Available variables (weather data)

gfs-model

Timesteps

Days 1-3: hourly (Timesteps 0, 1, 2, ..., 70, 71, 72)
Days 4-10: 3-hourly (Timesteps 75, 78, 81, ..., 234, 237, 249

Variablen

	name	long name	level	description
1.	PRMSL	Pressure Reduced to MSL [Pa]	mean sea level	Air pressure, calulated to the medium sea level ("normal air pressure")
2.	VIS	Visibility [m]	surface	Visibility is the measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. It depends on the transparency of the surrounding air and as such, it is unchanging no matter the ambient light level or time of day.
3.	UGRD	U-Component of Wind [m/s]	10 m above ground	Wind component to the north (negative values mean to the south) 10 m above ground
4.	VGRD	V-Component of Wind [m/s]	10 m above ground	Wind component to the east (negative values mean to the west) 10 m above ground
5.	GUST	Wind Speed (Gust) [m/s]	10 m above ground	max. gust speed 10 m above ground
6.	TMP	Temperature [C]	2 m above ground	Air temperature 2 m above ground
7.	RH	Relative Humidity [%]	2 m above ground	Relative Humidity 2 m above ground
8.	TCDC	Total Cloud Cover [%]	entire atmosphere	Cloud cover, regardless of the height of the atmosphere
9.	HINDEX	Haines Index [Numeric]	surface	This is a fire weather index based on the stability and moisture content of the lower atmosphere and measures the potential for existing fires to develop into large fires (although it is not a predictor of fire outbreaks). Haines Index values of 4 (low), Haines Index values of 5 (moderate), and Haines Index values of 6 (high). The overall Haines Index ranges from 2 to 6, with 6 representing the highest potential for large fires. The Haines Index is calculated by taking the sum of the atmospheric stability index (term A) and the lower atmospheric dryness index (term B). The stability index is determined from measurements of the temperature difference between two atmospheric levels and the dryness index from measurements of the dew point depression.
10.	TSOIL	Soil Temperature [C]	0-0.1 m below ground 0.1-0.4 m below ground 0.4-1 m below ground 1-2 m below ground	Ground temperature
11.	SOILW	Volumetric Soil Moisture Content [%]	0-0.1 m below ground 0.1-0.4 m below ground 0.4-1 m below ground 1-2 m below ground	Moisture content of the soil
12.	SNOD	Snow Depth [m]	surface	Snow depth
13.	ICETK	Ice Thickness [m]	surface	Ice thickness
14.	DPT	Dew Point Temperature [C]	2 m above ground	Dew point temperature The dew point, also known as the dew point temperature, is the temperature at which the moisture contained in a volume of air condenses and precipitates on solid surfaces as a film of water (dew) when the volume of air cools down at constant pressure.
15.	APTMP	Apparent Temperature [C]	2 m above ground	Apparent temperature
16.	ICEG	Ice Growth Rate [mm/h]	10 m above mean sea level	Growth speed for ice on surfaces, important for ships, as they capsize if their superstructures are too heavy due to ice.
17.	PRATE	Precipitation Rate [mm/h]	surface	Amount of precipitation
18.	CSNOW	Categorical Snow [1 = true]	surface	Type of precipitation: 1 = snow
19.	CICEP	Categorical Ice Pellets [1 = true]	surface	Type of precipitation: 1 = Sleet
20.	CFRZR	Categorical Freezing Rain [1 = true]	surface	Type of precipitation: 1 = freezing rain
21.	CRAIN	Categorical Rain [1 = true]	surface	Type of precipitation: 1 = rain
22.	VEG	Vegetation [%]	surface	Coverage of the earth's surface with vegetation (e.g. jungle: 100%, desert: 0%)
23.	SOTYP	Soil Type [-]	surface
24.	SUNSD	Sunshine Duration [h]	surface	Sunshine duration
25.	CAPE	Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]	surface	In meteorology, convective available potential energy (commonly abbreviated as CAPE),[1] is the integrated amount of work that the upward (positive) buoyancy force would perform on a given mass of air (called an air parcel) if it rose vertically through the entire atmosphere. Positive CAPE will cause the air parcel to rise, while negative CAPE will cause the air parcel to sink. Nonzero CAPE is an indicator of atmospheric instability in any given atmospheric sounding, a necessary condition for the development of cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds with attendant severe weather hazards. For details see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convective_available_potential_energy
26.	LCDC	Low Cloud Cover [%]	low cloud layer	Cloud cover up to an altitude of approx. 7000 feet (2134 m)
27.	MCDC	Medium Cloud Cover [%]	middle cloud layer	Cloud cover from approx. 7000 feet (2134 m) up to 15000 feet (4572 m)
28.	HCDC	High Cloud Cover [%]	high cloud layer	Cloud cover above 15000 feet (4572m)
29.	DSWRF	downward short-wave radiation flux [w/m^2]	surface	Downward short-wave radiation flux reaching the surface.
30.	DLWRF	downward long-wave rad. flux [w/m^2]	surface	Downward long-wave radiation flux reaching the surface.
31.	USWRF	upward short-wave radiation flux [w/m^2]	surface	Upward short-wave radiation flux to the atmosphere.
32.	ULWRF	upward long-wave rad. flux [w/m^2]	surface	Upward long-wave radiation flux to the atmosphere.
33.	4LFTX	Best (4 layer) Lifted Index [C]	surface	The lifted index (LI) is the temperature difference between the environment Te(p) and an air parcel lifted adiabatically Tp(p) at a given pressure height in the troposphere (lowest layer where most weather occurs) of the atmosphere, usually 500 hPa (mb). The temperature is measured in Celsius. When the value is positive, the atmosphere (at the respective height) is stable and when the value is negative, the atmosphere is unstable. LI is generally scaled as follows: LI 6 or Greater, Very Stable Conditions LI Between 1 and 6 : Stable Conditions, Thunderstorms Not Likely LI Between 0 and -2 : Slightly Unstable, Thunderstorms Possible, With Lifting Mechanism (i.e., cold front, daytime heating, ...) LI Between -2 and -6 : Unstable, Thunderstorms Likely, Some Severe With Lifting Mechanism LI Less Than -6: Very Unstable, Severe Thunderstorms Likely With Lifting Mechanism
34.	LAND	Land Cover (0=sea, 1=land) [1 = true]	surface	Indication if this area is sea or land.
35.	ICEC	Ice Cover [%]	surface	Percentage of the ice covered surface.
36.	ICETMP	Ice Temperature [C]	surface	Temperature of the surface ice.

gfswave-model

Timesteps

Days 1-3: hourly (Timesteps 0, 1, 2, ..., 70, 71, 72)
Days 4-10: 3-hourly (Timesteps 75, 78, 81, ..., 234, 237, 249

Variablen

	name	long name	level	description
1.	WIND	Wind Speed [m/s]	surface	Wind speed 10 m above the ground (noaa level is surface, but it´s the wind speed 10 m above the ground
2.	WDIR	Wind Direction (from which blowing) [°]	surface
3.	UGRD	U-Component of Wind [m/s]	surface
4.	VGRD	V-Component of Wind [m/s]	surface
5.	HTSGW	Significant Height of Combined Wind Waves and Swell [m]	surface
6.	PERPW	Primary Wave Mean Period [s]	surface
7.	DIRPW	Primary Wave Direction [°]	surface
8.	WVHGT	Significant Height of Wind Waves [m]	surface
9.	SWELL	1 in sequence Significant Height of Swell Waves [m]	1 in sequence
10.	SWELL	2 in sequence Significant Height of Swell Waves [m]	2 in sequence
11.	SWELL	3 in sequence Significant Height of Swell Waves [m]	3 in sequence
12.	WVPER	Mean Period of Wind Waves [s]	surface
13.	SWPER	1 in sequence Mean Period of Swell Waves [s]	1 in sequence
14.	SWPER	2 in sequence Mean Period of Swell Waves [s]	2 in sequence
15.	SWPER	3 in sequence Mean Period of Swell Waves [s]	3 in sequence
16.	WVDIR	Direction of Wind Waves [°]	surface
17.	SWDIR	1 in sequence Direction of Swell Waves [deg]	1 in sequence
18.	SWDIR	2 in sequence Direction of Swell Waves [deg]	2 in sequence
19.	SWDIR	3 in sequence Direction of Swell Waves [deg]	3 in sequence

rtofs_prog-model

Timesteps

Days 1-8: 3-hourly (Timesteps 0, 3, 6, ..., 186, 189, 192)

Variablen

	name	long name	level	description
1.	WATPDENA	Water potential density anomaly [ kg/m³]	0.01 mb
2.	PRACTSAL	Practical Salinity [g/kg]	surface
3.	WTMP	Water Temperature [C]	surface
4.	UOGRD	U-Component of Current (eastward) [m/s]	surface
5.	VOGRD	V-Component of Current (northward) [m/s]	surface

rtofs_ice-model

Timesteps

Days 1-8: 3-hourly (Timesteps 0, 3, 6, ..., 186, 189, 192)

Variablen

	name	long name	level	description
1.	ICEC	Ice Cover [%]	surface
2.	ICETMP	Ice Temperature [C]	surface
3.	ICETK	Ice Thickness [m]	surface
4.	UICE	U-Component of Ice Drift [m/s]	surface
5.	VICE	V-Component of Ice Drift [m/s]	surface