Norwegian Earth System Model version 1 (medium resolution) output prepared for the CMIP5 4xCO2 AMIP experiment.

Technical details: Production machine: Cray XT3 in Bergen (hexagon) Model source: https://svn.met.no/viewvc/noresm/noresm/branches/noresm-ver1_cmip5-r112 Model revision number: 112 Model components: atmosphere=CAM4; ocean=MICOM; land=CLM; sea ice=CICE Horizontal resolution: atmosphere/land=1.9x2.5 degree; ocean/sea ice=~1 degree
Output frequency: monthly + daily + 6-hourly + 3-hourly as requested by CMIP5 Experiment type: fully coupled Initialisation: branched from CMIP5 historical simulation r1 (N20TRAERCN_f19_g16_01) at 1979-01-01 Changing forcing agents: prescribed GHG concentration changes (see Kirkevåg et al. 2013) Tuning parameters changed relative to the host model CAM4: rhminl=0.90 (0.91 in CAM4) reduced RH threshold for formation of low stratiform clouds; critrp=5.0 mm/day (0.5 mm/day in CAM4) maximum precipitation rate for suppression of autoconversion of cloud water; r3lc=14 um (10 um in CAM4) critical mean droplet volume radius for onset of autoconversion Other comments: -

External references: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/Taylor_CMIP5_design.pdf (experimental design) http://search.es-doc.org (model system, boundary conditions, experiments, etc) http://noresg.norstore.no (Norwegian ESGF portal with post-processed CMIP5 data) http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/special_issue20.html (NorESM special issue) Data description: case = NF20054XAERAMIPO_f19_f19_01; NF20084XAERAMIPO_f19_f19_01; Source = CAM ; Variables = P0:reference pressure ; lat:latitude ; lon:longitude ; slat:staggered latitude ; slon:staggered longitude ; w_stag:staggered latitude weights ; lev:hybrid level at midpoints (1000(A+B)) ; ilev:hybrid level at interfaces (1000(A+B)) ; isccp_prs:Mean ISCCP pressure ; isccp_tau:Mean ISCCP optical depth ; isccp_prstau:Mean pressure (mb).mean optical depth (unitless)/1000 ; time:time ; time_bnds:time interval endpoints ; ntrm:spectral truncation parameter M ; ntrn:spectral truncation parameter N ; ntrk:spectral truncation parameter K ; ndbase:base day ; nsbase:seconds of base day ; nbdate:base date (YYYYMMDD) ; nbsec:seconds of base date ; mdt:timestep ; nlon:number of longitudes ; wnummax:cutoff Fourier wavenumber ; hyai:hybrid A coefficient at layer interfaces ; hybi:hybrid B coefficient at layer interfaces ; hyam:hybrid A coefficient at layer midpoints ; hybm:hybrid B coefficient at layer midpoints ; gw:gauss weights ; ndcur:current day (from base day) ; nscur:current seconds of current day ; date:current date (YYYYMMDD) ; co2vmr:co2 volume mixing ratio ; ch4vmr:ch4 volume mixing ratio ; n2ovmr:n2o volume mixing ratio ; f11vmr:f11 volume mixing ratio ; f12vmr:f12 volume mixing ratio ; sol_tsi:total solar irradiance ; datesec:current seconds of current date ; nsteph:current timestep ; AEROD_v:Total Aerosol Optical Depth in visible band ; AKCXS:Scheme excess aerosol mass burden ; BAK:Aerosol extinction ; BC:Concentration ; BC_A:BC_A ; BC_AC:BC_AC ; BC_AI:BC_AI ; BC_AX:BC_AX ; BC_N:BC_N ; BC_NI:BC_NI ; CABSVIS:Clear air aerosol absorptive optical depth ; CDNC:Cloud Droplet Number Concentration ; CDNCINT:Cloud Droplet Number Column ; CDNCIX:Aerosol calc cloud droplet number concentration ; CDODVIS:Clear air aerosol optical depth ; CH2O2:H2O2 MMR from file ; CLDFOC:Frequency of Warm Cloud Occurence ; CLDFREE:Cloud free fraction wrt CDODVIS and CABSVIS ; CLDHGH:Vertically-integrated high cloud ; CLDICE:Grid box averaged cloud ice amount ; CLDLIQ:Grid box averaged cloud liquid amount ; CLDLIX:Aerosol calc averaged liquid condensate amount ; CLDLOW:Vertically-integrated low cloud ; CLDMED:Vertically-integrated mid-level cloud ; CLDTOT:Vertically-integrated total cloud ; CLOUD:Cloud fraction ; CMFDQ:QV tendency - shallow convection ; CMFDQR:Q tendency - shallow convection rainout ; CMFDT:T tendency - shallow convection ; CMFMC:Moist shallow convection mass flux ; CMFMCDZM:Convection mass flux from ZM deep ; CONCLD:Convective cloud cover ; C_BC:Column burden ; C_DMS:Column burden ; C_DUST:Column burden ; C_POM:Column burden ; C_SO2:Column burden ; C_SO4:Column burden ; C_SS:Column burden ; DAYFOC:Daylight fraction ; DCQ:Q tendency due to moist processes ; DMS:DMS ; DMSCO:Concentration ; DRY_BC:Dry deposition ; DRY_DUST:Dry deposition ; DRY_POM:Dry deposition ; DRY_SO2:Dry deposition ; DRY_SO4:Dry deposition ; DRY_SS:Dry deposition ; DST_A2:DST_A2 ; DST_A3:DST_A3 ; DTCOND:T tendency - moist processes ; DTV:T vertical diffusion ; DUST:Concentration ; EMI_BC:Emissions ; EMI_DMS:Emissions ; EMI_DUST:Emissions ; EMI_POM:Emissions ; EMI_SO2:Emissions ; EMI_SO4:Emissions ; EMI_SS:Emissions ; EVAPX:Evaporation of cloud droplets ; FICE:Fractional ice content within cloud ; FLDS:Downwelling longwave flux at surface ; FLDSC:Clearsky downwelling longwave flux at surface ; FLNS:Net longwave flux at surface ; FLNSC:Clearsky net longwave flux at surface ; FLNT:Net longwave flux at top of model ; FLNTC:Clearsky net longwave flux at top of model ; FLUT:Upwelling longwave flux at top of model ; FLUTC:Clearsky upwelling longwave flux at top of model ; FOCHANA:Frequency of Occurrence of Clouds with REHANA /= 0 ; FREEZ: rate of freezing of cloud droplets ; FREQSH:Fractional occurance of shallow convection ; FREQZM:Fractional occurance of ZM convection ; FSDS:Downwelling solar flux at surface ; FSDSC:Clearsky downwelling solar flux at surface ; FSNS:Net solar flux at surface ; FSNSC:Clearsky net solar flux at surface ; FSNT:Net solar flux at top of model ; FSNTC:Clearsky net solar flux at top of model ; FSNTOA:Net solar flux at top of atmosphere ; FSNTOAC:Clearsky net solar flux at top of atmosphere ; FSUTOA:Upwelling solar flux at top of atmosphere ; GAK:Aerosol assymetry factor ; GCLDLWP:Grid-box cloud water path ; H2O2:H2O2 ; ICEFRAC:Fraction of sfc area covered by sea-ice ; ICLDIWP:In-cloud ice water path ; ICLDTWP:In-cloud cloud total water path (liquid and ice) ; ICLDTWX:In-cloud cloud total water path (liquid and ice) ; ICWMRX:Prognostic in-cloud water mixing ratio ; KHET:Aqueous-phase reaction rate ; LANDFRAC:Fraction of sfc area covered by land ; LCLOUD:Liquid cloud fraction ; LHFLX:Surface latent heat flux ; LWCF:Longwave cloud forcing ; MSAGA:MSA gas-phase prod ; MSKtem:TEM mask ; NDROPCOL:Column droplet number ; NDROPMIX:Droplet number mixing ; NDROPSNK:Droplet number loss by microphysics ; NDROPSRC:Droplet number source ; NRAINX:Loss of cloud droplets due to precip ; NUCRAT:Nucleation of cloud droplets ; NUSO4N:SO4 nucleation rate ; N_AER:Aerosol number concentration ; N_AERORG:Aerosol number concentration ; OCNFRAC:Fraction of sfc area covered by ocean ; ODV_SSLTA:SSLTA optical depth in visible band ; ODV_SSLTC:SSLTC optical depth in visible band ; ODV_VOLC_MMR:VOLC_MMR optical depth in visible band ; ODV_bcar1:bcar1 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_bcar2:bcar2 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_dust1:dust1 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_dust2:dust2 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_dust3:dust3 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_dust4:dust4 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_ocar1:ocar1 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_ocar2:ocar2 optical depth in visible band ; ODV_sulf:sulf optical depth in visible band ; OMEGA:Vertical velocity (pressure) ; OMEGAT:Vertical heat flux ; OM_AC:OM_AC ; OM_AI:OM_AI ; OM_NI:OM_NI ; PBLH:PBL height ; PCONVB:convection base pressure ; PCONVT:convection top pressure ; PHIS:Surface geopotential ; POM:Concentration ; PRECC:Convective precipitation rate (liq + ice) ; PRECCDZM:Convective precipitation rate from ZM deep ; PRECL:Large-scale (stable) precipitation rate (liq + ice) ; PRECSC:Convective snow rate (water equivalent) ; PRECSH:Shallow Convection precipitation rate ; PRECSL:Large-scale (stable) snow rate (water equivalent) ; PRECT:Total (convective and large-scale) precipitation rate (liq + ice) ; PS:Surface pressure ; PSL:Sea level pressure ; Q:Specific humidity ; QC:Q tendency - shallow convection LW export ; QFLX:Surface water flux ; QREFHT:Reference height humidity ; QRL:Longwave heating rate ; QRS:Solar heating rate ; REFFL:Effective Radius of Cloud Droplets ; REHANA:Effective radius as seen from satellite ; RELH:Fictive relative humidity ; RELHUM:Relative humidity ; RHREFHT:Reference height relative humidity ; S2GA:SO2 gas-phase prod ; S4AQ:Sulphate aq.phase prod ; S4GA:Sulphate gas-phase prod ; SELFX:Selfcollection of cloud droplets ; SFCDNCIX:CDNCIX surface flux ; SFCLDICE:CLDICE surface flux ; SFCLDLIQ:CLDLIQ surface flux ; SFCLDLIX:CLDLIX surface flux ; SHFLX:Surface sensible heat flux ; SNOWHICE:Water equivalent snow depth ; SNOWHLND:Water equivalent snow depth ; SO2:SO2 ; SO2CO:Concentration ; SO4:Concentration ; SO4_A1:SO4_A1 ; SO4_A2:SO4_A2 ; SO4_AC:SO4_AC ; SO4_N:SO4_N ; SO4_NA:SO4_NA ; SO4_PR:SO4_PR ; SOLIN:Solar insolation ; SOLLD:Solar downward near infrared diffuse to surface ; SOLSD:Solar downward visible diffuse to surface ; SRFRAD:Net radiative flux at surface ; SS:Concentration ; SST:sea surface temperature ; SS_A1:SS_A1 ; SS_A2:SS_A2 ; SS_A3:SS_A3 ; SUPERSAT:Supersaturation from AGR schem ; SWCF:Shortwave cloud forcing ; T:Temperature ; TAUA550:Aerosol absorptive optical depth at 550nm ; TAUE550:Aerosol optical depth at 550nm ; TAUX:Zonal surface stress ; TAUY:Meridional surface stress ; TGCLDIWP:Total grid-box cloud ice water path ; TGCLDLWP:Total grid-box cloud liquid water path ; TGCLDLWX:Offline grid-box cloud liquid water path ; TH:Potential Temperature ; TH2d:Zonal-Mean potential temp ; TMQ:Total (vertically integrated) precipitatable water ; TREFHT:Reference height temperature ; TREFMNAV:Average of TREFHT daily minimum ; TREFMXAV:Average of TREFHT daily maximum ; TROP_P:Tropopause Pressure ; TROP_T:Tropopause Temperature ; TROP_Z:Tropopause Height ; TS:Surface temperature (radiative) ; TSMN:Minimum surface temperature over output period ; TSMX:Maximum surface temperature over output period ; U:Zonal wind ; U2d:Zonal-Mean zonal wind ; US:Zonal wind, staggered ; UTGWORO:U tendency - orographic gravity wave drag ; UU:Zonal velocity squared ; UV2d:Meridional Flux of Zonal Momentum: 2D prj of zon. mean ; UV3d:Meridional Flux of Zonal Momentum: 3D zon. mean ; UW2d:Vertical Flux of Zonal Momentum; 2D prj of zon. mean ; UW3d:Vertical Flux of Zonal Momentum: 3D zon. mean ; V:Meridional wind ; V2d:Zonal-Mean meridional wind ; VD01:Vertical diffusion of Q ; VQ:Meridional water transport ; VS:Meridional wind, staggered ; VT:Meridional heat transport ; VTH2d:Meridional Heat Flux: 2D prj of zon. mean ; VTH3d:Meridional Heat Flux: 3D zon. mean ; VU:Meridional flux of zonal momentum ; VV:Meridional velocity squared ; W2d:Zonal-Mean vertical wind ; WAK:Aerosol single scattering albedo ; WET_BC:Wet deposition ; WET_DUST:Wet deposition ; WET_POM:Wet deposition ; WET_SO2:Wet deposition ; WET_SO4:Wet deposition ; WET_SS:Wet deposition ; WTH3d:Vertical Heat Flux: 3D zon. mean ; WTKE:Standard deviation of updraft velocity ; Z3:Geopotential Height (above sea level) ; cb_ozone_c:ozone column burden used in climate calculation ; cb_sulf_c:sulf column burden used in climate calculation ; Source = CLM ; Variables = levgrnd:coordinate soil levels ; levlak:coordinate lake levels ; edgen:northern edge of surface grid ; edgee:eastern edge of surface grid ; edges:southern edge of surface grid ; edgew:western edge of surface grid ; time:time ; mcdate:current date (YYYYMMDD) ; mcsec:current seconds of current date ; mdcur:current day (from base day) ; mscur:current seconds of current day ; nstep:time step ; time_bounds:history time interval endpoints ; lon:coordinate longitude ; lat:coordinate latitude ; lonatm:atm coordinate longitude ; latatm:atm coordinate latitude ; lonrof:runoff coordinate longitude ; latrof:runoff coordinate latitude ; longxy:longitude ; latixy:latitude ; area:grid cell areas ; areaupsc:normalized grid cell areas related to upscaling ; topo:grid cell topography ; topodnsc:normalized grid cell topography related to downscaling ; landfrac:land fraction ; landmask:land/ocean mask (0.=ocean and 1.=land) ; pftmask:pft real/fake mask (0.=fake and 1.=real) ; indxupsc:upscaling atm global grid index ; longxyatm:atm longitude ; latixyatm:atm latitude ; areaatm:atm grid cell areas ; ZSOI:soil depth ; DZSOI:soil thickness ; WATSAT:saturated soil water content (porosity) ; SUCSAT:saturated soil matric potential ; BSW:slope of soil water retention curve ; HKSAT:saturated hydraulic conductivity ; BCDEP:total BC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere ; BIOGENCO:biogenic CO flux ; BTRAN:transpiration beta factor ; BUILDHEAT:heat flux from urban building interior to walls and roof ; DSTDEP:total dust deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere ; DSTFLXT:total surface dust emission ; EFLX_DYNBAL:dynamic land cover change conversion energy flux ; EFLX_LH_TOT_R:Rural total evaporation ; EFLX_LH_TOT_U:Urban total evaporation ; ELAI:exposed one-sided leaf area index ; ERRH2O:total water conservation error ; ERRSEB:surface energy conservation error ; ERRSOI:soil/lake energy conservation error ; ERRSOL:solar radiation conservation error ; ESAI:exposed one-sided stem area index ; FCEV:canopy evaporation ; FCOV:fractional impermeable area ; FCTR:canopy transpiration ; FGEV:ground evaporation ; FGR:heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt ; FGR12:heat flux between soil layers 1 and 2 ; FGR_R:Rural heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt ; FGR_U:Urban heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt ; FIRA:net infrared (longwave) radiation ; FIRA_R:Rural net infrared (longwave) radiation ; FIRA_U:Urban net infrared (longwave) radiation ; FIRE:emitted infrared (longwave) radiation ; FLDS:atmospheric longwave radiation ; FLUXFM2A:heat flux for rain to snow conversion ; FLUXFMLND:heat flux from rain to snow conversion ; FPSN:photosynthesis ; FSA:absorbed solar radiation ; FSAT:fractional area with water table at surface ; FSA_R:Rural absorbed solar radiation ; FSA_U:Urban absorbed solar radiation ; FSDS:atmospheric incident solar radiation ; FSDSND:direct nir incident solar radiation ; FSDSNDLN:direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon ; FSDSNI:diffuse nir incident solar radiation ; FSDSVD:direct vis incident solar radiation ; FSDSVDLN:direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon ; FSDSVI:diffuse vis incident solar radiation ; FSH:sensible heat ; FSH_G:sensible heat from ground ; FSH_NODYNLNDUSE:sensible heat ; FSH_R:Rural sensible heat ; FSH_U:Urban sensible heat ; FSH_V:sensible heat from veg ; FSM:snow melt heat flux ; FSM_R:Rural snow melt heat flux ; FSM_U:Urban snow melt heat flux ; FSNO:fraction of ground covered by snow ; FSR:reflected solar radiation ; FSRND:direct nir reflected solar radiation ; FSRNDLN:direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon ; FSRNI:diffuse nir reflected solar radiation ; FSRVD:direct vis reflected solar radiation ; FSRVDLN:direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon ; FSRVI:diffuse vis reflected solar radiation ; GC_HEAT1:initial gridcell total heat content ; GC_ICE1:initial gridcell total ice content ; GC_LIQ1:initial gridcell total liq content ; H2OCAN:intercepted water ; H2OSNO:snow depth (liquid water) ; H2OSNO_TOP:mass of snow in top snow layer ; H2OSOI:volumetric soil water ; HC:heat content of soil/snow/lake ; HCSOI:soil heat content ; HEAT_FROM_AC:sensible heat flux put into canyon due to heat removed from air conditioning ; ISOPRENE:isoprene flux ; LAISHA:shaded projected leaf area index ; LAISUN:sunlit projected leaf area index ; MONOTERP:monoterpene flux ; OCDEP:total OC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere ; ORVOC:other reactive VOC flux ; OVOC:other VOC flux ; PBOT:atmospheric pressure ; PCO2:atmospheric partial pressure of CO2 ; Q2M:2m specific humidity ; QBOT:atmospheric specific humidity ; QCHANR:RTM river flow: LIQ ; QCHANR_ICE:RTM river flow: ICE ; QCHARGE:aquifer recharge rate ; QCHOCNR:RTM river discharge into ocean: LIQ ; QCHOCNR_ICE:RTM river discharge into ocean: ICE ; QDRAI:sub-surface drainage ; QDRIP:throughfall ; QFLX_ICE_DYNBAL:ice dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux ; QFLX_LIQ_DYNBAL:liq dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux ; QINFL:infiltration ; QINTR:interception ; QMELT:snow melt ; QOVER:surface runoff ; QRGWL:surface runoff at glaciers (liquid only), wetlands, lakes ; QRUNOFF:total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) ; QRUNOFF_NODYNLNDUSE:total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) ; QRUNOFF_R:Rural total runoff ; QRUNOFF_U:Urban total runoff ; QSNWCPICE:excess snowfall due to snow capping ; QSNWCPICE_NODYNLNDUSE:excess snowfall due to snow capping ; QSOIL:ground evaporation ; QVEGE:canopy evaporation ; QVEGT:canopy transpiration ; RAIN:atmospheric rain ; RAINATM:atmospheric rain forcing ; RAINFM2A:land rain on atm grid ; RH2M:2m relative humidity ; RH2M_R:Rural 2m specific humidity ; RH2M_U:Urban 2m relative humidity ; SABG:solar rad absorbed by ground ; SABV:solar rad absorbed by veg ; SNOAERFRC2L:surface forcing of all aerosols in snow, averaged only when snow is present (land) ; SNOAERFRCL:surface forcing of all aerosols in snow (land) ; SNOBCFRC2L:surface forcing of BC in snow, averaged only when snow is present (land) ; SNOBCFRCL:surface forcing of BC in snow (land) ; SNOBCMCL:mass of BC in snow column ; SNOBCMSL:mass of BC in top snow layer ; SNODSTFRC2L:surface forcing of dust in snow, averaged only when snow is present (land) ; SNODSTFRCL:surface forcing of dust in snow (land) ; SNODSTMCL:mass of dust in snow column ; SNODSTMSL:mass of dust in top snow layer ; SNOOCFRC2L:surface forcing of OC in snow, averaged only when snow is present (land) ; SNOOCFRCL:surface forcing of OC in snow (land) ; SNOOCMCL:mass of OC in snow column ; SNOOCMSL:mass of OC in top snow layer ; SNOW:atmospheric snow ; SNOWATM:atmospheric snow forcing ; SNOWDP:snow height ; SNOWFM2A:land snow on atm grid ; SNOWICE:snow ice ; SNOWLIQ:snow liquid water ; SOILICE:soil ice ; SOILLIQ:soil liquid water ; SOILWATER_10CM:soil liquid water + ice in top 10cm of soil ; SoilAlpha:factor limiting ground evap ; SoilAlpha_U:urban factor limiting ground evap ; TAUX:zonal surface stress ; TAUY:meridional surface stress ; TBOT:atmospheric air temperature ; TBUILD:internal urban building temperature ; TG:ground temperature ; TG_R:Rural ground temperature ; TG_U:Urban ground temperature ; THBOT:atmospheric air potential temperature ; TLAI:total projected leaf area index ; TLAKE:lake temperature ; TREFMNAV:daily minimum of average 2-m temperature ; TREFMNAV_R:Rural daily minimum of average 2-m temperature ; TREFMNAV_U:Urban daily minimum of average 2-m temperature ; TREFMXAV:daily maximum of average 2-m temperature ; TREFMXAV_R:Rural daily maximum of average 2-m temperature ; TREFMXAV_U:Urban daily maximum of average 2-m temperature ; TSA:2m air temperature ; TSAI:total projected stem area index ; TSA_R:Rural 2m air temperature ; TSA_U:Urban 2m air temperature ; TSOI:soil temperature ; TSOI_10CM:soil temperature in top 10cm of soil ; TV:vegetation temperature ; URBAN_AC:urban air conditioning flux ; URBAN_HEAT:urban heating flux ; VOCFLXT:total VOC flux into atmosphere ; WA:water in the unconfined aquifer ; WASTEHEAT:sensible heat flux from heating/cooling sources of urban waste heat ; WIND:atmospheric wind velocity magnitude ; WT:total water storage (unsaturated soil water + groundwater) ; ZBOT:atmospheric reference height ; ZWT:water table depth ; Source = CICE ; Variables = time:model time ; time_bounds:boundaries for time-averaging interval ; TLON:T grid center longitude ; TLAT:T grid center latitude ; ULON:U grid center longitude ; ULAT:U grid center latitude ; tmask:ocean grid mask ; tarea:area of T grid cells ; uarea:area of U grid cells ; dxt:T cell width through middle ; dyt:T cell height through middle ; dxu:U cell width through middle ; dyu:U cell height through middle ; HTN:T cell width on North side ; HTE:T cell width on East side ; ANGLE:angle grid makes with latitude line on U grid ; ANGLET:angle grid makes with latitude line on T grid ; lont_bounds:longitude boundaries of T cells ; latt_bounds:latitude boundaries of T cells ; lonu_bounds:longitude boundaries of U cells ; latu_bounds:latitude boundaries of U cells ; hs:grid cell mean snow thickness ; Tsfc:snow/ice surface temperature ; qi:internal ice heat content ; qs:internal snow heat content ; transix:ice mass transport (x) on East side ; transiy:ice mass transport (y) on North side ; fswdn:down solar flux ; fswdn_ai:down solar flux weighted with respect to ice area ; fswup:upward solar flux ; fswup_ai:upward solar flux weighted with sea ice area ; flwdn:down longwave flux ; flwdn_ai:down longwave flux weighted with respect to ice area ; snow:snowfall rate (cpl) ; snow_ai:snowfall rate ; rain:rainfall rate (cpl) ; rain_ai:rainfall rate ; fswfac:shortwave scaling factor ; fswabs:snow/ice/ocn absorbed solar flux (cpl) ; fswabs_ai:snow/ice/ocn absorbed solar flux ; alvdr:visible direct albedo ; alidr:near IR direct albedo ; albice:bare ice albedo ; albsno:snow albedo ; albpnd:melt pond albedo ; coszen:cosine of the zenith angle ; flat:latent heat flux (cpl) ; flat_ai:latent heat flux ; fsens:sensible heat flux (cpl) ; fsens_ai:sensible heat flux ; flwup:upward longwave flux (cpl) ; flwup_ai:upward longwave flux ; evap:evaporative water flux (cpl) ; evap_ai:evaporative water flux ; Tair:air temperature ; Tref:2m reference temperature ; Qref:2m reference specific humidity ; melts:snow melt ; fswthru:SW thru ice to ocean (cpl) ; fswthru_ai:SW flux thru ice to ocean ; dardg1dt:ice area ridging rate ; dardg2dt:ridge area formation rate ; dvirdgdt:ice volume ridging rate ; hisnap:ice volume snapshot ; aisnap:ice area snapshot ; trsig:internal stress tensor trace ; ice_present:fraction of time-avg interval that any ice is present ; fsurf_ai:net surface heat flux ; fcondtop_ai:top surface conductive heat flux ; alvl:level ice area fraction ; vlvl:level ice mean thickness ; ardg:ridged ice area fraction ; vrdg:ridged ice mean thickness ; Science publication: Published : doi:10.5194/gmd-6-687-2013, URL: http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/6/687/2013/gmd-6-687-2013.html