Climate model data
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
CanESM2 / CGCM4 model output
Models/CanAM4/amip/mon/atmos:
Variables
| Short name | Long name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| albisccp | ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo | 1 |
| ccb | Air Pressure at Convective Cloud Base | Pa |
| cct | Air Pressure at Convective Cloud Top | Pa |
| cfadDbze94 | CloudSat Radar Reflectivity | 1 |
| cfadLidarsr532 | CALIPSO Scattering Ratio | 1 |
| ci | Fraction of Time Convection Occurs | 1 |
| cl | Cloud Area Fraction | % |
| clcalipso | CALIPSO Cloud Fraction | % |
| clcalipso2 | CALIPSO Cloud Fraction Undetected by CloudSat | % |
| clhcalipso | CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction | % |
| cli | Mass Fraction of Cloud Ice | 1 |
| clis | Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice | 1 |
| clisccp | ISCCP Cloud Area Fraction | % |
| clivi | Ice Water Path | kg m-2 |
| cllcalipso | CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction | % |
| clmcalipso | CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction | % |
| cls | Stratiform Cloud Area Fraction | % |
| clt | Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| cltcalipso | CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| cltisccp | ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| clw | Mass Fraction of Cloud Liquid Water | 1 |
| clws | Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water | 1 |
| clwvi | Condensed Water Path | kg m-2 |
| dmc | Deep Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| evisct | Eddy Diffusivity Coefficients for Temperature | m2 s-1 |
| eviscu | Eddy Viscosity Coefficients for Momentum | m2 s-1 |
| evspsbl | Evaporation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| hfls | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hfss | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hur | Relative Humidity | % |
| hurs | Near-Surface Relative Humidity | % |
| hus | Specific Humidity | 1 |
| huss | Near-Surface Specific Humidity | 1 |
| mc | Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| mcd | Downdraft Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| mcu | Updraft Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| parasolRefl | PARASOL Reflectance | 1 |
| pctisccp | ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure | Pa |
| pr | Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prc | Convective Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prsn | Solid Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prw | Water Vapor Path | kg m-2 |
| ps | Surface Air Pressure | Pa |
| psl | Sea Level Pressure | Pa |
| rld | Downwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rld4co2 | Downwelling Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rldcs | Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rldcs4co2 | Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rlds | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rldscs | Surface Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlu | Upwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlu4co2 | Upwelling Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rlucs | Upwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlucs4co2 | Upwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rlus | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlut | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlut4co2 | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rlutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlutcs4co2 | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsd | Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsd4co2 | Downwelling Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsdcs | Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsdcs4co2 | Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsds | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsdscs | Surface Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsdt | TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsu | Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsu4co2 | Upwelling Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsucs | Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsucs4co2 | Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsus | Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsuscs | Surface Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsut | TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsut4co2 | TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation in 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rsutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsutcs4co2 | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere | W m-2 |
| rtmt | Net Downward Flux at Top of Model | W m-2 |
| sbl | Surface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| sci | Fraction of Time Shallow Convection Occurs | 1 |
| sfcWind | Daily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed | m s-1 |
| smc | Shallow Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| ta | Air Temperature | K |
| tas | Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| tasmax | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| tasmin | Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| tauu | Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress | Pa |
| tauv | Surface Downward Northward Wind Stress | Pa |
| tnhus | Tendency of Specific Humidity | s-1 |
| tnhusc | Tendency of Specific Humidity due to Convection | s-1 |
| tnhusmp | Tendency of Specific Humidity due to Model Physics | s-1 |
| tnhusscpbl | Tendency of Specific Humidity due to Stratiform Cloud Condensation and Evaporation | s-1 |
| tnsccwacr | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Autoconversion to Rain | s-1 |
| tnsccwacs | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Autoconversion to Snow | s-1 |
| tnsccwce | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Condensation and Evaporation | s-1 |
| tnsccwif | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Icefall | s-1 |
| tnscliag | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Aggregation | s-1 |
| tnsclias | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Accretion to Snow | s-1 |
| tnsclicd | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice Due Convective Detrainment | s-1 |
| tnsclids | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Deposition and Sublimation | s-1 |
| tnscliemi | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Evaporation of Melting Ice | s-1 |
| tnsclihencl | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Heterogeneous Nucleation From Cloud Liquid | s-1 |
| tnsclihenv | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Heterogeneous Nucleation From Water Vapor | s-1 |
| tnsclihon | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Homogeneous Nucleation | s-1 |
| tnscliif | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Icefall | s-1 |
| tnsclimcl | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Melting to Cloud Liquid | s-1 |
| tnsclimr | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Melting to Rain | s-1 |
| tnscliricl | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Riming From Cloud Liquid | s-1 |
| tnsclirir | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Riming From Rain | s-1 |
| tnsclwac | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Autoconversion | s-1 |
| tnsclwar | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Accretion to Rain | s-1 |
| tnsclwas | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Accretion to Snow | s-1 |
| tnsclwcd | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water Due to Convective Detrainment | s-1 |
| tnsclwce | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Condensation and Evaporation | s-1 |
| tnsclwhen | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Heterogeneous Nucleation | s-1 |
| tnsclwhon | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Homogeneous Nucleation | s-1 |
| tnsclwmi | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Melting From Cloud Ice | s-1 |
| tnsclwri | Tendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Riming | s-1 |
| tnt | Tendency of Air Temperature | K s-1 |
| tntc | Tendency of Air Temperature due to Moist Convection | K s-1 |
| tntmp | Tendency of Air Temperature due to Diabatic Processes | K s-1 |
| tntr | Tendency of Air Temperature due to Radiative Heating | K s-1 |
| tntscpbl | Tendency of Air Temperature Due to Stratiform Cloud and Precipitation and Boundary Layer Mixing | K s-1 |
| ts | Surface Temperature | K |
| ua | Eastward Wind | m s-1 |
| uas | Eastward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
| va | Northward Wind | m s-1 |
| vas | Northward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
| wap | omega (=dp/dt) | Pa s-1 |
| zg | Geopotential Height | m |