Data is all floats.
| Name | Long name | Units |
| ga/fm |
| ga/fs |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| surface | surface | level |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| PARCS | Clear sky surface photosynthetically active radiation | W m**-2 s |
| UVB | Downward UV radiation at the surface | w m**-2 s |
| PAR | Photosynthetically active radiation at the surface | w m**-2 s |
| E | Evaporation | m of water |
| TISR | TOA incident solar radiation | W m**-2 s |
| LSP | Stratiform precipitation (Large-scale precipitation) | m |
| CP | Convective precipitation | m |
| SF | Snowfall (convective + stratiform)
Convective snowfall
Large-scale snowfall | m of water equivalent
m of water equivalent
m of water equivalent |
| BLD | Boundary layer dissipation | W m**-2 s |
| SSHF | Surface sensible heat flux | W m**-2 s |
| SLHF | Surface latent heat flux | W m**-2 s |
| SSRD | Surface solar radiation downwards | W m**-2 s |
| STRD | Surface thermal radiation downwards | W m**-2 s |
| SSR | Surface solar radiation | W m**-2 s |
| STR | Surface thermal radiation | W m**-2 s |
| TSR | Top solar radiation | W m**-2 s |
| TTR | Top thermal radiation | W m**-2 s |
| EWSS | East-west surface stress | N m**-2 s |
| NSSS | North-south surface stress | N m**-2 s |
| SUND | Sunshine duration | s |
| LGWS | Latitudinal component of gravity wave stress | N m**-2 s |
| MGWS | Meridional component of gravity wave stress | N m**-2 s |
| GWD | Gravity wave dissipation | W m**-2 s |
| RO | Runoff | m |
| TP | Total precipitation | m |
| CSF | Convective snowfall | m of water equivalent |
| LSF | Large-scale snowfall | m of water equivalent |
| LSPF | Large-scale precipitation fraction | s |
| TSRC | Top net solar radiation, clear sky | W m**-2 |
| TTRC | Top upward thermal radiation, clear sky | W m**-2 |
| SSRC | Surface net solar radiation, clear sky | W m**-2 |
| STRC | Surface net thermal radiation, clear sky | W m**-2 |
| ES | Snow evaporation | m of water |
| SMLT | Snowmelt | m of water |
| gg/am |
| gg/ap |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| p | p | mbar |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| Z | Geopotential | m**2 s**-2 |
| T | Temperature | K |
| W | Vertical velocity | Pa s**-1 |
| STRF | Stream function | m**2 s**-1 |
| VPOT | Velocity potential | m**2 s**-1 |
| U | U velocity | m s**-1 |
| V | V velocity | m s**-1 |
| R | Relative humidity | % |
| VO | Vorticity (relative) | s**-1 |
| D | Divergence | s**-1 |
| PV | Potential vorticity | K m**2 kg**-1 s**-1 |
| Q | Specific humidity | kg kg**-1 |
| O3 | Ozone mass mixing ratio | kg kg**-1 |
| CLWC | Cloud liquid water content | kg kg**-1 |
| CIWC | Cloud ice water content | kg kg**-1 |
| CC | Cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| gg/as |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| surface | surface | level |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| CI | Sea-ice cover | (0 - 1) |
| ASN | Snow albedo | (0 - 1) |
| RSN | Snow density | kg**-3 |
| SSTK | Sea surface temperature | K |
| depth | depth | cm |
| ISTL1 | Ice surface temperature layer 1 | K |
| depth_1 | depth | cm |
| ISTL2 | Ice surface temperature layer 2 | K |
| depth_2 | depth | cm |
| ISTL3 | Ice surface temperature layer 3 | K |
| depth_3 | depth | cm |
| ISTL4 | Ice surface temperature layer 4 | K |
| SWVL1 | Volumetric soil water layer 1 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL2 | Volumetric soil water layer 2 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL3 | Volumetric soil water layer 3 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL4 | Volumetric soil water layer 4 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SP | Surface pressure | Pa |
| TCW | Total column water | kg m**-2 |
| TCWV | Total column water vapour | kg m**-2 |
| STL1 | Soil temperature level 1 | K |
| SD | Snow depth | m of water equivalent |
| CHNK | Charnock | |
| MSL | Mean sea-level pressure | Pa |
| TCC | Total cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| U10 | 10 metre U wind component | m s**-1 |
| V10 | 10 metre V wind component | m s**-1 |
| T2 | 2 metre temperature | K |
| D2 | 2 metre dewpoint temperature | K |
| STL2 | Soil temperature level 2 | K |
| SR | Surface roughness | m |
| AL | Albedo | (0 - 1) |
| STL3 | Soil temperature level 3 | K |
| LCC | Low cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| MCC | Medium cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| HCC | High cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| SRC | Skin reservoir content | m of water |
| TCO3 | Total column ozone | kg m**-2 |
| LSRH | Logarithm of surface roughness length for heat | |
| SKT | Skin temperature | K |
| STL4 | Soil temperature level 4 | K |
| TSN | Temperature of snow layer | K |
| gg/at |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| theta | theta | K |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| MONT | Montgomery potential | m**2 s**-2 |
| PRES | Pressure | Pa |
| STRF | Stream function | m**2 s**-1 |
| VPOT | Velocity potential | m**2 s**-1 |
| U | U velocity | m s**-1 |
| V | V velocity | m s**-1 |
| VO | Vorticity (relative) | s**-1 |
| D | Divergence | s**-1 |
| PV | Potential vorticity | K m**2 kg**-1 s**-1 |
| Q | Specific humidity | kg kg**-1 |
| O3 | Ozone mass mixing ratio | kg kg**-1 |
| gg/av |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| pv | pv | 1e-6 K m2 kg-1 s-1 |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| PT | Potential temperature | K |
| PRES | Pressure | Pa |
| Z | Geopotential | m**2 s**-2 |
| U | U velocity | m s**-1 |
| V | V velocity | m s**-1 |
| Q | Specific humidity | kg kg**-1 |
| O3 | Ozone mass mixing ratio | kg kg**-1 |
| gg/fm |
| gg/fs |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| surface | surface | level |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| U10 | 10 metre U wind component | m s**-1 |
| V10 | 10 metre V wind component | m s**-1 |
| D2 | 2 metre dewpoint temperature | K |
| T2 | 2 metre temperature | K |
| BLH | Boundary layer height | m |
| CHNK | Charnock | |
| CAPE | Convective available potential energy | J kg**-1 |
| FAL | Forecast albedo | (0 - 1) |
| FLSR | Forecast logarithm of surface roughness for heat | |
| FSR | Forecast surface roughness | m |
| HCC | High cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| depth | depth | cm |
| ISTL1 | Ice surface temperature layer 1 | K |
| depth_1 | depth | cm |
| ISTL2 | Ice surface temperature layer 2 | K |
| depth_2 | depth | cm |
| ISTL3 | Ice surface temperature layer 3 | K |
| depth_3 | depth | cm |
| ISTL4 | Ice surface temperature layer 4 | K |
| IEWS | Instantaneous X surface stress | N m**-2 |
| INSS | Instantaneous Y surface stress | N m**-2 |
| IE | Instantaneous moisture flux | kg m**-2 s |
| ISHF | Instantaneous surface heat flux | W m**-2 |
| LCC | Low cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| MSL | Mean sea-level pressure | Pa |
| MCC | Medium cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| SSTK | Sea surface temperature | K |
| CI | Sea-ice cover | (0 - 1) |
| SRC | Skin reservoir content | m of water |
| SKT | Skin temperature | K |
| ASN | Snow albedo | (0 - 1) |
| RSN | Snow density | kg**-3 |
| SD | Snow depth | m of water equivalent |
| STL1 | Soil temperature level 1 | K |
| STL2 | Soil temperature level 2 | K |
| STL3 | Soil temperature level 3 | K |
| STL4 | Soil temperature level 4 | K |
| SP | Surface pressure | Pa |
| TSN | Temperature of snow layer | K |
| TCC | Total cloud cover | (0 - 1) |
| LSF | Total column ice water | kg m**-2 |
| CSF | Total column liquid water | kg m**-2 |
| TCO3 | Total column ozone | kg m**-2 |
| TCW | Total column water | kg m**-2 |
| TCWV | Total column water vapour | kg m**-2 |
| SWVL1 | Volumetric soil water layer 1 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL2 | Volumetric soil water layer 2 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL3 | Volumetric soil water layer 3 | m**3 m**-3 |
| SWVL4 | Volumetric soil water layer 4 | m**3 m**-3 |
| gg/is |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| surface | surface | level |
| t | t | days since 1989-01-01 00:00:00 |
| CVL | Low vegetation cover | (0 - 1) |
| CVH | High vegetation cover | (0 - 1) |
| TVL | Type of low vegetation | |
| TVH | Type of high vegetation | |
| SDFOR | Standard deviation of filtered subgrid orography | m |
| Z | Geopotential | m**2 s**-2 |
| SDOR | Standard deviation of orography | |
| ISOR | Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography | |
| ANOR | Angle of sub-gridscale orography | rad |
| SLOR | Slope of sub-gridscale orography | |
| LSM | Land-sea mask | (0 - 1) |
| gm/fs |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| surface | surface | level |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| MX2T | Maximum 2 metre temperature since previous post-processing | K |
| MN2T | Minimum 2 metre temperature since previous post-processing | K |
| FG10 | 10 metre wind gust | m s**-1 |
| sp/am |
| sp/fm |
| wa/as |
| longitude | longitude | degrees_east |
| latitude | latitude | degrees_north |
| ht | ht | m |
| t | t | days since 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |
| WIND | 10 metre wind speed | m s**-1 |
| msl | msl | level |
| ACWH | Altimeter corrected wave height | m |
| ARRC | Altimeter range relative correction | |
| AWH | Altimeter wave height | m |
| BFI | Benjamin-Feir index | |
| CDWW | Coefficient of drag with waves | |
| MDTS | Mean direction of total swell | degrees |
| MDWW | Mean direction of wind waves | degrees |
| MPTS | Mean period of total swell | s |
| MPWW | Mean period of wind waves | s |
| MSQS | Mean square slope of waves | dimensionless |
| MWD | Mean wave direction | degrees |
| MWP | Mean wave period | s |
| MP1 | Mean wave period based on first moment | s |
| P1PS | Mean wave period based on first moment for swell | s |
| P1WW | Mean wave period based on first moment for wind waves | s |
| MP2 | Mean wave period based on second moment | s |
| P2PS | Mean wave period based on second moment for swell | s |
| P2WW | Mean wave period based on second moment for wind waves | s |
| WMB | Model bathymetry | m |
| PP1D | Peak period of 1D spectra | s |
| SHTS | Significant height of total swell | m |
| SHWW | Significant height of wind waves | m |
| SWH | Significant wave height | m |
| WDW | Wave spectral directional width | |
| DWPS | Wave spectral directional width for swell | |
| DWWW | Wave spectral directional width for wind waves | |
| WSK | Wave spectral kurtosis | |
| WSP | Wave spectral peakedness | s**-1 |