Variable descriptions (units, use, description, future CF conventions)

• CLIO model

NOTA: imax = 65, jmax = 122, kmax = 20

NOTA: nsmax is the number of tracers in the ocean. Can vary between 2 (T,S) and 20 at present.

varname	short description	in_restart (Y/N)	Dimensions	unit	CF-Convention name	Notes
tms	tracer mask	N	imax, jmax, kmax	N/A	??
tmu	speed mask	N	imax, jmax, kmax	N/A	??

 

Variables included in the CLIO restart file (rest.om)

varname	short description	in_restart (Y/N)	Dimensions	unit	CF-Convention name	Notes
scal	ocean tracers	Y	imax, jmax, kmax, nsmax	f(nsmax)	f(nsmax)
fss	pseudo flux de temperature ?	Y	imax, jmax, kmax, nsmax	ffs/dz : Unite : flux/(Dz.rho.Cp) <-> deg_C.s-1	----	dans relax.f, Convention : fflx, fss : + vers le haut, si refroidit l'ocean.
eta	sea surface height	Y	imax, jmax	----		outnet.f
ub	ubar 'averaged zonal barotropic momentum'	Y	imax, jmax	m/s		outnet.f
vb	vbar 'averaged meridional barotropic momentum'	Y	imax, jmax	m/s		outnet.f
fqajc	----	Y	----	----	----
b	----	Y	----	----	----
u	horiz. water speed	Y	----	----	----
v	horiz. water speed	Y	----	----	----
w	vert. water speed	Y	----	----	----
q2turb	vert. diffusivity gradient(1)	Y	----	----	----
bvf	Brunt-Väisälä freq.	Y	imax, jmax, kmax	----	----	= tms(i,j,k-1) * unsdzw(k) * (bup(i,k-1)-bdw(i,k))
avsdz	----	Y	----	----	----
avudz	----	Y	----	----	----
uslpfx	----	Y	----	----	----
vslpfx	----	Y	----	----	----
umoy	----	Y	----	----	----
vmoy	----	Y	----	----	----
hgbq	ice thickness	Y	imax, jmax	----	----	outnet.f
fsbbq	Also linked with the solar flux below the ice (?)	Y	----	----	----	ice_mod.f90
qstobq	Energy stored in the brine pockets	Y	----	----	----	ice_mod.f90
albq	lead fraction	Y	imax, jmax	----	----	outnet.f
hnbq	snow cover above ice / snow thickness	Y	imax, jmax	----	----	outnet.f, ice_mod.f90
ts	surface temperature of the ice	Y	----	----	----	ice_mod.f90
ug	zonal ice velocity ?	Y	----	----	----
vg	meridional ice velocity ?	Y	----	----	----
tbq	Temperature inside the ice/snow layer	Y	----	----	----	ice_mod.f90
xzo	rugosity of the ice (no more used) (??!!)	Y	----	----	----	ice_mod.f90, no more used ??
tenagx	zonal windstress component / Wind stress at the ice surface (x)	Y	imax, jmax	N/m2	----	outnet.f, ice_mod.f90
tenagy	meridional windstress componen / Wind stress at the ice surface (y)	Y	imax, jmax	N/m2	----	outnet.f, ice_mod.f90
nvrmon	----	Y	----	----	----

(1) italic is used where unsure!

Old bits to be updated below …

• Atmosphere
  • atmospheric total moisture content q in meters (of precipitable water)
  • geopotential height gh or geopg is in m²/s² and is a difference with the geopotential mean at 500 hPa. To have the real geopotential height in meters : zg = geopg/9.8 +5500
• Ocean

• Land Surface