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| Name | evaporation | Abbreviation | e | Unit | kg m-2 |
| 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. |
GRIB2 definition
| Parameter |
|---|
| Discipline | 0 | meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 1 | moisture |
| Parameter Number | 6
| evaporation |
| Type of statistical processing | 1 | accumulated |
| Level |
|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing
|
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |