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Table 1a
Upper-air: Basic
#*&> 17 WMO standard pressure levels
compatible with reanalysis products:
1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300,
250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50,30, 20, 10 hPa
(Variable units are MKS)
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PCMDI
Name
|
Variable
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Units
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Notes
|
±2K expts
|
Slab
expts
|
|
Equilib.
Mean
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Daily Mean
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Annual
(whole run inc. spinup)
|
Monthly
(Equilib.)
|
Daily
(2 years)
|
|
va
|
Northward wind
|
m/s
|
2
|
Z
|
|
|
Z
|
|
|
va
|
Northward wind (850 and 200hPa)
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m/s
|
2
|
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B
|
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E
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F
|
|
ua
|
Eastward wind
|
m/s
|
2
|
Z
|
|
|
Z
|
|
|
ua
|
Eastward wind (850 and 200 hPa)
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m/s
|
2
|
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B
|
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E
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F
|
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wap
|
Vertical motion
|
Pa/s
|
2
|
Z
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|
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Z
|
|
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wap
|
Vertical motion (500 hPa)
|
Pa/s
|
2
|
A
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B,C
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E
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F,G
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|
ta
|
Air temperature
|
K
|
2
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D,L,Z
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B,L
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E,L,Z
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F,L
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zg
|
Geopotential height
|
M
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2
|
Z
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|
|
Z
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|
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hus
|
Specific humidity
|
Kg/kg
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2
|
D,L,Z
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B,L
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E,L,Z
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F,L
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hur
|
Relative humidity
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%
|
2
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D,L,Z
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B,L
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E,L,Z
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F,L
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psbg
|
Pressure surface below ground
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%
|
1, a
|
Z
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|
|
Z
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Table 1c
Upper-air: Physical
@On model levels or the above pressure
levels
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PCMDI
Name
|
Variable
|
Units
|
Notes
|
±2K expts
|
Slab
expts
|
|
Equilib.
Mean
|
Daily
Mean
|
Annual
(whole run inc. spinup)
|
Monthly
(Equilib.)
|
Daily
(2 years)
|
|
cl
|
Cloud fraction
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%
|
5
|
A,Z
|
B
|
|
E,Z
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F
|
|
clw
|
Cloud liquid water
|
kg/kg
|
1, f
|
A,Z
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B
|
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E,Z
|
F
|
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cli
|
Cloud ice
|
kg/kg
|
1, f
|
A,Z
|
B
|
|
E,Z
|
F
|
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clc
|
Convective cloud fraction
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%
|
5,t
|
A
|
B
|
|
E
|
F
|
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clwc
|
Convective cloud liquid water
|
kg/kg
|
1, f,t
|
A
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B
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|
E
|
F
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|
clic
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Convective cloud ice
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kg/kg
|
1, f,t
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A
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B
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E
|
F
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Table 2
Single-level output
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PCMDI
Name
|
Variable
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Units
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Notes
|
±2K expts
|
Slab
expts
|
|
Equilib.
Mean
|
Daily
Mean
|
Annual
(whole run inc. spinup)
|
Monthly
(Equilib.)
|
Daily
(2 years)
|
|
ts
|
Ground temperature
|
K
|
1, g
|
A,D,Z
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B,C
|
J
|
E,H,Z
|
F,G
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tas
|
Surface (2m) air temperature
|
K
|
2, h
|
A,D,Z
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B,C
|
J
|
E,H,Z
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F,G
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|
psl
|
Mean-sea-level pressure
|
N/m2
|
2, i
|
A,Z
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B,C
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E,Z
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F,G
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ps
|
Surface pressure
|
N/m2
|
2
|
A,Z
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B,C
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E,Z
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F,G
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pr
|
Total precipitation rate
|
kg/(m2s)
|
1
|
A,Z
|
|
J
|
E,Z
|
|
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prsn
|
Snowfall rate (water equivalent)
|
kg/(m2s)
|
1
|
Z
|
|
|
Z
|
|
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prc
|
Convective precipitation rate
|
kg/(m2s)
|
1
|
Z
|
|
|
Z
|
|
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prw
|
Precipitable water
|
kg/m2
|
1
|
A,D,Z
|
|
J
|
E,Z
|
|
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mrfso
|
Total soil frozen water content
|
kg/m2
|
1
|
Z=
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|
Z
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mrsos
|
Surface soil water content (upper 0.1m)
|
kg/m2
|
1, j
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Z=
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