Standard Variable Listing

Name
Title 
Units
LATS
Param Tbl
 albp  Planetary albedo
%
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 albs  Surface albedo
%
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 blh  Planetary boundary layer height
m
A2
 cl  Cloud amount
%
A2
 clem  Cloud emittance (cloud emissivity/layer depth)
1/Pa
A2
 clexc  Extinction coef (cloud optical thickness/layer depth)
1/Pa
A2
 cli  Cloud ice
kg/kg
A2
 clivi   Vertically integrated cloud ice
kg/m2
A2
 clt  Total cloud amount
%
A2
 cltopht  Highest cloud top height
m
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 clw  Cloud liquid water
kg/kg
A2
 clwvi   Vertically integrated cloud water (liquid and solid phase)
kg/m2
A2
 enek  Eddy kinetic energy
m2/s2
A2
 evspsbl   Surface evaporation plus sublimation rate
kg/(m2*s)
---
 hfcorr   Flux correction (or "adjustment") for heat flux 
W/m2
C2
 hfls  Heat flux latent surface
W/m2
A2
 hfns  Heat flux net surface
W/m2
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 hfss  Heat flux sensible surface
W/m2
A2
 hur   Relative humidity
%
A2
 hus  Specific humidity
kg/kg
A2
 huss  Surface specific humidity (2m)
kg/kg
A2
 mpuva   Mean product of eastward and northward wind 
m2/s2
A2
 mpvhusa   Mean product of northward wind and specific humidity 
m/s
A2
 mpvta   Mean product of northward wind and temperature 
m*K/s
A2
 mpwhusa   Mean product of vertical motion and specific humidity 
Pa/s
A2
 mrsof   Total soil frozen water content 
kg/m2
A2
 mrro   Total runoff rate (including drainage) 
kg/(m2*s)
A2
 mrros   Surface runoff rate 
kg/(m2*s)
A2
 mrso   Total soil water content 
kg/m2
A2
 mrsofc   Soil moisture field capacity 
kg/m2
A2
 mrsofcs   Surface soil moisture field capacity 
%?
A2
 mrsos   Surface soil water content (upper 0.1m) 
kg/m2
A2
 orog   Model orography 
m
A2
 pr   Total precipitation rate 
kg/(m2*s)
A2
 prc   Convective precipiation rate 
kg/(m2*s)
---
 prme   Net surface freshwater flux (P - E + sea ice effects) 
kg/(m2*s)
---
 prsn   Snowfall rate (water equivalent)
kg/(m2*s)
A2
 prw   Precipitable water 
kg/m2
A2
 ps   Surface pressure 
Pa
A2
 psbg   Pressure surface below ground percentage 
%
A2
 psl   Mean sea-level pressure 
Pa
A2
 rlds   LW radiation downward surface 
W/m2
A2
 rldscs   LW radiation downward surface clear sky 
W/m2
A2
 rls   LW radiation net surface   
A2
 rlt   LW radiation TOA (OLR)   
A2
 rltcs   LW radiation TOA clear sky   
A2
 rlus   LW radiation upward surface   
A2
 rluscs   LW radiation upward surface clear sky   
A2
 rlutcs   LW radiation upward TOA clear sky   
A2
 rsds   SW radiation incident at the surface   
A2
 rsdscs   SW radiation downward clear sky surface   
A2
 rsdt   SW radiation downward TOA   
A2
 rss   SW radiation net surface   
A2
 rst   SW radiation net TOA   
A2
 rsus   SW radiaton upward (reflected) surface   
A2
 rsuscs   SW radiation upward surface clear sky   
A2
 rsut   SW radiation upward TOA   
A2
 rsutcs   SW radiation upward TOA clear sky   
A2
 rtmt   Net Radiation at Model Top   
A2
 sftglif   Sfc type % glacier 
%
A2
 sftl   Sfc type % land 
%
A2
 sic   Sea-ice concentration 
%
A2
 sicbcs   AMIP II BCS Psuedo Sea-ice concentration 
%
A2
 sit   Ice thickness 
m
---
 snc   Snow cover (percent area) 
%
A2
 snd   Snow depth 
m
A2
 snw   Snow depth (water equivalent) 
kg/m2
A2
 soatlzm   Zonal mean salinity: Atlantic basin 
per mil
C2
 sogozm   Zonal mean salinity: global ocean 
per mil
C2
 soindzm   Zonal mean salinity: Indian basin 
per mil
C2
 sopaczm   Zonal mean salinity: Pacific basin 
per mil
C2
 so   Ocean salinity 
per mil
---
 sos   Ocean surface salinity 
per mil
---
 stfbaro   Oceanic barotropic stream function  
---
 stfmmcatl   Mean meridional circulation streamfunction: Atlantic basin   
C2
 stfmmcgo   Mean meridional circulation streamfunction: global ocean   
C2
 stfmmcind   Mean meridional circulation streamfunction: Indian basin   
C2
 stfmmcpac   Mean meridional circulation streamfunction: Pacific basin   
C2
 ta   Air Temperature 
K
A2
 tas   Surface (2m) air temperature 
K
A2
 tasmax   Daily maximum surface (2m) temperature 
K
A2
 tasmin   Daily minimum surface (2m) temperature 
K
A2
 taamzmsd   Standard deviation of annual mean zonal mean air temperature   
---
 tadmzmsd   Standard deviation of decadal mean zonal mean air temperature   
---
 to   Ocean temperature 
K
---
 toatlzm   Ocean temperature: Atlantic basin 
K
---
 togozm   Ocean temperature: global ocean 
K
---
 toindzm   Ocean temperature: Indian basin 
K
---
 topaczm   Ocean temperature: Pacific basin 
K
---
 tos  Sea Surface Temperature 
K
---
 tosbcs  AMIP II BCS Psuedo Sea Surface Temperature 
K
---
 ts   Ground Surface Temperature 
K
---
 tro3   Ozone Concentration 
ppmv
---
 tauu   Eastward surface wind stress (positive for eastward wind) 
N/m2
---
 tauv   Northward surface wind stress (positive for northward wind) 
N/m2
---
 tnmd   Moisture tendency due to diabatic processes 
(Kg/Kg)/s
---
 tnttd   Total diabatic temperature tendency 
K/s
---
 tntdc   Temperature tendency due to dry convective processes 
K/s
---
 tntlsp   Temperature tendency due to large scale precipation 
K/s
---
 tntlw   Temperature tendency due to LW radiation 
K/s
---
 tntmc   Temperature tendency due to moist convective processes 
K/s
---
 tntsw   Temperature tendency due to SW radiation 
K/s
---
 ua   Eastward wind 
M/s
---
 uaz   Eastward wind zonal mean 
M/s
---
 uas   Surface (10m) eastward wind 
M/s
---
 va   Northward wind 
M/s
---
 vaz   Northward wind zonal mean 
M/s
---
 Vorpotts   Potential vorticity (350, 380, 405K) 
1/(Pa*s)
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 wap   Vertical motion (omega) 
Pa/s
---
 zg   Geopotential height 
m
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