ecCodes definition
| Name: | Snowfall water equivalent | Abbreviation: | sf | Unit: | kg m-2 | paramId: | 228144 |
S2S details
| Definition | The parameter expresses the fallen snow from the beginning of the forecast in kg of snow over one square meter. The unit corresponds to 1 mm of water equivalent. |
| Validity | Accumulated from the beginning of the forecast |
| Comment | The field will be archived once a day at 00Z |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 1 | Moisture |
| Parameter Number | 53 | Total snowfall rate water equivalent |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 1 | Ground or water surface |
| 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 |