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MesoWest Data Download Variables
MesoWest Data Download Variables

This table describes the data variables seen in MesoWest download products.

Variable Description English Units Metric Units
ALR unknown
ALTI Altimeter  in  mb
BLKC Black Carbon Concentration  ug/m3  ug/m3
CHC1 Cloud_layer_1 height/coverage
CHC2 Cloud_layer_2 height/coverage
CHC3 Cloud_layer_3 height/coverage
CIG Ceiling  feet  meters
CSLR Clear Sky Solar Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
CSYH High_cloud symbol
CSYL Low_cloud symbol
CSYM Mid_cloud symbol
DABL Derived Aerosol Boundary Layer Depth  feet  meters
DIRS Sonic_Wind Direction ° °
DRCT Wind Direction ° °
DWPF Dewpoint ° F ° C
ECON Electric Conductivity  dS/m  dS/m
ERRR Sensor Error Code    
ESNR Estimated Snowfall_Rate  in/hr  cm/hr
EVAP Evapotranspiration  in  mm
FFWI Fosberg Fire Weather Index    
FILT Filter Percentage % %
FLOW Air_Flow Rate  liters/min  liters/min
FM Fuel Moisture  gm  gm
FT Fuel Temperature ° F ° C
GRIP Grip_2 Level_of_Grip    
GUST Wind Gust  mph  m/s
HFLX Vertical Heat_Flux  m/s C  m/s C
HI24 24 Hr High Temperature ° F ° C
HI6 6 Hr High Temperature ° F ° C
HSUN Hours of sun
IFRC Grip_1 Ice_Friction_Code    
INLW Incoming Longwave Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
INRH Internal Relative_Humidity % %
ITMP Air_Flow Temperature ° F ° C
LO24 24 Hr Low Temperature ° F ° C
LO6 6 Hr Low Temperature ° F ° C
MDIR Wind Direction ° °
MDWP Dew Point ° F ° C
MELV Elevation  ft  m
MFLX Vertical Moisture_Flux  m/s g/m**3  m/s g/m**3
MGPH Geopotential Height  m
MGST Wind Gust  mph  m/s
MLAT Latitude
MLON Longitude
MPRS Pressure  in ° F  mb
MRH Relative Humidity % %
MSKT Wind Speed  mph  m/s
MSO2 Soil Moisture_2 % %
MSOI Soil Moisture % %
MSTD Moisture Standard_Deviation  g/m**3  g/m**3
MTMP Temperature ° F ° C
MTVR Virtual Temperature  ft ° C
NETL Net Longwave Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
NETR Net Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
NETS Net Shortwave Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
OTOT Sonic_Obs Total    
OUTL Outgoing Longwave Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
OUTS Outgoing Shortwave Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
OZNE Ozone Concentration  ppb  ppb
P00Z Precipitation_since 00_UTC  in  cm
P01I Precipitation 1hr  in  cm
P01M Precipitation 1hr manual  in  cm
P03D Pressure Tendency  in  mb
P03I Precipitation 3hr  in  cm
P03M Precipitation 3hr manual  in  cm
P05I Precipitation 5min  in  cm
P05M Precipitation 5min manual  in  cm
P06I Precipitation 6hr  in  cm
P06M Precipitation 6hr manual  in  cm
P10I Precipitation 10min  in  cm
P10M Precipitation 10min manual  in  cm
P15I Precipitation 15min  in  cm
P15M Precipitation 15min manual  in  cm
P1MI Precipitation 1min  in  cm
P24I Precipitation 24hr  in  cm
P24M Precipitation 24hr manual  in  cm
P30I Precipitation 30 min  in  cm
PACM Precipitation smoothed  in  cm
PCHA Pressure change
PCPR Precipitation Rate  in/hr  cm/hr
PDIR Peak_Wind Direction &#176 &#176
PEAK Peak_Wind Speed  mph  m/s
PERM Permittivity    
PLDR Platform True_Direction ° °
PLSP Platform True_Speed  mph  m/s
PM25 PM_2.5 Concentration  ug/m3  ug/m3
PMCN Particulate Concentration  ug/m3  ug/m3
PMID Precipitation_since local_midnight  in  cm
PMSL Sea_level pressure  in  mb
PREC Precipitation accumulated  in  cm
PREM Precipitation manual  in  cm
PRES Pressure  in  mb
PSTM Precipitation storm
PSWD Primary_Swell Wave_Direction ° °
PSWH Primary_Swell Wave_Height  ft  m
PSWP Primary_Swell Wave_Period  sec  sec
PWVP Precipitable water vapor  in  cm
QFLG Quality check flag
RELH Relative Humidity % %
RNUM Road sensor number
RNWG Precipitation (weighing_gauge)  in  cm
RSS Road_Surface Conditions
SACM Snow smoothed  in  cm
SINT Snow interval  in  cm
SKNT Wind Speed  mph  m/s
SLVL Surface Level  in  cm
SNOM Snow manual  in  cm
SNOW Snow depth  in  cm
SOLR Solar Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
SPAR Photosynthetically Active Radiation  umo  umo
SPDS Sonic_Wind Speed  mph  m/s
SSTM Snowfall  in  cm
SSWD Secondary_Swell Wave_Direction ° °
SSWH Secondary_Swell Wave_Height  ft  m
SSWP Secondary_Swell Wave_Period  sec  sec
STEN Soil Moisture tension  centibar  centibar
T10M Air_Temperature at_10_meters ° F ° C
T182 18_Inch Soil_Temperature2 ° F ° C
T18I 18_Inch Soil_Temperature ° F ° C
T20I 20_Inch Soil_Temperature ° F ° C
T2M Air_Temperature at_2_meters ° F ° C
TFZ Road_Freezing Temperature ° F ° C
TGND Surface Temperature ° F ° C
TIC Temperature in_case ° F ° C
TIDN Tide Indicator
TIDP Tide Departure  ft  m
TIR IR_Soil Temperature ° F ° C
TLKE Water Temperature ° F ° C
TLRW Water Temperature ° F ° C
TMPF Temperature ° F ° C
TRD Road Temperature ° F ° C
TSNC Sonic Temperature ° F ° C
TSO2 Soil Temperature_2 ° F ° C
TSO3 Soil Temperature_3 ° F ° C
TSO4 Soil Temperature_4 ° F ° C
TSOI Soil Temperature ° F ° C
TSRD Road Subsurface Temperature ° F ° C
TSTD Temperature Standard_Deviation ° C ° C
USTD Zonal_Wind Standard_Deviation  m/s  m/s
USTR Friction Velocity  m/s  m/s
UVIN Incoming UV Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
UVOT Outgoing UV Radiation  W/m*m  W/m*m
VOLT Battery voltage  volt  volt
VSBY Visibility  miles  km
VSTD Meridional_Wind Standard_Deviation  m/s  m/s
WARN Sonic Warnings    
WEQS Snow water equivalent  in  cm
WHGT Wave Height  ft  m
WNUM Weather conditions
WPER Wave Period  sec  sec
WRAT SIGW/USTR    
WSNC Vertical_Velocity  m/s  m/s
WSTD Vertical_Wind Standard_Deviation  m/s  m/s

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