| CMIP6 name | CMIP6 description | E3SM variable(s)conversion formula | handler complete | Conversion Formula Verified by | Notes | Date Verified Data & Metadata Correct (yes/no) | Notes if CMORized files are not correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sftlf | Percentage of the grid cell occupied by land (including lakes) | LANDFRAC (from ATM output) | yes | Jill Chengzhu Zhang | yes | ||
| orog | Surface Altitude | PHIS /g, where acceleration of gravity g = 9.80616 [m/s2], PHIS is geopotential at surface [m2/s2] (from ATM output) | yes | Jill Chengzhu Zhang | PHIS appears to have time dimension, but it shouldn't change with time with any time step is fine | yes | |
| areacella | Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables | area *r2 , where radius of earth, r = 6.37122e6 [m] area is solid angle subtended by gridcell (from ATM output) | yes | Jill Chengzhu Zhang | yes |
*value of g and r are from cime/src/share/util/shr_const_mod.F90