WRF variables list
Variable
Dimensions
Description
Notes
U
XYZ
x-wind component
V
XYZ
y-wind component
W
XYZ
z-wind component
Q2
XY
QV at 2 M
T2
XY
TEMP at 2 M
TH2
XY
POT TEMP at 2 M ,
PSFC
XY
SFC PRESSURE
U10
XY
U at 10 M
V10
XY
V at 10 M
QVAPOR
XYZ
Water vapor mixing ratio
QCLOUD
XYZ
Cloud water mixing ratio
QRAIN
XYZ
Rain water mixing ratio
QICE
XYZ
Ice mixing ratio
QSNOW
XYZ
Snow mixing ratio
QGRAUP
XYZ
Graupel mixing ratio
QNICE
XYZ
Ice Number concentration
QNSNOW
XYZ
Snow Number concentration
QNRAIN
XYZ
Rain Number concentration
QNGRAUPEL
XYZ
Graupel Number concentration
TSLB
XYZ
SOIL TEMPERATURE
SMOIS
XYZ
SOIL MOISTURE
SH2O
XYZ
SOIL LIQUID WATER
SMCREL
XYZ
RELATIVE SOIL MOISTURE
SFROFF
XY
SURFACE RUNOFF
UDROFF
XY
UNDERGROUND RUNOFF
GRDFLX
XY
GROUND HEAT FLUX
ACGRDFLX
XY
ACCUMULATED GROUND HEAT FLUX
CANWAT
XY
CANOPY WATER
SSTSK
XY
SKIN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TKE_PBL
XYZ
TKE from PBL
EL_PBL
XYZ
Length scale from PBL
TSK
XY
SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE
RAINC
XY
ACCUMULATED TOTAL CUMULUS PRECIPITATION
RAINSH
XY
ACCUMULATED SHALLOW CUMULUS PRECIPITATION
RAINNC
XY
ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE PRECIPITATION
SNOWNC
XY
ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE SNOW AND ICE
GRAUPELNC
XY
ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE GRAUPEL
HAILNC
XY
ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE HAIL
CLDFRA
XYZ
CLOUD FRACTION
SWDOWN
XY
DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE
GLW
XY
DOWNWARD LONG WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE
SWNORM
XY
NORMAL SHORT WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE (SLOPE-DEPENDENT)
OLR
XY
TOA OUTGOING LONG WAVE
NOAHRES
XY
RESIDUAL OF THE NOAH SURFACE ENERGY BUDGET
TMN
XY
SOIL TEMPERATURE AT LOWER BOUNDARY
UST
XY
U* IN SIMILARITY THEORY
PBLH
XY
PBL HEIGHT
HFX
XY
UPWARD HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE
QFX
XY
UPWARD MOISTURE FLUX AT THE SURFACE
LH
XY
LATENT HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE
ACHFX
XY
ACCUMULATED UPWARD HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE
ACLHF
XY
ACCUMULATED UPWARD LATENT HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE
SST
XY
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
THETA
XYZ
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
ETH
XYZ
EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
THETAM
XYZ
MOIST POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
TK
XYZ
TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
AVO
XYZ
ABSOLUTE VORTICITY
Post-processed
CAPE
XY
CAPE
Post-processed
CIN
XY
CIN
Post-processed
CTT
XY
CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
DBZ
XYZ
REFLECTIVITY
Post-processed
PVO
XYZ
POTENTIAL VORTIVITY
Post-processed
PW
XY
PRECIPITABLE WATER
Post-processed
RH2
XY
2 M RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Post-processed
RH
XYZ
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Post-processed
TD2
XY
2 M DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
TV
XYZ
VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE
Post-processed
TWB
XYZ
WET BULB TEMPERATURE"
Post-processed
SKEWT
XYZ
SKEWT PLOT
Post-processed
SLP
XY
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
Post-processed