ecCodes definition
| Name: | Total Precipitation | Abbreviation: | tp | Unit: | kg m-2 | paramId: | 228228 |
S2S details
| Definition | The parameter is the sum of convective precipitation and large scale precipitation. |
| Validity | accumulated from the beginning of the forecast |
| Comment | The field will be archived |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 1 | Moisture |
| Parameter Number | 52 | Total precipitation rate |
| Type of statistical processing | 1 | accumulated |
| 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 |