ecCodes definition
| Name: | Geopotential height | Abbreviation: | gh | Unit: | gpm | paramId: | 156 |
S2S details
| Definition | The height of a given point in the atmosphere in units proportional to the potential energy of unit mass (geopotential) at this height relative to the sea level. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment | Archived once a day at 00Z |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 3 | Mass |
| Parameter Number | = 5 | Geopotential height |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | = 100 | Isobaric surface Pa |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = value in Pa | Value of the field in Pascal |
| 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 |