Matlab/ForGRIB

<rst> Format of the GRIB files retrieved for FLEXPART

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The information given here is going to be part of easy matlab reading routines for the FLEXPART GRIB files.

A complete description of the `GRIB codes in table 128 <http://www.ecmwf.int:80/services/archive/d/parameters/order=grib_parameter/table=128/>`_ (ECMWF standard table) is available on the ECMWF pages (login required)

Here are the Grib records and variable names, units and descriptions in use in the FLEXPART GRIB files.

The last 8 records are all zero, and no longer existent in fields retrieved after 23 July 2007.

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• • 60 level data**

1-60: U (m/s) U-velocity

61-121: V (m/s) V-velocity

121-180: W (Pa/s) Vertical velocity

181-240: T (K) Temperature

241: SP (Pa) Surface pressure

242-301: Q (kg/kg) Specific humidity

302: SD (m (of water equivalent)) Snow depth

303: MSL (Pa) Mean sea level pressure

304: TCC (0 - 1) Total cloud cover

305: 10U (m/s) 10 metre u wind component

306: 10V (m/s) 10 metre v wind component

307: 2T (K) 2 metre temperature

308: 2D (K) 2 metre dewpoint temperature

309: LSP (m) Large scale precipitation

310: CP (m) Convective precipitation

311: SSHF (W/m^2*s) Surface sensible heat flux

312: SSR (W/m^2*s) Surface solar radiation

313: EWSS (N/m^2*s) East/West surface stress

314: NSSS (N/m^2*s) North/South surface stress

315: Z (m^2/s^2) Geopotential (at the surface = orography)

316: LSM (0-1) Land/sea mask

317: SDOR (-) Standard deviation of orography

318: VEG (%) Percentage of vegetation **Warning: field may be empty!**

319: SR (m) Surface roughness **Warning: field may be empty!**

320: LCC (0 - 1) Low cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

321: MCC (0 - 1) Medium cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

322: HCC (0 - 1) High cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

323: SKT (K) Skin Temperature **Warning: field may be empty!**

324: ST (K) Surf.temp/soil temp lev 1 (from 930804) **Warning: field may be empty!**

325: SSW (m (of water)) Surf soil wet/soil wet lev 1 (from 930803) **Warning: field may be empty!**

• • 91 level data**

1-91: U (m/s) U-velocity

92-182: V (m/s) V-velocity

183-273: W (Pa/s) Vertical velocity

274-364: T (K) Temperature

365: SP (Pa) Surface pressure

366-456: Q (kg/kg) Specific humidity

457: SD (m (of water equivalent)) Snow depth

458: MSL (Pa) Mean sea level pressure

459: TCC (0 - 1) Total cloud cover

460: 10U (m/s) 10 metre u wind component

461: 10V (m/s) 10 metre v wind component

462: 2T (K) 2 metre temperature

463: 2D (K) 2 metre dewpoint temperature

464: LSP (m) Large scale precipitation

465: CP (m) Convective precipitation

466: SSHF (W/m^2*s) Surface sensible heat flux

467: SSR (W/m^2*s) Surface solar radiation

468: EWSS (N/m^2*s) East/West surface stress

469: NSSS (N/m^2*s) North/South surface stress

470: Z (m^2/s^2) Geopotential (at the surface = orography)

471: LSM (0-1) Land/sea mask

472: SDOR (-) Standard deviation of orography

473: VEG (%) Percentage of vegetation **Warning: field may be empty!**

474: SR (m) Surface roughness **Warning: field may be empty!**

475: LCC (0 - 1) Low cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

476: MCC (0 - 1) Medium cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

477: HCC (0 - 1) High cloud cover **Warning: field may be empty!**

478: SKT (K) Skin Temperature **Warning: field may be empty!**

479: ST (K) Surf.temp/soil temp lev 1 (from 930804) **Warning: field may be empty!**

480: SSW (m (of water)) Surf soil wet/soil wet lev 1 (from 930803) **Warning: field may be empty!**

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