...
| Definition | Moisture flux from the surface into the atmosphere. |
| Validity | accumulated (from the beginning of the forecast) |
| Comments | By model convention downward fluxes are positive. Positive evaporation represents condensation. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | meteorological products |
| Parameter category | 1 | moisture |
| Parameter number | 79 | evaporation rate |
| Type of statistical processing | 1 | accumulated |
...