File data type = 32 bit IEEE

Time = individual time period (i.e., daily, monthly , seasonal, climatology)

KX=number of vertical (unevenly space) sigma levels (kx = 18)

All records consist of ix*iy real words, where ix, iy are the number of longitudes and latitudes respectively, in this case ix,iy = 128,64 for t42.

First longitude starts at the Greenwich meridian and the logitudes are evenly spaced going west to east. Latitudes are Gaussian, going north to south.

For more information regarding GCM details see v197 technical documentation located at http://www.gfdl.gov/~wfs/gfdlsm/DocGFDLSM_v197.html

Radiative heating and fluxes

records 1->kx short wave heating --> top to bottom

records kx+1 -> 2kx long wave heating --> top to bottom

record 2kx + 1 upward long wave flux at top

record 2kx + 2 net long wave flux at bottom

record 2kx + 3 planetary albedo

record 2kx + 4 upward long wave flux at bottom

record 2kx + 5 incoming solar at top

record 2kx + 6 outgoing solar at top

record 2kx + 7 surface temperature

record 2kx + 8 downward solar at bottom

record 2kx + 9 upward solar at bottom

Non-radiative diabatic heating, fluxes and stresses

records 2kx+10 -> 3kx+9 conv. latent heating --> top to bottom

records 3kx+10 -> 4kx+9 total latent heating --> top to bottom

records 4kx+10 -> 5kx+9. d(qmix)/dt --> top to bottom

records 5kx+10 -> 6kx+9 total d(qmix)/dt --> top to bottom

records 6kx+10 -> 7kx+9. d(qmix)/dt counter--> top to bottom

record 7kx + 10 accum. conv. precip

record 7kx + 11 accum. total precip

records 7kx+12 -> 8kx+11 v. vel. heating

records 8kx+12 -> 9kx+11 turb. sens. heating --> top to bottom

record 9kx + 12 surface sens. heat flux

record 9kx + 13 surface moisture flux

record 9kx + 14 surface u-wind stress

record 9kx + 15 surface v-wind stress

records 9kx+16 -> 10kx+15 total temp. tendency --> top to bottom

Clear sky radiative heating and fluxes

records 10kx+16 -> 11kx+15 short wave heating --> top to bottom

records11kx+16 -> 12kx+15 long wave heating --> top to bottom

record 12kx+16 upward long wave flux at top

record 12kx + 17 net long wave flux at bottom

record 12kx + 18 planetary albedo

record 12kx + 19 upward long wave flux at bottom

record 12kx + 20 incoming solar at top

record 12kx + 21 outgoing solar at top

record 12kx + 22 surface temperature

record 12kx + 23 downward solar at bottom

record 12kx + 24 upward solar at bottom

Additional heating and fluxes

record 12kx + 25 integrated heating due to newtonian diffusion (w/m**2)

record 12kx + 26 heat flux through soil (w/m**2)

record 12kx + 27 heat flux through sea ice (w/m**2)