| Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
| 0 |
|
Land cover (0 = sea, 1 = land) |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 1 |
|
Surface roughness |
m |
Operational |
| 2 |
|
Soil temperature |
K |
Deprecated |
| 3 |
|
Soil moisture content |
kg m-2 |
Deprecated |
| 4 |
|
Vegetation |
% |
Operational |
| 5 |
|
Water runoff |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 6 |
|
Evapotranspiration |
kg-2 s-1 |
Operational |
| 7 |
|
Model terrain height |
m |
Operational |
| 8 |
|
Land use |
Code/Flag Table 4.212 |
Operational |
| 9 |
|
Volumetric soil moisture content |
Proportion |
Deprecated |
| 10 |
|
Ground heat flux |
W m-2 |
Deprecated |
| 11 |
|
Moisture availability |
% |
Operational |
| 12 |
|
Exchange coefficient |
kg m-2 s-1 |
Operational |
| 13 |
|
Plant canopy surface water |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 14 |
|
Blackadar’s mixing length scale |
m |
Operational |
| 15 |
|
Canopy conductance |
m/s |
Operational |
| 16 |
|
Minimal stomatal resistance |
s/m |
Operational |
| 17 |
|
Wilting point |
Proportion |
Deprecated |
| 18 |
|
Solar parameter in canopy conductance |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 19 |
|
Temperature parameter in canopy |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 20 |
|
Humidity parameter in canopy conductance |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 21 |
|
Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 22 |
|
Soil moisture |
kg m-3 |
Deprecated |
| 23 |
|
Column-integrated soil water |
kg m-2 |
Deprecated |
| 24 |
|
Heat flux |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 25 |
|
Volumetric soil moisture |
m3 m-3 |
Operational |
| 26 |
|
Wilting point |
kg m-3 |
Operational |
| 27 |
|
Volumetric wilting point |
m3 m-3 |
Operational |
| 28 |
|
Leaf area index |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 29 |
|
Evergreen forest cover |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 30 |
|
Deciduous forest cover |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 31 |
|
Normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI) |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 32 |
|
Root depth of vegetation |
m |
Operational |
| 33 |
|
Water runoff and drainage |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 34 |
|
Surface water runoff |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 35 |
|
Tile class |
Code/Flag Table 4.243 |
Operational |
| 36 |
|
Tile fraction |
Proportion |
Operational |
| 37 |
|
Tile percentage |
% |
Operational |
| 38 |
|
Soil volumetric ice content (water equivalent) |
m3 m-3 |
Operational |
| 39 |
|
Evapotranspiration rate |
kg m-2 s-1 |
Operational |
| 40 |
|
Potential evapotranspiration rate |
kg m-2 s-1 |
Operational |
| 41-191 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
| 192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
| 255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |