Climate model data
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
CanRCM4 Model Output
Models/CanRCM4/AFR-44_ECMWF-ERAINT_evaluation/3hr/atmos:
Variables
| Short name | Long name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| clt | Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| hfls | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hfss | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hus1000 | Specific Humidity at 1000 hPa | 1 |
| hus500 | Specific Humidity at 500 hPa | 1 |
| hus850 | Specific Humidity at 850 hPa | 1 |
| huss | Near-Surface Specific Humidity | 1 |
| pr | Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prc | Convective Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| ps | Surface Air Pressure | Pa |
| psl | Sea Level Pressure | Pa |
| rlds | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlus | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsds | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsus | Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| sfcWind | Daily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed | m s-1 |
| ta1000 | Air Temperature at 1000 hPa | K |
| ta500 | Air Temperature at 500 hPa | K |
| ta850 | Air Temperature at 850 hPa | K |
| tas | Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| ts | Surface Temperature | K |
| ua1000 | Eastward Wind at 1000 hPa | m s-1 |
| ua500 | Eastward Wind at 500 hPa | m s-1 |
| ua850 | Eastward Wind at 850 hPa | m s-1 |
| uas | Eastward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
| va1000 | Northward Wind at 1000 hPa | m s-1 |
| va500 | Northward Wind at 500 hPa | m s-1 |
| va850 | Northward Wind at 850 hPa | m s-1 |
| vas | Northward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
| wap1000 | Omega (=dp/dt) at 1000 hPa | Pa s-1 |
| wap500 | omega (=dp/dt) at 500 hPa | Pa s-1 |
| wap850 | Omega (=dp/dt) at 850 hPa | Pa s-1 |
| zg1000 | Geopotential Height at 1000 hPa | m |
| zg500 | Geopotential Height at 500 hPa | m |
| zg850 | Geopotential Height at 850 hPa | m |