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Output of analyses on model levels are stored up to a height of about 15km every six hours (at 00/06/12/18UTC).

Pressure level parameters

Output of forecasts and analyses on pressure levels for defined time steps.

Pressure levels:

1000, 975, 950, 925, 900, 875, 850, 825, 800, 750, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10

Time steps:

Analysis:

● Store analysis output in six hourly intervals at 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC, 18 UTC for the Unified Model and Harmonie

● Store analysis output in hourly intervals for COSMO

Forecasts for all models:

● T+1,2,3,4,5,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30 started at 00 UTC and 12 UTC

● T+1,2,3,4,5,6 started at 06 UTC and 18 UTC

6-hourly6-hourly
NameAbbreviationUnit
Cloud covercc%
Specific cloud liquid water content (model level)clwckg kg**-1
Specific cloud ice water contentciwckg kg**-1
Pressure (model level)presPa
Cloud liquid water content (specific)  6-hourly
Cloud ice content (specific)  6-hourly
Pressure  6-hourly
Specific humidityqkg kg-16-hourly
TemperatureTemperature (model level)tK6-hourly
U-velocity (model level)um s-1
V-velocity (model level)vm s-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potential temperature level parameters

 

The following parameters are available on one potential temperature level  (320 K)

NameAbbreviationUnitFrequency
Potential vorticitypvK m2 kg-1 s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

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