Meteorology Subset
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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 Table 20.
Variable Name |
Description |
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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 |