Name:snow_depth_water_equivalentAbbreviation:sdUnit:kg m-2
DefinitionThe parameter expresses the Snow depth in kg of snow over one square meter. The unit corresponds to 1 mm of water equivalent.
Validityinstantaneous
CommentPlease note that there exists a parameter Snow depth in GRIB 2 (Parameter number 11), which has the unit m (not m of water equivalent). This parameter measures the "real height" of snow cover.
GRIB 2
Discipline= 0  
Parameter Category= 1  
Parameter Number= 60  
Type of first fixed surface= 1Type of second fixed surface= All 1's
Scale factor of first fixed surface= All 1'sScale factor of second fixed surface= All 1's
Scaled value of first fixed surface= All 1'sScaled value of second fixed surface= All 1's