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Notes:

( 1) The Eta vertical coordinate system involves normalizing the pressure at some point on a specific level by the mean sea level pressure at that point.

( 2) Hybrid height level (Code figure 118) can be defined as: z(k) = A(k) + B(k) x orog (k=1,...,NLevels; orog=orography; z(k)=height in metres at level k)

( 3) Hybrid pressure level, for which Code figure 119 shall be used instead of 105, can be defined as: p(k) = A(k) + B(k) x sp (k=1,...,NLevels; sp=surface pressure; p(k)=pressure at level k)

( 4) Sigma height level is the vertical model level of the height-based terrain-following coordinate (Gal-Chen and Somerville, 1975). The value of the level = (height of the level - height of the terrain) / (height of the top level - height of the terrain), which is >= 0 and <= 1.

( 5) Sigma height level is the vertical model level of the height-based terrain-following coordinate (Gal-Chen and Somerville, 1975). The value of the level = (height of the level - height of the terrain) / (height of the top level - height of the terrain), which is >= 0 and <= 1.

( 6) The soil level represents a model level for which the depth is not constant across the model domain. The depth in metres of the level is provided by another GRIB message with the parameter "soil depth" with discipline 2, category 3 and parameter number 27.

( 7) The level is defined by a water property difference from the near-surface to the level. The near-surface is typically chosen at 10 m depth. The physical quantity used to compute the difference can be water density when using level type 169 or water potential temperature when using level type 170.