Resource: level
Resource | level |
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Overview | Sets the vertical level |
Command Line | -le=level |
Environment Variable | wxplevel |
Possible Values | |
Default Value | none |
This resource is used to specify the vertical level of the data. This can be an observed level or an interpolated level based on the observed data. A specific level can be entered with its value and units:
Value | Description |
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Special Levels | |
snd | Entire vertical column or whole sounding |
sfc | Surface level |
sfc[100] | surface level with 100 mb above surface layer average (parcel trajectory) |
sl | Sea level |
frz | Freezing level |
lcl | Lifted condensation level (LCL) |
sea | Sea surface |
mwnd | Maximum wind level |
trop | Tropopause level |
top | Top of the atmosphere (not used) |
whole | Whole atmosphere |
top_frz | Top most freezing level |
lcld_bot | Bottom of low cloud layer |
lcld_top | Top of low cloud layer |
lcld_lyr | Low cloud layer |
mcld_bot | Bottom of middle cloud layer |
mcld_top | Top of middle cloud layer |
mcld_lyr | Middle cloud layer |
hcld_bot | Bottom of high cloud layer |
hcld_top | Top of high cloud layer |
hcld_lyr | High cloud layer |
conv_bot | Bottom of convective cloud layer |
conv_top | Top of convective cloud layer |
conv_lyr | Convective cloud layer |
Pressure Levels | |
430mb | 430 mb level (pressure) |
sfc[100]-500 | Surface to 500 mb trajectory with 100 mb mean layer average |
850-500mb | 850-500 mb layer |
sfc-850mb | surface to 850 mb layer |
p430 | 430 mb pressure level |
p850-500 | 850-500 mb layer |
10mb_ag | 10 mb above ground level |
10-40mb_ag | 10-40 mb above ground layer |
Potential Temperature Levels | |
310k | 310 K potential temperature level (isentropic) |
310-330k | 310-330 K isentropic layer |
k310 | 310 K isentropic level |
k310-330 | 310-330 K isentropic layer |
Height Levels | |
2000m | 2000 meter level (height) |
2000ft | 2000 foot level |
2000-5000m | 2000-5000 meter layer |
2000-5000ft | 2000-5000 foot layer |
h2000 | 2000 meter level |
h2000-5000 | 2000-5000 meter layer |
50m_ag | 50 meters above ground level |
50ft_ag | 50 foot above ground level |
50cm_bg | 50 cm below ground level |
50-200m_ag | 50-200 meters above ground layer |
50-200ft_ag | 50-200 foot above ground layer |
50-200cm_ag | 50-200 cm below ground layer |
Miscellaneous Levels | |
97sig | .97 sigma level |
97-91sig | .97-.91 sigma layer |
97eta | .97 eta level |
97-91eta | .97-.91 eta layer |
2lev | 2nd level |
2-5lev | 2nd-5th level layer |
level | use the value of the level resource (used in var files) |
miss | missing level, take first available |
Last updated October 2013