This is a first draft portfolio provided ahead of the release of Phase 2 data - which is expected for Q3 2026 - and so is subject to change.

The Extremes DT data catalogue will be updated as the data is released.

Parameters forming part of the Extremes Digital Twin (DT) for Phase 2 are detailed here.

Please note that additional keys are often necessary in addition to the base parameter definition below. For example for:

  • statistical processing (e.g. time interval of processing)
  • level information (e.g. a given pressure level, say 300 hPa)

Legend:

Parameter ready and no change from encoding in Phase 1
Parameter ready but changes for encoding in Phase 2


Contents:

Instantaneous encodings

Fields on a single level or surface

Atmosphere (levtype sfc)

Time resolution: Hourly (step=0/1/2/.../96).

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

31

Sea ice area fraction

ci

(0 - 1)

10

2

0

surface

-


GG

34

Sea surface temperature

sst

K

10

3

0

surface-


GG

78

Total column cloud liquid water

tclw

kg m**-2

0

1

69

entireAtmosphere

-


GG

134

Surface pressure

sp

Pa

0

3

0

surface

-


GG

136

Total column water

tcw

kg m**-2

0

1

51

entireAtmosphere

-


GG

137

Total column vertically-integrated water vapour

tcwv

kg m**-2

0

1

64

entireAtmosphere

-


GG

151

Mean sea level pressure

msl

Pa

0

3

0

meanSea

-


GG

165

10 metre U wind component

10u

m s**-1

0

2

2

heightAboveGround

10


GG

166

10 metre V wind component

10v

m s**-1

0

2

3

heightAboveGround

10


GG

167

2 metre temperature

2t

K

0

0

0

heightAboveGround

2


GG

168

2 metre dewpoint temperature

2d

K

0

0

6

heightAboveGround

2


GG

235

Skin temperature

skt

K

0

0

17

surface

-


GG

3020

Visibility

vis

m

0

19

0

heightAboveGround

10


GG

228029

Instantaneous 10 metre wind gust

i10fg

m s**-1

0

2

22

heightAboveGround

10


GG

228050

Instantaneous total lightning flash density

litoti

km**-2 day**-1

0

17

4

entireAtmosphere

-


GG.

228218

Convective rain rate

crr

kg m**-2 s**-1

0

1

76

surface

-


GG

228219

Large scale rain rate

lsrr

kg m**-2 s**-1

0

1

77

surface

-


GG

228221

Large scale snowfall rate water equivalent

lssfr

kg m**-2 s**-1

0

1

56

surface

-


GG.

228235

Most-unstable CAPE

mucape

J kg**-1

0

7

6

mostUnstableParcel

-


GG.
Used rather than 59; cape, which is phased out.

260015

Precipitation type

ptype

code table (4.201)

0

1

19

surface

-


GG

Wave (levtype sfc)

Time resolution: Hourly (step=0/1/2/.../96).

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

140221

Mean zero-crossing wave period

mp2

s

10

0

28

surface

-


GG

140229

Significant height of combined wind waves and swell

swh

m

10

0

3

surface

-


GG

140230

Mean wave direction

mwd

degrees

10

0

14

surface

-


GG

140231

Peak wave period

pp1d

s

10

0

34

surface

-


GG

140232

Mean wave period

mwp

s

10

0

15

surface

-


GG

Fields on pressure levels (levtype pl)

Time resolution: Hourly (step=0/1/2/.../96).

21 pressure levels: (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 700, 850, 925, 1000)

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

129Geopotentialzm**2 s**-2034isobaricInhPa<as-above>
GG. At surface this is orography.

130

Temperature

t

K

0

0

0

isobaricInhPa

<as-above>


GG

131

U component of wind

u

m s**-1

0

2

2

isobaricInhPa

<as-above>


GG

132

V component of wind

v

m s**-1

0

2

3

isobaricInhPa

<as-above>


GG

133

Specific humidity

q

kg kg**-1

0

1

0

isobaricInhPa

<as-above>


GG

157

Relative humidity

r

%

0

1

1

isobaricInhPa

<as-above>


GG

Fields on height levels (levtype hl)

Time resolution: Hourly (step=0/1/2/.../96).

Currently 100m only. These are only for height levels >10m to preserve backwards compatibility with longstanding model fields (2t, 10u, 10v,...)

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

131

U component of wind

u

m s**-1

0

2

2

heightAboveGround

100


GG

132

V component of wind

v

m s**-1

0

2

3

heightAboveGround

100


GG

Mean encodings

Fields on a single level or surface

Atmosphere (levtype sfc)

Time resolution: 6 hourly means (step=0-6/6-12/.../90-96).

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

235326

Time-mean total lightning flash density

avg_litoti

km**-2 day**-1

0

17

4

entireAtmosphere

-

0

GG.
228058 → 235326

Accumulated encodings

Fields on a single level or surface

Atmosphere (levtype sfc)

Time resolution: Hourly accumulations since the start of the forecast (step=0-1/1-2/2-3/.../95-96).

param Id

name

short Name

units

discipline

parameter Category

parameter Number

type Of Level

level

type Of Statistical Processing

comments

3062

Large-scale precipitation

lsp

kg m**-2

0

1

54

surface

-

1

GG.
142 → 3062

228144

Snowfall water equivalent

sf

kg m**-2

0

1

53

surface

-

1

GG.
144 → 228144

169

Surface short-wave (solar) radiation downwards

ssrd

J m**-2

0

4

7

surface

-

1

GG

175

Surface long-wave (thermal) radiation downwards

strd

J m**-2

0

5

3

surface

-

1

GG

176

Surface net short-wave (solar) radiation

ssr

J m**-2

0

4

9

surface

-

1

GG

177

Surface net long-wave (thermal) radiation

str

J m**-2

0

5

5

surface

-

1

GG

178

Top net short-wave (solar) radiation

tsr

J m**-2

0

4

9

nominalTop

-

1

GG

179

Top net long-wave (thermal) radiation

ttr

J m**-2

0

5

5

nominalTop

-

1

GG

180

Time-integrated eastward turbulent surface stress

ewss

N m**-2 s

0

2

62

surface

-

1

GG.

181

Time-integrated northward turbulent surface stress

nsss

N m**-2 s

0

2

63

surface

-

1

GG.

231002

Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface)

rowe

kg m**-2

2

0

42

surface

-

1

GG.
205 → 231002

228228

Total Precipitation

tp

kg m**-2

0

1

52

surface

-

1

GG.
228 → 228228

231001

Accumulated freezing rain water equivalent

fzrawe

kg m**-2

0

1

67

surface

-

1

GG.
228216 → 231001