This is a working document showing the conversion status for publishing E3SM data to CMIP6. The variables listed are unordered, and pulled from the priority 1 request list as well as scientist input. If you think that an important variable is missing please add it.
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| CMIP6 name | CMIP6 description | E3SM variable(s) | conversion formula | CMOR handler complete | conversion formula verified by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tas | Near-Surface Air Temperature | TREFHT | tas = TREFHT, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| ts | Surface Temperature | TS | ts = TS, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| psl | Sea Level Pressure | PSL | psl = PSL, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| ps | Surface Air Pressure | PS | ps = PS, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| sfcWind | Near-Surface Wind Speed | U10 | sfcWind = U10, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| huss | Near-Surface Specific Humidity | QREFHT | huss = QREFHT, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| pr | Precipitation | PRECC , PRECL | pr = (PRECC + PRECL) * 1000 | yes | J.Zhang |
| prc | Convective Precipitation | PRECC | prc = PRECC * 1000 | J.Zhang | |
| prsn | Snowfall Flux | PRECSC, PRECSL | prsn = (PRECSC + PRECSL) * 1000 | yes | J.Zhang |
| evspsbl | Evaporation Including Sublimation and Transpiration | QFLX | evspsbl = QFLX, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| tauu | Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress | TAUX | tauu = TAUX, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| tauv | Surface Downward Northward Wind Stress | TAUY | tauv = TAUY, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| hfls | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | LHFLX | hfls = LHFLX, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| clt | Total Cloud Cover Percentage | CLDTOT | clt = CLDTOT, on change | yes | |
| rlds | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | FLDS | rlds = FLDS, no change | yes | J.Zhang |
| rlus | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | FLDS, FLNS | rlus = FLDS + FLNS | yes | J.Zhang |
| rsds | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | FSDS | rsds = FSDS | yes | J.Zhang |
| rsus | Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | FSDS, FSNS | rsus = FSDS - FSNS | yes | J.Zhang |
| hfss | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | SHFLX | hfss = SHFLX | yes | J.Zhang |
| Suggested additions if available (Chris Golaz) | |||||
| cl | Percentage Cloud Cover | CLOUD | cl = CLOUD on model levels | ||
| cli | Mass Fraction of Cloud Ice | CLDICE | cli = CLDICE on model levels | ||
| clivi | Ice Water Path | TGCLDIWP | clivi = TGCLDIWP | ||
| clw | Mass Fraction of Cloud Liquid Water | CLDLIQ | clw = CLDLIQ on model levels | ||
| clwvi | Condensed Water Path | TGCLDCWP | clwvi = TGCLDCWP | ||
| hur | Relative Humidity | RELHUM | hur = RELUM interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| hus | Specific Humidity | Q | hus = Q interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| o3 | Mole Fraction of O3 | O3 | To verify, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | Need input from Philip Cameron-Smith (Unlicensed) | |
| pfull | Pressure at Model Full-Levels | P0, PS, hyam, hybm | pfull = P0*hyam + PS*hybm | ||
| phalf | Pressure on Model Half-Levels | P0, PS, hyai, hybi | phalf = P0*hyai + PS*hybi | ||
| prw | Water Vapor Path | TMQ | prw = TMQ | ||
| rldscs | Surface Downwelling Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | FLDSC | rldscs = FLDSC | Need to check if we can compute from available | |
| rlut | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | FLUT | rlut = FLUT | Can we approximate TOA with TOM? NCAR used FSNTOA-FSNT+FLNT | |
| rlutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Longwave Radiation | FLUTC | rlutcs = FLUTC | Can we approximate TOA with TOM? | |
| rsdscs | Surface Downwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | FSDSC | rsdscs = FSDSC | ||
| rsdt | TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation | SOLIN | rsdt = SOLIN | ||
| rsuscs | Surface Upwelling Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | FSDSC, FSNSC | rsuscs = FSDSC - FSNSC | ||
| rsut | TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation | FSUTOA | rsut = FSUTOA | ||
| rsutcs | TOA Outgoing Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiation | FSUTOAC | rsutcs = FSUTOAC | ||
| rtmt | Net Downward Radiative Flux at Top of Model | FSNT, FLNT | rtmt = FSNT - FLNT | ||
| ta | Air Temperature | T | ta = T, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| tasmax | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature | We have TSMX, but that's not the right one | |||
| tasmin | Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | We have TSMN, but that's not the right one | |||
| ua | Eastward Wind | U | ua = U, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| va | Northward Wind | V | va = V, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| wap | Omega (=dp/dt) | OMEGA | wap = OMEGA, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| zg | Geopotential Height | Z3 | zg = Z3, interpolated to 19 pressure levels | ||
| AERmon | |||||
| abs550aer | Ambient Aerosol Absorption Optical Thickness at 550nm | AODABS | abs550aer = AODABS | ||
| od550aer | Ambient Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm | AODVIS | od550aer = AODVIS | ||
| reffclwtop | Cloud-Top Effective Droplet Radius | AREL | reffclwtop = AREL | ||
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| CMIP6 name | E3SM variable(s) | conversion formula | CMOR handler complete | verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mrsos | SOILWATER_10CM | mrsos = SOILWATER_10CM, no change | yes | |
| mrso | SOILICE, SOILLIQ | mrso = sum_over_z(SOILICE + SOILLIQ, capped_at=5000) | yes | |
| mrfso | SOILICE | mrfso = sum_over_z(SOILICE, capped_at=5000) | yes | |
| mrros | QOVER | mrros = QOVER, no change | yes | |
| mrro | QRUNOFF | |||
| prveg | QINTR | prveg = QINTR, no change | yes | |
| evspsblveg | QVEGE | evspsblveg = QVEGE, no change | yes | |
| evspsblsoi | QSOIL | evspsblsoi = QSOIL, no change | yes | |
| tran | QSOIL, QVEGT | tran = QSOIL + QVEGT | yes | |
| tsl | TSOI | tsl = TSOI, no change | yes | |
| lai | LAISHA, LAISUN | lai = LAISHA + LAISUN | yes | |
| cLitter | TOTLITC, CWDC | cLitter = TOTLITC + CWDC | ||
| cProduct | TOTPRODC | cProduct = TOTPRODC, no change | ||
| cSoil | TOTSOMC | cSoil = TOTSOMC, no change | ||
| fFire | COL_FIRE_CLOSS | fFire = COL_FIRE_CLOSS, no change | ||
| fHarvest | WOOD_HARVESTC | fHarvest = WOOD_HARVESTC, no change | ||
| fVegLitter | LITFALL, gap_mortality_c_to_cwdc_col, fire_mortality_c_to_cwdc_col, harvest_c_to_cwdc_col, dwt_livecrootc_to_cwdc_col, dwt_deadcrootc_to_cwdc_col | fVegLitter = LITFALL + gap_mortality_c_to_cwdc_col + fire_mortality_c_to_cwdc_col + harvest_c_to_cwdc_col + dwt_livecrootc_to_cwdc_col + dwt_deadcrootc_to_cwdc_col | ||
| fLitterSoil | LITTERC_LOSS, LITTERC_HR, M_LITR1C_TO_FIRE, M_LITR2C_TO_FIRE, M_LITR3C_TO_FIRE | fLitterSoil = LITTERC_LOSS - LITTERC_HR - M_LITR1C_TO_FIRE - M_LITR2C_TO_FIRE - M_LITR3C_TO_FIRE | ||
| cVeg | TOTVEGC | cVeg = TOTVEGC, no change | ||
| nbp | NBP | nbp = NBP, no change | ||
| gpp | GPP | gpp = GPP, no change | ||
| ra | AR | ra = AR, no change | ||
| rh | HR | rh = HR, no change |
OCN
| CMIP6 name | E3SM variable(s) | conversion formula | CMOR handler complete | verified |
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| masso | ||||
| sf6 | ||||
| cfc11 | ||||
| pbo | ||||
| cfc12 | ||||
| pso | ||||
| dissicnatos | ||||
| fgsf6 | ||||
| volo | ||||
| dissicabioos | ||||
| fgcfc11 | ||||
| zos | ||||
| dissi14cabioos | ||||
| fgcfc12 | ||||
| zossq | ||||
| dissi13cos | ||||
| zostoga | ||||
| masscello |
ICE. – Notz et al. 2016 – https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/3427/2016/gmd-9-3427-2016.pdf
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