Surface level variables
Short name | Long name |
clt | Total cloud fraction |
evspsbl | Evaporation |
hfls | Surface latent heat flux (upward) |
hfss | Surface sensible heat flux (upward) |
hurs | Near-surface relative humidity |
huss | Near-surface specific humidity |
mrro | Total runoff |
mrsos | Soil moisture content (Total over upper 10cm) |
od550aer | Ambient Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550 nm |
pr | Precipitation |
prsn | snowfall flux |
ps | Surface pressure |
psl | Sea-level pressure |
rhs | Near-surface relative humidity |
rlds | Surface downwelling longwave radiation |
rlus | Surface upwelling longwave radiation |
rlut | Top of atmosphere outgoing longwave radiation |
rlutcs | Top of atmosphere outgoing clear-sky longwave radiation |
rsds | Surface downwelling shortwave radiation |
rsdt | Top of atmosphere incident shortwave radiation |
rsus | Surface upwelling shortwave radiation |
rsut | Top of atmosphere outgoing shortwave radiation |
rsutcs | Top of atmosphere outgoing clear-sky shortwave radiation |
sfcWind | Near-surface (10m) wind speed |
sic | Sea ice fraction |
sim | Sea ice and snow amount |
sit | Sea ice thickness |
snd | Snow depth over sea ice |
snw | Surface snow amount |
sos | Sea surface salinity |
tas | Near-surface (2m) air temperature |
tasmax | Daily maximum near-surface air temperature |
tasmin | Daily minimum near-surface air temperature |
tauu | Surface eastward wind stress (downward) |
tauv | Surface northward wind stress (downward) |
tos | Sea surface temperature |
ts | Surface skin temperature |
tsice | Sea ice surface temperature |
uas | Near-surface zonal component of wind |
vas | Near-surface meridional component of wind |
zos | Sea surface height above geoid |
Pressure level variablesÂ
Short name | Long name |
hur | Relative humidity |
hus | Specific humidity |
ta | Air temperature |
ua | Zonal component of wind |
va | Meridional component of wind |
zg | Geopotential height |