Climate model data

Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis

CanESM2 / CGCM4 model output


Models/CanAM4/amip4K/mon/atmos:

Variables

Short nameLong nameUnits
albisccpISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo 1
ccbAir Pressure at Convective Cloud Base Pa
cctAir Pressure at Convective Cloud Top Pa
cfadDbze94CloudSat Radar Reflectivity 1
cfadLidarsr532CALIPSO Scattering Ratio 1
ciFraction of Time Convection Occurs 1
clCloud Area Fraction %
clcalipsoCALIPSO Cloud Fraction %
clcalipso2CALIPSO Cloud Fraction Undetected by CloudSat %
clhcalipsoCALIPSO High Level Cloud Fraction %
cliMass Fraction of Cloud Ice 1
clisMass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice 1
clisccpISCCP Cloud Area Fraction %
cliviIce Water Path kg m-2
cllcalipsoCALIPSO Low Level Cloud Fraction %
clmcalipsoCALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Fraction %
clsStratiform Cloud Area Fraction %
cltTotal Cloud Fraction %
cltcalipsoCALIPSO Total Cloud Fraction %
cltisccpISCCP Total Cloud Fraction %
clwMass Fraction of Cloud Liquid Water 1
clwsMass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water 1
clwviCondensed Water Path kg m-2
dmcDeep Convective Mass Flux kg m-2 s-1
evisctEddy Diffusivity Coefficients for Temperature m2 s-1
eviscuEddy Viscosity Coefficients for Momentum m2 s-1
evspsblEvaporation kg m-2 s-1
hflsSurface Upward Latent Heat Flux W m-2
hfssSurface Upward Sensible Heat Flux W m-2
hurRelative Humidity %
hursNear-Surface Relative Humidity %
husSpecific Humidity 1
hussNear-Surface Specific Humidity 1
mcConvective Mass Flux kg m-2 s-1
mcdDowndraft Convective Mass Flux kg m-2 s-1
mcuUpdraft Convective Mass Flux kg m-2 s-1
parasolReflPARASOL Reflectance 1
pctisccpISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure Pa
prPrecipitation kg m-2 s-1
prcConvective Precipitation kg m-2 s-1
prsnSolid Precipitation kg m-2 s-1
prwWater Vapor Path kg m-2
psSurface Air Pressure Pa
pslSea Level Pressure Pa
rldDownwelling Longwave Radiation W m-2
rld4co2Downwelling Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rldcsDownwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation W m-2
rldcs4co2Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rldsSurface Downwelling Longwave Radiation W m-2
rldscsSurface Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation W m-2
rluUpwelling Longwave Radiation W m-2
rlu4co2Upwelling Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rlucsUpwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation W m-2
rlucs4co2Upwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rlusSurface Upwelling Longwave Radiation W m-2
rlutTOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation W m-2
rlut4co2TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rlutcsTOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation W m-2
rlutcs4co2TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsdDownwelling Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsd4co2Downwelling Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsdcsDownwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsdcs4co2Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsdsSurface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsdscsSurface Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsdtTOA Incident Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsuUpwelling Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsu4co2Upwelling Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsucsUpwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsucs4co2Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsusSurface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsuscsSurface Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsutTOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsut4co2TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation in 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rsutcsTOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation W m-2
rsutcs4co2TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation 4XCO2 Atmosphere W m-2
rtmtNet Downward Flux at Top of Model W m-2
sblSurface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux kg m-2 s-1
sciFraction of Time Shallow Convection Occurs 1
sfcWindDaily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed m s-1
smcShallow Convective Mass Flux kg m-2 s-1
taAir Temperature K
tasNear-Surface Air Temperature K
tasmaxDaily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature K
tasminDaily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature K
tauuSurface Downward Eastward Wind Stress Pa
tauvSurface Downward Northward Wind Stress Pa
tnhusTendency of Specific Humidity s-1
tnhuscTendency of Specific Humidity due to Convection s-1
tnhusmpTendency of Specific Humidity due to Model Physics s-1
tnhusscpblTendency of Specific Humidity due to Stratiform Cloud Condensation and Evaporation s-1
tnsccwacrTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Autoconversion to Rain s-1
tnsccwacsTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Autoconversion to Snow s-1
tnsccwceTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Condensation and Evaporation s-1
tnsccwifTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Condensed Water due to Icefall s-1
tnscliagTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Aggregation s-1
tnscliasTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Accretion to Snow s-1
tnsclicdTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice Due Convective Detrainment s-1
tnsclidsTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Deposition and Sublimation s-1
tnscliemiTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Evaporation of Melting Ice s-1
tnsclihenclTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Heterogeneous Nucleation From Cloud Liquid s-1
tnsclihenvTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Heterogeneous Nucleation From Water Vapor s-1
tnsclihonTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Homogeneous Nucleation s-1
tnscliifTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Icefall s-1
tnsclimclTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Melting to Cloud Liquid s-1
tnsclimrTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Melting to Rain s-1
tnscliriclTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Riming From Cloud Liquid s-1
tnsclirirTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Ice due to Riming From Rain s-1
tnsclwacTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Autoconversion s-1
tnsclwarTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Accretion to Rain s-1
tnsclwasTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Accretion to Snow s-1
tnsclwcdTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water Due to Convective Detrainment s-1
tnsclwceTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Condensation and Evaporation s-1
tnsclwhenTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Heterogeneous Nucleation s-1
tnsclwhonTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Homogeneous Nucleation s-1
tnsclwmiTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Melting From Cloud Ice s-1
tnsclwriTendency of Mass Fraction of Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water due to Riming s-1
tntTendency of Air Temperature K s-1
tntcTendency of Air Temperature due to Moist Convection K s-1
tntmpTendency of Air Temperature due to Diabatic Processes K s-1
tntrTendency of Air Temperature due to Radiative Heating K s-1
tntscpblTendency of Air Temperature Due to Stratiform Cloud and Precipitation and Boundary Layer Mixing K s-1
tsSurface Temperature K
uaEastward Wind m s-1
uasEastward Near-Surface Wind m s-1
vaNorthward Wind m s-1
vasNorthward Near-Surface Wind m s-1
wapomega (=dp/dt) Pa s-1
zgGeopotential Height m
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