+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | **fill_nocloud** (boolean): Set to True to use fill values for cloud free regions rather than surface temperature. Default is *False*. | | | | | | | | | K | **missing** (float): The fill value to use when *fill_nocloud* is True. | | | | | | | | | | **opt_thresh** (float): The optical depth required to trigger the cloud top temperature calculation. Default is 1.0. | | | | degF | | | | | | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'degC'*. | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cloudfrac | Cloud Fraction | % | **vert_type** (str): The vertical coordinate type for the cloud thresholds. Must be 'height_agl', 'height_msl', or 'pres'. Default is 'height_agl'. | | | | | | | | | | **low_thresh** (float): The low cloud threshold (meters for 'height_agl' and 'height_msl', pascals for 'pres'). Default is 300 m (97000 Pa) | | | | | | | | | | **mid_thresh** (float): The mid cloud threshold (meters for 'height_agl' and 'height_msl', pascals for 'pres'). Default is 2000 m (80000 Pa) | | | | | | | | | | **high_thresh** (float): The high cloud threshold (meters for 'height_agl' and 'height_msl', pascals for 'pres'). Default is 6000 m (45000 Pa) | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | Geopotential for the Mass Grid | m2 s-2 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | geopt_stag | Geopotential for the Vertically Staggered Grid | 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 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | rh | Relative Humidity | % | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | rh2 | 2m Relative Humidity | % | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | slp | Sea Level Pressure | hPa | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'hPa'*. | | | | | | | | | hPa | | | | | | | | | | mb | | | | | | | | | | torr | | | | | | | | | | mmhg | | | | | | | | | | atm | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | T2 | 2m Temperature | K | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 (wind_from_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 (wind_from_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 (wind_from_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 (wind_from_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 | Model Height for Mass Grid | 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 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | height_agl | Model Height for Mass Grid (AGL) | m | **units** (str) : Set to desired units. Default is *'m'*. | | | | | | | | | km | | | | | | | | | | dm | | | | | | | | | | ft | | | | | | | | | | mi | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | zstag | Model Height for Vertically Staggered Grid | 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 | | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+