Climate model data
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
CanESM2 / CGCM4 model output
Models/CanCM4/decadal1982/mon/atmos:
Variables
| Short name | Long name | Units | 
|---|---|---|
| cl | Cloud Area Fraction | % | 
| cli | Mass Fraction of Cloud Ice | 1 | 
| clivi | Ice Water Path | kg m-2 | 
| clt | Total Cloud Fraction | % | 
| clw | Mass Fraction of Cloud Liquid Water | 1 | 
| clwvi | Condensed Water Path | kg m-2 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| rtmt | Net Downward Flux at Top of Model | W m-2 | 
| sbl | Surface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux | kg m-2 s-1 | 
| sfcWind | Daily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed | m 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 | 
| 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 |