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 |