# MONARCHS met forcing variables

Fields of the met data grid (one record per timestep per cell), from the met catalogue (`monarchs.met_data.catalogue`). The ERA5 name is the short name(s) the field is read from when using ERA5 input data.

## `snowfall`

**Long name:** Snowfall  ·  **Units:** m  ·  **ERA5 name:** `sf`

## `snow_dens`

**Long name:** Snow density  ·  **Units:** kg m-3  ·  **ERA5 name:** `rsn`

## `temperature`

**Long name:** Surface air temperature  ·  **Units:** K  ·  **ERA5 name:** `t2m`

## `wind`

**Long name:** Wind speed  ·  **Units:** m s-1  ·  **ERA5 name:** `u10, v10`

## `surf_pressure`

**Long name:** Surface air pressure  ·  **Units:** hPa  ·  **ERA5 name:** `sp`

## `dew_point_temperature`

**Long name:** Dew-point temperature  ·  **Units:** K  ·  **ERA5 name:** `d2m`

## `LW_down`

**Long name:** Downwelling longwave radiation  ·  **Units:** W m-2  ·  **ERA5 name:** `strd`

## `SW_down`

**Long name:** Downwelling shortwave radiation  ·  **Units:** W m-2  ·  **ERA5 name:** `ssrd`

## `lat`

**Long name:** Latitude  ·  **Units:** degrees_north  ·  **ERA5 name:** `latitude`

## `lon`

**Long name:** Longitude  ·  **Units:** degrees_east  ·  **ERA5 name:** `longitude`