| CDS parameter name for CMIP6 | ESGF variable id | CDS parameter name for CMIP5 | Units |
| Near-Surface Air Temperature | tas | 2m temperature | Kelvin |
| Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature | tasmax | Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | Kelvin |
| Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | tasmin | Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | Kelvin |
| Surface Temperature | ts | Skin temperature | Kelvin |
| Sea Level Pressure | psl | Mean sea level pressure | Pa |
| Surface Air Pressure | ps | Surface pressure | Pa |
| Eastward Near-Surface Wind | uas | 10m u component of wind | m s-1 |
| Northward Near-Surface Wind | vas | 10m v component of wind | m s-1 |
| Near-Surface Wind Speed | sfcWind | 10m wind speed | m s-1 |
| Near-Surface Relative Humidity | hurs | 2m relative humidity | 1 |
| Near-Surface Specific Humidity | huss | 2m specific humidity | 1 |
| Precipitation | pr | Mean precipitation flux | kg m-2s-1 |
| Snowfall Flux | prsn | Snowfall | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Evaporation Including Sublimation and Transpiration | evspsbl | Evaporation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress | tauu | Eastward turbulent surface stress | Pa |
| Surface Downward Northward Wind Stress | tauv | Northward turbulent surface stress | Pa |
| Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | hfls | Surface latent heat flux | W m-2 |
| Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | hfss | Surface sensible heat flux | W m-2 |
| Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | rlds | Surface thermal radiation downwards | W m-2 |
| Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | rlus | Surface upwelling longwave radiation | W m-2 |
| Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | rsds | Surface solar radiation downwards | W m-2 |
| Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | rsus | Surface upwelling shortwave radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation | rsdt | TOA incident solar radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation | rsut | TOA outgoing shortwave radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | rlut | TOA outgoing longwave radiation | W m-2 |
| Total Cloud Cover Percentage | clt | Total cloud cover | 1 |
| Air Temperature | ta | Air temperature | K |
| Eastward Wind | ua | U-component of wind | m s-1 |
| Northward Wind | va | V-component of wind | m s-1 |
| Relative Humidity | hur | Relative humidity | 1 |
| Specific Humidity | hus | Specific humidity | 1 |
| Geopotential Height | zg | Geopotential height | m |
| Surface Snow Amount | snw | Surface snow amount | kg m-2 |
| Snow Depth | snd | Snow depth | m |
| Total Runoff | mrro | Runoff | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Moisture in Upper Portion of Soil Column | mrsos | Soil moisture content | kg m-2 |
| Sea-Ice Area Percentage (Ocean Grid) | siconc | Sea-ice area percentage | 1 |
| Sea Ice Thickness | sithick | Sea ice thickness | m |
| Sea-Ice Mass per Area | simass | Sea ice plus snow amount | kg m-2 |
| Surface Temperature of Sea Ice | sitemptop | Sea ice surface temperature | K |
| Sea Surface Temperature | tos | Sea surface temperature | K |
| Sea Surface Salinity | sos | Sea surface salinity | PSU |
| Sea Surface Height Above Geoid | zos | Sea surface height above geoid | m |
| Grid-Cell Area for Ocean Variables* | areacello | Grid-cell area for ocean variables* | m2 |
| Sea Floor Depth Below Geoid* | deptho | Sea floor depth below geoid* | m |
| Sea Area Percentage* | sftof | Sea area percentage* | % |
| Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables* | areacella | Grid-cell area for atmospheric grid variables* | m2 |
| Capacity of Soil to Store Water (Field Capacity)* | mrsofc | Capacity of soil to store water (field capacity)* | kg m-2 |
| Percentage of the Grid Cell Occupied by Land (Including Lakes)* | sftlf | Percentage of grid cell occupied by land (including lakes)* | % |
| Land Ice Area Percentage* | sftgif | Land ice area percentage* | 1 |
| Surface Altitude* | orog | Orography* | m |