| Name: | snow _ depth _ water _ equivalent | Abbreviation: | sd | Unit: | kg m-2 |
| Definition | The parameter expresses the Snow snow depth in kg of snow over one square meter. The unit corresponds to 1 mm of water equivalent. |
| Validity | Daily averagedinstantaneous |
| Comment | Please note that there exists a parameter Snow depth in GRIB 2 (Parameter number 11), which has the unit m (not m of water equivalent). This parameter measures the "real height" of snow cover.Computed from instantaneous values at 00Z, 06Z, 12Z and 18Z |
GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 1 | Moisturemoisture |
| Parameter Number | = 60 | Snow snow depth water equivalent |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | = 1 | Ground ground or water surface |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missingmissing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missingmissing |
| Type of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missingmissing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missingmissing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missingmissing |