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Atmospheric Model Ensemble extended forecast (Set VI - ENS extended)

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ENS extended products comprise ensembles of individual forecasts up to 46 days and post-processed products of average conditions (e.g. weekly averages) and the associated uncertainty.

The purchase of the "Basic Set" +72, +96, +120, +144, +168 hrs is a mandatory prerequisite for the purchase of time steps in the range 12 to 66 hours.

The following sub-sets are available from the ENS extended (46 days):

The forecast products are available daily, but you can opt to receive the data for Monday and Thursday only.

Re-forecast products are only available for Monday and Thursday runs.

VI-i: Weekly means of ensemble means (including re-forecast products)

VI-ii: Weekly mean anomalies of ensemble means

VI-iii: Weekly means of individual ensemble members (including re-forecast products)

VI-iv: Weekly mean anomalies of individual ensemble members

VI-v: Individual forecast runs (including re-forecast products)

VI-vi: Probabilities (weekly products)

VI-ii: Extreme Forecast Index (EFI) and Shift of Tails (SOT) 

Dissemination schedule

(dissemination data stream indicator = F for real-time forecasts)

(dissemination data stream indicator = H for re-forecasts)

Forecast product Time available

Real Time Forecast

 20:00
Re-forecast 21:00 (Mon / Thu)
VI-i: Weekly means of ensemble means (including reforecast products)

Base time 00 UTC only

Forecast ranges

Six 7-day ranges per run

  Forecast time ranges Resolution
Monday

0-168/168-336/336-504/504-672/672-840/840-1008
  • 0.4° x 0.4° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
  • On model (Octahedral) O320 grid (global or sub-area)
  • Spectral components (TCO319) for upper-air fields (global area only)
Tuesday 144-312/312-480/480-648/648-816/816-984
Wednesday 120-288/288-456/456-624/624-792/792-960
Thursday 96-264/264-432/432-600/600-768/768-936/936-1104
Friday 72-240/240-408/408-576/576-744/744-912/912-1080  
Saturday 48-216/216-384/384-552/552-720/720-888/888-1056  
Sunday 24-192/192-360/360-528/528-696/696-864/864-1032  

VI-i-a: Weekly means of ensemble means - Single level

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
rsn 33 Snow density kg m**-3  
sst 34 Sea surface temperature K  
cape 59 Convective available potential energy J kg**-1  
tclw 78 Total column cloud liquid water kg m**-2  
tciw 79 Total column cloud ice water kg m**-2  
mx2t6 121 Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours K  
mn2t6 122 Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours K  
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
tcw 136 Total column water kg m**-2  
tcwv 137 Total column water vapour kg m**-2  
stl1 139 Soil temperature level 1 K  
sd 141 Snow depth m of water equivalent  
msl 151 Mean sea level pressure Pa  
tcc 164 Total cloud cover (0 - 1)  
10u 165 10 metre U wind component m s**-1  
10v 166 10 metre V wind component m s**-1  
2t 167 2 metre temperature K  
2d 168 2 metre dewpoint temperature K  
lsm 172 Land-sea mask (0 - 1)  
mx2t 201 Maximum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing K  
mn2t 202 Minimum temperature at 2 metres since previous post-processing K  
mlsprt 172142 Mean large-scale precipitation rate m s**-1  
cprate 172143 Mean convective precipitation rate m s**-1  
mtsfr 172144 Mean total snowfall rate m of water equivalent s**-1  
msdr 172189 Mean sunshine duration rate s s**-1  
tprate 172228 Mean total precipitation rate m s**-1  
100u 228246 100 metre U wind component m s**-1  
100v 228247 100 metre V wind component m s**-1  
VI-i-b: Weekly means of ensemble means - Pressure levels

Available at 1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 200 hPa unless otherwise specified.

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
strf 1 Stream function m**2 s**-1  
vp 2 Velocity potential m**2 s**-1  
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
t 130 Temperature K  
u 131 U component of wind m s**-1  
v 132 V component of wind m s**-1  
q 133 Specific humidity kg kg**-1  
gh 156 Geopotential Height gpm  
VI-ii: Weekly mean anomalies of ensemble means

VI-ii-a: Weekly mean anomalies of ensemble means -Single level

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
lsm 172 Land-sea mask (0 - 1)  
100ua 171006 100 metre U wind component anomaly m s**-1  
100va 171007 100 metre V wind component anomaly m s**-1  
rsna 171033 Snow density anomaly kg m**-3  
ssta 171034 Sea surface temperature anomaly K  
capea 171059 Convective available potential energy anomaly J kg**-1  
tclwa 171078 Total column liquid water anomaly kg m**-2  
tciwa 171079 Total column ice water anomaly kg m**-2  
mx2t6a 171121 Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours anomaly K  
mn2t6a 171122 Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours anomaly K  
tcwa 171136 Total column water anomaly kg m**-2  
tcwva 171137 Total column water vapour anomaly kg m**-2  
stal1 171139 Soil temperature anomaly level 1 K  
sda 171141 Snow depth anomaly m of water equivalent  
msla 171151 Mean sea level pressure anomaly Pa  
tcca 171164 Total cloud cover anomaly (0 - 1)  
10ua 171165 10 metre U wind component anomaly m s**-1  
10va 171166 10 metre V wind component anomaly m s**-1  
2ta 171167 2 metre temperature anomaly K  
2da 171168 2 metre dewpoint temperature anomaly K  
mx2ta 171201 Maximum temperature at 2 metres anomaly K  
mn2ta 171202 Minimum temperature at 2 metres anomaly K  
sfara 173144 Snowfall (convective + stratiform) anomalous rate of accumulation m of water equivalent s**-1  
sundara 173189 Sunshine duration anomalous rate of accumulation dimensionless  
tpara 173228 Total precipitation anomalous rate of accumulation m s**-1  
VI-ii-b: Weekly mean anomalies of ensemble means - Pressure levels

Available at 1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 200 hPa unless otherwise specified.

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
strfa 171001 Stream function anomaly m**2 s**-1  
vpota 171002 Velocity potential anomaly m**2 s**-1  
ta 171130 Temperature anomaly K  
ua 171131 U component of wind anomaly m s**-1  
va 171132 V component of wind anomaly m s**-1  
gha 171156 Height anomaly m  
VI-iii: Weekly means of individual ensemble members (including re-forecast products)

VI-iii-a: Weekly means of individual ensemble member forecasts - single level

Short Name ID Long Name Description Units Additional information
rsn 33 Snow density This parameter is the mass of snow per cubic metre in the snow layer.

 

The ECMWF Integrated Forecast System (IFS) model represents snow as a single additional layer over the uppermost soil level. The snow may cover all or part of the grid box.

See further information on snow in the IFS.

 kg m**-3  
mx2t6 121 Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours The highest value of 2 metre temperature in the previous 6 hour period.

 

2m temperature is calculated by interpolating between the lowest model level and the Earth's surface, taking account of the atmospheric conditions. See further information.

This parameter has units of kelvin (K). Temperature measured in kelvin can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting 273.15.

 K  
mn2t6 122 Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours The lowest value of 2 metre temperature in the previous 6 hour period.

 

2m temperature is calculated by interpolating between the lowest model level and the Earth's surface, taking account of the atmospheric conditions. See further information.

This parameter has units of kelvin (K). Temperature measured in kelvin can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting 273.15.

 K  
z 129 Geopotential This parameter is the gravitational potential energy of a unit mass, at a particular location, relative to mean sea level. It is also the amount of work that would have to be done, against the force of gravity, to lift a unit mass to that location from mean sea level.

 

The geopotential height can be calculated by dividing the geopotential by the Earth's gravitational acceleration, g (=9.80665 m s-2). The geopotential height plays an important role in synoptic meteorology (analysis of weather patterns). Charts of geopotential height plotted at constant pressure levels (e.g., 300, 500 or 850 hPa) can be used to identify weather systems such as cyclones, anticyclones, troughs and ridges.

At the surface of the Earth, this parameter shows the variations in geopotential (height) of the surface, and is often referred to as the orography.

 m**2 s**-2  
stl1 139 Soil temperature level 1 This parameter is the temperature of the soil at level 1 (in the middle of layer 1).

 

The ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) has a four-layer representation of soil, where the surface is at 0cm:

Layer 1: 0 - 7cm
Layer 2: 7 - 28cm
Layer 3: 28 - 100cm
Layer 4: 100 - 289cm

Soil temperature is set at the middle of each layer, and heat transfer is calculated at the interfaces between them. It is assumed that there is no heat transfer out of the bottom of the lowest layer.

This parameter has units of Kelvin (K). Temperature measured in Kelvin can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting 273.15.

See further information.

 K  
sd 141 Snow depth This parameter is the depth of snow from the snow-covered area of a grid box.

 

Its units are metres of water equivalent, so it is the depth the water would have if the snow melted and was spread evenly over the whole grid box. The ECMWF Integrated Forecast System represents snow as a single additional layer over the uppermost soil level. The snow may cover all or part of the grid box.

See further information.

 m of water equivalent  
msl 151 Mean sea level pressure This parameter is the pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere adjusted to the height of mean sea level.

 

It is a measure of the weight that all the air in a column vertically above the area of Earth's surface would have at that point, if the point were located at the mean sea level. It is calculated over all surfaces - land, sea and in-land water.

Maps of mean sea level pressure are used to identify the locations of low and high pressure systems, often referred to as cyclones and anticyclones. Contours of mean sea level pressure also indicate the strength of the wind. Tightly packed contours show stronger winds.

The units of this parameter are pascals (Pa). Mean sea level pressure is often measured in hPa and sometimes is presented in the old units of millibars, mb (1 hPa = 1 mb = 100 Pa).

 Pa  
tcc 164 Total cloud cover This parameter is the proportion of a grid box covered by cloud. Total cloud cover is a single level field calculated from the cloud occurring at different model levels through the atmosphere. Assumptions are made about the degree of overlap/randomness between clouds at different heights.

 

Cloud fractions vary from 0 to 1.

 (0 - 1)  
10u 165 10 metre U wind component This parameter is the eastward component of the 10m wind. It is the horizontal speed of air moving towards the east, at a height of ten metres above the surface of the Earth, in metres per second.

 

Care should be taken when comparing this parameter with observations, because wind observations vary on small space and time scales and are affected by the local terrain, vegetation and buildings that are represented only on average in the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System.

This parameter can be combined with the V component of 10m wind to give the speed and direction of the horizontal 10m wind.

 m s**-1  
10v 166 10 metre V wind component This parameter is the northward component of the 10m wind. It is the horizontal speed of air moving towards the north, at a height of ten metres above the surface of the Earth, in metres per second.

 

Care should be taken when comparing this parameter with observations, because wind observations vary on small space and time scales and are affected by the local terrain, vegetation and buildings that are represented only on average in the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System.

This parameter can be combined with the U component of 10m wind to give the speed and direction of the horizontal 10m wind.

 m s**-1  
2t 167 2 metre temperature This parameter is the temperature of air at 2m above the surface of land, sea or in-land waters.

 

2m temperature is calculated by interpolating between the lowest model level and the Earth's surface, taking account of the atmospheric conditions. See further information .

This parameter has units of kelvin (K). Temperature measured in kelvin can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting 273.15.

 K  
2d 168 2 metre dewpoint temperature This parameter is the temperature to which the air, at 2 metres above the surface of the Earth, would have to be cooled for saturation to occur.

 

It is a measure of the humidity of the air. Combined with temperature and pressure, it can be used to calculate the relative humidity.

2m dew point temperature is calculated by interpolating between the lowest model level and the Earth's surface, taking account of the atmospheric conditions. See further information.This parameter has units of kelvin (K). Temperature measured in kelvin can be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting 273.15.

 K  
lsm 172 Land-sea mask This parameter is the proportion of land, as opposed to ocean or inland waters (lakes, reservoirs, rivers and coastal waters), in a grid box.
This parameter has values ranging between zero and one and is dimensionless.
In cycles of the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) from CY41R1 (introduced in May 2015) onwards, grid boxes where this parameter has a value above 0.5 can be comprised of a mixture of land and inland water but not ocean. Grid boxes with a value of 0.5 and below can only be comprised of a water surface. In the latter case, the lake cover is used to determine how much of the water surface is ocean or inland water.
In cycles of the IFS before CY41R1, grid boxes where this parameter has a value above 0.5 can only be comprised of land and those grid boxes with a value of 0.5 and below can only be comprised of ocean. In these older model cycles, there is no differentiation between ocean and inland water.		 (0 - 1)  
mtsfr 172144 Mean total snowfall rate This parameter is the mean rate of snowfall. It is accumulated snowfall divided by the length of the accumulation period, which depends on the data extracted.

 

This parameter is the sum of large-scale snowfall and convective snowfall. Large-scale snowfall is generated by the cloud scheme in the ECMWF Integrated Forecast System (IFS). The cloud scheme represents the formation and dissipation of clouds and large-scale snowfall due to changes in atmospheric quantities (such as pressure, temperature and moisture) predicted directly by the IFS at spatial scales of a grid box or larger. Convective snowfall is generated by the convection scheme in the IFS. The convection scheme represents convection at spatial scales smaller than the grid box. See further information.

The units are depth of water equivalent in metres which falls per second (i.e., the depth the melted snow would have if it were spread evenly over the grid box ).

Care should be taken when comparing model parameters with observations, because observations are often local to a particular point in space and time, rather than representing averages over a model grid box and model time step.

 m of water equivalent s**-1  
msdr 172189 Mean sunshine duration rate This parameter is the accumulated sunshine duration divided by the length of the accumulation period, which depends on the data extracted, giving the mean sunshine duration rate.

 

The sunshine duration is the length of time in which the direct solar (shortwave) radiation at the Earth's surface, falling on a plane perpendicular to the direction of the Sun, is greater than or equal to 120 W m-2.

The minimum solar intensity level of 120 W m-2 is defined by the World Meteorological Organisation and is consistent with observed values of sunshine duration from a Campbell-Stokes recorder (sometimes called a Stokes sphere) that can only measure moderately intense sunlight and brighter.

 s s**-1  
tp 228 Total precipitation This parameter is the accumulated liquid and frozen water, comprising rain and snow, that falls to the Earth's surface. It is the sum of large-scale precipitation and convective precipitation. Large-scale precipitation is generated by the cloud scheme in the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System (IFS). The cloud scheme represents the formation and dissipation of clouds and large-scale precipitation due to changes in atmospheric quantities (such as pressure, temperature and moisture) predicted directly by the IFS at spatial scales of the grid box or larger. Convective precipitation is generated by the convection scheme in the IFS, which represents convection at spatial scales smaller than the grid box. See further information. This parameter does not include fog, dew or the precipitation that evaporates in the atmosphere before it lands at the surface of the Earth.

 

This parameter is the total amount of water accumulated over a particular time period which depends on the data extracted. The units of this parameter are depth in metres of water equivalent. It is the depth the water would have if it were spread evenly over the grid box.

Care should be taken when comparing model parameters with observations, because observations are often local to a particular point in space and time, rather than representing averages over a model grid box.

 m  
100u 228246 100 metre U wind component This parameter is the eastward component of the 100 m wind. It is the horizontal speed of air moving towards the east, at a height of 100 metres above the surface of the Earth, in metres per second.

 

Care should be taken when comparing model parameters with observations, because observations are often local to a particular point in space and time, rather than representing averages over a model grid box and model time step.

This parameter can be combined with the northward component to give the speed and direction of the horizontal 100 m wind.

 m s**-1  
100v 228247 100 metre V wind component This parameter is the northward component of the 100 m wind. It is the horizontal speed of air moving towards the north, at a height of 100 metres above the surface of the Earth, in metres per second.

 

Care should be taken when comparing model parameters with observations, because observations are often local to a particular point in space and time, rather than representing averages over a model grid box and model time step.

This parameter can be combined with the eastward component to give the speed and direction of the horizontal 100 m wind.

 m s**-1  
VI-iii-b: Weekly means of individual ensemble member forecasts - Pressure levels

Available at 1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 200 hPa unless otherwise specified.

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
strf 1 Stream function m**2 s**-1  
vp 2 Velocity potential m**2 s**-1  
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
t 130 Temperature K  
u 131 U component of wind m s**-1  
v 132 V component of wind m s**-1  
gh 156 Geopotential Height gpm  
VI-iv: Weekly mean anomalies of individual ensemble members

VI-v-a: Individual forecast runs - Single level

Forecast ranges & resolution

Six 7-day ranges per run

  Forecast time ranges Resolution
Monday

0-168/168-336/336-504/504-672/672-840/840-1008
  • 0.4° x 0.4° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
  • On model (Octahedral) O320 grid (global or sub-area)
  • Spectral components (TCO319) for upper-air fields (global area only)
Tuesday 144-312/312-480/480-648/648-816/816-984
Wednesday 120-288/288-456/456-624/624-792/792-960
Thursday

96-264/264-432/432-600/600-768/768-936/936-1104
Friday 72-240/240-408/408-576/576-744/744-912/912-1080  
Saturday 48-216/216-384/384-552/552-720/720-888/888-1056  
Sunday 24-192/192-360/360-528/528-696/696-864/864-1032  

 

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
lsm 172 Land-sea mask (0 - 1)  
rsna 171033 Snow density anomaly kg m**-3  
mx2t6a 171121 Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours anomaly K  
mn2t6a 171122 Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours anomaly K  
stal1 171139 Soil temperature anomaly level 1 K  
sda 171141 Snow depth anomaly m of water equivalent  
msla 171151 Mean sea level pressure anomaly Pa  
tcca 171164 Total cloud cover anomaly (0 - 1)  
10ua 171165 10 metre U wind component anomaly m s**-1  
10va 171166 10 metre V wind component anomaly m s**-1  
2ta 171167 2 metre temperature anomaly K  
2da 171168 2 metre dewpoint temperature anomaly K  
sfara 173144 Snowfall (convective + stratiform) anomalous rate of accumulation m of water equivalent s**-1  
sundara 173189 Sunshine duration anomalous rate of accumulation dimensionless  
tpara 173228 Total precipitation anomalous rate of accumulation m s**-1  
100u 228246 100 metre U wind component m s**-1  
100v 228247 100 metre V wind component m s**-1  
VI-iv-b: Individual forecast runs - Pressure levels

Available at 1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 200 hPa unless otherwise specified.

Six 7-day ranges per run

  Forecast time ranges Resolution
Monday

0-168/168-336/336-504/504-672/672-840/840-1008
  • 0.4° x 0.4° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
  • On model (Octahedral) O320 grid (global or sub-area)
  • Spectral components (TCO319) for upper-air fields (global area only)
Tuesday 144-312/312-480/480-648/648-816/816-984
Wednesday 120-288/288-456/456-624/624-792/792-960
Thursday

96-264/264-432/432-600/600-768/768-936/936-1104
Friday 72-240/240-408/408-576/576-744/744-912/912-1080  
Saturday 48-216/216-384/384-552/552-720/720-888/888-1056  
Sunday 24-192/192-360/360-528/528-696/696-864/864-1032  

 

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
strfa 171001 Stream function anomaly m**2 s**-1  
vpota 171002 Velocity potential anomaly m**2 s**-1  
za 171129 Geopotential anomaly m**2 s**-2  
ta 171130 Temperature anomaly K  
ua 171131 U component of wind anomaly m s**-1  
va 171132 V component of wind anomaly m s**-1  
qa 171133 Specific humidity anomaly kg kg**-1  
gha 171156 Height anomaly m  
VI-v: Individual forecast runs (daily real-time and re-forecast products)

Forecast ranges & resolution

  Forecast time step Base times Resolution
T+0h to T+1104h 6-hourly 00 UTC
  • 0.4° x 0.4° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
  • On model (Octahedral) O320 grid (global or sub-area)
  • Spectral components (TCO319) for upper-air fields (global area only)

VI-v-a: Individual forecast runs - Single level 

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
sro 8 Surface runoff m  
ssro 9 Sub-surface runoff m  
ci 31 Sea ice area fraction (0 - 1)  
asn 32 Snow albedo (0 - 1)  
rsn 33 Snow density kg m**-3  
sst 34 Sea surface temperature K  
swvl1 39 Volumetric soil water layer 1 m**3 m**-3  
swvl2 40 Volumetric soil water layer 2 m**3 m**-3  
swvl3 41 Volumetric soil water layer 3 m**3 m**-3  
swvl4 42 Volumetric soil water layer 4 m**3 m**-3  
slt 43 Soil type ~  
dsrp 47 Direct solar radiation J m**-2  
10fg 49 10 metre wind gust since previous post-processing m s**-1  
uvb 57 Downward UV radiation at the surface J m**-2  
cape 59 Convective available potential energy J kg**-1  
sdfor 74 Standard deviation of filtered subgrid orography m  
tclw 78 Total column cloud liquid water kg m**-2  
tciw 79 Total column cloud ice water kg m**-2  
mx2t6 121 Maximum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours K  
mn2t6 122 Minimum temperature at 2 metres in the last 6 hours K  
10fg6 123 10 metre wind gust in the last 6 hours m s**-1  
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
sp 134 Surface pressure Pa  
tcw 136 Total column water kg m**-2  
tcwv 137 Total column water vapour kg m**-2  
stl1 139 Soil temperature level 1 K  
sd 141 Snow depth m of water equivalent  
lsp 142 Large-scale precipitation m  
cp 143 Convective precipitation m  
sf 144 Snowfall m of water equivalent  
sshf 146 Surface sensible heat flux J m**-2  
slhf 147 Surface latent heat flux J m**-2  
msl 151 Mean sea level pressure Pa  
gh 156 Geopotential Height gpm  
blh 159 Boundary layer height m  
sdor 160 Standard deviation of orography m  
isor 161 Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography ~  
anor 162 Angle of sub-gridscale orography radians  
slor 163 Slope of sub-gridscale orography ~  
tcc 164 Total cloud cover (0 - 1)  
10u 165 10 metre U wind component m s**-1  
10v 166 10 metre V wind component m s**-1  
2t 167 2 metre temperature K  
2d 168 2 metre dewpoint temperature K  
ssrd 169 Surface solar radiation downwards J m**-2  
stl2 170 Soil temperature level 2 K  
lsm 172 Land-sea mask (0 - 1)  
sr 173 Surface roughness m  
al 174 Albedo (0 - 1)  
strd 175 Surface thermal radiation downwards J m**-2  
ssr 176 Surface net solar radiation J m**-2  
str 177 Surface net thermal radiation J m**-2  
tsr 178 Top net solar radiation J m**-2  
ttr 179 Top net thermal radiation J m**-2  
ewss 180 Eastward turbulent surface stress N m**-2 s  
nsss 181 Northward turbulent surface stress N m**-2 s  
e 182 Evaporation m of water equivalent  
stl3 183 Soil temperature level 3 K  
sund 189 Sunshine duration s  
ro 205 Runoff m  
tp 228 Total precipitation m  
skt 235 Skin temperature K  
stl4 236 Soil temperature level 4 K  
vis 3020 Visibility m  
so 151130 Sea water practical salinity psu  
ocu 151131 Eastward sea water velocity m s**-1  
ocv 151132 Northward sea water velocity m s**-1  
zos 151145 Sea surface height m  
mld 151148 Mixed layer depth m  
t20d 151163 Depth of 20C isotherm m  
tav300 151164 Average potential temperature in the upper 300m degrees C  
sav300 151175 Average salinity in the upper 300m psu  
viwve 162071 Vertical integral of eastward water vapour flux kg m**-1 s**-1  
viwvn 162072 Vertical integral of northward water vapour flux kg m**-1 s**-1  
sithick 174098 Sea-ice thickness m  
aluvpi 210186 UV visible albedo for direct radiation, isotropic component (0 - 1)  
aluvpg 210188 UV visible albedo for direct radiation, geometric component (0 - 1)  
alnipi 210189 Near IR albedo for direct radiation, isotropic component (0 - 1)  
alnipv 210190 Near IR albedo for direct radiation, volumetric component (0 - 1)  
alnipg 210191 Near IR albedo for direct radiation, geometric component (0 - 1)  
cin 228001 Convective inhibition J kg**-1  
lmlt 228008 Lake mix-layer temperature K  
lmld 228009 Lake mix-layer depth m  
lblt 228010 Lake bottom temperature K  
ltlt 228011 Lake total layer temperature K  
lshf 228012 Lake shape factor dimensionless  
lict 228013 Lake ice surface temperature K  
licd 228014 Lake ice total depth m  
fdir 228021 Total sky direct solar radiation at surface J m**-2  
i10fg 228029 Instantaneous 10 metre wind gust m s**-1  
mxcapes6 228036 Maximum CAPES in the last 6 hours m**2 s**-2  
capes 228044 Convective available potential energy shear m**2 s**-2  
hcct 228046 Height of convective cloud top m  
hwbt0 228047 Height of zero-degree wet-bulb temperature m  
hwbt1 228048 Height of one-degree wet-bulb temperature m  
litoti 228050 Instantaneous total lightning flash density km**-2 day**-1  
litota6 228058 Averaged total lightning flash density in the last 6 hours km**-2 day**-1  
mxtpr6 228224 Maximum total precipitation rate in the last 6 hours kg m**-2 s**-1  
mntpr6 228225 Minimum total precipitation rate in the last 6 hours kg m**-2 s**-1  
200u 228239 200 metre U wind component m s**-1  
200v 228240 200 metre V wind component m s**-1  
200si 228241 200 metre wind speed m s**-1  
100u 228246 100 metre U wind component m s**-1  
100v 228247 100 metre V wind component m s**-1  
pev 228251 Potential evaporation m  
ceil 260109 Ceiling m  
kx 260121 K index K  
totalx 260123 Total totals index K  
VI-v-b: Individual forecast runs - Pressure levels

Available at 1000, 925, 850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 200 hPa unless otherwise specified.

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
strf 1 Stream function m**2 s**-1  
vp 2 Velocity potential m**2 s**-1  
z 129 Geopotential m**2 s**-2  
t 130 Temperature K  
u 131 U component of wind m s**-1  
v 132 V component of wind m s**-1  
q 133 Specific humidity kg kg**-1  
w 135 Vertical velocity Pa s**-1  
vo 138 Vorticity (relative) s**-1  
d 155 Divergence s**-1  
gh 156 Geopotential Height gpm  
VI-v-c: Individual forecast runs - Wave

Forecast ranges & resolution

  Forecast time step Base times Resolution
T+0h to T+360h 6-hourly 00 UTC
  • 0.25° x 0.25° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
T+366h to T+1104h 6-hourly 00 UTC
  • 0.5° x 0.5° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
weta 140098 Wave induced mean sea level correction m  
wraf 140099 Ratio of wave angular and frequency width dimensionless  
wnslc 140100 Number of events in freak waves statistics dimensionless  
utaua 140101 U-component of atmospheric surface momentum flux N m**-2  
vtaua 140102 V-component of atmospheric surface momentum flux N m**-2  
utauo 140103 U-component of surface momentum flux into ocean N m**-2  
vtauo 140104 V-component of surface momentum flux into ocean N m**-2  
wphio 140105 Wave turbulent energy flux into ocean W m**-2  
wefxm 140112 Wave energy flux magnitude W m**-1  
wefxd 140113 Wave energy flux mean direction Degree true  
h1012 140114 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 10 to 12 seconds m  
h1214 140115 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 12 to 14 seconds m  
h1417 140116 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 14 to 17 seconds m  
h1721 140117 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 17 to 21 seconds m  
h2125 140118 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 21 to 25 seconds m  
h2530 140119 Significant wave height of all waves with periods within the inclusive range from 25 to 30 seconds m  
sh10 140120 Significant wave height of all waves with period larger than 10s m  
swh1 140121 Significant wave height of first swell partition m  
mwd1 140122 Mean wave direction of first swell partition degrees  
mwp1 140123 Mean wave period of first swell partition s  
swh2 140124 Significant wave height of second swell partition m  
mwd2 140125 Mean wave direction of second swell partition degrees  
mwp2 140126 Mean wave period of second swell partition s  
swh3 140127 Significant wave height of third swell partition m  
mwd3 140128 Mean wave direction of third swell partition degrees  
mwp3 140129 Mean wave period of third swell partition s  
wss 140207 Wave Spectral Skewness dimensionless  
wstar 140208 Free convective velocity over the oceans m s**-1  
rhoao 140209 Air density over the oceans kg m**-3  
phiaw 140211 Normalized energy flux into waves dimensionless  
phioc 140212 Normalized energy flux into ocean dimensionless  
tauoc 140214 Normalized stress into ocean dimensionless  
ust 140215 U-component stokes drift m s**-1  
vst 140216 V-component stokes drift m s**-1  
tmax 140217 Period corresponding to maximum individual wave height s  
hmax 140218 Maximum individual wave height m  
wmb 140219 Model bathymetry m  
mp1 140220 Mean wave period based on first moment s  
mp2 140221 Mean zero-crossing wave period s  
wdw 140222 Wave spectral directional width dimensionless  
p1ww 140223 Mean wave period based on first moment for wind waves s  
p2ww 140224 Mean wave period based on second moment for wind waves s  
dwww 140225 Wave spectral directional width for wind waves dimensionless  
p1ps 140226 Mean wave period based on first moment for swell s  
p2ps 140227 Mean wave period based on second moment for swell s  
dwps 140228 Wave spectral directional width for swell dimensionless  
swh 140229 Significant height of combined wind waves and swell m  
mwd 140230 Mean wave direction Degree true  
pp1d 140231 Peak wave period s  
mwp 140232 Mean wave period s  
cdww 140233 Coefficient of drag with waves dimensionless  
shww 140234 Significant height of wind waves m  
mdww 140235 Mean direction of wind waves degrees  
mpww 140236 Mean period of wind waves s  
shts 140237 Significant height of total swell m  
mdts 140238 Mean direction of total swell degrees  
mpts 140239 Mean period of total swell s  
msqs 140244 Mean square slope of waves dimensionless  
wind 140245 10 metre wind speed m s**-1  
dwi 140249 10 metre wind direction degrees  
wsk 140252 Wave spectral kurtosis dimensionless  
bfi 140253 Benjamin-Feir index dimensionless  
wsp 140254 Wave spectral peakedness dimensionless  
VI-vi: Probabilities (weekly products)

Product resolution

  • 0.4° x 0.4° lat/long grid or any multiple thereof (global or sub-area)
  • On model (Octahedral) O320 grid (global or sub-area)

Forecast ranges

Six 7-day ranges per run

  Forecast time ranges Base times
Monday

0-168/168-336/336-504/504-672/672-840/840-1008

 00 UTC
Tuesday 144-312/312-480/480-648/648-816/816-984  
Wednesday 144-312/312-480/480-648/648-816/816-984  
Thursday

96-264/264-432/432-600/600-768/768-936/936-1104

 00 UTC
Friday 72-240/240-408/408-576/576-744/744-912/912-1080  
Saturday 48-216/216-384/384-552/552-720/720-888/888-1056  
Sunday 24-192/192-360/360-528/528-696/696-864/864-1032  

 VI-vi-a: Probabilities - weekly averaged

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
2tag2 131001 2m temperature anomaly of at least +2K %  
2tag1 131002 2m temperature anomaly of at least +1K %  
2tag0 131003 2m temperature anomaly of at least 0K %  
2talm1 131004 2m temperature anomaly of at most -1K %  
2talm2 131005 2m temperature anomaly of at most -2K %  
tpag20 131006 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 20 mm %  
tpag10 131007 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 10 mm %  
tpag0 131008 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 0 mm %  
stag0 131009 Surface temperature anomaly of at least 0K %  
mslag0 131010 Mean sea level pressure anomaly of at least 0 Pa %  
VI-vi-b Probabilities - weekly accumulated

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
tpag20 131006 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 20 mm %  
tpag10 131007 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 10 mm %  
tpag0 131008 Total precipitation anomaly of at least 0 mm %  
VI-vi-c: Probabilities - Probability distributions

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
2tp 131167 2 metre temperature probability %  
tpp 131228 Total precipitation probability %  
VI-vi-d: Probabilities - Probability boundaries

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
2ta 171167 2 metre temperature anomaly K  
tpara 173228 Total precipitation anomalous rate of accumulation m s**-1  
VI-vii: Extreme Forecast Index (EFI) and Shift of Tails (SOT)

VI-vii-a: Extreme Forecast Index (EFI) (Forecast)

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
2ti 132167 2 metre temperature index (-1 to 1)  
tpi 132228 Total precipitation index (-1 to 1)  
VI-vii-b: Shift of Tails (SOT) (Forecast)

Short Name ID Long Name Units Additional information
2ti 132167 2 metre temperature index (-1 to 1)  
tpi 132228 Total precipitation index (-1 to 1)  

Last updated 09-09-2020

Type:
Real-time
Range:
Extended (30 days)