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| Name: | snow_density | Abbreviation: | rsn | Unit: | kg m-3 |
| Definition | The parameter expresses the fallen snow from the beginning of the forecast in kg of snow over one square meter. The unit corresponds to 1 mm of water equivalent. |
| Validity | accumulated from the beginning of the forecast |
| Comment | The field will be archived at forecast step 0, with all data values set to zero. |
| Snow mass per unit of volume | |
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z - Points with no snow (snow depth=0) should be set to missing value. |
| Parameter | GRIB 2|||||
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| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products | |||
| Parameter Category | = 1 | Moisture | |||
| Parameter Number | = 5361 | Snow density | |||
| Level | ||||||
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| Type of statistical processingfirst fixed surface | = 1 | Ground or water surface | ||||
| Scale factor Type of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing | ||||
| Type Scaled value of second first fixed surface | = All 1'sScale factor of first all bits to 1 | Missing | ||||
| Type of second fixed surface | = | All 1'sall bits to 1 | Missing | |||
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = | Allall bits to 1 | Missing | |||
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = All 1's | Scaled value of second fixed surface | = | Allall bits to 1 | 'sGRIB 2 and C-code for: Deterministic forecast, Perturbed forecast and Control forecastMissing | |