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

* CLIO model

NOTA: imax = 65, jmax = 122, kmax = 20 [[BR]]

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 || ?? || 

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|| Variables included in the CLIO restart file (rest****.om) ||
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||= 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//^[#point1 (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/m**2  || ---- ||outnet.f, ice_mod.f90||
||= tenagy =|| meridional windstress componen / Wind stress at the ice surface (y) || Y || imax, jmax  ||  N/m**2 || ---- ||outnet.f,  ice_mod.f90||
||= nvrmon =|| ---- || Y || ---- || ---- || ---- ||

[=#point1 (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