UW-NMS VIS-5D dataset variable descriptions

• U - East-West Component of Wind
• V - North-South Component of Wind
• W - Vertical Component of Wind, positive UP
• SPEED - Three-Dimensional Wind Speed
• PRES - Pressure (mb), goes to MSLP at bottom
• MSLP - Mean Sea Level Pressure (mb) [2-d]
• T - Temperature (F), goes to 2 meter T at bottom
• TC - Temperature (C), goes to 2 meter T at bottom
• SFC T - 2-meter diagnosed temperature (F)
• THETA - Potential Temperature (K)
• THETAE - Equivalent Potential Temperature (K)
• RV - Water Vapor Mixing Ratio
• LOG DNL - Log of Liquid water condendsate density
• LOG DNI - Log of Frozen water condendsate density
• LDNALL - Log of Total (liquid+frozen) water condensate density
• IRTEMP - Simulated IR Brightness Temperature (K)
• FTHRD - Radiative Tendency (K/day)
• PZ - Ertel Potential Vorticity
• UBAL - NMC Eta model East-West wind component, interpolated between 6 hourly forecasts
• VBAL - NMC Eta model North-South wind component, interpolated between 6 hourly forecasts
• PBAL - NMC Eta model Pressure, interpolated between 6 hourly forecasts
• THBAL - NMC Eta model Potential Temperature, interpolated between 6 hourly forecasts
• RVBAL - NMC Eta model Water Vapor Mixing Ratio, interpolated between 6 hourly forecasts
• PCPLIQ - Accumulated Liquid Precipitation (mm) reset to 0 every 12 hours
• PCPICE - Accumulated Ice Precipitation (mm) reset to 0 every 12 hours
• CONP - Accumulated Convective Parameterization Precipitation (mm) reset to 0 every 12 hours
• LI - Lifted Index
• SCELL - Supercell Index
• QV CNV - Convergence of