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Upper-air (3-d variables)

NameShortname
UnitID
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definition)Unittest data
TemperaturetK
130
t.grb
Specific humidityqkg kg-1
131
q.grb
U component of windum s-1
132
u.grb
v component of windvm s-1
133
v.grb
Geopotential**
z
gpm2 s-2
129
z.grb

** Or Geopotential height as in TIGGE.


Surface (2-d variables)

NameShortname
UnitID
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definitions
definition)Unittest data 
Mean sea level pressuremslPa
151
msl.grb
Surface PressurespPa
134
sp.grb
2-metre temperature2tK
167
2t.grb
2-metre specific humidity2shkg kg-1
174096
2sh.grb
2-metre dew point2dK
168
2d.grb
Sea-surface temperaturesstK
34
sst.grb
10 metre U wind component10um s-1
165
10u.grb
10 metre V wind component10vm s-1
166
10v.grb
Precipitation accumulation since the beginning of the integration tpkg m-2
228228
tp.grb
Sea-ice area fractionci0-1
31

Total cloud covertcc%
228164
tcc.grb
Low cloud coverlcc%
3073
lcc.grb
Mid could covermcc%
3074
mcc.grb
High cloud coverhcc%
3075
hcc.grb
*Surface net short-wave (solar) radiationssrJ m**-2
176
ssr.grb
Surface short-wave (solar) radiation downwardsssrdJ m**-2
169
ssrd.grb
Surface net long-wave (thermal) radiationstrJ m**-2
177
str.grb
Surface long-wave (thermal) radiation downwardsstrdJ m**-2
175
strd.grb
Top net short-wave (solar) radiation tsrJ m**-2
178
tsr.grb
Top net long-wave (thermal) radiationttrJ m**-2
179
ttr.grb
Time-integrated surface sensible heat net fluxsshfJ m**-2
146
sshf.grb
Time-integrated surface latent heat net fluxslhfJ m**-2
147
slhf.grb
Static fields


Land-sea masklsm0-1172
Orographyorogz228002

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