.. _Section_FileType_subsets_met:


Meteorology Subset
==================

| **DOI:** https://doi.org/10.5439/1905819
| **File type abbreviation:** ``met``

The meteorology subset category contains variables extracted from the raw wrfout files related to the meteorological state.
The data are on the raw model levels listed in :numref:`TableSubsetLevels`.

.. list-table:: Variables in the meteorology subset files
    :name: TableSubsetMet
    :header-rows: 1
    :class: tight-table

    * - Variable Name
      - Description
    * - HGT
      - terrain height
    * - HAMSL
      - level height above mean sea level
    * - MUTOT
      - dry air mass in column
    * - P_HYD
      - hydrostatic pressure
    * - PRESSURE
      - pressure
    * - ALT
      - inverse density
    * - TEMPERATURE
      - temperature
    * - THETA
      - potential temperature
    * - THETA_E
      - equivalent potential temperature
    * - QVAPOR
      - water vapor mixing ratio
    * - RH
      - relative humidity with respect to water
    * - UA
      - destaggred U-wind component
    * - VA
      - destaggered V-wind component
    * - WA
      - destaggered vertical velocity
    * - UMET
      - earth-relative westerly wind component
    * - VMET
      - earth-relative southerly wind component
    * - POTVORT
      - potential vorticity
    * - PSFC
      - surface pressure
    * - SLP
      - sea-level pressure
    * - Q2
      - 2-m water vapor mixing ratio
    * - T2
      - 2-m temperature
    * - TH2
      - 2-m potential temperature
    * - U10
      - 10-m U-wind component
    * - V10
      - 10-m V-wind component
    * - UMET10
      - 10-m earth-relative westerly wind component
    * - VMET10
      - 10-m earth-relative southerly wind component
    * - SHEAR_MAG_SFC-TO-1KM
      - magnitude of shear from surface to 1-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_DIR_SFC-TO-1KM
      - direction of shear from surface to 1-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_MAG_SFC-TO-3KM
      - magnitude of shear from surface to 3-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_DIR_SFC-TO-3KM
      - direction of shear from surface to 3-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_MAG_SFC-TO-6KM
      - magnitude of shear from surface to 6-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_DIR_SFC-TO-6KM
      - direction of shear from surface to 6-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_MAG_SFC-TO-9KM
      - magnitude of shear from surface to 9-km AGL
    * - SHEAR_DIR_SFC-TO-9KM
      - direction of shear from surface to 9-km AGL
    * - RAINC
      - accumulated convective surface precipitation (D1 only)
    * - RAINNC
      - accumulated non-convective surface precipitation
    * - SNOWNC
      - accumulated surface snow
    * - GRAUPELNC
      - accumulated surface graupel
    * - SR
      - fraction of frozen precipitation
    * - MLLCL
      - mixed-layer lifting condensation level
    * - MLLFC
      - mixed-layer level of free convection
    * - MLLNB
      - mixed-layer level of neutral buoyancy
    * - MLLPL
      - mixed-layer lifted parcel level
    * - MLCAPE
      - mixed-layer convective available potential energy
    * - MLCIN
      - mixed-layer convective inhibition
    * - MULCL
      - most-unstable lifting condensation level
    * - MULFC
      - most-unstable level of free convection
    * - MULNB
      - most-unstable level of neutral buoyancy
    * - MULPL
      - most-unstable lifted parcel level
    * - MUCAPE
      - most-unstable convective available potential energy
    * - MUCIN
      - most-unstable convective inhibition
    * - REFL_10CM_MAX
      - column-maximum radar reflectivity, λ=10 cm