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Name:soil_typeAbbreviation:sltUnit:categorical
Definition Categorical soil texture representative of the soil column.
ValidityDaily meanFixed
Comment

Archived for control

forecast, only.
Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z

forecast and re-forecast once a day at 00Z - Sea points should be set as missing values
Problem: definition of the categories and the number of categories varies across the models

GRIB 2Parameter Number
Parameter
Discipline= 2 Land surface products 
Parameter Category= 3 Soil products
 = 0  Soil type 
All 1'sScaled value of first All 1's All 'sGRIB 2 and C-code for: Control forecast and Control re-forecast
Level
Type of first fixed surface= 1?Ground or water surface
Scale factor of first Type of second fixed surface= All 1'sall bits to 1Missing
Scaled value Scale factor of first fixed surface= All 1'sScale factor all bits to 1Missing
Type of second fixed surface= all bits to 1
Missing
Scale factor of second fixed surface= all bits to 1Missing
Scaled value of second fixed surface= all bits to 1Missing