| area |
grid cell areas |
km^2 |
grid cell areas |
CF-1.0 |
| BCDEP |
total BC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
kg/m^2/s |
total BC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
CF-1.0 |
| BSW |
slope of soil water retention curve |
unitless |
slope of soil water retention curve |
CF-1.0 |
| BTRAN |
transpiration beta factor |
unitless |
transpiration beta factor |
CF-1.0 |
| BUILDHEAT |
heat flux from urban building interior to walls and roof |
W/m^2 |
heat flux from urban building interior to walls and roof |
CF-1.0 |
| DSTDEP |
total dust deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
kg/m^2/s |
total dust deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
CF-1.0 |
| DSTFLXT |
total surface dust emission |
kg/m2/s |
total surface dust emission |
CF-1.0 |
| DZSOI |
soil thickness |
m |
soil thickness |
CF-1.0 |
| EFLX_DYNBAL |
dynamic land cover change conversion energy flux |
W/m^2 |
dynamic land cover change conversion energy flux |
CF-1.0 |
| EFLX_LH_TOT_R |
Rural total evaporation |
W/m^2 |
Rural total evaporation |
CF-1.0 |
| EFLX_LH_TOT_U |
Urban total evaporation |
W/m^2 |
Urban total evaporation |
CF-1.0 |
| ELAI |
exposed one-sided leaf area index |
m^2/m^2 |
exposed one-sided leaf area index |
CF-1.0 |
| ERRH2O |
total water conservation error |
mm |
total water conservation error |
CF-1.0 |
| ERRH2OSNO |
imbalance in snow depth (liquid water) |
mm |
imbalance in snow depth (liquid water) |
CF-1.0 |
| ERRSEB |
surface energy conservation error |
W/m^2 |
surface energy conservation error |
CF-1.0 |
| ERRSOI |
soil/lake energy conservation error |
W/m^2 |
soil/lake energy conservation error |
CF-1.0 |
| ERRSOL |
solar radiation conservation error |
W/m^2 |
solar radiation conservation error |
CF-1.0 |
| ESAI |
exposed one-sided stem area index |
m^2/m^2 |
exposed one-sided stem area index |
CF-1.0 |
| FCEV |
canopy evaporation |
W/m^2 |
canopy evaporation |
CF-1.0 |
| FCOV |
fractional impermeable area |
unitless |
fractional impermeable area |
CF-1.0 |
| FCTR |
canopy transpiration |
W/m^2 |
canopy transpiration |
CF-1.0 |
| FGEV |
ground evaporation |
W/m^2 |
ground evaporation |
CF-1.0 |
| FGR |
heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
W/m^2 |
heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
CF-1.0 |
| FGR12 |
heat flux between soil layers 1 and 2 |
W/m^2 |
heat flux between soil layers 1 and 2 |
CF-1.0 |
| FGR_R |
Rural heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
W/m^2 |
Rural heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
CF-1.0 |
| FGR_U |
Urban heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
W/m^2 |
Urban heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt |
CF-1.0 |
| FIRA |
net infrared (longwave) radiation |
W/m^2 |
net infrared (longwave) radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FIRA_R |
Rural net infrared (longwave) radiation |
W/m^2 |
Rural net infrared (longwave) radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FIRA_U |
Urban net infrared (longwave) radiation |
W/m^2 |
Urban net infrared (longwave) radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FIRE |
emitted infrared (longwave) radiation |
W/m^2 |
emitted infrared (longwave) radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FLDS |
atmospheric longwave radiation |
W/m^2 |
atmospheric longwave radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FPSN |
photosynthesis |
umol/m2s |
photosynthesis |
CF-1.0 |
| FSA |
absorbed solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
absorbed solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSA_R |
Rural absorbed solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
Rural absorbed solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSAT |
fractional area with water table at surface |
unitless |
fractional area with water table at surface |
CF-1.0 |
| FSA_U |
Urban absorbed solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
Urban absorbed solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDS |
atmospheric incident solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
atmospheric incident solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSND |
direct nir incident solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
direct nir incident solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSNDLN |
direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon |
W/m^2 |
direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSNI |
diffuse nir incident solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
diffuse nir incident solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSVD |
direct vis incident solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
direct vis incident solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSVDLN |
direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon |
W/m^2 |
direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon |
CF-1.0 |
| FSDSVI |
diffuse vis incident solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
diffuse vis incident solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH |
sensible heat |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH_G |
sensible heat from ground |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat from ground |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH_NODYNLNDUSE |
sensible heat not including correction for land use change |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat not including correction for land use change |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH_R |
Rural sensible heat |
W/m^2 |
Rural sensible heat |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH_U |
Urban sensible heat |
W/m^2 |
Urban sensible heat |
CF-1.0 |
| FSH_V |
sensible heat from veg |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat from veg |
CF-1.0 |
| FSM |
snow melt heat flux |
W/m^2 |
snow melt heat flux |
CF-1.0 |
| FSM_R |
Rural snow melt heat flux |
W/m^2 |
Rural snow melt heat flux |
CF-1.0 |
| FSM_U |
Urban snow melt heat flux |
W/m^2 |
Urban snow melt heat flux |
CF-1.0 |
| FSNO |
fraction of ground covered by snow |
unitless |
fraction of ground covered by snow |
CF-1.0 |
| FSR |
reflected solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
reflected solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRND |
direct nir reflected solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
direct nir reflected solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRNDLN |
direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon |
W/m^2 |
direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRNI |
diffuse nir reflected solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
diffuse nir reflected solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRVD |
direct vis reflected solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
direct vis reflected solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRVDLN |
direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon |
W/m^2 |
direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon |
CF-1.0 |
| FSRVI |
diffuse vis reflected solar radiation |
W/m^2 |
diffuse vis reflected solar radiation |
CF-1.0 |
| GC_HEAT1 |
initial gridcell total heat content |
J/m^2 |
initial gridcell total heat content |
CF-1.0 |
| GC_ICE1 |
initial gridcell total ice content |
mm |
initial gridcell total ice content |
CF-1.0 |
| GC_LIQ1 |
initial gridcell total liq content |
mm |
initial gridcell total liq content |
CF-1.0 |
| H2OCAN |
intercepted water |
mm |
intercepted water |
CF-1.0 |
| H2OSNO |
snow depth (liquid water) |
mm |
snow depth (liquid water) |
CF-1.0 |
| H2OSNO_TOP |
mass of snow in top snow layer |
kg/m2 |
mass of snow in top snow layer |
CF-1.0 |
| H2OSOI |
volumetric soil water (vegetated landunits only) |
mm3/mm3 |
volumetric soil water (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| HC |
heat content of soil/snow/lake |
MJ/m2 |
heat content of soil/snow/lake |
CF-1.0 |
| HCSOI |
soil heat content |
MJ/m2 |
soil heat content |
CF-1.0 |
| HEAT_FROM_AC |
sensible heat flux put into canyon due to heat removed from air conditioning |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat flux put into canyon due to heat removed from air conditioning |
CF-1.0 |
| HKSAT |
saturated hydraulic conductivity |
unitless |
saturated hydraulic conductivity |
CF-1.0 |
| LAISHA |
shaded projected leaf area index |
none |
shaded projected leaf area index |
CF-1.0 |
| LAISUN |
sunlit projected leaf area index |
none |
sunlit projected leaf area index |
CF-1.0 |
| landfrac |
land fraction |
None |
land fraction |
CF-1.0 |
| landmask |
land/ocean mask (0.=ocean and 1.=land) |
None |
land/ocean mask (0.=ocean and 1.=land) |
CF-1.0 |
| levgrnd |
coordinate soil levels |
m |
coordinate soil levels |
CF-1.0 |
| levlak |
coordinate lake levels |
m |
coordinate lake levels |
CF-1.0 |
| mcdate |
current date (YYYYMMDD) |
None |
current date (YYYYMMDD) |
CF-1.0 |
| mcsec |
current seconds of current date |
s |
current seconds of current date |
CF-1.0 |
| mdcur |
current day (from base day) |
None |
current day (from base day) |
CF-1.0 |
| mscur |
current seconds of current day |
None |
current seconds of current day |
CF-1.0 |
| nstep |
time step |
None |
time step |
CF-1.0 |
| OCDEP |
total OC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
kg/m^2/s |
total OC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere |
CF-1.0 |
| PBOT |
atmospheric pressure |
Pa |
atmospheric pressure |
CF-1.0 |
| PCO2 |
atmospheric partial pressure of CO2 |
Pa |
atmospheric partial pressure of CO2 |
CF-1.0 |
| pftmask |
pft real/fake mask (0.=fake and 1.=real) |
None |
pft real/fake mask (0.=fake and 1.=real) |
CF-1.0 |
| Q2M |
2m specific humidity |
kg/kg |
2m specific humidity |
CF-1.0 |
| QBOT |
atmospheric specific humidity |
kg/kg |
atmospheric specific humidity |
CF-1.0 |
| QCHARGE |
aquifer recharge rate (vegetated landunits only) |
mm/s |
aquifer recharge rate (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| QDRAI |
sub-surface drainage |
mm/s |
sub-surface drainage |
CF-1.0 |
| QDRIP |
throughfall |
mm/s |
throughfall |
CF-1.0 |
| QFLX_ICE_DYNBAL |
ice dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux |
mm/s |
ice dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux |
CF-1.0 |
| QFLX_LIQ_DYNBAL |
liq dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux |
mm/s |
liq dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux |
CF-1.0 |
| QINFL |
infiltration |
mm/s |
infiltration |
CF-1.0 |
| QINTR |
interception |
mm/s |
interception |
CF-1.0 |
| QIRRIG |
water added through irrigation |
mm/s |
water added through irrigation |
CF-1.0 |
| QOVER |
surface runoff |
mm/s |
surface runoff |
CF-1.0 |
| QRGWL |
surface runoff at glaciers (liquid only), wetlands, lakes |
mm/s |
surface runoff at glaciers (liquid only), wetlands, lakes |
CF-1.0 |
| QRUNOFF |
total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) |
mm/s |
total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) |
CF-1.0 |
| QRUNOFF_NODYNLNDUSE |
total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) not including correction for land use change |
mm/s |
total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) not including correction for land use change |
CF-1.0 |
| QRUNOFF_R |
Rural total runoff |
mm/s |
Rural total runoff |
CF-1.0 |
| QRUNOFF_U |
Urban total runoff |
mm/s |
Urban total runoff |
CF-1.0 |
| QSNOMELT |
snow melt |
mm/s |
snow melt |
CF-1.0 |
| QSNWCPICE |
excess snowfall due to snow capping |
mm/s |
excess snowfall due to snow capping |
CF-1.0 |
| QSNWCPICE_NODYNLNDUSE |
excess snowfall due to snow capping not including correction for land use change |
mm H2O/s |
excess snowfall due to snow capping not including correction for land use change |
CF-1.0 |
| QSOIL |
Ground evaporation (soil/snow evaporation + soil/snow sublimation - dew) |
mm/s |
Ground evaporation (soil/snow evaporation + soil/snow sublimation - dew) |
CF-1.0 |
| QVEGE |
canopy evaporation |
mm/s |
canopy evaporation |
CF-1.0 |
| QVEGT |
canopy transpiration |
mm/s |
canopy transpiration |
CF-1.0 |
| RAIN |
atmospheric rain |
mm/s |
atmospheric rain |
CF-1.0 |
| RH2M |
2m relative humidity |
% |
2m relative humidity |
CF-1.0 |
| RH2M_R |
Rural 2m specific humidity |
% |
Rural 2m specific humidity |
CF-1.0 |
| RH2M_U |
Urban 2m relative humidity |
% |
Urban 2m relative humidity |
CF-1.0 |
| SABG |
solar rad absorbed by ground |
W/m^2 |
solar rad absorbed by ground |
CF-1.0 |
| SABV |
solar rad absorbed by veg |
W/m^2 |
solar rad absorbed by veg |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOBCMCL |
mass of BC in snow column |
kg/m2 |
mass of BC in snow column |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOBCMSL |
mass of BC in top snow layer |
kg/m2 |
mass of BC in top snow layer |
CF-1.0 |
| SNODSTMCL |
mass of dust in snow column |
kg/m2 |
mass of dust in snow column |
CF-1.0 |
| SNODSTMSL |
mass of dust in top snow layer |
kg/m2 |
mass of dust in top snow layer |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOOCMCL |
mass of OC in snow column |
kg/m2 |
mass of OC in snow column |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOOCMSL |
mass of OC in top snow layer |
kg/m2 |
mass of OC in top snow layer |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOW |
atmospheric snow |
mm/s |
atmospheric snow |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOWDP |
snow height |
m |
snow height |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOWICE |
snow ice |
kg/m2 |
snow ice |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOWLIQ |
snow liquid water |
kg/m2 |
snow liquid water |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOW_SINKS |
snow sinks (liquid water) |
mm/s |
snow sinks (liquid water) |
CF-1.0 |
| SNOW_SOURCES |
snow sources (liquid water) |
mm/s |
snow sources (liquid water) |
CF-1.0 |
| SoilAlpha |
factor limiting ground evap |
unitless |
factor limiting ground evap |
CF-1.0 |
| SoilAlpha_U |
urban factor limiting ground evap |
unitless |
urban factor limiting ground evap |
CF-1.0 |
| SOILICE |
soil ice (vegetated landunits only) |
kg/m2 |
soil ice (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| SOILLIQ |
soil liquid water (vegetated landunits only) |
kg/m2 |
soil liquid water (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| SOILWATER_10CM |
soil liquid water + ice in top 10cm of soil (veg landunits only) |
kg/m2 |
soil liquid water + ice in top 10cm of soil (veg landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| SUCSAT |
saturated soil matric potential |
mm |
saturated soil matric potential |
CF-1.0 |
| TAUX |
zonal surface stress |
kg/m/s^2 |
zonal surface stress |
CF-1.0 |
| TAUY |
meridional surface stress |
kg/m/s^2 |
meridional surface stress |
CF-1.0 |
| TBOT |
atmospheric air temperature |
K |
atmospheric air temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TBUILD |
internal urban building temperature |
K |
internal urban building temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TG |
ground temperature |
K |
ground temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TG_R |
Rural ground temperature |
K |
Rural ground temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TG_U |
Urban ground temperature |
K |
Urban ground temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| THBOT |
atmospheric air potential temperature |
K |
atmospheric air potential temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TLAI |
total projected leaf area index |
none |
total projected leaf area index |
CF-1.0 |
| TLAKE |
lake temperature |
K |
lake temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| topo |
grid cell topography |
m |
grid cell topography |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMNAV |
daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMNAV_R |
Rural daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
Rural daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMNAV_U |
Urban daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
Urban daily minimum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMXAV |
daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMXAV_R |
Rural daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
Rural daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TREFMXAV_U |
Urban daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
K |
Urban daily maximum of average 2-m temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TSA |
2m air temperature |
K |
2m air temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TSAI |
total projected stem area index |
none |
total projected stem area index |
CF-1.0 |
| TSA_R |
Rural 2m air temperature |
K |
Rural 2m air temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TSA_U |
Urban 2m air temperature |
K |
Urban 2m air temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| TSOI |
soil temperature (vegetated landunits only) |
K |
soil temperature (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| TSOI_10CM |
soil temperature in top 10cm of soil |
K |
soil temperature in top 10cm of soil |
CF-1.0 |
| TSOI_ICE |
soil temperature (ice landunits only) |
K |
soil temperature (ice landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| TV |
vegetation temperature |
K |
vegetation temperature |
CF-1.0 |
| U10 |
10-m wind |
m/s |
10-m wind |
CF-1.0 |
| URBAN_AC |
urban air conditioning flux |
W/m^2 |
urban air conditioning flux |
CF-1.0 |
| URBAN_HEAT |
urban heating flux |
W/m^2 |
urban heating flux |
CF-1.0 |
| WA |
water in the unconfined aquifer (vegetated landunits only) |
mm |
water in the unconfined aquifer (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
| WASTEHEAT |
sensible heat flux from heating/cooling sources of urban waste heat |
W/m^2 |
sensible heat flux from heating/cooling sources of urban waste heat |
CF-1.0 |
| WATSAT |
saturated soil water content (porosity) |
mm3/mm3 |
saturated soil water content (porosity) |
CF-1.0 |
| WIND |
atmospheric wind velocity magnitude |
m/s |
atmospheric wind velocity magnitude |
CF-1.0 |
| WT |
total water storage (unsaturated soil water + groundwater, veg landunits) |
mm |
total water storage (unsaturated soil water + groundwater, veg landunits) |
CF-1.0 |
| ZBOT |
atmospheric reference height |
m |
atmospheric reference height |
CF-1.0 |
| ZSOI |
soil depth |
m |
soil depth |
CF-1.0 |
| ZWT |
water table depth (vegetated landunits only) |
m |
water table depth (vegetated landunits only) |
CF-1.0 |
