+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Variable Name | Description | Available Units | Additional Keyword Arguments | +====================+===============================================================+=============================+===============================================================================================+ | avo | Absolute Vorticity | 10-5 s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | eth/theta_e | Equivalent Potential Temperature | K | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'K'*. | | | | | | | | | degC | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cape_2d | 2D cape (mcape/mcin/lcl/lfc) | J kg-1 ; J kg-1 ; m ; m | **missing** (float): Fill value for output only | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cape_3d | 3D cape and cin | J kg-1 | **missing** (float): Fill value for output only | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ctt | Cloud Top Temperature | degC | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'degC'*. | | | | | | | | | K | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cloudfrac | Cloud Fraction | % | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dbz | Reflectivity | dBZ | **do_variant** (boolean): Set to True to enable variant calculation. Default is *False*. | | | | | | | | | | **do_liqskin** (boolean): Set to True to enable liquid skin calculation. Default is *False*. | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mdbz | Maximum Reflectivity | dBZ | **do_variant** (boolean): Set to True to enable variant calculation. Default is *False*. | | | | | | | | | | **do_liqskin** (boolean): Set to True to enable liquid skin calculation. Default is *False*. | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | geopt/geopotential | Full Model Geopotential | m2 s-2 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | helicity | Storm Relative Helicity | m2 s-2 | **top** (float): The top level for the calculation in meters. Default is *3000.0*. | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lat | Latitude | decimal degrees | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lon | Longitude | decimal degrees | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | omg/omega | Omega | Pa s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | p/pres | Full Model Pressure | Pa | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'Pa'*. | | | | | | | | (in specified units) | hPa | | | | | | | | | | mb | | | | | | | | | | torr | | | | | | | | | | mmhg | | | | | | | | | | atm | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pressure | Full Model Pressure (hPa) | hPa | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pvo | Potential Vorticity | PVU | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pw | Precipitable Water | kg m-2 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | rh2 | 2m Relative Humidity | % | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | slp | Sea Level Pressure | hPa | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'hPa'*. | | | | | | | | | hPa | | | | | | | | | | mb | | | | | | | | | | torr | | | | | | | | | | mmhg | | | | | | | | | | atm | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ter | Model Terrain Height | m | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m'*. | | | | | | | | | km | | | | | | | | | | dm | | | | | | | | | | ft | | | | | | | | | | mi | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | td2 | 2m Dew Point Temperature | degC | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'degC'*. | | | | | | | | | K | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | td | Dew Point Temperature | degC | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'degC'*. | | | | | | | | | K | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | tc | Temperature in Celsius | degC | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | th/theta | Potential Temperature | K | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'K'*. | | | | | | | | | degC | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | temp | Temperature (in specified units) | K | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'K'*. | | | | | | | | | degC | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | tk | Temperature in Kelvin | K | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | times | Times in the File or Sequence | | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | xtimes | XTIME Coordinate | minutes since | | | | | | | | | (if applicable) | start of | | | | | | | | | | model run | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | tv | Virtual Temperature | K | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'K'*. | | | | | | | | | degC | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | twb | Wet Bulb Temperature | K | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'K'*. | | | | | | | | | degC | | | | | | | | | | degF | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | updraft_helicity | Updraft Helicity | m2 s-2 | **bottom** (float): The bottom level for the calculation in meters. Default is *2000.0*. | | | | | | | | | | **top** (float): The top level for the calculation in meters. Default is *5000.0*. | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ua | U-component of Wind on Mass Points | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | va | V-component of Wind on Mass Points | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | wa | W-component of Wind on Mass Points | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | uvmet10 | 10 m U and V Components of Wind | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | Rotated to Earth Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | uvmet | U and V Components of Wind | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | Rotated to Earth Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | wspd_wdir | Wind Speed and Direction | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | in Grid Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | wspd_wdir10 | 10m Wind Speed and Direction | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | in Grid Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | uvmet_wspd_wdir | Wind Speed and Direction | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | Rotated to Earth Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | uvmet10_wspd_wdir | 10m Wind Speed and Direction | m s-1 | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m s-1'*. | | | | | | | | Rotated to Earth Coordinates | km h-1 | | | | | | | | | | mi h-1 | | | | | | | | | | kt | | | | | | | | | | ft s-1 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | z/height | Full Model Height | m | **msl** (boolean): Set to False to return AGL values. True is for MSL. Default is *True*. | | | | | | | | | km | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m'*. | | | | | | | | | dm | | | | | | | | | | ft | | | | | | | | | | mi | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+