| Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
| 0 |
|
Temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 1 |
|
Virtual temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 2 |
|
Potential temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 3 |
|
Pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature or equivalent potential temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 4 |
|
Maximum temperature |
K |
Deprecated |
| 5 |
|
Minimum temperature |
K |
Deprecated |
| 6 |
|
Dewpoint temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 7 |
|
Dewpoint depression (or deficit) |
K |
Operational |
| 8 |
|
Lapse rate |
K/m |
Operational |
| 9 |
|
Temperature anomaly |
K |
Operational |
| 10 |
|
Latent heat net flux |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 11 |
|
Sensible heat net flux |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 12 |
|
Heat index |
K |
Operational |
| 13 |
|
Wind chill factor |
K |
Operational |
| 14 |
|
Minimum dewpoint depression |
K |
Deprecated |
| 15 |
|
Virtual potential temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 16 |
|
Snow phase change heat flux |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 17 |
|
Skin temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 18 |
|
Snow temperature (top of snow) |
K |
Operational |
| 19 |
|
Turbulent transfer coefficient for heat |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 20 |
|
Turbulent diffusion coefficient for heat |
m2/s |
Operational |
| 21 |
|
Apparent temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 22 |
|
Temperature tendency due to short-wave radiation |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 23 |
|
Temperature tendency due to long-wave radiation |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 24 |
|
Temperature tendency due to short-wave radiation, clear sky |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 25 |
|
Temperature tendency due to long-wave radiation, clear sky |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 26 |
|
Temperature tendency due to parameterization |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 27 |
|
Wet-bulb temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 28 |
|
Unbalanced component of temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 29 |
|
Temperature advection |
K s-1 |
Operational |
| 30 |
|
Latent heat net flux due to evaporation |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 31 |
|
Latent heat net flux due to sublimation |
W m-2 |
Operational |
| 32 |
|
Wet-bulb potential temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 33-191 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
| 192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
| 255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |