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| E3SM variable name | CMIP variable name | conversion | units CMIP/E3SM | variable long name CMIP/E3SM | Max, Avg, Min plots over time | Snapshot of variable at surface, index 20 MarchAugust, year 32 | CF Standard Name | Conversion Formula Verified by Scientist (scientist name) | Notes | Scientist Assigned to Perform Final Quality Control on CMORized files | Date Verified | Data & Metadata Correct (yes/no) | Notes if CMORized files are not correct | |
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| 1 | NA | masso | sum(config_density0* | kg | Sea Water Mass |  | sea_water_mass | No | ||||||
| 2 | pbo | pso (next line) + config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3 | Pa | Sea Water Pressure at Sea floor | sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor | No | ||||||||
| 3 | pso | seaIcePressure + atmosphericPressure and | Pa | Sea Water Pressure at Sea Water Surface | sea_water_pressure_at_sea_water_surface | No | ||||||||
| 4 | volo | sum(timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness* areaCell) | m3 | Sea Water Volume |  | sea_water_volume | No | |||||||
| 5 | zos | timeMonthly_avg_pressureAdjustedSSH - sshAvg sshAvg = sum(timeMonthly_avg_pressureAdjustedSSH*areaCell)/ sum(areaCell) | m | Sea Surface Height Above Geoid |  |  | sea_surface_height_above_geoid | No | ||||||
| 6 | masscello | config_density0* timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3 | kg m-2 | Ocean Grid-Cell Mass per area |  |  | sea_water_mass_per_unit_area | No | ||||||
| 7 | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature | thetao | degC | Sea Water Potential Temperature |
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| sea_water_potential_temperature | No | ||||||
| 8 | thetaoga | sum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature* timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness * areaCell)/volo | degC | Global Average Sea Water Potential Temperature |  | sea_water_potential_temperature | No | |||||||
| 9 | tos | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature (nVertLevels=1) | degC | Sea Surface Temperature | sea_surface_temperature | No | ||||||||
| 10 | tob | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature (nVertLevels=maxLevelCell(nCells)) maxLevelCell is available in initial condition and restart files | degC | Sea Water Potential Temperature at Sea Floor |  |  | sea_water_potential_temperature_at_sea_floor | No | ||||||
| 11 | tosga | sum( timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature (nVertLevels=1)* areaCell)/sum(areaCell) | degC | Global Average Sea Surface Temperature |  | sea_surface_temperature | No | |||||||
| 12 | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity | so | Sea Water Salinity | sea_water_salinity | No | |||||||||
| 13 | soga | sum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity* timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness * areaCell)/volo | Global Mean Sea Water Salinity |  | sea_water_salinity | No | ||||||||
| 14 | sos | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity( nVertLevels=1) | Sea Surface Salinity |  |  | sea_surface_salinity | No | |||||||
| 15 | sob | timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity (nVertLevels=maxLevelCell(nCells)) maxLevelCell is available in initial condition and restart files | Sea water Salinity at Sea Floor |  |  | sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor | No | |||||||
| 16 | sosga | sum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity (nVertLevels=1)* areaCell)/sum(areaCell) | Global Average Sea Surface Salinity | sea_surface_salinity | No | |||||||||
| 17 | timeMonthly_avg_tThreshMLD | mlotst | m | Ocean Mixed Layer Thickness Defined by Sigma T |  |  | ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t | No | ||||||
| 18 | timeMonthly_avg_velocityZonal | uo | m s-1 | Sea Water X Velocity |  |  | sea_water_x_velocity | No | ||||||
| 19 | timeMonthly_avg_velocityMeridional | vo | m s-1 | Sea Water Y Velocity |  |  | sea_water_y_velocity | No | ||||||
| 20 | wo | timeMonthly_avg_vertVelocityTop needs different vertical coordinate | m s-1 | Sea Water Vertical Velocity | upward_sea_water_velocity | No | ||||||||
| 21 | wmo | (timeMonthly_avg_vertVelocityTop + needs different vertical coordinate | kg s-1 | Upward Ocean Mass Transport | upward_ocean_mass_transport | Makes sense only on the native grid | ||||||||
| 22 | umo | X-ward mass transport from residual mean (resolved plus parameterized) advective transport. | kg s-1 | Ocean Mass X Transport | ocean_mass_x_transport | Makes sense only on the native grid | ||||||||
| 23 | vmo | Y-ward mass transport from residual mean (resolved plus parameterized) advective transport. | kg s-1 | Ocean Mass Y Transport | ocean_mass_y_transport | Makes sense only on the native grid | ||||||||
| 24 | msftmz | kg s-1 | Ocean Meridional Overturning Mass Streamfunction | ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction | No | |||||||||
| 25 | hfbasin | Formula needed – not sure if data is available. | W | Northward Ocean Heat Transport | northward_ocean_heat_transport | |||||||||
| 26 | timeMonthly_avg_seaIceFreshWaterFlux | fsitherm | kg m-2 s-1 | Water Flux into Sea Water due to Sea Ice Thermodynamics |  |  | water_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_sea_ice_thermodynamics | No | ||||||
| 27 | wfo | timeMonthly_avg_seaIceFreshWaterFlux + timeMonthly_avg_riverRunoffFlux + timeMonthly_avg_iceRunoffFlux + timeMonthly_avg_rainFlux + timeMonthly_avg_snowFlux | kg m-2 s-1 | Water Flux into Sea Water |  |
| water_flux_into_sea_water | No | ||||||
| 28 | timeMonthly_avg_seaIceSalinityFlux | sfdsi | kg m-2 s-1 | Downward Sea Ice Basal Salt Flux |  |  | downward_sea_ice_basal_salt_flux | No | ||||||
| 29 | hfsifrazil | - config_density0 * config_frazil_heat_of_fusion * timeMonthly_avg_frazilLayerThicknessTendency | W m-2 | Heat Flux into Sea Water due to Frazil Ice Formation |  |  | heat_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_freezing_of_frazil_ice | No | The formula is incorrect by a factor of density/config_density0, but it is not clear to me that this really matters or that multiplying this back in after time averaging will make things more correct. | |||||
| 30 | hfds | timeMonthly_avg_seaIceHeatFlux + timeMonthly_avg_latentHeatFlux + timeMonthly_avg_sensibleHeatFlux + timeMonthly_avg_shortWaveHeatFlux + timeMonthly_avg_longWaveHeatFluxUp + timeMonthly_avg_longWaveHeatFluxDown | W m-2 | Downward Heat Flux at Sea Water Surface |  |  | surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water | No | ||||||
| 31 | timeMonthly_avg_windStressZonal | tauuo | N m-2 | Surface Downward X Stress |  |  | surface_downward_x_stress | No | ||||||
| 32 | timeMonthly_avg_windStressMeridional | tauvo | N m-2 | Surface Downward Y Stress |  |  | surface_downward_y_stress | No | ||||||
| 33 | zhalfo | m | Depth Below Geoid of Interfaces Between Ocean Layers |  |  | depth_below_geoid | No |
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