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Surface air maximum temperature
| Name: | surface_air_maximum_temperature | Abbreviation: | mx2t6 | Unit: | K |
| Definition | The maximum temperature near the surface determined over the last six hours. |
| Validity | determined over the last 6 hours |
| Comment | The field will NOT be archived at forecast step 0 .It will be archived 4 times a day at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z.
Please note that the specific height level above ground might vary from one Centre to another. The scaled value of first fixed surface given below is the one in usage at ECMWF. |
| GRIB 2 | | Discipline | = 0 | | | | Parameter Category | = 0 | | | | Parameter Number | = 0 | | | | Type of statistical processing | = 2 | | | | Type of first fixed surface | = 103 | Type of second fixed surface | = All 1's | | Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | Scale factor of second fixed surface | = All 1's | | Scaled value of first fixed surface | = 2 | Scaled value of second fixed surface | = All 1's |
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| GRIB 2 and C-code for: Perturbed forecast, Control forecast, Perturbed re-forecast and Control re-forecast |
Comments
| Author | Contents | |
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| Jörg Urban | Corresponds to Maximum temperature at 2 metres since last 6 hours. |   |