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NOTE: type double/real????

Static Fields

  attributes 
name
(CMIP5)
dimensionsstandard_namelong_name
(CMIP5)
unitscoordinatesgrid_mappingNOTES
sftlflat,lonland_area_fraction"Land Area Fraction"1

"lat lon"

 

 

latitude_longitude


oroglat,lonsurface_altitude"Surface Altitude"m"lat lon"latitude_longitude 

Surface Fields (defined at a given height level)

  
  attributes 
name
(CMIP5/6&C3S)
dimensionsstandard_namelong_name
(CMIP5/6&C3S)
unitscoordinatescell_methodsgrid_mappingNOTES
tastime,lat,lonair_temperature"Near-Surface Air Temperature"K

"height time lat lon"

 

 

"time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended


latitude_longitude

height is usually 2m

tasmaxtime,lat,lonair_temperature"Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature"K

"height time lat lon"

"time: maximum (interval: <value> <unit>)"

C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional

latitude_longitude

height is usually 2m

C3S: The interval is required to have a value<=3 hours)

tasmintime,lat,lonair_temperature"Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature"K

"height time lat lon"

"time: minimum (interval: <value> <unit>)"

C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude

height is usually 2m

C3S: The interval is required to have a value<=3 hours)

tdpstime,lat,londew_point_temperature"2m dewpoint temperature"K"height time lat lon""time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended
latitude_longitude

height is usually 2m

 

uastime,lat,lonx_windEastward Near-Surface Windm s-1"height time lat lon""time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended
latitude_longitude

height is usually 10m

vastime,lat,lony_windNorthward Near-Surface Windm s-1"height time lat lon""time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended
latitude_longitude

height is usually 10m

wsgmax

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonwind_speed_of_gust

"Maximum Wind Speed of Gust"

 

N/A in CMIP

m s-1"height time lat lon" "time: maximum (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
latitude_longitude

height is usually 10m

C3S: The interval is required to have a value<=3 hours)

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Surface Fields (not defined at a height level)

  attributes 
name
(CMIP5/6&C3S)
dimensionsstandard_namelong_name
(CMIP5/6&C3S)
unitscoordinatescell_methodsgrid_mappingNOTES
psltime,lat,lonair_pressure_at_sea_level"Sea Level Pressure"Pa "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
clttime,lat,loncloud_area_fraction"Total Cloud Fraction"1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
tsltime,lat,lonsoil_temperature"Temperature of Soil"K "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
tsotime,lat,lonsea_surface_temperature"Sea Surface Temperature"K "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

sitemptop

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonsea_ice_temperature
 

"Surface temperature of sea ice"

N/A in CMIP

K "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
sictime,lat,lonsea_ice_area_fraction"Sea Ice Area Fraction"1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

 

time

N/A in CMIP

time,depth,lat,lonmass_content_of_water_in_soil_layer

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-2 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

lwesnw

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_surface_snow_amount
 

"Liquid Water Equivalent of Surface Snow Amount"

N/A in CMIP

m "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

rhosn

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonsnow_density

"Snow density"

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-3 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

lweprs

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_stratiform_precipitation_amount"Liquid Water Equivalent of Stratiform Precipitation Amount"

 

N/A in CMIP

m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

lweprc

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_convective_precipitation_amount"Liquid Water Equivalent of Convective Precipitation Amount"

 

N/A in CMIP

m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

lwepr

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_precipitation_amount"Liquid Water Equivalent of Total Precipitation Amount"

 

N/A in CMIP

m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
lweprsn

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_snowfall_amount"Liquid Water Equivalent of Snowfall Amount"

 

N/A in CMIP

m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_downward_sensible_heat
_of
_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_downward_latent_heat
_of
_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_net_downward_shortwave_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_net_downward_longwave_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lontoa_net_downward_shortwave_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lontoa_net_downward_longwave_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is r equired.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lontoa_incoming_shortwave_flux W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_downward_eastward_stress Pa "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_downward_northward_stress Pa "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amount m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonrunoff_amount kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsurface_runoff_amount kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,lat,lonsubsurface_runoff_amount kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

Pressure Level Fields

  attributes 
name
(CMIP5)
dimensionsstandard_namelong_name
(CMIP5)
unitscoordinatescell_methodsgrid_mappingNOTES
 time,plev,lat,longeopotential m2 s-2 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
tatime,plev,lat,lonair_temperature"Air Temperature"K "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
hustime,plev,lat,lonspecific_humidity"Specific Humidity"1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,plev,lat,lonatmosphere_relative_vorticity s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
 time,plev,lat,londivergence_of_wind s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
uatime,plev,lat,lonx_wind"Eastward Wind"m s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 
vatime,plev,lat,lony_wind"Northward Wind"m s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

latitude_longitude 

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