| Module name | Field name | Field long name | Dimension (not including time) | Description (if needed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dynamics | u_comp | u wind | (pfull, lat, lon) | zonal component of the horizontal winds |
| dynamics | v_comp | v wind | (pfull, lat, lon) | meridional component of the horizontal winds |
| dynamics | ps | surface pressure | (lat, lon) | slab |
| dynamics | slp | sea level pressure | (lat,lon) | |
| dynamics | bk | vertical coordinate sigma values | (phalf) | |
| dynamics | pk | vertical coordinate pressure values | (phalf) | |
| dynamics | vor | Vorticity | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| dynamics | div | Divergence | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| dynamics | temp | atmospheric tempertaure | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| dynamics | omega | vertical velocity | (pfull, lat, lon) | dp/dt |
| dynamics | sphum | specific humidity | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| 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 | tdt_rad | Temperature tendency due to radiation | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| 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) | |
| damping | udt_rdamp | u wind tendency for Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| damping | vdt_rdamp | v wind tendency for Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| damping | tdt_diss_rdamp | Dissipative heating from Rayleigh damping | (pfull, lat, lon) | |
| vert_turb | z_pbl | depth of planetary boundary layer | (lat, lon) | |
| two_stream | tdt_rad | Temperature tendency due to radiation | (pfull,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).