Data type and structure codes - see index
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| Atmospheric GCM Field | Vertical level(s) | Daily Mn | Monthly Mn | Seasonal Mn | Mon
Climo |
Seas Climo |
| Vorticity - spectral | 18sig | 1 , H | 1 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Divergence - spectral | 18sig | 1 , H | 1 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Temperature - spectral | 18sig | 1 , H | 1 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Mix. ratio - spectral | 18sig | 1 , H | 1 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Lnps -
spectral |
sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Vorticity | 17P, sig18 | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Divergence | 17P, sig18 | 3 , nPr | ||||
| U wind | 17P, sig18,10m | 3 , nPr | ||||
| V wind | 17P, sig18,10m | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Omega | 17P, sig18 | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Temperature | 17P, sig18 | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Surface Air. Temp. | 2m | 1 , Pl | 2 , Pl | 2 , Pl | 2 , Pl | |
| Surface Temp. | sfc | 1 , D * ; 2 | 1 , D,Pl ; 3 , nPr | 2 , D,Pl | 2 , D,Pl | 2 , D,Pl |
| Surface Temp. (plus L-S) | sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H ; 3 , nPr | 2 , H | 2 , H | 2 , H |
| Mix. ratio | 17P, sig18 | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Height | 17P, sig18,sfc | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Sea Level Pres. | sealev | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Surface Pres. | sfc | 3 , nPr | ||||
| Psi | 200, 850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| Chi | 200, 850 | 2 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | |||
| U wind | 200, 850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| V wind | 200, 850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| Temperature | 200, 850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| Mix. ratio | 200, 850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| Height | 200,300,500,700,850 | 1 , Pl ; 3 , nHc | ||||
| Soil Moisture | sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H,Pl ; 3 , nHc | 2 , H,PL | 2 , H,PL | 2 , H,PL |
| Snow Mass | sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H,Pl ; 3 , nHc | 2 , H,PL | 2 , H,PL | 2 , H,PL |
| Clouds | tot,high,mid,low | 1 , C ; 3 , nHc | 1 , C | 1 , C | 1 , C | |
| SW heating | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| LW heating | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| SW heating - clear sky | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| LW heating - clear sky | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Lat. Heating - conv. | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Lat. Heating - tot. | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Turb. Sensible Heating | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Total Heating | 18sig | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_ua | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Up LW flux | top,sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Down LW flux | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Up SW flux | top, sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Down SW flux | top, sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Planetary Albedo | top | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Up LW flux - clear sky | top, sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Down LW flux - clear sky | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Up SW flux - clear sky | top, sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Down SW flux - clear sky | top, sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Planetary Albedo - clear sky | top | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Precipitation - convective | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Precipitation - total | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Sensible heat flux | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Evaporation | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Uwind stress | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| Vwind stress | sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| heat flux through soil | sub-sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| heat flux through sea ice | sub-sfc | 1 , D * | 1 , D ; 3 , nD_sfc | 2 , D | 2 , D | 2 , D |
| sub-sfc temperature | sub-sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H |
| sub-sfc soil moisture | sub-sfc | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H | 1 , H |
*Not available for all experiments
Last Updated on 10/12/98
By Bill Stern
Email: wfs@gfdl.gov