TITLE: Model GDAS Analysis (initial data) CONTACT: Dr. A. Celeste Saulo Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera Dpto. de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos FCEyN - Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria - 2do piso - Pabellón II 1428 Buenos Aires - Argentina Te: 5411 - 4787 2693 Fax: (5411) 4788 3572 e-mail: saulo@at1.fcen.uba.ar DATA DESCRIPTION: Important Note: this readme file is not final, and is being added to as information becomes available!! variable listing from a GRIB control (*.ctl) file: (Note: not all variables are present in the archive files) dset ^gdas1.%y2%m2%d2%h2.pgrbf00 index ^gdas1.jan03b17e22.pgrbf00.idx options template undef 9.999E+20 title gdas1.t00z.pgrbf00 * produced by grib2ctl v0.9.12.5p32l dtype grib 3 options yrev ydef 181 linear -90.000000 1 xdef 360 linear 0.000000 1.00000 tdef 40 linear 00Z17Jan03 6hr zdef 26 levels 1000 975 950 925 900 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 70 50 30 20 10 vars 84 no4LFTXsfc 0 132,1, 0 ** surface Best (4-layer) lifted index [K] no5WAVAprs 0 230,100,500 ** 5-wave geopot. height anomaly [gpm] no5WAVHprs 0 222,100,500 ** 5-wave geopotential height [gpm] ABSVprs 26 41,100,0 ** Absolute vorticity [/s] CAPEsfc 0 157,1, 0 ** surface Convective Avail. Pot. Energy [J/kg] CAPE180_0mb 0 157,116,46080 ** 180-0 mb above gnd Convective Avail. Pot. Energy [J/kg] CINsfc 0 156,1, 0 ** surface Convective inhibition [J/kg] CIN180_0mb 0 156,116,46080 ** 180-0 mb above gnd Convective inhibition [J/kg] CLWMRprs 21 153,100,0 ** Cloud water [kg/kg] CWATclm 0 76,200,0 ** atmos column Cloud water [kg/m^2] GPAprs 2 27,100,0 ** Geopotential height anomaly [gpm] HGTsfc 0 7,1, 0 ** surface Geopotential height [gpm] HGTprs 26 7,100,0 ** Geopotential height [gpm] HGT 2 7,117,0 ** Geopotential height [gpm] HGThtfl 0 7,204,0 ** highest trop freezing level Geopotential height [gpm] HGTzdg 0 7,4,0 ** Geopotential height [gpm] HGTmwl 0 7,6,0 ** max wind level Geopotential height [gpm] HGTtrp 0 7,7,0 ** tropopause Geopotential height [gpm] HPBLsfc 0 221,1, 0 ** surface Planetary boundary layer height [m] ICECsfc 0 91,1, 0 ** surface Ice concentration [ice=1;no ice=0] LANDsfc 0 81,1, 0 ** surface Land-sea mask [1=land; 0=sea] LFTXsfc 0 131,1, 0 ** surface Surface lifted index [K] O3MRprs 6 154,100,0 ** Ozone mixing ratio [kg/kg] POTsig995 0 13,107,9950 ** sig=.995 Potential temp. [K] PRESsfc 0 1,1, 0 ** surface Pressure [Pa] PRES 2 1,117,0 ** Pressure [Pa] PREScvb 0 1,242,0 ** convective cld base Pressure [Pa] PREScvt 0 1,243,0 ** convective cld top Pressure [Pa] PRESmwl 0 1,6,0 ** max wind level Pressure [Pa] PREStrp 0 1,7,0 ** tropopause Pressure [Pa] PRMSLmsl 0 2,102,0 ** Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] PWATclm 0 54,200,0 ** atmos column Precipitable water [kg/m^2] RHprs 21 52,100,0 ** Relative humidity [%] RH2m 0 52,105,2 ** 2 m Relative humidity [%] RHsig995 0 52,107,9950 ** sig=.995 Relative humidity [%] RHslr 4 52,108,0 ** Relative humidity [%] RH30_0mb 0 52,116,7680 ** 30-0 mb above gnd Relative humidity [%] RHclm 0 52,200,0 ** atmos column Relative humidity [%] RHhtfl 0 52,204,0 ** highest trop freezing level Relative humidity [%] RHzdg 0 52,4,0 ** Relative humidity [%] SOILWSoilT 0 144,112,10 ** 0-10cm undergnd Volumetric soil moisture [fraction] SOILWSoilM 0 144,112,2760 ** 10-200 cm undergnd Volumetric soil moisture [fraction] SPFH2m 0 51,105,2 ** 2 m Specific humidity [kg/kg] SPFH30_0mb 0 51,116,7680 ** 30-0 mb above gnd Specific humidity [kg/kg] TCDCcvl 0 71,244,0 ** convective cld layer Total cloud cover [%] TMPsfc 0 11,1, 0 ** surface Temp. [K] TMPprs 26 11,100,0 ** Temp. [K] TMP1829m 0 11,103,1829 ** 1829 m Temp. [K] TMP2743m 0 11,103,2743 ** 2743 m Temp. [K] TMP3658m 0 11,103,3658 ** 3658 m Temp. [K] TMP2m 0 11,105,2 ** 2 m Temp. [K] TMPsig995 0 11,107,9950 ** sig=.995 Temp. [K] TMPSoilT 0 11,112,10 ** 0-10cm undergnd Temp. [K] TMPSoilM 0 11,112,2760 ** 10-200 cm undergnd Temp. [K] TMP30_0mb 0 11,116,7680 ** 30-0 mb above gnd Temp. [K] TMP 2 11,117,0 ** Temp. [K] TMPmwl 0 11,6,0 ** max wind level Temp. [K] TMPtrp 0 11,7,0 ** tropopause Temp. [K] TOZNEclm 0 10,200,0 ** atmos column Total ozone [Dobson] UGRDprs 26 33,100,0 ** u wind [m/s] UGRD1829m 0 33,103,1829 ** 1829 m u wind [m/s] UGRD2743m 0 33,103,2743 ** 2743 m u wind [m/s] UGRD3658m 0 33,103,3658 ** 3658 m u wind [m/s] UGRD10m 0 33,105,10 ** 10 m u wind [m/s] UGRDsig995 0 33,107,9950 ** sig=.995 u wind [m/s] UGRD30_0mb 0 33,116,7680 ** 30-0 mb above gnd u wind [m/s] UGRD 2 33,117,0 ** u wind [m/s] UGRDmwl 0 33,6,0 ** max wind level u wind [m/s] UGRDtrp 0 33,7,0 ** tropopause u wind [m/s] VGRDprs 26 34,100,0 ** v wind [m/s] VGRD1829m 0 34,103,1829 ** 1829 m v wind [m/s] VGRD2743m 0 34,103,2743 ** 2743 m v wind [m/s] VGRD3658m 0 34,103,3658 ** 3658 m v wind [m/s] VGRD10m 0 34,105,10 ** 10 m v wind [m/s] VGRDsig995 0 34,107,9950 ** sig=.995 v wind [m/s] VGRD30_0mb 0 34,116,7680 ** 30-0 mb above gnd v wind [m/s] VGRD 2 34,117,0 ** v wind [m/s] VGRDmwl 0 34,6,0 ** max wind level v wind [m/s] VGRDtrp 0 34,7,0 ** tropopause v wind [m/s] VVELprs 21 39,100,0 ** Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] VVELsig995 0 39,107,9950 ** sig=.995 Pressure vertical velocity [Pa/s] VWSH 2 136,117,0 ** Vertical speed shear [1/s] VWSHtrp 0 136,7,0 ** tropopause Vertical speed shear [1/s] WEASDsfc 0 65,1, 0 ** surface Accum. snow [kg/m^2] ENDVARS