MADIS NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) Variables
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Code Name Units Max Notes Max Number Database
QC Level* of Levels FSL AWIPS
FSL AWIPS
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Integrated Profile 1 64 43
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DD wind direction deg 2 2 X X
FF wind speed m/s 2 2 X X
U u wind component m/s 2 2 X X
V v wind component m/s 2 2 X X
W w wind component m/s 0 3 X X
FFSDEV wind speed std dev m/s 0 4 X X
WSDEV w std dev m/s 0 4 X X
HT geometric height m 0 5 X X
P pressure Pa 0 5 X X
CNUMN consensus number (North) 0 6 X
SGPWRN signal power (North) dB 0 7 X
RAVELN radial velocity (North) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRN velocity variance (North) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUME consensus number (East) 0 6 X
SGPWRE signal power (East) dB 0 7 X
RAVELE radial velocity (East) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRE velocity variance (East) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMV consensus number (Vertical) 0 6 X X
SGPWRV signal power (Vertical) dB 0 7 X X
RAVELV radial velocity (Vertical) m/s 0 8 X
VELVRV velocity variance (Vertical) (m/s)**2 0
CNUMEN consensus number (East/North) 0 6 X
LEVTYPE level type code 0 9 X X
Low Mode Levels 1 36 36
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DDL wind direction deg 2 2 X X
FFL wind speed m/s 2 2 X X
UL u wind component m/s 2 2 X X
VL v wind component m/s 2 2 X X
WL w wind component m/s 0 3 X X
FFSDEVL wind speed std dev m/s 0 4 X X
WSDEVL w std dev m/s 0 4 X X
HTL geometric height m 0 5 X X
PL pressure Pa 0 5 X X
CNUMNL consensus number (North) 0 6 X
SGPWRNL signal power (North) dB 0 7 X
RAVELNL radial velocity (North) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRNL velocity variance (North) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMEL consensus number (East) 0 6 X
SGPWREL signal power (East) dB 0 7 X
RAVELEL radial velocity (East) m/s 0 7 X
VELVREL velocity variance (East) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMVL consensus number (Vertical) 0 6 X X
SGPWRVL signal power (Vertical) dB 0 7 X X
RAVELVL radial velocity (Vertical) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRVL velocity variance (Vertical) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMENL consensus number (East/North) 0 6 X
High Mode Levels 1 36 15
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DDH wind direction deg 2 2 X X
FFH wind speed m/s 2 2 X X
UH u wind component m/s 2 2 X X
VH v wind component m/s 2 2 X X
WH w wind component m/s 0 3 X X
FFSDEVH wind speed std dev m/s 0 4 X X
WSDEVH w std dev m/s 0 4 X X
HTH geometric height m 0 5 X X
PH pressure Pa 0 5 X X
CNUMNH consensus number (North) 0 6 X
SGPWRNH signal power (North) dB 0 7 X
RAVELNH radial velocity (North) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRNH velocity variance (North) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMEH consensus number (East) 0 6 X
SGPWREH signal power (East) dB 0 7 X
RAVELEH radial velocity (East) m/s 0 7 X
VELVREH velocity variance (East) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMVH consensus number (Vertical) 0 6 X X
SGPWRVH signal power (Vertical) dB 0 7 X X
RAVELVH radial velocity (Vertical) m/s 0 7 X
VELVRVH velocity variance (Vertical) (m/s)**2 0 7 X
CNUMENH consensus number (East/North) 0 6 X
Station Identification
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ABAN Antenna beam azimuth (North) deg 0 X
ABEN Antenna beam elevation (North) deg 0 X
ABAE Antenna beam azimuth (East) deg 0 X
ABEE Antenna beam elevation (East) deg 0 X
ABAV Antenna beam azimuth (Vertical) deg 0 X
ABEV Antenna beam elevation (Vertical) deg 0 X
*The QC information is only available with the FSL database.
Last updated 16 March 2017
