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The following parameters are available on ten pressure levels (1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 300, 200, 100, 50 and 10  hPa)

(during 2016-7 the vertical velocity will be added to all pressure levels by providers in their earliest convenience)

NameAbbreviationUnit Frequency
Geopotential heightghgpmInstantaneous once a day (00Z)
TemperaturetKInstantaneous once a day (00Z)
U-velocityum s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)
V-velocityvm s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)
Vertical velocitywpa s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

The following parameters are available on seven pressure levels (1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 300 and  200 hPa)

Name                     Abbreviation  Unit   Frequency
Specific humidityqkg kg-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

The following parameter are available on 1 pressure level (500 hPa)

(during 2016-7 the vertical velocity will be added to all pressure levels by providers in their earliest convenience)

Name                     AbbreviationUnit     Frequency
Vertical velocitywpa s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

Potential temperature level parameters

The following parameters are available on one potential temperature level  (320 K)

NameAbbreviationUnitFrequency
Potential vorticitypvK m2 kg-1 s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

Single-level parameters

The following parameters are available on single levels

NameAbbreviationUnitFrequency
10 metre u-velocity10um s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)
10 metre v-velocity10vm s-1Instantaneous once a day (00Z)
CAPEcapeJ kg-1Daily averaged
Skin temperaturesktKDaily averaged
Snow depth water equivalentsdkg m-2Daily averaged
Snow density          
rsnkg m-3Daily averaged
Snow fall water equivalentsfkg m-2

Accumulated, archived every 24 hours

Snow albedo          
asn%Daily averaged
Soil moisture top 20cmsm20
kg m-3Daily averaged
Soil moisture top 100 cmsm100kg m-3Daily averaged
Soil temperature top 20 cmst20KDaily averaged
Soil temperature top 100 cmst100KDaily averaged
Surface air maximum temperaturemx2t6K6-hourly
Surface air minimum temperaturemn2t6K6-hourly
Surface air temperature2tKDaily averaged
Surface air dewpoint temperature2d2dDaily averaged
Sea surface temperature  
wtmpKDaily averaged
Sea ice cover  ciproportionDaily averaged
Surface pressurespPaInstantaneous once a day (00Z)
Time-integrated top net thermal radiationttrW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface latent heat fluxslhfW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface net solar radiationssrW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface net thermal radiationstrW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface sensible heat fluxsshfW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface solar radiation downwardsssrd W m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Time-integrated surface thermal radiation downwardsstrdW m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Total cloud covertcc%Daily averaged
Total column watertcwkg m-2Daily averaged
Total precipitationtpkg m-2Accumulated, 6-hourly 
Convective precipitation 
cpkg m-2Accumulated, archived every 24 hours
Northward turbulent surface stress 
nsssN m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Eastward turbulent surface stress ewssN m-2 sAccumulated, archived every 24 hours
Mean sea-level pressuremslPaInstantaneous once a day (00Z)
Water runoff and drainage 
rokg m-2Accumulated, archived every 24 hours
Surface water runoff 
srokg m-2Accumulated, archived every 24 hours
Land sea masklsmProportion of land

Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

Only control forecast

Orographyoroggpm

Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

Only control forecast

Soil type  sltCategorical

Instantaneous once a day (00Z)

Only control forecast