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E3SM variable nameCMIP variable nameconversionunits CMIP/E3SMvariable long name CMIP/E3SMCF Standard Name

Scientist verified

Yes/No

NAmasso

timeMonthly_avg_densitysum(config_density0*
timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness*
areaCell)
config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3

kgSea Water Masssea_water_mass

pboPaSea Water Pressure at Sea floorsea_water_pressure_at_sea_floorpso

pso (next line) +
verticalSum(timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness*
timeMonthly_avg_density)*config_density0*gravity

config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3
gravity = 9.80616

PaSea Water Pressure at Sea floorsea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor

pso

seaIcePressure + atmosphericPressure
where
seaIcePressure = (timeMonthly_avg_pressureAdjustedSSH - timeMonthly_avg_ssh)*config_density0*gravity

and
atmosphericPressure = PSL from CAM
config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3
gravity = 9.80616

PaSea Water Pressure at Sea Water Surfacesea_water_pressure_at_sea_water_surfacevolosurface

volosum(timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness*
areaCell)
m3Sea Water Volumesea_water_volume

zostimeMonthly_avg_pressureAdjustedSSH - sshAvg
sshAvg = sum(timeMonthly_avg_pressureAdjustedSSH*areaCell)/
sum(areaCell)
mSea Surface Height Above Geoidsea_surface_height_above_geoidmasscello

masscelloconfig_density0*
timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness*
areaCell
config_density0 = 1026.0 kg/m3
kg m-2Ocean Grid-Cell Mass per areasea_water_mass_per_unit_area
timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperaturethetao
degCSea Water Potential Temperaturesea_water_potential_temperature

thetaogasum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature*
timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness *
areaCell)/volo
degCGlobal Average Sea Water Potential Temperaturesea_water_potential_temperature

tostimeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature(nVertLevels=1)degCSea Surface Temperaturesea_surface_temperaturetob_temperature

tob

timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature(nVertLevels=maxLevelCell(nCells))

maxLevelCell is available in initial condition and restart files

degCSea Water Potential Temperature at Sea Floorsea_water_potential_temperature_at_sea_floor

tosgasum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_temperature(nVertLevels=1)*
areaCell)/sum(areaCell)
degCGlobal Average Sea Surface Temperaturesea_surface_temperature
timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinityso

Sea Water Salinitysea_water_salinitysogaWater Salinitysea_water_salinity

sogasum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity*
timeMonthly_avg_layerThickness *
areaCell)/volo

Global Mean Sea Water Salinitysea_water_salinity

sostimeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity(nVertLevels=1)
Sea Surface Salinitysea_surface_salinity

sob

timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity

sob

(nVertLevels=maxLevelCell(nCells))

maxLevelCell is available in initial condition and restart files


Sea water Salinity at Sea Floorsea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor

sosgasum(timeMonthly_avg_activeTracers_salinity(nVertLevels=1)*
areaCell)/sum(areaCell)

Global Average Sea Surface Salinitysea_surface_salinity
timeMonthly_avg_tThreshMLDmlotst
mOcean Mixed Layer Thickness Defined by Sigma Tocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_tobvfsqs-2Square of Brunt Vaisala Frequency in Sea WaterLayer Thickness Defined by Sigma Tocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t
timeMonthly_avg_velocityZonaluo
m s-1Sea Water X Velocitysea_water_x_velocity
timeMonthly_avg_velocityMeridionalvo
m s-1Sea Water Y Velocitysea_water_y_velocity

wotimeMonthly_avg_vertVelocityTop
needs different vertical coordinate
m s-1Sea Water Vertical Velocityupward_sea_water_velocity

wmoUpward mass transport from residual mean (resolved plus parameterized) advective transport.

timeMonthly_avg_vertVelocityTop +
timeMonthly_avg_vertGMBolusVelocityTop

needs different vertical coordinate

m s-1Upward Ocean Mass Transportupward_ocean_mass_transport

umoX-ward mass transport from residual mean (resolved plus parameterized) advective transport.kg s-1Ocean Mass X Transportocean_mass_x_transport

vmoY-ward mass transport from residual mean (resolved plus parameterized) advective transport.kg s-1Ocean Mass Y Transportocean_mass_y_transport

msftmz
kg s-1Ocean Meridional Overturning Mass Streamfunctionocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction

hfbasin
WNorthward Ocean Heat Transportnorthward_ocean_heat_transport
timeMonthly_avg_seaIceFreshWaterFluxfsitherm
kg m-2 s-1Water Flux into Sea Water due to Sea Ice Thermodynamicswater_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_sea_ice_thermodynamicswfo

wfotimeMonthly_avg_seaIceFreshWaterFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_riverRunoffFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_iceRunoffFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_rainFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_snowFlux
kg m-2 s-1Water Flux into Sea Waterwater_flux_into_sea_water
timeMonthly_avg_seaIceSalinityFluxsfdsi
kg m-2 s-1Downward Sea Ice Basal Salt Fluxdownward_sea_ice_basal_salt_flux
timeMonthly_avg_seaIceHeatFluxhfsifrazil
W m-2Heat Flux into Sea Water due to Frazil Ice Formationheat_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_freezing_of_frazil_ice

hfdstimeMonthly_avg_seaIceHeatFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_latentHeatFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_sensibleHeatFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_shortWaveHeatFlux +
timeMonthly_avg_longWaveHeatFluxUp +
timeMonthly_avg_longWaveHeatFluxDown
W m-2Downward Heat Flux at Sea Water Surfacesurface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water
timeMonthly_avg_windStressZonaltauuo
N m-2Surface Downward X Stresssurface_downward_x_stress
timeMonthly_avg_windStressMeridionaltauvo
N m-2Surface Downward Y Stresssurface_downward_y_stress

zhalfo
mDepth Below Geoid of Interfaces Between Ocean Layersdepth_below_geoid






















SEA-ICE

E3SM variable name   


CMIP variable nameconversionunits CMIP/E3SMvariable long name CMIP/E3SMCF Standard Name

Scientist verified

Yes/No

timeMonthly_avg_icePresentsitimefrac

Fraction of time steps with sea icesea_ice_time_fraction

siconc100.0*timeMonthly_avg_iceAreaCell%Sea-ice area fractionsea_ice_area_fraction

simass
kg m-2Sea-ice mass per areasea_ice_amount
timeMonthly_avg_iceVolumeCellsithick
mSea-ice thicknesssea_ice_thickness

sisnconc
%Snow area fractionsurface_snow_area_fraction

sisnmass
kg m-2Snow mass per arealiquid_water_content_of_surface_snow
timeMonthly_avg_snowVolumeCellsisnthick
mSnow thicknesssurface_snow_thickness

sitemptoptimeMonthly_avg_surfaceTemperatureCell+273.15KSurface temperature of sea icesea_ice_surface_temperature

siuThe x-velocity of ice on native model grid
X-component of sea ice velocitysea_ice_x_velocity

sivThe y-velocity of ice on native model grid
Y-component of sea ice velocitysea_ice_y_velocity