Requested Model Outputs#
NOTE: If a variable is missing in your reporting, do not fill it with values of zero, -999, etc. This causes issues for our plotting routines. Instead, simply do not fill the variable field or set the values to NaN.#
Output variables are requested in three categories for LES:
-> for any vertical profile information, report at height at specified mid-level points
(1) domain-mean quantities and statistics every 10 minutes (time-averages reported at the end of each period)
(2) 2D quantities every 10 minutes (instantaneous)
(3) 3D variables every 1 hour (instantaneous) for comparison with satellite and ground-based observations
For SCM, output variables are requested in one category:
-> for any vertical profile information, report at pressure at mid-level points (native model levels if fixed, otherwise interpolated to fixed grid of choice)
(4) quantities and statistics reported at end of each model physics time step
Imports#
import pandas as pd
Read Data from Google Sheets#
All requested output variables are listed in a Google Sheets Document, which is read in below one sheet at a time. We ask that you please open this document in your browser to see the minimum requested variables for your initial SCM/small-domain LES submission (colored in green), as well as required variables for application of EMC2 to your model outputs (colored in red). Note that outputs enabling application of ECM2 are optional.
(1) LES: Domain-Mean Variables#
vars_mean_list = pd.read_excel('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vl8jYGviet7EtXZuQiitrx4NSkV1x27aJAhxxjBb9zI/export?gid=0&format=xlsx',
sheet_name='Mean')
pd.set_option('display.max_colwidth', None)
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', None)
vars_mean_list
| standard_name | variable_id | units | dimensions | comment (10-min average reported at endpoints, green=minimum) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | time | time | s | – | dimension, seconds since 2020-03-12 18:00:00 |
| 1 | height | zf | m | – | dimension, altitude of mid-level points above sea surface |
| 2 | layer_top_height | ze | m | – | altitude of layer top points above sea surface (used for vertical integrations) |
| 3 | surface_pressure | ps | Pa | time | – |
| 4 | surface_temperature | ts | K | time | – |
| 5 | surface_friction_velocity | ustar | m s-1 | time | – |
| 6 | surface_roughness_length_for_momentum_in_air | z0 | m | time | – |
| 7 | surface_roughness_length_for_heat_in_air | z0h | m | time | – |
| 8 | surface_roughness_length_for_humidity_in_air | z0q | m | time | – |
| 9 | surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux | hfss | W m-2 | time | – |
| 10 | surface_upward_latent_heat_flux | hfls | W m-2 | time | – |
| 11 | obukhov_length | ol | m | time | – |
| 12 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_liquid_cloud_water | lwpc | kg m-2 | time | default breakdown to cloud water and rain in a bulk scheme or radius separated at 40 micrometers in a bin scheme; if additional categories are used in a bulk scheme (e.g., a drizzle class), provide additional standard_name variable_id (e.g., lwpd); all lwp* variables will be summed to obtain total liquid water path |
| 13 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_rain_water | lwpr | kg m-2 | time | – |
| 14 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_ice_water | iwp | kg m-2 | time | all ice-phase hydrometeors |
| 15 | cloud_area_fraction | clt | 1 | time | fraction of atmospheric columns with total hydrometeor optical thickness > 2; may assume geometric scatterers; to be compared with satellite measurements |
| 16 | optical_depth | od | 1 | time | scene (all sky); mid-visible, all hydrometeors |
| 17 | optical_depth_of_liquid_cloud | odlc | 1 | time | as for optical_depth but cloud droplets only |
| 18 | precipitation_flux_at_surface | pr | kg m-2 s-1 | time | liquid and ice phase, all hydrometeors |
| 19 | precipitation_flux_at_surface_in_ice_phase | pri | kg m-2 s-1 | time | ice phase hydrometeors only |
| 20 | toa_outgoing_longwave_flux | rlut | W m-2 | time | at top of atmosphere |
| 21 | surface_downwelling_longwave_flux | rlds | W m-2 | time | – |
| 22 | surface_upwelling_longwave_flux | rlus | W m-2 | time | – |
| 23 | surface_sea_spray_number_flux | ssaf | m-2 s-1 | time | when using prognostic aerosol; emission only (not including dry or wet deposition); total over all aerosol modes |
| 24 | air_pressure | pa | Pa | time, height | – |
| 25 | eastward_wind | ua | m s-1 | time, height | – |
| 26 | northward_wind | va | m s-1 | time, height | – |
| 27 | air_dry_density | rhoa | kg m-3 | time, height | – |
| 28 | air_temperature | ta | K | time, height | – |
| 29 | water_vapor_mixing_ratio | qv | kg kg-1 | time, height | per kg dry air |
| 30 | relative_humidity | hur | 1 | time, height | relative to liquid |
| 31 | relative_humidity_over_ice | huri | 1 | time, height | relative to ice |
| 32 | air_potential_temperature | theta | K | time, height | – |
| 33 | specific_turbulent_kinetic_energy_resolved | tke_res | m2 s-2 | time, height | resolved only |
| 34 | specific_turbulent_kinetic_energy_sgs | tke_sgs | m2 s-2 | time, height | SGS only |
| 35 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air | qlc | kg kg-1 | time, height | scene (all sky) per kg dry air; default breakdown to cloud water and rain in a bulk scheme or radius separated at 40 micrometers in a bin scheme; if additional categories are used in a bulk scheme (e.g., a drizzle class), provide additional standard_name variable_id (e.g., qld); all ql* variables will be summed to obtain total liquid mixing ratio |
| 36 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_rain_water_in_air | qlr | kg kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 37 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_cloud_ice_in_air | qic | kg kg-1 | time, height | default breakdown to cloud_ice, snow and graupel; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and qiX variable_id; all qi* variables will be summed to obtain total ice mixing ratio |
| 38 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_snow_in_air | qis | kg kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 39 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_graupel_in_air | qig | kg kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 40 | number_of_liquid_cloud_droplets_in_air | nlc | kg-1 | time, height | scene (all sky) per kg dry air; default breakdown to cloud water and rain; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and nl* variable_id |
| 41 | number_of_rain_drops_in_air | nlr | kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 42 | number_of_cloud_ice_crystals_in_air | nic | kg-1 | time, height | default breakdown to cloud_ice, snow and graupel; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and niX variable_id; all ni* variables will be summed to obtain total ice number mixing ratio |
| 43 | number_of_snow_crystals_in_air | nis | kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 44 | number_of_graupel_crystals_in_air | nig | kg-1 | time, height | – |
| 45 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode1 | na1 | kg-1 | time, height | when using prognostic aerosol; scene (all sky); activated + unactivated: Aitken mode |
| 46 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode2 | na2 | kg-1 | time, height | accumulation mode |
| 47 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode3 | na3 | kg-1 | time, height | sea spray mode |
| 48 | number_of_liquid_cloud_droplets_in_cloud | nlcic | kg-1 | time, height | per kg dry air where cloud water > 0.01 g/kg; breakdown to cloud water and rain in a bulk scheme or radius separated at 40 micrometers in a bin scheme |
| 49 | number_of_ice_crystals_in_cloud | niic | kg-1 | time, height | total ice hydrometeors per kg dry air where cloud water > 0.01 g/kg; within liquid cloud boundaries in order to check immersion freezing |
| 50 | disspation_rate_of_turbulent_kinetic_energy | eps | m2 s-3 | time, height | total (including numerical diffusion contributions if relevant); report as negative |
| 51 | zonal_momentum_flux | uw | m2 s-2 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS) |
| 52 | meridional_momentum_flux | vw | m2 s-2 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS) |
| 53 | variance_of_upward_air_velocity | w2 | m2 s-2 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS) |
| 54 | vertical_flux_potential_temperature | wth | K m s-1 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS) |
| 55 | vertical_flux_liquid_ice_water_potential_temperature | vf_thli | K m s-1 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS); include sedimentation fluxes |
| 56 | vertical_flux_water_vapor | wqv | kg kg-1 m s-1 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS) |
| 57 | vertical_flux_total_water | vf_qt | kg kg-1 m s-1 | time, height | total (resolved plus SGS); vapor+all liquid+all ice; include sedimentation fluxes |
| 58 | area_fraction_of_liquid_cloud | flc | 1 | time, height | fraction of cells with cloud water threshold of 0.01 g/kg, not including rain class |
| 59 | precipitation_flux_in_air | prf | kg m-2 s-1 | time, height | liquid and ice phase, all hydrometeors |
| 60 | precipitation_flux_in_air_in_ice_phase | prfi | kg m-2 s-1 | time, height | – |
| 61 | downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air | rld | W m-2 | time, height | – |
| 62 | upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air | rlu | W m-2 | time, height | – |
| 63 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_radiative_heating | dth_rad | K s-1 | time, height | – |
| 64 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_microphysics | dth_micro | K s-1 | time, height | including net condensation and precipitation |
| 65 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_mixing | dth_turb | K s-1 | time, height | including surface fluxes |
| 66 | tendency_of_water_vapor_mixing_ratio_due_to_microphysics | dq_micro | kg kg-1 s-1 | time, height | including net condensation and precipitation |
| 67 | tendency_of_water_vapor_mixing_ratio_due_to_mixing | dq_turb | kg kg-1 s-1 | time, height | including surface fluxes |
| 68 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_warm_microphysics | dna_micro_warm | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); losses to liquid-liquid hydrometeor collisions + any other liquid-phase sources/sinks that may be accounted for (e.g., from drop breakup); this quantity accounts for all microphysical aerosol source terms in a liquid-only simulation |
| 69 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_cold_microphysics | dna_micro_cold | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); losses to liquid-ice hydrometeor collisions + any other ice-associated sources/sinks that may occur (e.g., drop homogeneous freezing); this quantity is zero in a liquid-only simulation, and when added to dna_micro_warm accounts for all microphysical aerosol source terms in a mixed-phase simulation |
| 70 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_mixing | dna_turb | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); including surface fluxes (sea spray, dry deposition if included, etc.) |
| 71 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_heterogeneous_freezing | dni_het | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | sum of primary ice nucleation due to activation of heterogeneous INP; also, in a diagnostic run, the ice crystals introduced to meet the diagnostic target |
| 72 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_secondary_ice_production | dni_sip | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | sum of secondary ice formation processes (e.g., Hallet-Mossop plus any others) |
| 73 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_homogeneous_freezing | dni_hom | kg-1 s-1 | time, height | ice nucleation source due to homogoeneous freezing |
(2) LES: Two-Dimensional Fields#
vars_2d_list = pd.read_excel('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vl8jYGviet7EtXZuQiitrx4NSkV1x27aJAhxxjBb9zI/export?gid=1756539842&format=xlsx',
sheet_name='2D')
pd.set_option('display.max_colwidth', None)
vars_2d_list
| standard_name | variable id | units | dimensions | comment (10-min instantaneous) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | time | time | s | – | dimension, seconds since 2020-03-12 18:00:00 |
| 1 | x | x | m | – | dimension |
| 2 | y | y | m | – | dimension |
| 3 | surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux | hfss | W m-2 | time, x, y | – |
| 4 | surface_upward_latent_heat_flux | hfls | W m-2 | time, x, y | – |
| 5 | surface_friction_velocity | ustar | m s-1 | time, x, y | – |
| 6 | surface_eastward_wind | us | m s-1 | time, x, y | at 10-m for comparison with SAR satellite measurements (mid-point of first layer if using suggested grid spacing) |
| 7 | surface_northward_wind | vs | m s-1 | time, x, y | at 10-m for comparison with SAR satellite measurements (mid-point of first layer if using suggested grid spacing) |
| 8 | precipitation_flux_at_surface | pr | kg m-2 s-1 | time, x, y | all hydrometeors |
| 9 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_liquid_water | lwp | kg m-2 | time, x, y | all liquid hydrometeors |
| 10 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_ice | iwp | kg m-2 | time, x, y | all ice hydrometeors |
| 11 | atmosphere_optical_thickness | opt | 1 | time, x, y | all hydrometeors for comparison with VIIRS |
| 12 | pseudo-albedo | alb | 1 | time, x, y | opt/(opt+13), where opt = all hydrometeor optical depth as reported in domain-mean |
| 13 | toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_atmospheric_window | olr11 | K | time, x, y | flux at top-of-atmosphere in window containing 10.8 µm, please specify wavelength range |
(3) LES: Three-Dimensional Fields#
⚠️ Announcement (10/10/2024): Thanks everybody who has started providing 3D LES output. We are no longer requesting mass-weighted hydrometeor fallspeed for EMC^2 computations. Going forward, EMC^2 will include a module per LES that allows to convert hydrometeor mass and number mixing ratios into fall speeds. To prepare these modules, each team will soon be contacted to provide information about their microphysical assumptions and we can assist with that. Please also check out our new [3D assessment notebook](https://arm-development.github.io/comble-mip/notebooks/plotting/check_les_3D.html) that allows comparing the requested fields across models.
vars_3d_list = pd.read_excel('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vl8jYGviet7EtXZuQiitrx4NSkV1x27aJAhxxjBb9zI/export?gid=1233994833&format=xlsx',
sheet_name='3D')
pd.set_option('display.max_colwidth', None)
vars_3d_list
| standard_name | variable id | units | dimensions | comment (60-min instantaneous, red=required for EMC2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | time | time | s | – | dimension, seconds since 2020-03-12 18:00:00 |
| 1 | x | x | m | – | dimension |
| 2 | y | y | m | – | dimension |
| 3 | height | zf | m | – | dimension, altitude of mid-level points above sea surface |
| 4 | air_pressure | pa | Pa | time, height | – |
| 5 | eastward_wind | ua | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 6 | northward_wind | va | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 7 | upward_air_velocity | wa | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 8 | air_temperature | ta | K | time, height, x, y | – |
| 9 | air_dry_density | rhoa | kg m-3 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 10 | water_vapor_mixing_ratio | qv | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | per kg dry air |
| 11 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air | qlc | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | per kg dry air; default breakdown to cloud water and rain; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and ql* variable_id; all ql* variables will be summed to obtain total liquid mixing ratio |
| 12 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_rain_water_in_air | qlr | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 13 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_cloud_ice_in_air | qic | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | default breakdown to cloud_ice, snow and graupel; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and qiX variable_id; all qi* variables will be summed to obtain total ice mixing ratio |
| 14 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_snow_in_air | qis | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 15 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_graupel_in_air | qig | kg kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 16 | number_of_dry_aerosol_in_air | na | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | per kg dry air; when using prognostic aerosol |
| 17 | number_of_cloud_droplets_in_air | nlc | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | when using prognostic aerosol |
| 18 | number_of_rain_droplets_in_air | nlr | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 19 | number_of_cloud_ice_crystals_in_air | nic | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | default breakdown to cloud_ice, snow and graupel; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and niX variable_id; all ni* variables will be summed to obtain total ice number mixing ratio |
| 20 | number_of_snow_crystals_in_air | nis | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 21 | number_of_graupel_crystals_in_air | nig | kg-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 22 | disspation_rate_of_turbulent_kinetic_energy | eps | m2 s-3 | time, height, x, y | including numerical diffusion contributions if relevant; report as negative |
| 23 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_liquid_cloud_water | vmlc | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | EMC2 uses mass-weighted fall-speed profiles for all hydrometeor classes and cloud types; alternatively sufficient information to calculate mass-weighted velocity per hydrometeor class (e.g., size-fall speed relationship and PSD reconstruction) |
| 24 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_rain | vmlr | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 25 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_ice_cloud | vmic | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | if other ice-phase categories are used, provide additional standard_name and vmi* variable_id |
| 26 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_snow | vmis | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 27 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_graupel | vmig | m s-1 | time, height, x, y | – |
| 28 | tendency_of_condensation | tend_cond | s-1 | time, height, x, y | combined tendencies of cloud liquid and rain water mixing ratios due to condensation/evaporation (+ for condensation, - for evaporation) |
| 29 | tendency_of_deposition | tend_dep | s-1 | time, height, x, y | tendency of ice mixing ratio due to deposition/sublimation; sum over all ice hydrometeor classes (+ for deposition, - for sublimation) |
| 30 | tendency_of_riming | tend_rim | s-1 | time, height, x, y | tendency of ice mixing ratio due to riming; sum over all ice hydrometeor classes |
(4) SCM#
vars_scm_list = pd.read_excel('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vl8jYGviet7EtXZuQiitrx4NSkV1x27aJAhxxjBb9zI/export?gid=1026157027&format=xlsx',
sheet_name='SCM')
pd.set_option('display.max_colwidth', None)
vars_scm_list
| standard_name | variable_id | units | dimensions | comment (reported at end of each model physics time step, green=minimum, red=granularity enabling EMC2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | time | time | s | – | dimension, seconds since 2020-03-12 18:00:00 |
| 1 | pressure | pa | Pa | – | dimension, pressure at mid-level points (native model levels if fixed, otherwise interpolated to fixed grid of choice) |
| 2 | layer_top_height | pe | Pa | – | pressure at layer top points (used for vertical integrations) |
| 3 | surface_pressure | ps | Pa | time | – |
| 4 | surface_temperature | ts | K | time | – |
| 5 | surface_friction_velocity | ustar | m s-1 | time | – |
| 6 | surface_roughness_length_for_momentum_in_air | z0 | m | time | – |
| 7 | surface_roughness_length_for_heat_in_air | z0h | m | time | – |
| 8 | surface_roughness_length_for_humidity_in_air | z0q | m | time | – |
| 9 | surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux | hfss | W m-2 | time | – |
| 10 | surface_upward_latent_heat_flux | hfls | W m-2 | time | – |
| 11 | obukhov_length | ol | m | time | – |
| 12 | pbl_height | pblh | m | time | PBL scheme layer thickness (if available) |
| 13 | inversion_height | zi | m | time | sharpest vertical gradient in air_potential_temperature (below 400 hPa) |
| 14 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_liquid_cloud_water | lwpc | kg m-2 | time | scene (all sky); cloud water path in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 15 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_rain_water | lwpr | kg m-2 | time | scene (all sky); rain water path in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 16 | atmosphere_mass_content_of_ice_water | iwp | kg m-2 | time | scene (all sky); all ice-phase hydrometeors in all classes |
| 17 | area_fraction_cover_of_hydrometeors | cf | 1 | time | all hydrometeors and cloud types (e.g., all phase in stratiform and convective) |
| 18 | area_fraction_cover_of_liquid_cloud | cflc | 1 | time | liquid cloud cover without precipitation, including all cloud types (e.g., stratiform and convective) |
| 19 | area_fraction_cover_of_convective_hydrometeors | cfc | 1 | time | all hydrometeors, default breakdown into convective versus non-convective (stratiform) coverage; if other or additional categories are used, provide additional standard_name and fc* variable_id |
| 20 | optical_depth | od | 1 | time | scene (all sky); mid-visible, all hydrometeors and classes, may assume geometric scatterers |
| 21 | optical_depth_of_liquid_cloud | odlc | 1 | time | scene (all sky); mid-visible, cloud liquid only |
| 22 | precipitation_flux_at_surface | pr | kg m-2 s-1 | time | scene (all sky); all hydrometeors |
| 23 | precipitation_flux_of_ice_at_surface | pri | kg m-2 s-1 | time | scene (all sky); all ice phase hydrometeors |
| 24 | toa_outgoing_longwave_flux | rlut | W m-2 | time | – |
| 25 | surface_downwelling_longwave_flux | rlds | W m-2 | time | – |
| 26 | surface_upwelling_longwave_flux | rlus | W m-2 | time | – |
| 27 | surface_sea_spray_number_flux | ssaf | m-2 s-1 | time | when using prognostic aerosol; emission only (not including dry or wet deposition); total over all aerosol modes |
| 28 | height | zf | m | time, pressure | altitude of mid-level points above sea surface |
| 29 | eastward_wind | ua | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 30 | northward_wind | va | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 31 | air_dry_density | rhoa | kg m-3 | time, pressure | per kg dry air |
| 32 | air_temperature | ta | K | time, pressure | – |
| 33 | water_vapor_mixing_ratio | qv | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 34 | relative_humidity | hur | 1 | time, pressure | relative to liquid |
| 35 | relative_humidity_over_ice | huri | 1 | time, pressure | relative to ice |
| 36 | air_potential_temperature | theta | K | time, pressure | – |
| 37 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air | qlc | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky) per kg dry air; cloud water path only in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 38 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_rain_water_in_air | qlr | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | rain water path only in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 39 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_ice_water_in_air | qi | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | all ice water path in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 40 | area_fraction_of_hydrometeors | fh | 1 | time, pressure | all hydrometeors and cloud types (e.g., all phase in stratiform and convective) |
| 41 | area_fraction_of_liquid_cloud | flc | 1 | time, pressure | liquid cloud cover without precipitation, including all cloud types (e.g., stratiform and convective) |
| 42 | area_fraction_of_convective_hydrometeors | fc | 1 | time, pressure | all hydrometeors, default breakdown into convective versus non-convective; if other or additional categories are used, provide additional standard_name and fc* variable_id |
| 43 | precipitation_flux_in_air | prf | kg m-2 s-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky); all hydrometeors |
| 44 | precipitation_flux_in_air_in_ice_phase | prfi | kg m-2 s-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky); all ice phase hydrometeors |
| 45 | specific_turbulent_kinetic_energy | tke | m2 s-2 | time, pressure | – |
| 46 | disspation_rate_of_turbulent_kinetic_energy | eps | m2 s-3 | time, pressure | report as negative |
| 47 | zonal_momentum_flux | uw | m2 s-2 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux |
| 48 | meridional_momentum_flux | vw | m2 s-2 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux |
| 49 | variance_of_upward_air_velocity | w2 | m2 s-2 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux |
| 50 | vertical_flux_potential_temperature | wth | K m s-1 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux |
| 51 | vertical_flux_liquid_ice_water_potential_temperature | vf_thli | K m s-1 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux; include sedimentation fluxes |
| 52 | vertical_flux_water_vapor | wqv | kg kg-1 m s-1 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux |
| 53 | vertical_flux_total_water | vf_qt | kg kg-1 m s-1 | time, pressure | parameterized turbulent flux; vapor+all liquid+all ice; include sedimentation fluxes |
| 54 | convection_updraft_mass_flux | cmfu | kg m-2 s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 55 | convection_downdraft_mass_flux | cmfd | kg m-2 s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 56 | downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air | rld | W m-2 | time, pressure | – |
| 57 | upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air | rlu | W m-2 | time, pressure | – |
| 58 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_radiative_heating | dth_rad | K s-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky) |
| 59 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_microphysics | dth_micro | K s-1 | time, pressure | including net condensation and precipitation in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 60 | tendency_of_air_potential_temperature_due_to_mixing | dth_turb | K s-1 | time, pressure | including surface fluxes |
| 61 | tendency_of_water_vapor_mixing_ratio_due_to_microphysics | dq_micro | s-1 | time, pressure | including net condensation and precipitation in all classes (e.g., convective and stratiform) |
| 62 | tendency_of_water_vapor_mixing_ratio_due_to_mixing | dq_turb | s-1 | time, pressure | including surface fluxes |
| 63 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode1 | na1 | kg-1 | time, pressure | when using prognostic aerosol; scene (all sky); activated + unactivated: Aitken mode |
| 64 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode2 | na2 | kg-1 | time, pressure | accumulation mode |
| 65 | number_of_total_aerosol_mode3 | na3 | kg-1 | time, pressure | sea spray mode |
| 66 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_warm_microphysics | dna_micro_warm | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); losses to liquid-liquid hydrometeor collisions + any other liquid-phase sources/sinks that may be accounted for (e.g., from drop breakup); this quantity accounts for all microphysical aerosol source terms in a liquid-only simulation |
| 67 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_cold_microphysics | dna_micro_cold | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); losses to liquid-ice hydrometeor collisions + any other ice-associated sources/sinks that may occur (e.g., drop homogeneous freezing); this quantity is zero in a liquid-only simulation, and when added to dna_micro_warm accounts for all microphysical aerosol source terms in a mixed-phase simulation |
| 68 | tendency_of_aerosol_number_due_to_mixing | dna_turb | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | activated and unactivated aerosol (sum over all modes); including surface fluxes (sea spray, dry deposition if included, etc.) |
| 69 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_heterogeneous_freezing | dni_het | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | sum of primary ice nucleation due to activation of heterogeneous INP; also, in a diagnostic run, the ice crystals introduced to meet the diagnostic target |
| 70 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_secondary_ice_production | dni_sip | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | sum of secondary ice formation processes (e.g., Hallet-Mossop plus any others) |
| 71 | tendency_of_ice_number_due_to_homogeneous_freezing | dni_hom | kg-1 s-1 | time, pressure | ice nucleation source due to homogoeneous freezing |
| 72 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_liquid_cloud_water_in_air_stratiform | qlcs | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky) per kg dry air; default breakdown into cloud water and rain in stratiform and convective classes for application of EMC2 to ModelE3; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and ql* variable_id; all ql* variables supplied will be summed to obtain total liquid mixing ratio |
| 73 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_rain_water_in_air_stratiform | qlrs | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 74 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_ice_cloud_in_air_stratiform | qics | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | default breakdown as for liquid; if other ice-phase categories are used, provide additional standard_name and qiX variable_id; all qi* variables supplied will be summed to obtain total ice mixing ratio |
| 75 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_ice_precipitation_in_air_stratiform | qips | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 76 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_liquid_cloud_water_in_air_convective | qlcc | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 77 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_rain_water_in_air_convective | qlrc | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 78 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_ice_cloud_in_air_convective | qicc | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 79 | mass_mixing_ratio_of_ice_precipitation_in_air_convective | qipc | kg kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 80 | number_of_liquid_cloud_droplets_in_air_stratiform | nlcs | kg-1 | time, pressure | scene (all sky) per kg dry air; if other categories are used, provide additional standard_name and nl* variable_id |
| 81 | number_of_rain_drops_in_air_stratiform | nlrs | kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 82 | number_of_ice_cloud_crystals_in_air_stratiform | nics | kg-1 | time, pressure | if other ice-phase categories are used, provide additional standard_name and ni* variable_id; all ni* variables supplied will be summed to obtain total ice number concentration |
| 83 | number_of_ice_precipitation_crystals_in_air_stratiform | nips | kg-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 84 | effective_radius_of_liquid_cloud_droplets_convective | relcc | m | time, pressure | EMC2 uses effective radius for any hydrometeor or cloud class where number concentration is not provided |
| 85 | effective_radius_of_rain_convective | relrc | m | time, pressure | – |
| 86 | effective_radius_of_ice_cloud_convective | reicc | m | time, pressure | – |
| 87 | effective_radius_of_ice_precipitation_convective | reipc | m | time, pressure | – |
| 88 | area_fraction_of_liquid_cloud_stratiform | flcs | 1 | time, pressure | EMC2 uses area fraction profiles for all hydrometeor classes and cloud types |
| 89 | area_fraction_of_rain_stratiform | flrs | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 90 | area_fraction_of_ice_cloud_stratiform | fics | 1 | time, pressure | if other ice categories are used, provide additional standard_name and fi* variable_id |
| 91 | area_fraction_of_ice_precipitation_stratiform | fips | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 92 | area_fraction_of_liquid_cloud_convective | flcc | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 93 | area_fraction_of_rain_convective | flrc | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 94 | area_fraction_of_ice_cloud_convective | ficc | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 95 | area_fraction_of_ice_precipitation_convective | fipc | 1 | time, pressure | – |
| 96 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_liquid_cloud_water_stratiform | vmlcs | m s-1 | time, pressure | EMC2 uses mass-weighted fall-speed profiles for all hydrometeor classes and cloud types |
| 97 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_rain_stratiform | vmlrs | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 98 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_ice_cloud_stratiform | vmics | m s-1 | time, pressure | if other ice-phase categories are used, provide additional standard_name and vmi* variable_id |
| 99 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_ice_precipitation_stratiform | vmips | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 100 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_liquid_cloud_water_convective | vmlcc | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 101 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_rain_convective | vmlrc | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 102 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_cloud_ice_crystals_convective | vmicc | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |
| 103 | mass_weighted_fall_speed_of_ice_precipitation_convective | vmipc | m s-1 | time, pressure | – |