flux (NLWRS, NSWRS) surface Da G precipitation rate (PRATE) surface Da G skin temperature (TMP) (height adjusted SST) surface Da G momentum flux (neg. wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX) surface Da G upward longwave flux (ULWRF) surface Da G momentum flux (neg. wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX) surface Da G corrected precipitation rate (XPRATE) mean sea level ob G sea surface temperature (TMP) 2 meter Da G max/min temperature (TMAX,TMIN), not avail 82-93 top Da G upward short/long wave flux (USWRF, ULWRF) FIXED surface ob G surface elevation (HGT) surface ob G land mask (LAND) surface ob L land mask (LAND, file:LAND25.SFC) IEEE/CROSS theta levels M0 T N**2 (BVFS), pressure (PRES), pot. vorticity (PV), theta levels M0 T rel. humidity (RH), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), theta levels M0 T mass weighted U/V pressure levels M0 P U'V' (CBMZW), V'T' (CBTMW), V'q' (CBVQ) pressure levels M0 P Z (HGT), rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH), pressure levels M0 P meridional stream function (STREAM), T (TMP) pressure levels M0 P U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL) IEEE/CROSSVAR pressure levels V0 P Z (HGT), rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH), pressure levels V0 P T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), omega (VVEL) MONTHLY/ATxxZ, xx=00,06,12,18 surface ma G convective/total precipitation rate (CPRAT/PRATE) 2 meter m6 G q (SPFH), T (TMP) 10 meter m6 G U/V (UGRD/VGRD) 925, 850 mb m0 L q (SPFH), T (TMP) 925-600 mb m0 L U (UGRD), V (VGRD) top ma G upward long wave flux (ULWRF) MONTHLY/OTHER 0-10,10-200 cm M6 G soil wetness (SOILW) 0-10,10-200, 300 cm M6 G soil temperature (TMP) mean sea level M0 L pressure (PRES) 2 meter M6 G q (SPFH), T (TMP) 10 meter M6 G U/V (UGRD/VGRD) col Ma G cloud fraction (TCDC) column, top Ma G long/short wave cloud forcing (CFNLF/CFNSF) top Ma G downward short wave flux (DSWRF) top Ma g upward long/short wave flux (ULWRF/USWRF) MONTHLY/OTHERVAR 0-10,10-200 cm V6 G soil wetness (SOILW) 0-10,10-200, 300 cm V6 G soil temperature (TMP) mean sea level V0 L pressure (PRES) 2 meter V6 G q (SPFH), T (TMP) 10 meter V6 G U/V (UGRD/VGRD) MONTHLY/PRS 1000-10 mb M0 L U'V' (CBMZW), U'T' (CBTZW), V'T' (CBTMW) 1000-100 mb M0 L U'omega' (CBUW), T'omega' (CBTW) 1000-300 mb M0 L U'q' (CBUQ) , V'q' (CBVQ), omega'q' (CBQW) 1000-10 mb M0 L Z (HGT), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD), 1000-100 mb M0 L omega (VVEL) 1000-300 mb M0 L rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH), * above fields are in ALL.PRS 850, 200 mb M0 L stream function (STRM), velocity pot (VPOT) levels = 1000 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 250 200 150 100 70 50 30 20 10 mb MONTHLY/PRSVAR 1000-10 mb V0 L Z (HGT), T (TMP), U/V (UGRD/VGRD) 1000-100 mb V0 L omega (VVEL) 1000-300 mb V0 L rel. humidity (RH), q (SPFH) * above fields are in ALL.PRS MONTHLY/SFC surface Ma G long/short wave cloud forcing (CFNLF/CFNSF) surface Ma G convective/total precipitation (CPRAT/PRATE) surface Mo G ice concentration (ICEC) surface Ma G sensible/latent heat flux (SHTFL/LHTFL) surface Ma G net long/short wave flux (NLWRS/NSWRS) surface M6 G potential evaporation (PEVPR) surface M0 L potential temperature (POT) surface M6 G pressure, 6 hour forecast (PRES) surface M0 L pressure, analysis, (PRES, file:PRESF00) surface M0 L precipitable water, analysis (PWAT) surface Mg L precipitable water, 1st guess (PWAT, file:PWATGES) surface Mr G runoff per 6 hours (RUNOF) surface M6 G skin temperature (height adjusted SST) (TMP) mean sea level Ma G observed SST (TMP) surface Ma G momentum flux (neg of wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX) surface Ma G upward long/short wave flux (ULWRF/USWRF) surface M6 G snow depth, water equiv. (WEASD) surface Ma G corrected precipitation (XPRATE) MONTHLY/SFCVAR surface Va G convective/total precipitation (CPRAT/PRATE) surface Va G sensible/latent heat flux (SHTFL/LHTFL) surface V6 G potential evaporation (PEVPR) surface V0 L potential temperature (POT) surface V6 G pressure, 6 hour forecast (PRES) surface V0 L pressure, analysis, (PRES, file:PRESF00) surface V0 L precipitable water, analysis (PWAT) surface Vr G runoff per 6 hours (RUNOF) surface V6 G skin temperature (height adjusted SST) (TMP) surface Va G momentum flux (neg of wind stress) (UFLX/VFLX) surface V6 G snow depth, water equiv. (WEASD) MONTHLY/THT 270-650K M0 L Montgomery streamfn (MNTSF), pressure (PRES) 270-650K M0 L pot. vorticity (PV), U/V (UGRD/VGRD) 270-650K M0 L mass-weighted U/V (UMAS/VMAS) levels = 270, 280, 290, 300, 315, 330, 350, 400, 450, 550, 650K MONTHLY/THTVAR 270-650K V0 L Montgomery streamfn (MNTSF), Pressure (PRES) 270-650K V0 L pot. vorticity (PV), U/V (UGRD/VGRD) 270-650K V0 L mass-weighted U/V (UMAS/VMAS) 270-650K OBS surface Mo L GPCP precipitation est. (PRATE, file=GPCPRAIN) surface Mo L Xie-Arkin precip. est. (PRATE, file=CMPORAIN) top Do L upward long-wave radiation (1974 onwards) (ULWRF) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0=Analysis 24=24 hour period (00Z-24Z), for Tmin, Tmax 6=6 hour Forecast A=0-6 hour average/accumulation of forecast starting from the analysis D6=average of 4 6-hour forecast (average of 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z cycles) Da=00Z-24Z average (average of 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z cycles) Do=daily observed M0=monthly average of analyses (4 times per day) Ma=monthly average of averages/accumulations (4 times per day) Mg=monthly average of first guess (4 times per day) Mo=monthly average of observations Mr=monthly average of runoff occuring during 6 hours V0=variance of analyses from monthly mean Vo=variance of observations (4 times per day) m0=monthly average of analyses (once analysis per day) m6=monthly average of 6 hour forecasts (once forecast per day) ma=monthly average of 0-6 hour average/accumulation (once average per day) ob=observed L=2.5x2.5 lat-long grid (144x73) G=Gaussian grid (192x94) T=theta-surface cross-section (73x11), zonally averaged P=pressure-surface cross-section (73x17), zonally averaged