ecCodes definition
| Name: | Time-integrated surface latent heat net flux | Abbreviation: | slhf | Unit: | W m-2 s | paramId: | 147 |
TIGGE details
| Definition | Exchange of latent heat (due to phase transitions: evaporation, condensation) with the surface through turbulent diffusion. |
| Validity | Accumulated from the beginning of the forecast |
| Comment | The flux sign convention is positive downwards. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 0 | Temperature |
| Parameter Number | 10 | Latent heat net flux |
| Type of statistical processing | 1 | accumulated |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 1 | Ground or water surface |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |