fx/Ofx variable conversion table

CMIP6 nameCMIP6 descriptionE3SM variable(s)conversion formulahandler completeConversion Formula Verified byNotes

Date Verified 

Data & Metadata Correct

(yes/no)

Notes if CMORized files are not correct
sftlfPercentage of the grid cell occupied by land (including lakes)

LANDFRAC*100.0

To convert unit from 1 to %, corrected Oct 15, 2020.

(from ATM output)

yesJill Chengzhu Zhang

yes


orogSurface Altitude

PHIS /g, where acceleration of gravity g = 9.80616 [m/s2], PHIS is geopotential at surface [m2/s2]

(from ATM output)

yesJill Chengzhu ZhangPHIS appears to have time dimension, but it shouldn't change with time with any time step is fine

yes


areacellaGrid-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)

yesJill Chengzhu Zhang

yes


areacelloGrid-Cell Area for Ocean Grid Variableshttps://github.com/E3SM-Project/e3sm_to_cmip/blob/master/e3sm_to_cmip/cmor_handlers/areacello.py




*value of g and r are from cime/src/share/util/shr_const_mod.F90