# MPAS Output 

## Hourly

| Variable | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| olrtoa | Outgoing longwave radiation at top of atmosphere |
| rainnc | Non-convective precipitation |
| rainc | Convective precipitation |
| acsnow | Accumulated snow |
| graupelnc | Non-convective graupel |
| lfc | Level of free convection |
| cape | Convective available potential energy |
| cin | Convective inhibition |
| lcl | Lifting condensation level |
| hfx | Surface sensible heat flux |
| qfx | Surface moisture flux |
| snow | Snow |
| swdnb | Downward shortwave flux at the surface |
| swupb | Upward shortwave flux at the surface |
| swdnt | Downward shortwave flux at top of the atmosphere |
| swupt | Upward shortwave flux at top of the atmosphere |
| lwdnb | Downward longwave flux at the surface |
| lwupb | Upward longwave flux at the surface |
| lwupt | Upward longwave flux at top of the atmosphere |
| lh | Latent heat flux |
| precipw | Precipitable water |
| t2m | 2-meter temperature |
| q2 | 2-meter mixing ratio |
| u10 | 10-meter U wind component |
| v10 | 10-meter V wind component |
| skintemp | Skin temperature |
| surface_pressure | Surface pressure |
| cldfrac_high_UPP | High cloud fraction |
| cldfrac_low_UPP | Low cloud fraction |
| cldfrac_mid_UPP | Mid cloud fraction  |
| cldfrac_tot_UPP | Total cloud fraction  |
| hpbl | PBL height |
| kpbl | PBL level index |
| swcf | Shortwave cloud forcing |
| lwcf | Longwave cloud forcing |

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## 3-hourly

| Variable | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| qc | Cloud water mixing ratio |
| qg | Graupel mixing ratio |
| qi | Ice mixing ratio |
| qr | Rain mixing ratio |
| qs | Snow mixing ratio |
| qv | Water vapor mixing ratio |
| cldfrac | Cloud fraction |
| w | Vertical velocity |
| pressure | Pressure |
| surface_pressure | Surface pressure |
| mslp | Mean sea level pressure |
| rho | Air density |
| theta | Potential temperature |
| uReconstructZonal | Zonal wind component |
| uReconstructMeridional | Meridional wind component |
| smstot | Total soil moisture |
| snowh | Snow height |
| snowc | Snow cover |
| snow | Snow water equivalent|
| smois | Soil moisture |
| sh2o | Soil liquid water |
| tslb | Soil temperature |
| sfcrunoff | Surface runoff |
| udrunoff | Underground runoff |

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## 6-hourly

| Variable | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| pressure | Pressure |
| surface_pressure | Surface pressure |
| divergence | Divergence |
| ~~pv_cell~~ | ~~Potential vorticity~~ |
| ertel_pv | Ertel potential vorticity |
| uzonal_200hPa | Zonal wind at 200 hPa |
| uzonal_500hPa | Zonal wind at 500 hPa |
| uzonal_700hPa | Zonal wind at 700 hPa |
| uzonal_850hPa | Zonal wind at 850 hPa |
| uzonal_925hPa | Zonal wind at 925 hPa |
| umeridional_200hPa | Meridional wind at 200 hPa |
| umeridional_500hPa | Meridional wind at 500 hPa |
| umeridional_700hPa | Meridional wind at 700 hPa |
| umeridional_850hPa | Meridional wind at 850 hPa |
| umeridional_925hPa | Meridional wind at 925 hPa |
| w_200hPa | Vertical velocity at 200 hPa |
| w_500hPa | Vertical velocity at 500 hPa |
| w_700hPa | Vertical velocity at 700 hPa |
| w_850hPa | Vertical velocity at 850 hPa |
| w_925hPa | Vertical velocity at 925 hPa |
| temperature_200hPa | Temperature at 200 hPa |
| temperature_500hPa | Temperature at 500 hPa |
| temperature_700hPa | Temperature at 700 hPa |
| temperature_850hPa | Temperature at 850 hPa |
| temperature_925hPa | Temperature at 925 hPa |
| height_200hPa | Geopotential height at 200 hPa |
| height_500hPa | Geopotential height at 500 hPa |
| height_700hPa | Geopotential height at 700 hPa |
| height_850hPa | Geopotential height at 850 hPa |
| height_925hPa | Geopotential height at 925 hPa |
| relhum_200hPa | Relative humidity at 200 hPa |
| relhum_500hPa | Relative humidity at 500 hPa |
| relhum_700hPa | Relative humidity at 700 hPa |
| relhum_850hPa | Relative humidity at 850 hPa |
| relhum_925hPa | Relative humidity at 925 hPa |
| vorticity_200hPa | Vorticity at 200 hPa |
| vorticity_500hPa | Vorticity at 500 hPa |
| vorticity_700hPa | Vorticity at 700 hPa |
| vorticity_850hPa | Vorticity at 850 hPa |
| vorticity_925hPa | Vorticity at 925 hPa |
| wspd | Wind speed at the lowest model level |
| dusfcg | vertically-integrated gravity wave drag over orography u-stress |
| dvsfcg | vertically-integrated gravity wave drag over orography v-stress |
| dtheta_dt_mp | Potential temperature tendency from microphysics |
| evapprod | rain evaporation rate |
| noahres | residual of the Noah surface energy budget |
| refl10cm | 10 cm radar reflectivity |
| rthblten | Potential temperature tendency from PBL |
| rthcuten | Potential temperature tendency from cumulus |
| rthdynten | Potential temperature tendency from dynamics |
| rthmpten | Potential temperature tendency from microphysics |
| rthratenlw | Potential temperature tendency from longwave radiation |
| rthratensw | Potential temperature tendency from shortwave radiation |
| xmb_total | cloud-base mass flux |

*strike-through means the output values are found not to have valid output values

## model levels and major pressure levels

### Atmosphere model levels (55 nVertLevels)  

| level index | pressure level (hPa) |
| ----------- | -------------------- |
| 10 | ~ 800 hPa |
| 15 | ~ 700 hPa |
| 20 | ~ 600 hPa |
| 23 | ~ 500 hPa |
| 25 | ~ 450 hPa |
| 30 | ~ 300 hPa |
| 32 | ~ 250 hPa |
| 34 | ~ 200 hPa |

### Soil levels (4 nSoilLevels)