The following 7 parameters from ECMWF Parameter Code Table 228 are included in this dataset:

Parameter CodeShort NameDescriptionUnits
3ZUSTFriction velocitym s-1
23CBHCloud base heightm
24DEG0LZero degree levelm
131U10NNeutral wind at 10 m u-componentm s-1
132V10NNeutral wind at 10 m v-componentm s-1
246100U100 metre U wind componentm s-1
247100V100 metre V wind componentm s-1

The following 112 parameters from ECMWF Parameter Code Table 128 are included in this dataset:

Parameter CodeShort NameDescriptionUnitsComments
15ALUVPUV visible albedo for direct radiation
16ALUVDUV visible albedo for diffuse radiation
17ALNIPNear IR albedo for direct radiation
18ALNIDNear IR albedo for diffuse radiation
27CVLLow vegetation cover
28CVHHigh vegetation cover
29TVLType of low vegetation
30TVHType of high vegetation
31CISea-ice cover
32ASNSnow albedo
33RSNSnow densitykg m-3
34SSTKSea surface temperatureK
35ISTL1Ice surface temperature layer 1K
36ISTL2Ice surface temperature layer 2K
37ISTL3Ice surface temperature layer 3K
38ISTL4Ice surface temperature layer 4K
39SWVL1Volumetric soil water layer 1m3 m-3ECMWF has a description of the soil water units on their web site
40SWVL2Volumetric soil water layer 2m3 m-3ECMWF has a description of the soil water units on their web site
41SWVL3Volumetric soil water layer 3m3 m-3ECMWF has a description of the soil water units on their web site
42SWVL4Volumetric soil water layer 4m3 m-3ECMWF has a description of the soil water units on their web site
43SLTSoil type
44ESSnow evaporationmAccumulated field
45SMLTSnowmeltmAccumulated field
4910FGWind gust at 10 metresm s-1Maximum since previous post-processing
50LSPFLarge-scale precipitation fractionsAccumulated field
57UVBDownward uv radiation at the surfaceW m-2
58PARPhotosynthetically active radiation at the surfaceW m-2
59CAPEConvective available potential energyJ kg-1
60PVPotential vorticityK m2 kg-1 s-1
74SDFORStandard deviation of filtered subgrid surface geopotentialm
78TCLWTotal column liquid waterkg m-2
79TCIWTotal column ice waterkg m-2
121MX2T6Maximum temperature at 2 metres since last 6 hoursK
122MN2T6Minimum temperature at 2 metres since last 6 hoursK
12310FG610 metre wind gust in the past 6 hoursm s-1
129ZGeopotentialm2 s-2Orography if at the surface
130TTemperatureK
131UU velocitym s-1
132VV velocitym s-1
133QSpecific humiditykg kg-1
134SPSurface pressurePa
135WVertical velocityPa s-1
136TCWTotal column waterkg m-2Liquid + ice + vapour
137TCWVTotal column water vapourkg m-2
138VOVorticity (relative)s-1
139STL1Soil temperature level 1KSoil temperature (ST) before 1993-08-04
141SDSnow depthm of water equivalent
142LSPStratiform precipitationmAccumulated field
143CPConvective precipitationmAccumulated field
144SFSnowfall (convective + stratiform)m of water equivalentAccumulated field
145BLDBoundary layer dissipationW m-2 sAccumulated field
146SSHFSurface sensible heat fluxW m-2 sAccumulated field
147SLHFSurface latent heat fluxW m-2 sAccumulated field
148CHNKCharnockSurface stress (SS) before 1998-05-19
151MSLMean sea-level pressurePa
155DDivergences-1
157RRelative humidity%
159BLHBoundary layer heightm
160SDORStandard deviation of orography
161ISORAnisotropy of sub-gridscale orography
162ANORAngle of sub-gridscale orographyrad
163SLORSlope of sub-gridscale orography
164TCCTotal cloud cover
16510U10 metre U wind componentm s-1
16610V10 metre V wind componentm s-1
1672T2 metre temperatureK
1682D2 metre dewpoint temperatureK
169SSRDSurface solar radiation downwardsW m-2 s
170STL2Soil temperature level 2KDeep soil temperature (DST) before 1993-08-04
172LSMLand/sea mask
173SRSurface roughnessm
174ALAlbedo
175STRDSurface thermal radiation downwardsW m-2 sAccumulated field
176SSRSurface solar radiationW m-2 sAccumulated field
177STRSurface thermal radiationW m-2 sAccumulated field
178TSRTop solar radiationW m-2 sAccumulated field
179TTRTop thermal radiationW m-2 sAccumulated field
180EWSSEast/West surface stressN m-2 sAccumulated field
181NSSSNorth/South surface stressN m-2 sAccumulated field
182EEvaporationm of waterAccumulated field
183STL3Soil temperature level 3KClimatological deep soil temperature (CDST) before 1993-08-04
186LCCLow cloud cover
187MCCMedium cloud cover
188HCCHigh cloud cover
189SUNDSunshine durationsAccumulated field
195LGWSLatitudinal component of gravity wave stressN m-2 sAccumulated field
196MGWSMeridional component of gravity wave stressN m-2 sAccumulated field
197GWDGravity wave dissipationW m-2 sAccumulated field
198SRCSkin reservoir contentm of water
201MX2TMaximum 2 metre temperature since previous post-processingK
202MN2TMinimum 2 metre temperature since previous post-processingK
203O3Ozone mass mixing ratiokg kg-1
205RORunoffmAccumulated field
206TCO3Total column ozonekg m-2Before 2001-06-12, unit was Dobson. 1 Dobson = 2.1415E-5 kg m-2
208TSRCTop net solar radiation, clear skyW m-2 sAccumulated field
209TTRCTop net thermal radiation, clear skyW m-2 sAccumulated field
210SSRCSurface net solar radiation, clear skyW m-2 sAccumulated field
211STRCSurface net thermal radiation, clear skyW m-2 sAccumulated field
212SISolar insolationW m-2 s
213VIMDVertically integrated moisture divergencekg m-2
228TPTotal precipitationm
229IEWSInstantaneous X surface stressN m-2
230INSSInstantaneous Y surface stressN m-2
231ISHFInstantaneous surface heat fluxW m-2
232IEInstantaneous moisture fluxkg m-2 sEvaporation
234LSRHLogarithm of surface roughness length for heat
235SKTSkin temperatureK
236STL4Soil temperature level 4K
238TSNTemperature of snow layerK
243FALForecast albedo
244FSRForecast surface roughnessm
245FLSRForecast log of surface roughness for heat