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; NAME:
; netcdf_read_geo_varinfo.xml
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; PURPOSE:
; This library contains lists of alternate names and standard units for
; various variables and dimensions.
;
; CATEGORY:
; Input/Output
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; CALLING SEQUENCE:
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; INPUTS:
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; KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
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; OUTPUTS:
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; USES:
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; PROCEDURE:
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; EXAMPLE:
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; MODIFICATION HISTORY:
; Written by: Daithi Stone (dastone@runbox.com), 2017-10-09 (Extracting
; from climate_fileread.pro).
; Modified: DAS, 2017-10-19 (Added standard_name and long_name attributes)
; Modified: DAS, 2017-10-26 (Added date and datesec variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2017-10-28 (Added sicbcs and tosbcs variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-02-15 (Added ta variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-02-23 (Added mmrvolc variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-03-11 (Added region variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-03-15 (Added hurs, huss variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-06-28 (Added area, layer, namelong, nameshort,
; regionid, and regionmask variables, modified region variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-08-29 (Corrected standard precipitation units)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-09-18 (Added "_" where missing in sic standard_name)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-09-28 (Added ts variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-11-12 (Added attributes to date and datesec variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2018-12-21 (Added loadbc, loaddust, loadoa, and loadss
; variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2019-01-11 (Added hus, ps variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2019-01-16 (Added psl variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2019-02-11 (Added population variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2019-02-14 (Added koppen variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2019-02-18 (Added gdp, gdppc variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2020-03-12 (Added mrro, mrros variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2020-06-19 (Added precipitation_flux to list of pr
; alternative labels)
; Modified: DAS, 2020-11-16 (Modified long_name for sftlf; Added areacell,
; areacella, areacelll, populationdense variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2020-11-30 (Added nstation variable)
; Modified: DAS, 2021-01-07 (Added active, stationid variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2021-07-13 (Added gz variable; Updated uas, vas variables)
; Modified: DAS, 2022-03-30 (Added siconc and siconca labels to sic list)
; Modified: DAS, 2023-08-08 (Added prw variable)
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; The active fraction variable
active_fraction
Fraction of Time Active
1
; The region area variable
region_area
Region_Area
km2
; The cell area variable on a generic grid
cell_area
Grid-Cell Area
m2
atmos
; The cell area variable on the atmospheric grid
cell_area
Atmosphere Grid-Cell Area
m2
atmos
; The land cell area variable on the land grid
cell_area
Land Grid-Cell Area
m2
atmos
; The concentration of CFC11 variable
mole_fraction_of_cfc11_in_air
Global Mean Mole Fraction of CFC11
1e-12
; The concentration of CFC12 variable
mole_fraction_of_cfc12_in_air
Global Mean Mole Fraction of CFC12
1e-12
; The concentration of CH4 variable
mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air
Global Mean Mole Fraction of CH4
1e-9
; The total cloud fraction
cloud_area_fraction
Total Cloud Fraction
%
; The concentration of CO2 variable
mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air
Global Mean Mole Fraction of CO2
1e-6
; The CESM date variable
Date
current date (YYYYMMDD)
yyyymmdd
T
; The CESM datesec variable
Seconds_Into_Day
current seconds of current date
s
T
; The gross domestic product variable
gross_domestic_product
Gross Domestic Product
$
; The per capita gross domestic product variable
gross_domestic_product_percapita
Per Capita Gross Domestic Product
$ person-1
; The geopotential height variable
geopotential_height
Geopotential Height
m
; The height or depth variable or dimension
height
height
m
Z
; The surface latent heat flux variable
surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux
W m-2
; The near-surface relative humidity
relative_humidity
Near-Surface Relative Humidity
%
; The specific humidity
specific_humidity
Specific Humidity
fraction
; The near-surface specific humidity
specific_humidity
Near-Surface Specific Humidity
fraction
; The surface sensible heat flux variable
surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux
W m-2
; The koppen variable or dimension
koppen_type
Koppen Type
type
; The latitude variable or dimension
latitude
latitude
degrees north
Y
; The region layer variable
layer
Layer
integer
; The black carbon aerosol burden variable
; The dust aerosol burden variable
; The organic aerosol burden variable
; The sulphate aerosol burden variable
; The sea salt aerosol burden variable
; The longitude variable or dimension
longitude
longitude
degrees east
X
volcanic_aerosol_mass_mixing_ratio
Mass Mixing Ratio of Volcanic Aerosol
kg kg-1
runoff_flux
Total Runoff
kg m-2 s-1
surface_runoff_flux
Surface Runoff
kg m-2 s-1
; The region long name variable
region_name
Region_Name
; The region short name variable
region_label
Region_Label
; The concentration of N2O variable
mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air
Global Mean Mole Fraction of N2O
1e-9
; The number of station reporting
number_of_reporting_stations
Number of Reporting Stations
number
; The surface altitude variable
surface_altitude
Surface Altitude
m
; The vertical pressure level variable or dimension
air_pressure
Pressure
Pa
Z
; The human population variable
human_population
Human population
people
; The human population density variable
human_population_density
Human population density
people m-2
; The precipitation variable
precipitation_flux
Precipitation
kg m-2 s-1
; The precipitable water variable
atmosphere_water_vapor_content
Water Vapor Path
kg m-2
; The surface pressure variable
surface_air_pressure
Surface Air Pressure
Pa
; The surface pressure variable
air_pressure_at_sea_level
Sea Level Pressure
Pa
; The region variable
region_index
Region_Index
index
; The regionid variable
region_id
Region_Identifier
; The regionmask variable
region_mask
Region_Mask
fraction
; The downwelling longwave radiation at surface variable
surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation
W m-2
; The net longwave radiation at surface variable
surface_net_longwave_flux_in_air
Surface Net Longwave Radiation
W m-2
; The upwelling longwave radiation at surface variable
surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation
W m-2
; The upwelling longwave radiation at surface the top of the atmosphere
toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation
W m-2
; The downwelling shortwave radiation at surface variable
surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation
W m-2
; The downwelling shortwave radiation at the top of the atmosphere
toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation
W m-2
; The net shortwave radiation at surface variable
W m-2
; The upwelling shortwave radiation at surface variable
surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation
W m-2
; The upwelling shortwave radiation at surface the top of the atmosphere
toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation
W m-2
; The near-surface wind speed
wind_speed
Near-Surface Wind Speed
m s-1
; The land area fraction variable
land_area_fraction
Land Area Fraction
%
; Sea ice concentration variable
sea_ice_area_fraction
Sea Ice Area Fraction
%
; The Sheng-Zwiers-1998 adjusted sea ice concentration variable
sea_ice_area_fraction
Constructed mid-month Sea Ice Area Fraction
%
Adjusted to return original values upon averaging of linearly interpolated values, following: Sheng and Zwiers (1998), Climate Dynamics, 14, 609-613).
; The stationid variable
station_id
Station_Identifier
; The air temperature variable
air_temperature
Air Temperature
K
; The near-surface air temperature variable
air_temperature
Near-Surface Air Temperature
K
; The daily maximum near-surface air temperature variable
air_temperature
Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
K
; The daily minimum near-surface air temperature variable
air_temperature
Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
K
; The surface ocean temperature variable
sea_surface_temperature
Sea Surface Temperature
K
; The Sheng-Zwiers-1998 adjusted surface ocean temperature variable
sea_surface_temperature
Constructed mid-month Sea Surface Temperature
K
Adjusted to return original values upon averaging of linearly interpolated values, following: Sheng and Zwiers (1998), Climate Dynamics, 14, 609-613).
; The surface temperature variable
surface_temperature
Surface Temperature
K
; The time variable or dimension
time
time
T
; The zonal wind variable
eastward_wind
Eastward Wind
m s-1
; The near-surface zonal wind variable
eastward_wind
Eastward Near-Surface Wind
m s-1
; The meridional wind variable
northward_wind
Northward Wind
m s-1
; The near-surface meridional wind variable
northward_wind
Northward Near-Surface Wind
m s-1
; Omega
langrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
omega (=dp/dt)
Pa s-1
; Geopotential height
geopotential_height
Geopotential Height
m