| CDS parameter name for CMIP6 | ESGF variable id | CDS parameter name for CMIP5 | Units |
| Near-Surface Air Temperaturesurface air temperature | tas | 2m temperature | Kelvin |
| Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperaturemaximum near-surface air temperature | tasmax | Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | Kelvin |
| Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperatureminimum near-surface air temperature | tasmin | Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours | Kelvin |
| Surface Temperaturetemperature | ts | Skin temperature | Kelvin |
| Sea Level Pressurelevel pressure | psl | Mean sea level pressure | Pa |
| Surface Air Pressureair pressure | ps | Surface pressure | Pa |
| Eastward Nearnear-Surface Windsurface wind | uas | 10m u component of wind | m s-1 |
| Northward Nearnear-Surface Windsurface wind | vas | 10m v component of wind | m s-1 |
| Near-Surface Wind Speedsurface wind speed | sfcWind | 10m wind speed | m s-1 |
| Near-Surface Relative Humiditysurface relative humidity | hurs | 2m relative humidity | 1 |
| Near-Surface Specific Humiditysurface specific humidity | huss | 2m specific humidity | 1 |
| Precipitation | pr | Mean precipitation flux | kg m-2s-1 |
| Snowfall Fluxflux | prsn | Snowfall | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Evaporation Including Sublimation sublimation and Transpirationtranspiration | evspsbl | Evaporation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stressdownward eastward wind stress | tauu | Eastward turbulent surface stress | Pa |
| Surface Downward Northward Wind Stressdownward northward wind stress | tauv | Northward turbulent surface stress | Pa |
| Surface Upward Latent Heat Fluxupward latent heat flux | hfls | Surface latent heat flux | W m-2 |
| Surface Upward Sensible Heat Fluxupward sensible heat flux | hfss | Surface sensible heat flux | W m-2 |
| Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiationdownwelling longwave radiation | rlds | Surface thermal radiation downwards | W m-2 |
| Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiationupwelling longwave radiation | rlus | Surface upwelling longwave radiation | W m-2 |
| Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiationdownwelling shortwave radiation | rsds | Surface solar radiation downwards | W m-2 |
| Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiationupwelling shortwave radiation | rsus | Surface upwelling shortwave radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Incident Shortwave Radiationincident shortwave radiation | rsdt | TOA incident solar radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiationoutgoing shortwave radiation | rsut | TOA outgoing shortwave radiation | W m-2 |
| TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiationoutgoing longwave radiation | rlut | TOA outgoing longwave radiation | W m-2 |
| Total Cloud Cover Percentagecloud cover percentage | clt | Total cloud cover | 1 |
| Air Temperaturetemperature | ta | Air temperature | K |
| Eastward Windwind | ua | U-component of wind | m s-1 |
| Northward Windwind | va | V-component of wind | m s-1 |
| Relative Humidityhumidity | hur | Relative humidity | 1 |
| Specific Humidityhumidity | hus | Specific humidity | 1 |
| Geopotential Heightheight | zg | Geopotential height | m |
| Surface Snow Amountsnow amount | snw | Surface snow amount | kg m-2 |
| Snow Depthdepth | snd | Snow depth | m |
| Total Runoffrunoff | mrro | Runoff | kg m-2 s-1 |
| Moisture in Upper Portion of Soil Columnupper portion of soil column | mrsos | Soil moisture content | kg m-2 |
| Sea-Ice Area Percentage (Ocean Gridarea percentage (ocean grid) | siconc | Sea-ice area percentage | 1 |
| Sea Ice Thicknessthickness | sithick | Sea ice thickness | m |
| Sea-Ice Mass mass per Areaarea | simass | Sea ice plus snow amount | kg m-2 |
| Surface Temperature temperature of Sea sea Ice | sitemptop | Sea ice surface temperature | K |
| Sea Surface Temperaturesurface temperature | tos | Sea surface temperature | K |
| Sea Surface Salinitysurface salinity | sos | Sea surface salinity | PSU |
| Sea Surface Height Above Geoidsurface height above geoid | zos | Sea surface height above geoid | m | Grid-Cell Area for Ocean Variables* | areacello |
| Grid-cell area for ocean variables* | areacello | NOT AVAILABLE | m2 |
| Sea Floor Depth Below Geoid* | deptho | Sea floor depth below geoid* | m | Sea Area Percentage* | deptho | NOT AVAILABLE | msftof |
| Sea area percentage* | % | Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables* | sftof | NOT AVAILABLE | %areacella |
| Grid-cell area for atmospheric grid variables* | areacella | NOT AVAILABLE | m2 | Capacity of Soil to Store Water (Field Capacity)* |
| mrsofc | Capacity of soil to store water (field capacity)* | mrsofc | NOT AVAILABLE | 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* | sftlf | NOT AVAILABLE | %sftgif |
| Land ice area percentage* | sftgif | NOT AVAILABLE | 1 |
| Surface Altitudealtitude* | orog | Orography*NOT AVAILABLE | m |