| Module name | Field name | Field long name | Dimension (not including time) | Description (if needed) | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dynamics | ucomp | zonal wind u | (pfull, lat, lon) | zonal component of the horizontal winds | m/sec |
| dynamics | vcomp | meridional wind v | (pfull, lat, lon) | meridional component of the horizontal winds | m/sec |
| dynamics | ps | surface pressure | (lat, lon) | slab | pascals |
| dynamics | slp | sea level pressure | (lat,lon) | pascals | |
| dynamics | bk | vertical coordinate sigma values | (phalf) | if pk = 0, then bk = sigma | (dimensionless) |
| dynamics | pk | vertical coordinate pressure values | (phalf) | if bk = 0, then pk = pressure (i.e. phalf, BUT NB bk in Pa whereas phalf (& pfull) in hPa!) | pascals |
| dynamics | pres_full | pressure at full model levels | (pfull, lat, lon) | pascals | |
| dynamics | pres_half | pressure at half model levels | (phalf, lat, lon) | pascals | |
| dynamics | height | geopotential height at full model levels | (pfull, lat, lon) | m | |
| dynamics | height_half | geopotential height at half model levels | (phalf, lat, lon) | m | |
| dynamics | vor | Vorticity | (pfull, lat, lon) | sec**-1 | |
| dynamics | div | Divergence | (pfull, lat, lon) | sec**-1 | |
| dynamics | temp | atmospheric tempertaure | (pfull, lat, lon) | deg_k | |
| dynamics | sphum | specific humidity | (pfull, lat, lon) | ||
| dynamics | omega | vertical velocity | (pfull, lat, lon) | dp/dt | Pa/sec |
| dynamics | wspd | horizontal wind speed | (pfull, lat, lon) | sqrt(u^2 + v^2) | m/sec |
| dynamics | ucomp_sq | zonal wind squared | (pfull, lat, lon) | (m/sec)**2 | |
| dynamics | ucomp_vcomp | zonal wind * meridional wind | (pfull, lat, lon) | (m/sec)**2 | |
| dynamics | ucomp_omega | zonal wind * vertical wind | (pfull, lat, lon) | m*Pa/sec**2 | |
| dynamics | vcomp_sq | meridional wind squared | (pfull, lat, lon) | (m/sec)**2 | |
| dynamics | vcomp_omega | meridional wind * vertical wind | (pfull, lat, lon) | m*Pa/sec**2 | |
| dynamics | omega_sq | omega squared | (pfull, lat, lon) | (Pa/sec)**2 | |
| dynamics | ucomp_temp | zonal wind * temperature | (pfull, lat, lon) | m*K/sec | |
| dynamics | vcomp_temp | meridional wind * temperature | (pfull, lat, lon) | m*K/sec | |
| dynamics | omega_temp | dp/dt * temperature | (pfull, lat, lon) | Pa*K/sec | |
| dynamics | temp_sq | temp squared | (pfull, lat, lon) | deg_k**2 | |
| dynamics | vcomp_vor | meridional wind * vorticity | (pfull, lat, lon) | m/sec**2 | |
| mixed_layer | t_surf | surface temperature | (lat, lon) | slab | |
| mixed_layer | albedo | surface albedo | (lat, lon) | static | |
| mixed_layer | ml_heat_cap | mixed layer heat capacity | (lat, lon) | ||
| mixed_layer | flux_lhe | latent heat flux up at surface | (lat,lon) | ||
| mixed_layer | flux_sw | Net shortwave radiative flux (positive up) | (phalf,lat,lon) | ||
| mixed_layer | flux_lw | Net longwave radiative flux (positive up) | (phalf,lat,lon) | ||
| atmosphere | rh | relative humidity | (pfull, lat, lon) | ||
| atmosphere | convection_rain | Rain from convection scheme | (lat, lon) | ||
| atmosphere | condensation_rain | Large scale resolved rain | (lat, lon) | ||
| atmosphere | precipitation | Sum of resolved rain, resolved snow and parameterised rain | (lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation | z_thalf | ||||
| rrtm_radiation | flux_sw | Net short wave surface flux | (lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation | flux_lw | Long wave surface flux | (lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation | rrtm_albedo | Interactive albedo | (lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation | tdt_sw | Temperature tendency due to SW radiation | (pfull, lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation | tdt_lw | Temperature tendency due to LW radiation | (pfull, lat, lon) | ||
| rrtm_radiation, two_stream | tdt_rad | Temperature tendency due to radiation | (pfull, lat, lon) | ||
| damping, hs_forcing | udt_rdamp | u wind tendency for Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | m/s2 | |
| damping, hs_forcing | vdt_rdamp | v wind tendency for Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | m/s2 | |
| damping, hs_forcing | tdt_diss_rdamp | Dissipative heating from Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | deg/sec | |
| hs_forcing | tdt_ndamp | Heating due to newtonian damping | (pfull,lat,lon) | deg/sec | |
| hs_forcing | local_heating | Local heating | (pfull,lat,lon) | deg/sec | |
| hs_forcing | tdt | Total heating: newtonian damping + local heating | (pfull,lat,lon) | Also includes dissipative heating if applicable | deg/sec |
| hs_forcing | teq | Equilibration temperature | (pfull,lat,lon) | deg_K | |
| vert_turb | z_pbl | depth of planetary boundary layer | (lat, lon) |
The following variables need to be saved to do pressure interpolation: bk, pk and ps. These should be saved for each output frequency (i.e daily and monthly if both are used).