CFmon variable conversion table

 

  • A 5 year sample of the CMIP6 ocean data has been setup on NERSC under /global/homes/s/sbaldwin/scratch/cmip_sample/CMIP6/CMIP/E3SM-Project/E3SM-1-0/piControl/r1i1p1f1/

CMIP6 nameCMIP6 descriptionE3SM variableconversion formulaunit and dimension

Conversion Formula Verified by

Scientist  

NotesScientist Assigned to Perform Final Quality Control on CMORized filesDate Verified 

Data & Metadata Correct

(yes/no)

Notes if CMORized files are not correct
1clisccp

ISCCP Cloud Area Percentage

FISCCP1_COSP

clisccp = FISCCP1_COSP

%

(time, plev7c, tau, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
2cltisccp

ISCCP Total Cloud Cover Percentage

CLDTOT_ISCCP

cltisccp = CLDTOT_ISCCP%

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
3albisccp

ISCCP Mean Cloud Albedo; (Time-means are weighted by the ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction {:cltisccp})

MEANCLDALB_ISCCP

albisccp = MEANCLDALB_ISCCP1

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
4pctisccp

ISCCP Mean Cloud Top Pressure; (Time-means are weighted by the ISCCP Total Cloud Fraction {:cltisccp})

MEANPTOP_ISCCP

pctisccp = MEANPTOP_ISCCPPa

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
5clcalipso

CALIPSO Percentage Cloud Cover

CLD_CAL

clcalipso = CLD_CAL

%

(time, alt40, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
6cltcalipso

CALIPSO Total Cloud Cover Percentage

CLDTOT_CAL

cltcalipso = CLDTOT_CAL%

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
7cllcalipso

CALIPSO Low Level Cloud Cover Percentage

CLDLOW_CAL

cllcalipso = CLDLOW_CAL%

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
8clmcalipso

CALIPSO Mid Level Cloud Cover Percentage

CLDMED_CAL

clmcalipso = CLDMED_CAL%

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes
9clhcalipso

CALIPSO High Level Cloud Area Percentage

CLDHGH_CAL

clhcalipso = CLDHGH_CAL%

(time, lat, lon)


Yuying ZhangMay 28 ~ 30Yes