Climate model data
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
CanESM2 / CGCM4 model output
Models/CanAM4/amip4K/day/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 |
| cl | Cloud Area Fraction | % |
| clcalipso | CALIPSO Cloud Fraction | % |
| clhcalipso | CALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction | % |
| cli | Mass Fraction of 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 | % |
| clt | Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| cltcalipso | CALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| cltisccp | ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| clw | Mass Fraction of Cloud Liquid Water | 1 |
| clwvi | Condensed Water Path | kg m-2 |
| hfls | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hfss | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hur | Relative Humidity | % |
| hus | Specific Humidity | 1 |
| mc | Convective Mass Flux | kg m-2 s-1 |
| parasolRefl | PARASOL Reflectance | 1 |
| pctisccp | ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure | Pa |
| prc | Convective Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| ps | Surface Air Pressure | Pa |
| rlds | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rldscs | Surface Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlus | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlut | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | 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 |
| 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 |
| rsutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| ta | Air Temperature | K |
| ta700 | Air Temperature at 700 hPa | K |
| ua | Eastward Wind | m s-1 |
| va | Northward Wind | m s-1 |
| wap | omega (=dp/dt) | Pa s-1 |
| wap500 | omega (=dp/dt) at 500 hPa | Pa s-1 |
| zg | Geopotential Height | m |