gentooboontoo-gphys 0.6.1.3

data/lib/numru/gphys/grib_params.rb

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+CENTERS = {
+  0 => "Not defined",
+  7 => "US Weather Service - National Met. Center",
+  8 => "US Weather Service - NWS Telecomms Gateway",
+  9 => "US Weather Service - Field Stations",
+  34 => "Japanese Meteorological Agency - Tokyo",
+  52 => "National Hurricane Center, Miami",
+  54 => "Canadian Meteorological Service - Montreal",
+  57 => "U.S. Air Force - Global Weather Center",
+  58 => "US Navy - Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center",
+  59 => "NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder CO",
+  74 => "U.K. Met Office - Bracknell",
+  85 => "French Weather Service - Toulouse",
+  97 => "European Space Agency (ESA)",
+  98 => "European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - Reading",
+  99 => "DeBilt, Netherlands"
+}
+GRIDS = {
+  21 => [ [5.0,2.5], [[0,180],[0,90]], [[37],[36,"pole"]], 1333],
+  22 => [ [5.0,2.5], [[-180,0],[0,90]], [[37],[36,"pole"]], 1333],
+  23 => [ [5.0,2.5], [[0,180], [-90,0]], [["pole",37],[36]], 1333],
+  24 => [ [5.0,2.5], [[-180,0],[-90,0]], [["pole",37],[36]], 1333],
+  25 => [ [5.0,5.0], [[0,355],[0,90]], [[72],[18,"pole"]], 1297], 
+  26 => [ [5.0,5.0], [[0,355],[-90,0]], [["pole",72],[18]], 1297],
+  61 => [ [2.0,2.0], [[0,180],[0,90]], [[91],[45,"pole"]], 4096],
+  62 => [ [2.0,2.0], [[-180,0],[0,90]], [[91],[45,"pole"]], 4096],
+      63 => [ [2.0,2.0], [[0,180],[-90,0]], [["pole",91],[45]], 4096],
+  64 => [ [2.0,2.0], [[-180,0],[-90,0]], [["pole",91],[45]], 4096],
+  255 => [ nil, nil, nil,  nil]
+}
+GRID_TYPES = {
+  0 => "Latitude/Longitude Grid also called Equidistant Cylindrical or Plate Carree projection grid",
+  1 => "Mercator Projection Grid",
+  2 => "Gnomonic Projection Grid",
+  3 => "Lambert Conformal, secant or tangent, conical or bipolar (normal or oblique) Projection Grid",
+  4 => "Gaussian Latitude/Longitude Grid",
+  5 => "Polar Stereographic Projection Grid",
+  13 => "Oblique Lambert conformal, secant or tangent, conical or bipolar, projection",
+  50 => "Spherical Harmonic Coefficients",
+  90 => "Space view perspective or orthographic grid"
+}
+Z_TYPES = {
+  1 => ["surface (of the Earth, which includes sea surface)", "sfc"],
+  2 => ["cloud base level", "clbs"],
+  3 => ["cloud top level", "cltp"],
+  4 => ["0 deg (C) isotherm level", "frzlvl"],
+  5 => ["adiabatic condensation level(parcel lifted from surface)", "adcn"],
+  6 => ["maximum wind speed level", "maxwind"],
+  7 => ["tropopause level", "trop"],
+  8 => ["Nominal top of atmosphere", "topa"],
+  9 => ["Sea bottom", "sbot"],
+  20 => ["isothermal level", "isot"],
+  100 => ["isobaric level", "level"],
+  101 => ["layer between two isobaric levels", "liso"],
+  102 => ["mean sea level", "msl"],
+  103 => ["fixed height level", "fh"],
+  104 => ["layer between two height levels above msl", "lfhm"],
+  105 => ["fixed height above ground", "fhg"],
+  106 => ["layer between two height levels above ground", "lfhg"],
+  107 => ["sigma level", "sigma"],
+  108 => ["layer between two sigma levels", "ls"],
+  109 => ["Hybrid level", "hybr"],
+  110 => ["layer between two hybrid levels", "lhyb"],
+  111 => ["depth below land surface", "bls"],
+  112 => ["layer between two depths below land surface", "lbls"],
+  113 => ["isentropic (theta) level", "isen"],
+  114 => ["layer between two isentropic levels", "lisn"],
+  116 => ["layer between two isobaric surfaces above ground", "lisg"],
+  117 => ["potential vorticity surface", "pvs"],
+  119 => ["ETA level", "eta"],
+  120 => ["layer between two ETA levels", "leta"],
+  121 => ["layer between two isobaric surfaces (high precision)", "lish"],
+  125 => ["Height level above ground (heigh precision)", "fhgh"],
+  128 => ["layer between two sigma levels (high precision)", "lsh"],
+  141 => ["layer between two isobaric surfaces (mixed precision)", "lism"],
+  160 => ["depth below sea level", "dbs"],
+  200 => ["entire atmosphere considered as a single layer", "atm"],
+  201 => ["entire ocean considered as single layer", "ocn"],
+  204 => ["highest tropospheric freezing level", "htfl"],
+  212 => ["low cloud bottom", "lcb"],
+  213 => ["low cloud top", "lct"],
+  214 => ["low cloud layer", "lcl"],
+  222 => ["middle cloud bottom", "mcb"],
+  223 => ["middle cloud top", "mct"],
+  224 => ["middle cloud layer", "mcl"],
+  232 => ["high cloud bottom", "hcb"],
+  233 => ["high cloud top", "hct"],
+  234 => ["high cloud layer", "hcl"],
+  242 => ["convect cloud bottom", "ccb"],
+  243 => ["convect cloud top", "cct"],
+  244 => ["convect cloud layer", "ccl"],
+  246 => ["maximum equivalent potential temperature pressure", "meptp"],
+  247 => ["equilibrium level height", "elh"],
+}
+Z_LEVELS = {
+  100 => [{"name"=>"pressure","units"=>"hPa"}],
+  101 => [{"name"=>"pressure of top","units"=>"kPa"},
+    {"name"=>"pressure of botton","units"=>"kPa"}],
+  103 => [{"name"=>"height above MSL","units"=>"m"}],
+  104 => [{"name"=>"height of top above MSL","units"=>"hm"},
+    {"name"=>"height of bottom above MSL","units"=>"hm"}],
+  105 => [{"name"=>"height","units"=>"m"}],
+  106 => [{"name"=>"height of top above ground","units"=>"hm"},
+    {"name"=>"height of bottom above ground","units"=>"hm"}],
+  107 => [{"name"=>"sigma value","units"=>"1/10000"}],
+  108 => [{"name"=>"sigma value at top","units"=>"1/100"},
+    {"name"=>"sigma value at bottom","units"=>"1/100"}],
+  109 => [{"name"=>"level number"}],
+  110 => [{"name"=>"level number of top"},
+    {"name"=>"level number of bottom"}],
+  111 => [{"name"=>"depth","units"=>"cm"}],
+  112 => [{"name"=>"depth of upper surface","units"=>"cm"},
+    {"name"=>"depth of lower surface","units"=>"cm"}],
+  113 => [{"name"=>"potential temperature","units"=>"K"}],
+  114 => [{"name"=>"475K minus theta of top","units"=>"K"},
+    {"name"=>"475K minus theta of bottom","units"=>"K"}],
+  116 => [{"name"=>"pressure of top above ground", "units"=>"hPa"},
+    {"name"=>"pressure of bottom above ground", "units"=>"hPa"}],
+  117 => [{"name"=>"PV unit", "units"=>"1/1000000Km2/kg/s"}],
+  119 => [{"name"=>"ETA value", "units"=>"1/10000"}],
+  120 => [{"name"=>"ETA level of top", "units"=>"1/100"},
+    {"name"=>"ETA level of bottom", "units"=>"1/100"}],
+  121 => [{"name="=>"1100hPa minus pressure of top","units"=>"hPa"},
+    {"name"=>"1100hPa minus pressure of bottom","units"=>"hPa"}],
+  125 => [{"name"=>"height","units"=>"cm"}],
+  128 => [{"name"=>"1.1 minus sigma of top","units"=>"1/1000"},
+    {"name"=>"1.1 minus sigma of bottom","units"=>"1/1000"}],
+  141 => [{"name"=>"pressure of top","units"=>"kPa"},
+    {"name"=>"pressure of bottom","units"=>"kPa"}],
+  160 => [{"name"=>"depth","units"=>"m"}],
+}
+TIME_UNITS = {
+  0 => "minute",
+  1 => "hour",
+  2 => "day",
+  3 => "month",
+  4 => "year",
+  5 => "decade",
+  6 => "normal (30 years)",
+  7 => "century",
+  254 => "second"
+}
+D19000101 = Date.new(1900,1,1)
+
+
+## Paramete Constants
+PARAM_UNKNOWN = 0
+PARAM_PRESSURE = 1
+PARAM_PMSL = 2
+PARAM_PTND = 3
+#PARAM_ICAHT = 4
+# 5
+PARAM_GPT = 6
+PARAM_GPT_HGT = 7
+PARAM_GEOM_HGT = 8
+PARAM_HSTDV = 9
+PARAM_TOZNE = 10
+PARAM_TEMP = 11
+PARAM_VTEMP = 12
+PARAM_POT_TEMP = 13
+PARAM_APOT_TEMP = 14
+PARAM_MAX_TEMP = 15
+PARAM_MIN_TEMP = 16
+PARAM_DP_TEMP = 17
+PARAM_DP_DEP = 18
+PARAM_LAPSE = 19
+PARAM_VIS = 20
+PARAM_RAD1 = 21
+PARAM_RAD2 = 22
+PARAM_RAD3 = 23
+#PARAM_PLI = 24
+PARAM_TANOM = 25
+PARAM_PANOM = 26
+PARAM_ZANOM = 27
+PARAM_WAV1 = 28
+PARAM_WAV2 = 29
+PARAM_WAV3 = 30
+PARAM_WND_DIR = 31
+PARAM_WND_SPEED = 32
+PARAM_U_WIND = 33
+PARAM_V_WIND = 34
+PARAM_STRM_FUNC = 35
+PARAM_VPOT = 36
+PARAM_MNTSF = 37
+PARAM_SIG_VEL = 38
+PARAM_VERT_VEL = 39
+PARAM_GEOM_VEL = 40
+PARAM_ABS_VOR = 41
+PARAM_ABS_DIV = 42
+PARAM_REL_VOR = 43
+PARAM_REL_DIV = 44
+PARAM_U_SHR = 45
+PARAM_V_SHR = 46
+PARAM_CRNT_DIR = 47
+PARAM_CRNT_SPD = 48
+PARAM_U_CRNT = 49
+PARAM_V_CRNT = 50
+PARAM_SPEC_HUM = 51
+PARAM_REL_HUM = 52
+PARAM_HUM_MIX = 53
+PARAM_PR_WATER = 54
+PARAM_VAP_PR = 55
+PARAM_SAT_DEF = 56
+PARAM_EVAP = 57
+PARAM_C_ICE = 58
+PARAM_PRECIP_RT = 59
+PARAM_THND_PROB = 60
+PARAM_PRECIP_TOT = 61
+PARAM_PRECIP_LS = 62
+PARAM_PRECIP_CN = 63
+PARAM_SNOW_RT = 64
+PARAM_SNOW_WAT = 65
+PARAM_SNOW = 66
+PARAM_MIXED_DPTH = 67
+PARAM_TT_DEPTH = 68
+PARAM_MT_DEPTH = 69
+PARAM_MTD_ANOM = 70
+PARAM_CLOUD = 71
+PARAM_CLOUD_CN = 72
+PARAM_CLOUD_LOW = 73
+PARAM_CLOUD_MED = 74
+PARAM_CLOUD_HI = 75
+PARAM_CLOUD_WAT = 76
+#PARAM_BLI = 77
+PARAM_SNO_C = 78
+PARAM_SNO_L = 79
+PARAM_SEA_TEMP = 80
+PARAM_LAND_MASK = 81
+PARAM_SEA_MEAN = 82
+PARAM_SRF_RN = 83
+PARAM_ALBEDO = 84
+PARAM_SOIL_TEMP = 85
+PARAM_SOIL_MST = 86
+PARAM_VEG = 87
+PARAM_SAL = 88
+PARAM_DENS = 89
+PARAM_WATR = 90
+PARAM_ICE_CONC = 91
+PARAM_ICE_THICK = 92
+PARAM_ICE_DIR = 93
+PARAM_ICE_SPD = 94
+PARAM_ICE_U = 95
+PARAM_ICE_V = 96
+PARAM_ICE_GROWTH = 97
+PARAM_ICE_DIV = 98
+PARAM_SNO_M = 99
+PARAM_WAVE_HGT = 100
+PARAM_SEA_DIR = 101
+PARAM_SEA_HGT = 102
+PARAM_SEA_PER = 103
+PARAM_SWELL_DIR = 104
+PARAM_SWELL_HGT = 105
+PARAM_SWELL_PER = 106
+PARAM_WAVE_DIR = 107
+PARAM_WAVE_PER = 108
+PARAM_WAVE2_DIR = 109
+PARAM_WAVE2_PER = 110
+PARAM_RDN_SWSRF = 111
+PARAM_RDN_LWSRF = 112
+PARAM_RDN_SWTOP = 113
+PARAM_RDN_LWTOP = 114
+PARAM_RDN_LW = 115
+PARAM_RDN_SW = 116
+PARAM_RDN_GLBL = 117
+#PARAM_BRTMP = 118
+#PARAM_LWRAD = 119
+#PARAM_SWRAD = 120
+PARAM_LAT_HT = 121
+PARAM_SEN_HT = 122
+PARAM_BL_DISS = 123
+PARAM_U_FLX = 124
+PARAM_V_FLX = 125
+PARAM_WMIXE = 126
+PARAM_IMAGE = 127
+
+
+## GRIB EDITION 0
+PARAM_VERT_SHR = 1000
+PARAM_CON_PRECIP = 1001
+PARAM_PRECIP = 1002
+PARAM_NCON_PRECIP = 1003
+PARAM_SST_WARM = 1004
+PARAM_UND_ANOM = 1005
+PARAM_SEA_TEMP_0 = 1006
+PARAM_PRESSURE_D = 1007
+PARAM_GPT_THICK = 1008
+PARAM_GPT_HGT_D = 1009
+PARAM_GEOM_HGT_D = 1010
+PARAM_TEMP_D = 1011
+PARAM_REL_HUM_D = 1012
+PARAM_LIFT_INDX = 1013
+PARAM_LIFT_INDX4 = 1014
+PARAM_LIFT_INDX_D = 1015
+PARAM_REL_VOR_D = 1016
+PARAM_ABS_VOR_D = 1017
+PARAM_VERT_VEL_D = 1018
+PARAM_SEA_TEMP_D = 1019
+PARAM_SST_ANOM = 1020
+PARAM_QUAL_IND = 1021
+PARAM_GPT_DEP = 1022
+PARAM_PRESSURE_DEP = 1023
+PARAM_LAST_ENTRY = 1024
+PARAM_LN_PRES = 1025
+
+## NCEP
+PARAM_LFT_X = 2131
+PARAM_4LFTX = 2132
+PARAM_VW_SH = 2136
+PARAM_SOILW = 2144
+PARAM_CLWMR = 2153
+PARAM_O3MR = 2154
+PARAM_CIN = 2156
+PARAM_CAPE = 2157
+PARAM_HPBL = 2221
+PARAM_5WAVH = 2222
+PARAM_5WAVA = 2230
+
+## ECMWF 128
+PARAM_EQPT_TEMP = 3004
+PARAM_SEPT_TEMP = 3005
+PARAM_U_DIV_WND = 3011
+PARAM_V_DIV_WND = 3012
+PARAM_U_ROT_WND = 3013
+PARAM_V_ROT_WND = 3014
+PARAM_UBC_TEMP = 3021
+PARAM_UB_PRES = 3022
+PARAM_UB_DIV = 3023
+PARAM_LAKE_COV = 3026
+PARAM_LVEG_COV = 3027
+PARAM_HVEG_COV = 3028
+PARAM_TYP_LVEG = 3029
+PARAM_TYP_HVEG = 3030
+PARAM_ICE_COV = 3031
+PARAM_SNOW_ALBD = 3032
+PARAM_SNOW_DENS = 3033
+PARAM_SEASRF_TEMP = 3034
+PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP = 3035
+PARAM_SOIL_WATER = 3039
+PARAM_TYP_SOIL = 3043
+PARAM_SNOW_EVAP = 3044
+
+PARAM_SOL_DUR = 3045
+PARAM_RND_SOL_DIR = 3047
+PARAM_STRESS_SRF = 3048
+PARAM_WNDGUST = 3049
+PARAM_PRECIP_LS_FRAC = 3050
+
+PARAM_MNTPOT = 3053
+
+PARAM_POT_VOR = 3060
+
+PARAM_ATM_TIDE = 3127
+PARAM_BUDG_VAL = 3128
+
+PARAM_WATER_TOT = 3136
+PARAM_WATV_TOT = 3137
+
+PARAM_SOIL_WET = 3140
+
+PARAM_SNOW_FALL = 3144
+
+PARAM_CHNK = 3148
+PARAM_RDN_SRF = 3149
+PARAM_RDN_TOP = 3150
+
+PARAM_HT_SW = 3153
+PARAM_HT_LW = 3154
+
+PARAM_BL_HGT = 3159
+PARAM_ORG_STDV = 3160
+PARAM_SGORG_ANIS = 3161
+PARAM_SGORG_ANGL = 3162
+PARAM_SGORG_SLOP = 3163
+
+PARAM_RND_SOL_SRFD = 3169
+
+PARAM_ALBEDO_F = 3174
+PARAM_RDN_THE_SRFD = 3175
+PARAM_RDN_SOL_SRF = 3176
+PARAM_RDN_THE_SRF = 3177
+PARAM_RDN_SOL_TOP = 3178
+PARAM_RDN_THE_TOP = 3179
+PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF = 3180
+PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF = 3181
+
+PARAM_SUN_DUR = 3189
+PARAM_ORG_EW_VARI = 3190
+PARAM_ORG_NS_VARI = 3191
+PARAM_ORG_NWSE_VARI = 3192
+PARAM_ORG_NESW_VARI = 3193
+PARAM_BRIT_TEMP = 3194
+PARAM_STRESS_LAT_GWAVE = 3195
+PARAM_STRESS_MER_GWAVE = 3196
+PARAM_GW_DISS  = 3197
+PARAM_SKIN_RESV = 3198
+PARAM_VEG_FRAC = 3199
+PARAM_ORG_VARI = 3200
+
+PARAM_OZON_MIX = 3203
+PARAM_PRECIP_WGT = 3204
+PARAM_RUNOFF = 3205
+PARAM_OZON_TOT = 3206
+
+PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_TOP = 3208
+PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_TOP = 3209
+PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_SRF = 3210
+PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_SRF = 3211
+PARAM_SOL_INSL = 3212
+
+PARAM_DHT_RDN = 3214
+PARAM_DHT_VDIFS = 3215
+PARAM_DHT_CUMCONV = 3216
+PARAM_DHT_LSCND = 3217
+PARAM_VDIFS_ZWND = 3218
+PARAM_VDIFS_MWND = 3219
+PARAM_DTND_EW_GWAVE = 3220
+PARAM_DTND_NS_GWAVE = 3221
+PARAM_CTND_ZWND = 3222
+PARAM_CTND_MWND = 3223
+PARAM_VDIFS_HUM = 3224
+PARAM_HTND_CUMCONV = 3225
+PARAM_HTND_LSCND = 3226
+PARAM_CNG_NHUM = 3227
+
+PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF_IN = 3229
+PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF_IN = 3230
+PARAM_HT_SRF_IN = 3231
+PARAM_MST_IN = 3232
+PARAM_APP_HUM_SRF = 3233
+PARAM_LRGN_HT_SRF = 3234
+PARAM_SKIN_TEMP = 3235
+
+PARAM_SNOW_TEMP = 3238
+PARAM_SNOW_FALL_CONV = 3239
+PARAM_SNOW_FALL_LS = 3240
+PARAM_CLOUD_TND = 3241
+PARAM_LW_TND = 3242
+PARAM_ALBEDO_FC = 3243
+PARAM_RGN_SRF_FC = 3244
+PARAM_RGN_NT_SRF_FC = 3245
+PARAM_CLOUD_LIQ = 3246
+PARAM_CLOUD_ICE = 3247
+PARAM_CLOUD_F = 3248
+PARAM_ICE_TND = 3249
+PARAM_ICE_AGE = 3250
+PARAM_TND_TEMP_AD = 3251
+PARAM_TND_HUM_AD = 3252
+PARAM_TND_ZWND_AD = 3253
+PARAM_TND_MWND_AD = 3254
+
+
+## ECMWF 128
+PARAM_WATV_EFLX = 4071
+PARAM_WATV_NFLX = 4072
+PARAM_DIV_MST_FLX = 4084
+
+
+
+NAMES_UNITS = {
+  PARAM_UNKNOWN => ["unknown", "dat", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_PRESSURE => ["Pressure", "PRES", "Pa" ,"air_pressure"],
+  PARAM_PMSL => ["Pressure reduced to MSL", "PRMSL", "Pa" , "air_pressure_at_sea_level"],
+  PARAM_PTND => ["Pressure tendency", "PTEND", "Pa/s", "tendency_of_air_pressure"],
+#  PARAM_ICAHT => nil,
+  PARAM_GPT => ["Geopotential", "GP", "m2/s2", "geopotential"],
+  PARAM_GPT_HGT => ["Geopotential height", "HGTZ", "Gpm", "geopotential_height"],
+  PARAM_GEOM_HGT => ["Geometric height", "DIST", "M", "altitude"],
+  PARAM_HSTDV => ["Standard deviation of height", "HSTDV", "M", "equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_o3_content"],
+  PARAM_TOZNE => ["Total ozone", "TOZNE", "Dobson", "equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_o3_content"],
+  PARAM_TEMP => ["Temperature", "TMP", "K", "air_temperature"],
+  PARAM_VTEMP => ["Virtual temperature", "VTMP", "K", "virtual_temperature"],
+  PARAM_POT_TEMP => ["Potential temperature", "POT", "K", "air_potential_temperature"],
+  PARAM_APOT_TEMP => ["Pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature", "EPOT", "K", "pseudo_equivalent_potential_temperature"],
+  PARAM_MAX_TEMP => ["Maximum temperature", "TMAX", "K", "air_temperature with a cell_methods attribute including time: maximum within days."],
+  PARAM_MIN_TEMP => ["Minimum temperature", "TMIN", "K", "air_temperature with a cell_methods attribute including time: minimum within days."],
+  PARAM_DP_TEMP => ["Dew point temperature", "TPD", "K", "dew_point_temperature"],
+  PARAM_DP_DEP => ["Dew point depression (or deficit)", "DEPR", "K", "dew_point_depression"],
+  PARAM_LAPSE => ["Lapse rate", "LAPR", "K/m", "air_temperature_lapse_rate"],
+  PARAM_VIS => ["Visibility", "VISIB", "M", "visibility_in_air"],
+  PARAM_RAD1 => ["Radar Spectra (1)", "RDSP1", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_RAD2 => ["Radar Spectra (2)", "RDSP2", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_RAD3 => ["Radar Spectra (3)", "RDSP3", nil, nil],
+#  PARAM_PLI => nil,
+  PARAM_TANOM => ["Temperature anomaly", "TMPA", "K", "air_temperature_anomaly"],
+  PARAM_PANOM => ["Pressure anomaly", "PRESA", "Pa", "air_pressure_anomaly"],
+  PARAM_ZANOM => ["Geopotential height anomaly", "GPA", "Gpm", "geopotential_height_anomaly"],
+  PARAM_WAV1 => ["Wave Spectra (1)", "WVSP1", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_WAV2 => ["Wave Spectra (2)", "WVSP2", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_WAV3 => ["Wave Spectra (3)", "WVSP3", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_WND_DIR => ["Wind direction", "WDIR", "Deg. true", "wind_from_direction"],
+  PARAM_WND_SPEED => ["Wind speed", "WIND", "m/s", "wind_speed"],
+  PARAM_U_WIND => ["u-component of wind", "UGRD", "m/s", "eastward_wind"],
+  PARAM_V_WIND => ["v-component of wind", "VGRD", "m/s", "northward_wind"],
+  PARAM_STRM_FUNC => ["Stream function", "STRM", "m2/s", "atmosphere_horizontal_streamfunction"],
+  PARAM_VPOT => ["Velocity potential", "VPOT", "m2/s", "atmosphere_horizontal_velocity_potential"],
+  PARAM_MNTSF => ["Montgomery stream function", "MNTSF", "m2/s2", nil],
+  PARAM_SIG_VEL => ["Sigma coord. vertical velocity", "SGCVV", "s /s", "vertical_air_velocity_expressed_as_tendency_of_sigma"],
+  PARAM_VERT_VEL => ["Pressure Vertical velocity", "VVEL", "Pa/s", "vertical_air_velocity_expressed_as_tendency_of_pressure"],
+  PARAM_GEOM_VEL => ["Geometric Vertical velocity", "DZGT", "m/s", "upward_air_velocity"],
+  PARAM_ABS_VOR => ["Absolute vorticity", "ABSV", "/s", "atmosphere_absolute_vorticity"],
+  PARAM_ABS_DIV => ["Absolute divergence", "ABSD", "/s", ""],
+  PARAM_REL_VOR => ["Relative vorticity", "RELV", "/s", "atmosphere_relative_vorticity"],
+  PARAM_REL_DIV => ["Relative divergence", "RELD", "/s", "divergence_of_wind"],
+  PARAM_U_SHR => ["Vertical u-component shear", "VUCSH", "/s", "eastward_wind_shear"],
+  PARAM_V_SHR => ["Vertical v-component shear", "VVCSH", "/s", "northward_wind_shear"],
+  PARAM_CRNT_DIR => ["Direction of current", "DIRC", "Deg. true", "direction_of_sea_water_velocity"],
+  PARAM_CRNT_SPD => ["Speed of current", "SPC", "m/s", "sea_water_speed"],
+  PARAM_U_CRNT => ["u-component of current", "UOGRD", "m/s", "eastward_sea_water_velocity"],
+  PARAM_V_CRNT => ["v-component of current", "VOGRD", "m/s", "northward_sea_water_velocity"],
+  PARAM_SPEC_HUM => ["Specific humidity", "SPFH", "kg/kg", "specific_humidity"],
+  PARAM_REL_HUM => ["Relative humidity", "RH", "%", "relative_humidity"],
+  PARAM_HUM_MIX => ["Humidity mixing ratio", "MIXR", "kg/kg", "humidity_mixing_ratio"],
+  PARAM_PR_WATER => ["Precipitable water", "PWAT", "kg/m2", "atmosphere_water_vapour_content"],
+  PARAM_VAP_PR => ["Vapour pressure", "VAPP", "Pa", "water_vapour_pressure"],
+  PARAM_SAT_DEF => ["Saturation deficit", "SATD", "Pa", "water_vapour_saturation_deficit"],
+  PARAM_EVAP => ["Evaporation", "EVP", "kg/m2", "water_evaporation_amount"],
+  PARAM_C_ICE => ["Cloud Ice", "CICE", "kg/m2", "atmosphere_cloud_ice_content"],
+  PARAM_PRECIP_RT => ["Precipitation rate", "PRATE", "kg/m2/s", "precipitation_flux"],
+  PARAM_THND_PROB => ["Thunderstorm probability", "TSTM", "%", "thunderstorm_probability"],
+  PARAM_PRECIP_TOT => ["Total precipitation", "APCP", "kg/m2", "precipitation_amount"],
+  PARAM_PRECIP_LS => ["Large scale precipitation", "NCPCP", "kg/m2", "large_scale_precipitation_amount"],
+  PARAM_PRECIP_CN => ["Convective precipitation", "ACPCP", "kg/m2", "convective_precipitation_amount"],
+  PARAM_SNOW_RT => ["Snowfall rate water equivalent", "SRWEQ", "kg/m2s", "snowfall_flux"],
+  PARAM_SNOW_WAT => ["Water equiv. of accum. snow depth", "WEASD", "kg/m2", "surface_snow_amount"],
+  PARAM_SNOW => ["Snow depth", "SNOD", "M", "surface_snow_thickness"],
+  PARAM_MIXED_DPTH => ["Mixed layer depth", "MIXHT", "M", "ocean_mixed_layer_thickness"],
+  PARAM_TT_DEPTH => ["Transient thermocline depth", "TTHDP", "M", nil],
+  PARAM_MT_DEPTH => ["Main thermocline depth", "MTHD", "M", nil],
+  PARAM_MTD_ANOM => ["Main thermocline anomaly", "MTHA", "M", nil],
+  PARAM_CLOUD => ["Total cloud cover", "TCDC", "%", "cloud_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_CLOUD_CN => ["Convective cloud cover", "CDCON", "%", "convective_cloud_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_CLOUD_LOW => ["Low cloud cover", "LCDC", "%", "low_cloud_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_CLOUD_MED => ["Medium cloud cover", "MCDC", "%", "medium_cloud_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_CLOUD_HI => ["High cloud cover", "HCDC", "%", "high_cloud_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_CLOUD_WAT => ["Cloud water", "CWAT", "kg/m2", "atmosphere_cloud_condensed_water_content"],
+#  PARAM_BLI => nil,
+  PARAM_SNO_C => ["Convective snow", "SNOC", "kg/m2", "convective_snowfall_amount"],
+  PARAM_SNO_L => ["Large scale snow", "SNOL", "kg/m2", "large_scale_snowfall_amount"],
+  PARAM_SEA_TEMP => ["Water Temperature", "WTMP", "K", "sea_water_temperature"],
+  PARAM_LAND_MASK => ["Land-sea mask", "LAND", "Fraction", "land_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_SEA_MEAN => ["Deviation of sea level from mean", "DSLM", "M", "sea_surface_height_above_sea_level"],
+  PARAM_SRF_RN => ["Surface roughness", "SFCR", "M", "surface_roughness_length"],
+  PARAM_ALBEDO => ["Albedo", "ALBDO", "%", "surface_albedo"],
+  PARAM_SOIL_TEMP => ["Soil temperature", "TSOIL", "K", "soil_temperature"],
+  PARAM_SOIL_MST => ["Soil moisture content", "SOILM", "kg/m2", "soil_moisture_content"],
+  PARAM_VEG => ["Vegetation", "VEG", "%", "vegetation_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_SAL => ["Salinity", "SALTY", "kg/kg", "sea_water_salinity"],
+  PARAM_DENS => ["Density", "DEN", "kg/m3", "density"],
+  PARAM_WATR => ["Water run off", "RUNOF", "kg/m2", "surface_runoff_amount"],
+  PARAM_ICE_CONC => ["Ice concentration", "ICEC", "Fraction", "sea_ice_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_ICE_THICK => ["Ice thickness", "ICETK", "M", "sea_ice_thickness"],
+  PARAM_ICE_DIR => ["Direction of ice drift", "DICED", "deg. true", "direction_of_sea_ice_velocity"],
+  PARAM_ICE_SPD => ["Speed of ice drift", "SICED", "m/s", "sea_ice_speed"],
+  PARAM_ICE_U => ["u-component of ice drift", "UICE", "m/s", "sea_ice_eastward_velocity"],
+  PARAM_ICE_V => ["v-component of ice drift", "VICE", "m/s", "sea_ice_northward_velocity"],
+  PARAM_ICE_GROWTH => ["Ice growth rate", "ICEG", "m/s", "tendency_of_sea_ice_thickness_due_to_thermodynamics"],
+  PARAM_ICE_DIV => ["Ice divergence", "ICED", "/s", "divergence_of_sea_ice_velocity"],
+  PARAM_SNO_M => ["Snow melt", "SNOM", "kg/m2", "surface_snow_melt_amount"],
+  PARAM_WAVE_HGT => ["Significant height of combined", "HTSGW", "wind m", "significant_height_of_wind_and_swell_waves"],
+  PARAM_SEA_DIR => ["Direction of wind waves", "WVDIR", "deg. true", "direction_of_wind_wave_velocity"],
+  PARAM_SEA_HGT => ["Significant height of wind waves", "WVHGT", "m", "significant_height_of_wind_waves"],
+  PARAM_SEA_PER => ["Mean period of wind waves", "WVPER", "s", "wind_wave_period"],
+  PARAM_SWELL_DIR => ["Direction of swell waves", "SWDIR", "deg. true", "direction_of_swell_wave_velocity"],
+  PARAM_SWELL_HGT => ["Significant height of swell waves", "SWELL", "m", "significant_height_of_swell_waves"],
+  PARAM_SWELL_PER => ["Mean period of swell waves", "SWPER", "s", "swell_wave_period"],
+  PARAM_WAVE_DIR => ["Primary wave direction", "DIRPW", "deg. true", nil],
+  PARAM_WAVE_PER => ["Primary wave mean period", "PERPW", "s", nil],
+  PARAM_WAVE2_DIR => ["Secondary wave direction", "DIRSW", "deg. true", nil],
+  PARAM_WAVE2_PER => ["Secondary wave mean period", "PERSW", "s", nil],
+  PARAM_RDN_SWSRF => ["Net short-wave radiation (surface)", "NSWRS", "W/m2", "surface_net_upward_shortwave_flux"],
+  PARAM_RDN_LWSRF => ["Net long wave radiation (surface)", "NLWRS", "W/m2", "surface_net_upward_longwave_flux"],
+  PARAM_RDN_SWTOP => ["Net short-wave radiation (top of atmos.)", "NSWRT", "W/m2", "toa_net_upward_shortwave_flux"],
+  PARAM_RDN_LWTOP => ["Net long wave radiation (top of atmos.)", "NLWRT", "W/m2", "toa_net_upward_longwave_flux"],
+  PARAM_RDN_LW => ["Long wave radiation", "LWAVR", "W/m2", "net_upward_longwave_flux_in_air"],
+  PARAM_RDN_SW => ["Short wave radiation", "SWAVR", "W/m2", "net_upward_shortwave_flux_in_air"],
+  PARAM_RDN_GLBL => ["Global radiation", "GRAD", "W/m2", "surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux"],
+#  PARAM_BRTMP => nil,
+#  PARAM_LWRAD => nil,
+#  PARAM_SWRAD => nil,
+  PARAM_LAT_HT => ["Latent heat net flux", "LHTFL", "W/m2", "surface_upward_latent_heat_flux"],
+  PARAM_SEN_HT => ["Sensible heat net flux", "SHTFL", "W/m2", "surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux"],
+  PARAM_BL_DISS => ["Boundary layer dissipation", "VLYDP", "W/m2", nil],
+  PARAM_U_FLX => ["Momentum flux, u component", "UFLX", "N/m2", "downward_eastward_momentum_flux_in_air"],
+  PARAM_V_FLX => ["Momentum flux, v component", "VFLX", "N/m2", "downward_northward_momentum_flux_in_air"],
+  PARAM_WMIXE => ["Wind mixing energy", "WMIXE", "J", "wind_mixing_energy_flux_into_ocean"],
+  PARAM_IMAGE => ["Image data", "IMGD", "", nil],
+
+
+
+## GRIB Edition 0
+  PARAM_VERT_SHR => nil,
+  PARAM_CON_PRECIP => nil,
+  PARAM_PRECIP => nil,
+  PARAM_NCON_PRECIP => nil,
+  PARAM_SST_WARM => nil,
+  PARAM_UND_ANOM => nil,
+  PARAM_SEA_TEMP_0 => nil,
+  PARAM_PRESSURE_D => nil,
+  PARAM_GPT_THICK => nil,
+  PARAM_GPT_HGT_D => nil,
+  PARAM_GEOM_HGT_D => nil,
+  PARAM_TEMP_D => nil,
+  PARAM_REL_HUM_D => nil,
+  PARAM_LIFT_INDX_D => nil,
+  PARAM_REL_VOR_D => nil,
+  PARAM_ABS_VOR_D => nil,
+  PARAM_VERT_VEL_D => nil,
+  PARAM_SEA_TEMP_D => nil,
+  PARAM_SST_ANOM => nil,
+  PARAM_QUAL_IND => nil,
+  PARAM_GPT_DEP => nil,
+  PARAM_PRESSURE_DEP => nil,
+  PARAM_LAST_ENTRY => nil,
+  PARAM_LN_PRES => ["Logarithm of surface pressure", "LNSP", "", nil],
+
+
+## NCEP Edition 2
+#128	MSLSA	Pa		Mean Sea Level Pressure (Standard Atmosphere Reduction)		
+#129	MSLMA	Pa		Mean Sea Level Pressure (MAPS System Reduction)		
+#130	MSLET	Pa		Mean Sea Level Pressure (ETA Model Reduction)		
+  PARAM_LFT_X => ["Surface lifted index", "LFT_X", "K", nil],		
+  PARAM_4LFTX => ["Best (4 layer) lifted index", "4LFTX", "K", nil],		
+#133	K X	K		K index		
+#134	S X	K		Sweat index		
+#135	MCONV	kg/kg/s		Horizontal moisture divergence		
+  PARAM_VW_SH => ["Vertical speed shear", "VW_SH", "1/s", "wind_speed_shear"],
+#137	TSLSA	Pa/s		3-hr pressure tendency (Std. Atmos. Reduction)		
+#138	BVF 2	1/s2		Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared)		
+#139	PV MW	1/s/m		Potential vorticity (density weighted)		
+#140	CRAIN	(yes=1; no=0)		Categorical rain		
+#141	CFRZR	(yes=1; no=0)		Categorical freezing rain		
+#142	CICEP	(yes=1; no=0)		Categorical ice pellets		
+#143	CSNOW	(yes=1; no=0)		Categorical snow		
+  PARAM_SOILW => ["Volumetric soil moisture content", "SOILW", "fraction", nil],
+#145	PEVPR	W/m**2		Potential evaporation rate		
+#146	CWORK	J/kg		Cloud workfunction		
+#147	U-GWD	N/m**2		Zonal flux of gravity wave stress		
+#148	V-GWD	N/m**2		Meridional flux of gravity wave stress		
+#149	PV	m**2/s/kg		Potential vorticity		
+#150	COVMZ	m2/s2		Covariance between meridional and zonal components of the wind. Defined as [uv]-[u][v], where "[]" indicates the mean over the indicated time span.		
+#151	COVTZ1	K*m/s		Covariance between temperature and zonal component of the wind. Defined as [uT]-[u][T], where "[]" indicates the mean over the indicated time span.		
+#152	COVTM	K*m/s		Covariance between temperature and meridional component of the wind. Defined as [vT]-[v][T], where "[]" indicates the mean over the indicated time span.		
+  PARAM_CLWMR => ["Cloud water", "CLWMR", "Kg/kg", nil],
+  PARAM_O3MR => ["Ozone mixing ratio", "O3MR", "Kg/kg", nil],
+#155	GFLUX	W/m2		Ground Heat Flux		
+  PARAM_CIN => ["Convective inhibition", "CIN", "J/kg", nil],
+  PARAM_CAPE => ["Convective Available Potential Energy", "CAPE", "J/kg", nil],		
+#158	TKE	J/kg		Turbulent Kinetic Energy		
+#159	CONDP	Pa		Condensation pressure of parcel lifted from indicated surface		
+#160	CSUSF	W/m2		Clear Sky Upward Solar Flux		
+#161	CSDSF	W/m2		Clear Sky Downward Solar Flux		
+#162	CSULF	W/m2		Clear Sky upward long wave flux		
+#163	CSDLF	W/m2		Clear Sky downward long wave flux		
+#164	CFNSF	W/m2		Cloud forcing net solar flux		
+#165	CFNLF	W/m2		Cloud forcing net long wave flux		
+#166	VBDSF	W/m2		Visible beam downward solar flux		
+#167	VDDSF	W/m2		Visible diffuse downward solar flux		
+#168	NBDSF	W/m2		Near IR beam downward solar flux		
+#169	NDDSF	W/m2		Near IR diffuse downward solar flux		
+#172	M FLX	N/m2		Momentum flux		
+#173	LMH	non-dim		Mass point model surface		
+#174	LMV	non-dim		Velocity point model surface		
+#175	MLYNO	non-dim		Model layer number (from bottom up)		
+#176	NLAT	deg		latitude (-90 to +90)		
+#177	ELON	deg		east longitude (0-360)		
+#181	LPS X	1/m		x-gradient of log pressure		
+#182	LPS Y	1/m		y-gradient of log pressure		
+#183	HGT X	m/m		x-gradient of height		
+#184	HGT Y	m/m		y-gradient of height		
+#189	VPTMP	K		Virtual potential temperature		
+#190	HLCY	m2/s2		Storm relative helicity		
+#191	PROB	numeric		Probability from ensemble		
+#192	PROBN	numeric		Probability from ensemble normalized with respect to climate expectancy		
+#193	POP	%		Probability of precipitation		
+#194	CPOFP	%		Probability of frozen precipitation		
+#195	CPOZP	%		Probability of freezing precipitation		
+#196	USTM	m/s		u-component of storm motion		
+#197	VSTM	m/s		v-component of storm motion		
+#201	ICWAT	%		Ice-free water surface		
+#204	DSWRF	W/m2		downward short wave rad. flux		
+#205	DLWRF	W/m2		downward long wave rad. flux		
+#206	UVI	J/m2		Ultra violet index (1 hour integration centered at solar noon)		
+#207	MSTAV	%		Moisture availability		
+#208	SFEXC	(kg/m3)(m/s)		Exchange coefficient		
+#209	MIXLY	integer		No. of mixed layers next to surface		
+#211	USWRF	W/m2		upward short wave rad. flux		
+#212	ULWRF	W/m2		upward long wave rad. flux		
+#213	CDLYR	%		Amount of non-convective cloud		
+#214	CPRAT	kg/m2/s		Convective Precipitation rate		
+#215	TTDIA	K/s		Temperature tendency by all physics		
+#216	TTRAD	K/s		Temperature tendency by all radiation		
+#217	TTPHY	K/s		Temperature tendency by non-radiation physics		
+#218	PREIX	fraction		precip.index(0.0-1.00)(see note)		
+#219	TSD1D	K		Std. dev. of IR T over 1x1 deg area		
+#220	NLGSP	ln(kPa)		Natural log of surface pressure		
+  PARAM_HPBL => ["Planetary boundary layer height", "HPBL", "m", nil],
+  PARAM_5WAVH => ["5-wave geopotential height", "5WAVH", "gpm", nil],
+#223	C WAT	kg/m2		Plant canopy surface water		
+#226	BMIXL	m		Blackadar's mixing length scale		
+#227	AMIXL	m		Asymptotic mixing length scale		
+#228	PEVAP	kg/m2		Potential evaporation		
+#229	SNOHF	W/m2		Snow phase-change heat flux
+  PARAM_5WAVA =>["5-wave geopotential height anomaly", "5WAVA", "gpm", nil],
+#231	MFLUX	Pa/s		Convective cloud mass flux		
+#232	DTRF	W/m2		Downward total radiation flux		
+#233	UTRF	W/m2		Upward total radiation flux		
+#234	BGRUN	kg/m2		Baseflow-groundwater runoff		
+#235	SSRUN	kg/m2		Storm surface runoff		
+#237	03TOT	Kg/m2		Total ozone		
+#238	SNO C	percent		Snow cover		
+#239	SNO T	K		Snow temperature		
+#241	LRGHR	K/s		Large scale condensat. heat rate		
+#242	CNVHR	K/s		Deep convective heating rate		
+#243	CNVMR	kg/kg/s		Deep convective moistening rate		
+#244	SHAHR	K/s		Shallow convective heating rate		
+#245	SHAMR	kg/kg/s		Shallow convective moistening rate		
+#246	VDFHR	K/s		Vertical diffusion heating rate		
+#247	VDFUA	m/s2		Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration		
+#248	VDFVA	m/s2		Vertical diffusion meridional accel		
+#249	VDFMR	kg/kg/s		Vertical diffusion moistening rate		
+#250	SWHR	K/s		Solar radiative heating rate		
+#251	LWHR	K/s		long wave radiative heating rate		
+#252	CD	non-dim		Drag coefficient		
+#253	FRICV	m/s		Friction velocity		
+#254	RI	non-dim.		Richardson number
+
+
+## ECMWF 128  #incomplite
+#  4 => PARAM_EQPT_TEMP,
+#  5 => PARAM_SEPT_TEMP,
+#  11 => PARAM_U_DIV_WND,
+#  12 => PARAM_V_DIV_WND,
+#  13 => PARAM_U_ROT_WND,
+#  14 => PARAM_V_ROT_WND,
+#  21 => PARAM_UBC_TEMP,
+#  22 => PARAM_UB_PRES,
+#  23 => PARAM_UB_DIV,
+#  26 => PARAM_LAKE_COV
+  PARAM_LVEG_COV => ["Low vegetation cover", "CVL", "Fraction", nil],
+  PARAM_HVEG_COV => ["High vegetation cover", "CVH", "Fraction", nil],
+  PARAM_TYP_LVEG => ["Type of low vegetation", "TVL", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_TYP_HVEG => ["Type of high vegetation", "TVH", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_ICE_COV => ["Sea-ice cover", "CI", "Fraction", "sea_ice_area_fraction"],
+  PARAM_SNOW_ALBD => ["Snow albedo", "ASN", "Fraction", nil],
+  PARAM_SNOW_DENS => ["Snow density", "RSN", "kg/m3", nil],
+  PARAM_SEASRF_TEMP => ["Sea surface temperature", "SSTK", "K", "sea_surface_temperature"],
+  PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP => ["Ice surface temperature", "ISTL", "K", nil],
+  PARAM_SOIL_WATER => ["Volumetric soil water","SWVL", "m3/m2", nil],
+#  43 => PARAM_TYP_SOIL
+#  44 => PARAM_SNOW_EVAP
+
+#  46 => PARAM_SOL_DUR,
+#  47 => PARAM_RND_SOL_DIR,
+#  48 => PARAM_STRESS_SRF,
+#  49 => PARAM_WNDGUST,
+#  50 => PARAM_PRECIP_LS_FRAC,
+
+#  53 => PARAM_MNTPOT,
+
+   PARAM_POT_VOR => ["Potential vorticity", "PV", "K m2/kg/s", nil],
+
+#  127 => PARAM_ATM_TIDE,
+#  128 => PARAM_BUDG_VAL
+
+  PARAM_WATER_TOT => ["Total column water", "TWC", "kg/m2", nil],
+  PARAM_WATV_TOT => ["Totl column water vapour", "PWC", "kg/m2", nil],
+
+#  140 => PARAM_SOIL_WET,
+#  144 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL,
+
+  PARAM_CHNK => ["Charnock", "CHNK", nil, nil],
+#  149 => PARAM_RDN_SRF,
+#  150 => PARAM_RDN_TOP,
+
+#  153 => PARAM_HT_SW,
+#  154 => PARAM_HT_LW,
+
+#  159 => PARAM_BL_HGT,
+  PARAM_ORG_STDV => ["Standard deciation of orography", "SDOR", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_SGORG_ANIS => ["Anisotropy of sub-gridscale orography", "ISOR", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_SGORG_ANGL => ["Angle of sub-gridscale orography", "ANOR", "rad", nil],
+  PARAM_SGORG_SLOP => ["Slope of sub-gridscale orography", "SLOR", nil, nil],
+
+#  169 => PARAM_RND_SOL_SRFD,
+
+  PARAM_ALBEDO_F => ["Albedo", "AL", "Fraction", "surface_albedo"],
+#  175 => PARAM_RDN_THE_SRFD,
+#  176 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_SRF,
+#  177 => PARAM_RDN_THE_SRF,
+#  178 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_TOP,
+#  179 => PARAM_RDN_THE_TOP,
+#  180 => PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF,
+#  181 => PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF,
+
+#  189 => PARAM_SUN_DUR,
+#  190 => PARAM_ORG_EW_VARI,
+#  191 => PARAM_ORG_NS_VARI,
+#  192 => PARAM_ORG_NWSE_VARI,
+#  193 => PARAM_ORG_NESW_VARI,
+#  194 => PARAM_BRIT_TEMP,
+#  195 => PARAM_STRESS_LAT_GWAVE,
+#  196 => PARAM_STRESS_MER_GWAVE,
+#  197 => PARAM_GW_DISS,
+  PARAM_SKIN_RESV => ["Skin reservoir content", "SRC", "m", nil],
+#  199 => PARAM_VEG_FRAC,
+#  200 => PARAM_ORG_VARI,
+
+  PARAM_OZON_MIX => ["Ozone mass mixing ratio", "O3", "kg/kg", nil],
+#  204 => PARAM_PRECIP_WGT,
+#  205 => PARAM_RUNOFF,
+  PARAM_OZON_TOT => ["Total column ozone", "TCO3", "Dobson", nil],
+
+#  208 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_TOP,
+#  209 => PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_TOP,
+#  210 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_SRF,
+#  211 => PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_SRF,
+#  212 => PARAM_SOL_INSL,
+
+#  214 => PARAM_DHT_RDN,
+#  215 => PARAM_DHT_VDIFS,
+#  216 => PARAM_DHT_CUMCONV,
+#  217 => PARAM_DHT_LSCND,
+#  218 => PARAM_VDIFS_ZWND,
+#  219 => PARAM_VDIFS_MWND,
+#  220 => PARAM_DTND_EW_GWAVE,
+#  221 => PARAM_DTND_NS_GWAVE,
+#  222 => PARAM_CTND_ZWND,
+#  223 => PARAM_CTND_MWND,
+#  224 => PARAM_VDIFS_HUM,
+#  225 => PARAM_HTND_CUMCONV,
+#  226 => PARAM_HTND_LSCND,
+#  227 => PARAM_CNG_NHUM,
+
+#  229 => PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF_IN,
+#  230 => PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF_IN,
+#  231 => PARAM_HT_SRF_IN,
+#  232 => PARAM_MST_IN,
+#  233 => PARAM_APP_HUM_SRF,
+  PARAM_LRGN_HT_SRF => ["Logarithm of sruface roughness length for heat", "LSRH", nil, nil],
+  PARAM_SKIN_TEMP => ["Skin temperature", "SKT", "K", nil],
+
+  PARAM_SNOW_TEMP => ["Temperature of snow layer", "TSN", "K", nil],
+#  239 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL_CONV,
+#  240 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL_LS,
+#  241 => PARAM_CLOUD_TND,
+#  242 => PARAM_LW_TND,
+#  243 => PARAM_ALBEDO_FC,
+#  244 => PARAM_RGN_SRF_FC,
+#  245 => PARAM_RGN_NT_SRF_FC,
+#  246 => PARAM_CLOUD_LIQ,
+#  247 => PARAM_CLOUD_ICE,
+#  248 => PARAM_CLOUD_F,
+#  249 => PARAM_ICE_TND,
+#  250 => PARAM_ICE_AGE,
+#  251 => PARAM_TND_TEMP_AD,
+#  252 => PARAM_TND_HUM_AD,
+#  253 => PARAM_TND_ZWND_AD,
+#  254 => PARAM_TND_MWND_AD
+
+## ECMWF 162  #incomplite
+  PARAM_WATV_EFLX => ["Vertical integral of eastward water vapour flux", "VIEWVF", "kg/m/s", nil],
+  PARAM_WATV_NFLX => ["Vertical integral of northward water vapour flux", "VINWVF", "kg/m/s", nil],
+  PARAM_DIV_MST_FLX => ["Vertical integral of divergence of moisture flux", "VIDMOF", "kg/m2/s", nil],
+
+
+nil => nil
+}
+
+
+PARAMS_0 = {
+  0 => PARAM_UNKNOWN,
+  1 => PARAM_PRESSURE,
+  2 => PARAM_GPT_HGT,
+  3 => PARAM_GEOM_HGT,
+  4 => PARAM_TEMP,
+  5 => PARAM_MAX_TEMP,
+  6 => PARAM_MIN_TEMP,
+  8 => PARAM_POT_TEMP,
+  10 => PARAM_DP_TEMP,
+  11 => PARAM_DP_DEP,
+  12 => PARAM_SPEC_HUM,
+  13 => PARAM_REL_HUM,
+  14 => PARAM_HUM_MIX,
+  15 => PARAM_LIFT_INDX,
+  17 => PARAM_LIFT_INDX4,
+  21 => PARAM_WND_SPEED,
+  23 => PARAM_U_WIND,
+  24 => PARAM_V_WIND,
+  29 => PARAM_STRM_FUNC,
+  30 => PARAM_REL_VOR,
+  31 => PARAM_ABS_VOR,
+  40 => PARAM_VERT_VEL,
+  44 => PARAM_VERT_SHR,
+  47 => PARAM_PR_WATER,
+  48 => PARAM_CON_PRECIP,
+  50 => PARAM_PRECIP,
+  51 => PARAM_SNOW,
+  55 => PARAM_NCON_PRECIP,
+  58 => PARAM_SST_WARM,
+  59 => PARAM_UND_ANOM,
+  61 => PARAM_SEA_TEMP_0,
+  64 => PARAM_WAVE_HGT,
+  65 => PARAM_SWELL_DIR,
+  66 => PARAM_SWELL_HGT,
+  67 => PARAM_SWELL_PER,
+  68 => PARAM_SEA_DIR,
+  69 => PARAM_SEA_HGT,
+  70 => PARAM_SEA_PER,
+  75 => PARAM_WAVE_DIR,
+  76 => PARAM_WAVE_PER,
+  77 => PARAM_WAVE2_DIR,
+  78 => PARAM_WAVE2_PER,
+  90 => PARAM_ICE_CONC,
+  91 => PARAM_ICE_THICK,
+  92 => PARAM_ICE_U,
+  93 => PARAM_ICE_V,
+  94 => PARAM_ICE_GROWTH,
+  95 => PARAM_ICE_DIV,
+  100 => PARAM_PRESSURE_D,
+  101 => PARAM_GPT_THICK,
+  102 => PARAM_GPT_HGT_D,
+  103 => PARAM_GEOM_HGT_D,
+  104 => PARAM_TEMP_D,
+  113 => PARAM_REL_HUM_D,
+  115 => PARAM_LIFT_INDX_D,
+  130 => PARAM_REL_VOR_D,
+  131 => PARAM_ABS_VOR_D,
+  141 => PARAM_VERT_VEL_D,
+  162 => PARAM_SEA_TEMP_D,
+  163 => PARAM_SST_ANOM,
+  180 => PARAM_MIXED_DPTH,
+  181 => PARAM_TT_DEPTH,
+  182 => PARAM_MT_DEPTH,
+  183 => PARAM_MTD_ANOM,
+  190 => PARAM_QUAL_IND,
+  210 => PARAM_GPT_DEP,
+  211 => PARAM_PRESSURE_DEP
+}
+
+PARAMS_2 = {
+  0 => PARAM_UNKNOWN,
+  1 => PARAM_PRESSURE,
+  2 => PARAM_PMSL,
+  3 => PARAM_PTND,
+  #4 => PARAM_ICAHT,
+  #5 => 5,
+  6 => PARAM_GPT,
+  7 => PARAM_GPT_HGT,
+  8 => PARAM_GEOM_HGT,
+  9 => PARAM_HSTDV,
+  10 => PARAM_TOZNE,
+  11 => PARAM_TEMP,
+  12 => PARAM_VTEMP,
+  13 => PARAM_POT_TEMP,
+  14 => PARAM_APOT_TEMP,
+  15 => PARAM_MAX_TEMP,
+  16 => PARAM_MIN_TEMP,
+  17 => PARAM_DP_TEMP,
+  18 => PARAM_DP_DEP,
+  19 => PARAM_LAPSE,
+  20 => PARAM_VIS,
+  21 => PARAM_RAD1,
+  22 => PARAM_RAD2,
+  23 => PARAM_RAD3,
+  #24 => PARAM_PLI,
+  25 => PARAM_TANOM,
+  26 => PARAM_PANOM,
+  27 => PARAM_ZANOM,
+  28 => PARAM_WAV1,
+  29 => PARAM_WAV2,
+  30 => PARAM_WAV3,
+  31 => PARAM_WND_DIR,
+  32 => PARAM_WND_SPEED,
+  33 => PARAM_U_WIND,
+  34 => PARAM_V_WIND,
+  35 => PARAM_STRM_FUNC,
+  36 => PARAM_VPOT,
+  37 => PARAM_MNTSF,
+  38 => PARAM_SIG_VEL,
+  39 => PARAM_VERT_VEL,
+  40 => PARAM_GEOM_VEL,
+  41 => PARAM_ABS_VOR,
+  42 => PARAM_ABS_DIV,
+  43 => PARAM_REL_VOR,
+  44 => PARAM_REL_DIV,
+  45 => PARAM_U_SHR,
+  46 => PARAM_V_SHR,
+  47 => PARAM_CRNT_DIR,
+  48 => PARAM_CRNT_SPD,
+  49 => PARAM_U_CRNT,
+  50 => PARAM_V_CRNT,
+  51 => PARAM_SPEC_HUM,
+  52 => PARAM_REL_HUM,
+  53 => PARAM_HUM_MIX,
+  54 => PARAM_PR_WATER,
+  55 => PARAM_VAP_PR,
+  56 => PARAM_SAT_DEF,
+  57 => PARAM_EVAP,
+  58 => PARAM_C_ICE,
+  59 => PARAM_PRECIP_RT,
+  60 => PARAM_THND_PROB,
+  61 => PARAM_PRECIP_TOT,
+  62 => PARAM_PRECIP_LS,
+  63 => PARAM_PRECIP_CN,
+  64 => PARAM_SNOW_RT,
+  65 => PARAM_SNOW_WAT,
+  66 => PARAM_SNOW,
+  67 => PARAM_MIXED_DPTH,
+  68 => PARAM_TT_DEPTH,
+  69 => PARAM_MT_DEPTH,
+  70 => PARAM_MTD_ANOM,
+  71 => PARAM_CLOUD,
+  72 => PARAM_CLOUD_CN,
+  73 => PARAM_CLOUD_LOW,
+  74 => PARAM_CLOUD_MED,
+  75 => PARAM_CLOUD_HI,
+  76 => PARAM_CLOUD_WAT,
+  #77 => PARAM_BLI,
+  78 => PARAM_SNO_C,
+  79 => PARAM_SNO_L,
+  80 => PARAM_SEA_TEMP,
+  81 => PARAM_LAND_MASK,
+  82 => PARAM_SEA_MEAN,
+  83 => PARAM_SRF_RN,
+  84 => PARAM_ALBEDO,
+  85 => PARAM_SOIL_TEMP,
+  86 => PARAM_SOIL_MST,
+  87 => PARAM_VEG,
+  88 => PARAM_SAL,
+  89 => PARAM_DENS,
+  90 => PARAM_WATR,
+  91 => PARAM_ICE_CONC,
+  92 => PARAM_ICE_THICK,
+  93 => PARAM_ICE_DIR,
+  94 => PARAM_ICE_SPD,
+  95 => PARAM_ICE_U,
+  96 => PARAM_ICE_V,
+  97 => PARAM_ICE_GROWTH,
+  98 => PARAM_ICE_DIV,
+  99 => PARAM_SNO_M,
+  100 => PARAM_WAVE_HGT,
+  101 => PARAM_SEA_DIR,
+  102 => PARAM_SEA_HGT,
+  103 => PARAM_SEA_PER,
+  104 => PARAM_SWELL_DIR,
+  105 => PARAM_SWELL_HGT,
+  106 => PARAM_SWELL_PER,
+  107 => PARAM_WAVE_DIR,
+  108 => PARAM_WAVE_PER,
+  109 => PARAM_WAVE2_DIR,
+  110 => PARAM_WAVE2_PER,
+  111 => PARAM_RDN_SWSRF,
+  112 => PARAM_RDN_LWSRF,
+  113 => PARAM_RDN_SWTOP,
+  114 => PARAM_RDN_LWTOP,
+  115 => PARAM_RDN_LW,
+  116 => PARAM_RDN_SW,
+  117 => PARAM_RDN_GLBL,
+  #118 => PARAM_BRTMP,
+  #119 => PARAM_LWRAD,
+  #120 => PARAM_SWRAD,
+  121 => PARAM_LAT_HT,
+  122 => PARAM_SEN_HT,
+  123 => PARAM_BL_DISS,
+  124 => PARAM_U_FLX,
+  125 => PARAM_V_FLX,
+  126 => PARAM_WMIXE,
+  127 => PARAM_IMAGE
+}
+
+PARAMS_NCEP_2 = {   #incomplete
+  131 => PARAM_LFT_X,
+  132 => PARAM_4LFTX,
+  136 => PARAM_VW_SH,
+  144 => PARAM_SOILW,
+  153 => PARAM_CLWMR,
+  154 => PARAM_O3MR,
+  156 => PARAM_CIN,
+  157 => PARAM_CAPE,
+  221 => PARAM_HPBL,
+  222 => PARAM_5WAVH,
+  230 => PARAM_5WAVA,
+}
+
+
+PARAMS_ECMWF_128 = {   #inconmplte
+  0 => PARAM_UNKNOWN,
+  1 => PARAM_STRM_FUNC,
+  2 => PARAM_VPOT,
+  3 => PARAM_POT_TEMP,
+  4 => PARAM_EQPT_TEMP,
+  5 => PARAM_SEPT_TEMP,
+
+  11 => PARAM_U_DIV_WND,
+  12 => PARAM_V_DIV_WND,
+  13 => PARAM_U_ROT_WND,
+  14 => PARAM_V_ROT_WND,
+
+  21 => PARAM_UBC_TEMP,
+  22 => PARAM_UB_PRES,
+  23 => PARAM_UB_DIV,
+
+  26 => PARAM_LAKE_COV,
+  27 => PARAM_LVEG_COV,
+  28 => PARAM_HVEG_COV,
+  29 => PARAM_TYP_LVEG,
+  30 => PARAM_TYP_HVEG,
+  31 => PARAM_ICE_COV,
+  32 => PARAM_SNOW_ALBD,
+  33 => PARAM_SNOW_DENS,
+  34 => PARAM_SEASRF_TEMP,
+  35 => PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP,
+  36 => PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP,
+  37 => PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP,
+  38 => PARAM_ICESRF_TEMP,
+  39 => PARAM_SOIL_WATER,
+  40 => PARAM_SOIL_WATER,
+  41 => PARAM_SOIL_WATER,
+  42 => PARAM_SOIL_WATER,
+  43 => PARAM_TYP_SOIL,
+  44 => PARAM_SNOW_EVAP,
+  45 => PARAM_SNO_M,
+  46 => PARAM_SOL_DUR,
+  47 => PARAM_RND_SOL_DIR,
+  48 => PARAM_STRESS_SRF,
+  49 => PARAM_WNDGUST,
+  50 => PARAM_PRECIP_LS_FRAC,
+  51 => PARAM_MAX_TEMP,
+  52 => PARAM_MIN_TEMP,
+  53 => PARAM_MNTPOT,
+  54 => PARAM_PRESSURE,
+
+  60 => PARAM_POT_VOR,
+
+  127 => PARAM_ATM_TIDE,
+  128 => PARAM_BUDG_VAL,
+  129 => PARAM_GPT,
+  130 => PARAM_TEMP,
+  131 => PARAM_U_WIND,
+  132 => PARAM_V_WIND,
+  133 => PARAM_SPEC_HUM,
+  134 => PARAM_PRESSURE,
+  135 => PARAM_VERT_VEL,
+  136 => PARAM_WATER_TOT,
+  137 => PARAM_WATV_TOT,
+  138 => PARAM_REL_VOR,
+  139 => PARAM_SOIL_TEMP,
+  140 => PARAM_SOIL_WET,
+  141 => PARAM_SNOW,
+  142 => PARAM_PRECIP_LS,
+  143 => PARAM_PRECIP_CN,
+  144 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL,
+  145 => PARAM_BL_DISS,
+  146 => PARAM_SEN_HT,
+  147 => PARAM_LAT_HT,
+  148 => PARAM_CHNK,
+  149 => PARAM_RDN_SRF,
+  150 => PARAM_RDN_TOP,
+  151 => PARAM_PMSL,
+  152 => PARAM_LN_PRES,
+  153 => PARAM_HT_SW,
+  154 => PARAM_HT_LW,
+  155 => PARAM_ABS_DIV,
+  156 => PARAM_GPT_HGT,
+  157 => PARAM_REL_HUM,
+  158 => PARAM_PTND,
+  159 => PARAM_BL_HGT,
+  160 => PARAM_ORG_STDV,
+  161 => PARAM_SGORG_ANIS,
+  162 => PARAM_SGORG_ANGL,
+  163 => PARAM_SGORG_SLOP,
+  164 => PARAM_CLOUD,
+  165 => PARAM_U_WIND,
+  166 => PARAM_V_WIND,
+  167 => PARAM_TEMP,
+  168 => PARAM_DP_TEMP,
+  169 => PARAM_RND_SOL_SRFD,
+  170 => PARAM_SOIL_TEMP,
+  171 => PARAM_SOIL_WET,
+  172 => PARAM_LAND_MASK,
+  173 => PARAM_SRF_RN,
+  174 => PARAM_ALBEDO_F,
+  175 => PARAM_RDN_THE_SRFD,
+  176 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_SRF,
+  177 => PARAM_RDN_THE_SRF,
+  178 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_TOP,
+  179 => PARAM_RDN_THE_TOP,
+  180 => PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF,
+  181 => PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF,
+  182 => PARAM_EVAP,
+  183 => PARAM_SOIL_TEMP,
+  184 => PARAM_SOIL_WET,
+  185 => PARAM_CLOUD_CN,
+  186 => PARAM_CLOUD_LOW,
+  187 => PARAM_CLOUD_MED,
+  188 => PARAM_CLOUD_HI,
+  189 => PARAM_SUN_DUR,
+  190 => PARAM_ORG_EW_VARI,
+  191 => PARAM_ORG_NS_VARI,
+  192 => PARAM_ORG_NWSE_VARI,
+  193 => PARAM_ORG_NESW_VARI,
+  194 => PARAM_BRIT_TEMP,
+  195 => PARAM_STRESS_LAT_GWAVE,
+  196 => PARAM_STRESS_MER_GWAVE,
+  197 => PARAM_GW_DISS,
+  198 => PARAM_SKIN_RESV,
+  199 => PARAM_VEG_FRAC,
+  200 => PARAM_ORG_VARI,
+  201 => PARAM_MAX_TEMP,
+  202 => PARAM_MIN_TEMP,
+  203 => PARAM_OZON_MIX,
+  204 => PARAM_PRECIP_WGT,
+  205 => PARAM_RUNOFF,
+  206 => PARAM_OZON_TOT,
+  207 => PARAM_WND_SPEED,
+  208 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_TOP,
+  209 => PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_TOP,
+  210 => PARAM_RDN_SOL_CS_SRF,
+  211 => PARAM_RDN_THE_CS_SRF,
+  212 => PARAM_SOL_INSL,
+
+  214 => PARAM_DHT_RDN,
+  215 => PARAM_DHT_VDIFS,
+  216 => PARAM_DHT_CUMCONV,
+  217 => PARAM_DHT_LSCND,
+  218 => PARAM_VDIFS_ZWND,
+  219 => PARAM_VDIFS_MWND,
+  220 => PARAM_DTND_EW_GWAVE,
+  221 => PARAM_DTND_NS_GWAVE,
+  222 => PARAM_CTND_ZWND,
+  223 => PARAM_CTND_MWND,
+  224 => PARAM_VDIFS_HUM,
+  225 => PARAM_HTND_CUMCONV,
+  226 => PARAM_HTND_LSCND,
+  227 => PARAM_CNG_NHUM,
+  228 => PARAM_PRECIP_TOT,
+  229 => PARAM_STRESS_EW_SRF_IN,
+  230 => PARAM_STRESS_NS_SRF_IN,
+  231 => PARAM_HT_SRF_IN,
+  232 => PARAM_MST_IN,
+  233 => PARAM_APP_HUM_SRF,
+  234 => PARAM_LRGN_HT_SRF,
+  235 => PARAM_SKIN_TEMP,
+  236 => PARAM_SOIL_TEMP,
+  237 => PARAM_SOIL_WET,
+  238 => PARAM_SNOW_TEMP,
+  239 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL_CONV,
+  240 => PARAM_SNOW_FALL_LS,
+  241 => PARAM_CLOUD_TND,
+  242 => PARAM_LW_TND,
+  243 => PARAM_ALBEDO_FC,
+  244 => PARAM_RGN_SRF_FC,
+  245 => PARAM_RGN_NT_SRF_FC,
+  246 => PARAM_CLOUD_LIQ,
+  247 => PARAM_CLOUD_ICE,
+  248 => PARAM_CLOUD_F,
+  249 => PARAM_ICE_TND,
+  250 => PARAM_ICE_AGE,
+  251 => PARAM_TND_TEMP_AD,
+  252 => PARAM_TND_HUM_AD,
+  253 => PARAM_TND_ZWND_AD,
+  254 => PARAM_TND_MWND_AD
+}
+
+
+PARAMS_ECMWF_162 = {   #inconmplte
+  71 => PARAM_WATV_EFLX,
+  72 => PARAM_WATV_NFLX,
+  84 => PARAM_DIV_MST_FLX
+}