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The following attributes must be included in all the variables

attribute
name
value
grid_mappinghcrs
_FillValue1.0e20
missing_value1.0e20


Static Fields

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

"lat lon"

 

 


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

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

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

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

 

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

 

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

 

rhosn

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonsnow_density

"Snow density"

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-3 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

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

 

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
 

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

   
 
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
 
hfsstime,lat,lonsurface_upward_sensible_heat_flux"Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
hflstime,lat,lonsurface_upward_latent_heat_flux"Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
rsdstime,lat,lonsurface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air"Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
rldstime,lat,lonsurface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air"Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
rsstime,lat,lonsurface_net_downward_shortwave_flux"Net Shortwave Surface Radiation"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
rlstime,lat,lonsurface_net_downward_longwave_flux"Net Longwave Surface Radiation"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 

rst

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lontoa_net_downward_shortwave_flux

"TOA Net Shortwave Radiation"

N/A in CMIP

W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 

rlt

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lontoa_net_downward_longwave_flux

"TOA Net Longwave Radiation"

N/A in CMIP

W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is r equired.
CF:
interval is optional
 
rsdttime,lat,lontoa_incoming_shortwave_flux"TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation"W m-2 "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
tauutime,lat,lonsurface_downward_eastward_stress"Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress"Pa "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 
tauvtime,lat,lonsurface_downward_northward_stress"Surface Downward Northward Wind Stress"Pa "time: mean (interval: <value> <unit>)"
C3S: interval is required.
CF:
interval is optional
 

lwee

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonlwe_thickness_of_water_evaporation_amount

"Liquid Water Equivalent of Evaporation Amount"

N/A in CMIP

m "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF: recommended

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonrunoff_amount

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF: recommended

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonsurface_runoff_amount

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF: recommended

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,lat,lonsubsurface_runoff_amount

 

N/A in CMIP

kg m-2 "time: sum"

C3S: required 
CF: recommended

 

Pressure Level Fields

  attributes 
name
(CMIP5)
dimensionsstandard_namelong_name
(CMIP5)
unitscoordinatescell_methodsNOTES
zgtime,plev,lat,longeopotential_height"Geopotential Height"m "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,plev,lat,lonatmosphere_relative_vorticity

 

N/A in CMIP

s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

 

N/A in CMIP

time,plev,lat,londivergence_of_wind

 

N/A in CMIP

s-1 "time: point"

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

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

C3S: required 
CF:
recommended

 

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