Parameters GRIB encoding details

CDS name	GRIB Name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
Surface Altitude (expressed as geopotential at the surface)		129	m² s^-2
Land area fraction		172	(0-1)
6-hourly
2 metre temperature	2 metre temperature	167	K
2 metre dewpoint temperature		168	K
10 metre U wind component	10 metre U wind component	165	m s^-1
10 metre V wind component	10 metre V wind component	166	m s^-1
Mean sea level pressure		151	Pa
Total cloud cover		164	(0-1)
Soil temperature		139	K
Sea surface temperature		34	K
24-hourly
Sea-ice cover		31	(0-1)
Snow depth		141	m of water equivalent
Snow density		33	kg m^-3
2 metre maximum temperature		51	K
2 metre minimum temperature		52	K
10 metre wind gust		49	m s^-1
Total precipitation (or large-scale & convective precipitation)		228 (total) 142 (large scale) 143 (convective)	m
Snowfall		144	m of water equivalent
Surface sensible heat flux		146	J m^-2
Surface latent heat flux		147	J m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards		169	J m^-2
Surface net thermal radiation		175	J m^-2
Surface net solar radiation		176	J m^-2
Surface net thermal radiation		177	J m^-2
Top net solar radiation		178	J m^-2
Top incoming solar radiation		212	J m^-2
Top net thermal radiation		179	J m^-2
Eastward turbulent surface stress		180	N m^-2 s
Northward turbulent surface stress		181	N m^-2 s
Evaporation		182	m of water equivalent
Runoff (or surface & sub-surface runoff)		205 (total) 8 (Surface runoff) 9 (Sub-surface runoff)	m

CDS Name	GRIB name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
10 metre U wind component	10 metre U wind component	165	m s^-1
10 metre V wind component	10 metre V wind component	166	m s^-1
10m wind gust since previous post-processing	10 metre wind gust since previous post-processing	49	m s^-1
10m wind speed	10 metre wind speed	207	m s^-1
2 metre dewpoint temperature	2 metre dewpoint temperature	168	K
2 metre temperature	2 metre temperature	167	K
East-West surface stress rate of accumulation	East-West surface stress rate of accumulation	172180	N m^-2
Evaporation	Evaporation	172182	m of water s^-1
Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	51	K
Mean sea level pressure	Mean sea level pressure	151	Pa
Mean sub-surface runoff rate	Mean sub-surface runoff rate	172009	m of water equivalent s^-1
Mean surface runoff rate	Mean surface runoff rate	172008	m of water equivalent s^-1
Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	52	K
North-south surface stress rate of accumulation	North-South surface stress rate of accumulation	172181	N m^-2
Runoff	Mean runoff rate	172205	m s^-1
Sea surface temperature	Sea surface temperature	34	K
Sea-ice cover	Sea-ice cover	31	(0 - 1)
Snow density	Snow density	33	kg m^-3
Snow depth	Snow depth	141	m of water equivalent
Snowfall	Mean total snowfall rate	172144	m of water equivalent s^-1
Soil temperature level 1	Soil temperature	139	K
Solar insolation rate of accumulation	Solar insolation rate of accumulation	172212	W m^-2 s^-1
Surface latent heat flux	Mean surface latent heat flux	172147	W m^-2
Surface sensible heat flux	Mean surface sensible heat flux	172146	W m^-2
Surface solar radiation	Mean surface net solar radiation flux	172176	W m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards	Mean surface downward solar radiation flux	172169	W m^-2
Surface thermal radiation	Mean surface net thermal radiation flux	172177	W m^-2
Surface thermal radiation downwards	Mean surface downward thermal radiation flux	172175	W m^-2
Top solar radiation	Mean top net solar radiation flux	172178	W m^-2
Top thermal radiation	Mean top net thermal radiation flux	172179	W m^-2
Total cloud cover	Total cloud cover	164	(0 - 1)
Total precipitation	Mean total precipitation rate	172228	m s^-1

CDS Name	GRIB name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
10m u-component of wind anomaly	10 metre U wind component anomaly	171165	m s^-1
10m v-component of wind anomaly	10 metre V wind component anomaly	171166	m s^-1
10m wind gust anomaly	10 metre wind gust anomaly	171049	m s^-1
10m wind speed anomaly	10m wind speed anomaly	171207	m s^-1
2m dewpoint temperature anomaly	2 metre dewpoint temperature anomaly	171168	K
2m temperature anomaly	2 metre temperature anomaly	171167	K
East-west surface stress anomalous rate of accumulation	East-West surface stress anomaly	173180	N m^-2
Evaporation anomalous rate of accumulation	Evaporation anomaly	173182	m of water s^-1
Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours anomaly	Maximum 2 metre temperature in the last 24 hours anomaly	171051	K
Mean sea level pressure anomaly	Mean sea level pressure anomaly	171151	Pa
Mean sub-surface runoff rate anomaly	Mean sub-surface runoff rate anomaly	173009	m of water equivalent s^-1
Mean surface runoff rate anomaly	Mean surface runoff rate anomaly	173008	m of water equivalent s^-1
Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours anomaly	Minimum 2 metre temperature in the last 24 hours anomaly	171052	K
North-south surface stress anomalous rate of accumulation	North-South surface stress anomalous rate of accumulation	173181	N m^-2
Runoff anomalous rate of accumulation	Runoff anomalous rate of accumulation	173205	m s^-1
Sea surface temperature anomaly	Sea surface temperature anomaly	171034	K
Sea-ice cover anomaly	Sea-ice cover anomaly	171031	(0 - 1)
Snow density anomaly	Snow density anomaly	171033	kg m^-3
Snow depth anomaly	Snow depth anomaly	171141	m of water equivalent
Snowfall anomalous rate of accumulation	Snowfall (convective + stratiform) anomalous rate of accumulation	173144	m of water equivalent s^-1
Soil temperature anomaly level 1	Soil temperature anomaly level 1	171139	K
Solar insolation anomalous rate of accumulation	Solar insolation anomalous rate of accumulation	173212	W m^-2 s^-1
Surface latent heat flux anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface latent heat flux anomalous rate of accumulation	173147	J m^-2
Surface sensible heat flux anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface sensible heat flux anomalous rate of accumulation	173146	J m^-2
Surface solar radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface solar radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	173176	J m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface solar radiation downwards anomalous rate of accumulation	173169	J m^-2
Surface thermal radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface thermal radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	173177	J m^-2
Surface thermal radiation downwards anomalous rate of accumulation	Surface thermal radiation downwards anomalous rate of accumulation	173175	J m^-2
Top solar radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	Top solar radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	173178	J m^-2
Top thermal radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	Top thermal radiation anomalous rate of accumulation	173179	J m^-2
Total cloud cover anomaly	Total cloud cover anomaly	171164	(0 - 1)
Total precipitation anomalous rate of accumulation	Total precipitation anomalous rate of accumulation	173228	m s^-1

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB Parameter ID	Units
Geopotential	Geopotential	129	m² s^-2
Temperature	Temperature	130	K
Specific humidity	Specific humidity	133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind	U component of wind	131	m s^-1
V component of wind	V component of wind	132	m s^-1

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB parameter ID	Units
Geopotential	Geopotential	129	m² s^-2
Temperature	Temperature	130	K
Specific humidity	Specific humidity	133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind	U component of wind	131	m s^-1
V component of wind	V component of wind	132	m s^-1

CDS name	GRIB name	GRIB parameter ID	Units
Geopotential anomaly	Geopotential anomaly	171129	m² s^-2
Temperature anomaly	Temperature anomaly	171130	K
Specific humidity anomaly	Specific humidity anomaly	171133	kg kg^-1
U component of wind anomaly	U component of wind anomaly	171131	m s^-1
V component of wind anomaly	V component of wind anomaly	171132	m s^-1

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The users thereof use the information at their sole risk and liability. For the avoidance of all doubt , the European Commission and the European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts have no liability in respect of this document, which is merely representing the author's view.