table_id: Table Limon_obs modeling_realm: landIce frequency: mon cmor_version: 2.5.0 ! version of CMOR that can read this table cf_version: 1.4 ! version of CF that output conforms to project_id: obs4MIPS ! project id table_date: 02 April 2010 ! date this table was constructed missing_value: 1.e20 ! value used to indicate a missing value ! in arrays output by netCDF as 32-bit IEEE ! floating-point numbers (float or real) baseURL: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP5/dataLocation product: observations required_global_attributes: creation_date tracking_id model_id contact institute_id ! space separated required global attribute forcings: N/A expt_id_ok: '10- or 30-year run initialized in year XXXX' 'decadalXXXX' expt_id_ok: 'volcano-free hindcasts XXXX' 'noVolcXXXX' expt_id_ok: 'prediction with 2010 volcano' 'volcIn2010' expt_id_ok: 'pre-industrial control' 'piControl' expt_id_ok: 'Historical' 'historical' expt_id_ok: 'mid-Holocene' 'midHolocene' expt_id_ok: 'last glacial maximum' 'lgm' expt_id_ok: 'last millennium' 'past1000' expt_id_ok: 'RCP4.5' 'rcp45' expt_id_ok: 'RCP8.5' 'rcp85' expt_id_ok: 'RCP2.6' 'rcp26' expt_id_ok: 'RCP6' 'rcp60' expt_id_ok: 'ESM pre-industrial control' 'esmControl' expt_id_ok: 'ESM historical' 'esmHistorical' expt_id_ok: 'ESM RCP8.5' 'esmrcp85' expt_id_ok: 'ESM fixed climate 1' 'esmFixClim1' expt_id_ok: 'ESM fixed climate 2' 'esmFixClim2' expt_id_ok: 'ESM feedback 1' 'esmFdbk1' expt_id_ok: 'ESM feedback 2' 'esmFdbk2' expt_id_ok: '1 percent per year CO2' '1pctCO2' expt_id_ok: 'abrupt 4XCO2' 'abrupt4xCO2' expt_id_ok: 'natural-only' 'historicalNat' expt_id_ok: 'GHG-only' 'historicalGHG' expt_id_ok: 'anthropogenic-only' 'historicalAnt' expt_id_ok: 'anthropogenic sulfate aerosol direct effect only' 'historicalSD' expt_id_ok: 'anthropogenic sulfate aerosol indirect effect only' 'historicalSI' expt_id_ok: 'anthropogenic sulfate aerosol only' 'historicalSA' expt_id_ok: 'tropospheric ozone only' 'historicalTO' expt_id_ok: 'stratospheric ozone' 'historicalSO' expt_id_ok: 'ozone only' 'historicalOz' expt_id_ok: 'land-use change only' 'historicalLU' expt_id_ok: 'solar irradiance only' 'historicalSl' expt_id_ok: 'volcanic aerosol only' 'historicalVl' expt_id_ok: 'sea salt only' 'historicalSS' expt_id_ok: 'dust' 'historicalDs' expt_id_ok: 'black carbon only' 'historicalBC' expt_id_ok: 'mineral dust only' 'historicalMD' expt_id_ok: 'organic carbon only' 'historicalOC' expt_id_ok: 'anthropogenic aerosols only' 'historicalAA' expt_id_ok: 'AMIP' 'amip' expt_id_ok: '2030 time-slice' 'sst2030' expt_id_ok: 'control SST climatology' 'sstClim' expt_id_ok: 'CO2 forcing' 'sstClim4xCO2' expt_id_ok: 'all aerosol forcing' 'sstClimAerosol' expt_id_ok: 'sulfate aerosol forcing' 'sstClimSulfate' expt_id_ok: '4xCO2 AMIP' 'amip4xCO2' expt_id_ok: 'AMIP plus patterned anomaly' 'amipFuture' expt_id_ok: 'aqua planet control' 'aquaControl' expt_id_ok: '4xCO2 aqua planet' 'aqua4xCO2' expt_id_ok: 'aqua planet plus 4K anomaly' 'aqua4K' expt_id_ok: 'AMIP plus 4K anomaly' 'amip4K' expt_id_ok: 'GEOS5 ' 'CMIP5' expt_id_ok: 'Observations' 'obs' approx_interval: 30.000000 ! approximate spacing between successive time ! samples (in units of the output time ! coordinate. !============ axis_entry: longitude !============ !---------------------------------- ! Axis attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: longitude units: degrees_east axis: X ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared) long_name: longitude !---------------------------------- ! Additional axis information: !---------------------------------- out_name: lon valid_min: 0 valid_max: 360 stored_direction: increasing type: double must_have_bounds: yes !---------------------------------- ! !============ axis_entry: latitude !============ !---------------------------------- ! Axis attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: latitude units: degrees_north axis: Y ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared) long_name: latitude !---------------------------------- ! Additional axis information: !---------------------------------- out_name: lat valid_min: -90 valid_max: 90 stored_direction: increasing type: double must_have_bounds: yes !---------------------------------- ! !============ axis_entry: time !============ !---------------------------------- ! Axis attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: time units: days since ? axis: T ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared) long_name: time !---------------------------------- ! Additional axis information: !---------------------------------- out_name: time stored_direction: increasing type: double must_have_bounds: yes !---------------------------------- ! !============ axis_entry: sdepth !============ !---------------------------------- ! Axis attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: depth units: m axis: Z ! X, Y, Z, T (default: undeclared) positive: down ! up or down (default: undeclared) long_name: depth !---------------------------------- ! Additional axis information: !---------------------------------- out_name: depth valid_min: 0 valid_max: 200 stored_direction: increasing type: double must_have_bounds: yes !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: snc !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: surface_snow_area_fraction units: % cell_methods: time: mean cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Snow Area Fraction comment: Fraction of each grid cell that is occupied by snow that rests on land portion of cell. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: snc type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: snw !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: surface_snow_amount units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Surface Snow Amount comment: Compute as the mass of surface snow on the land portion of the grid cell divided by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0; exclude snow on vegetation canopy or on sea ice. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: snw type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: snd !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: surface_snow_thickness units: m cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Snow Depth comment: where land over land. Compute the mean thickness of snow in the land portion of the grid cell (averaging over the entire land portion, including the snow-free fraction. Report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: snd type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: lwsnl !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: liquid_water_content_of_snow_layer units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Liquid Water Content of Snow Layer comment: where land over land: compute the total mass of liquid water contained interstitially within the snow layer of the land portion of a grid cell divided by the area of the land portion of the cell. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: lwsnl type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: mrfso !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: soil_frozen_water_content units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Soil Frozen Water Content comment: summed over all soil layers, where land over land: compute by dividing the total mass of frozen water contained in the soil layer of the grid cell by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: mrfso type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: mfrso !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: soil_moisture_content units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Soil Moisture Content comment: summed over all soil layers, where land over land: compute by dividing the total mass of water (both liquid and ice) contained in the soil layer of the grid cell by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: mfrso type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: sootsn !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: snow_soot_content units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Snow Soot Content comment: Consider the entire land portion of the grid cell, with snow soot content set to 0.0 in regions free of snow. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: sootsn type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: agesno !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- units: day cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Snow Age comment: When computing the time-mean here, the time samples, weighted by the mass of snow on the land portion of the grid cell, are accumulated and then divided by the sum of the weights. Report as ""missing in regions free of snow on land. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: agesno type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: tsn !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: snow_temperature units: K cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Snow Internal Temperature comment: This temperature is averaged over all the snow in the grid cell that rests on land or land ice. When computing the time-mean here, the time samples, the weighted by the mass of snow on the land portion of the grid cell, are accumulated and then divided by the sum of the weights. Report as ""missing in regions free of snow on land. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: tsn type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: snm !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: surface_snow_melt_flux units: kg m-2 s-1 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Surface Snow Melt comment: Compute as the total surface melt water on the land portion of the grid cell divided by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 for snow-free land regions; report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: snm type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: sbl !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- standard_name: surface_snow_and_ice_sublimation_flux units: kg m-2 s-1 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Surface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux comment: The snow and ice sublimation flux is the loss of snow and ice mass resulting from their conversion to water vapor. Compute as the total sublimation on the land portion of the grid cell divided by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 for snow-free land regions; report as 0.0 where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: sbl type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: hfdsn !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- units: W m-2 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Downward Heat Flux into Snow Where Land over Land comment: Compute the net downward heat flux from the atmosphere into the snow that lies on land divided by the land area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 for snow-free land regions or where the land fraction is 0. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: hfdsn type: real positive: down !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: tpf !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- units: m cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Permafrost Layer Thickness comment: where land over land. Compute the mean thickness of the permafrost layer in the land portion of the grid cell. Report as 0.0 in permafrost-free regions. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: tpf type: real !---------------------------------- ! !============ variable_entry: pflw !============ modeling_realm: landIce !---------------------------------- ! Variable attributes: !---------------------------------- units: kg m-2 cell_methods: time: mean area: mean where land cell_measures: area: areacella long_name: Liquid Water Content of Permafrost Layer comment: ""where land over land"", i.e., this is the total mass of liquid water contained within the permafrost layer within the land portion of a grid cell divided by the area of the land portion of the cell. !---------------------------------- ! Additional variable information: !---------------------------------- dimensions: longitude latitude time out_name: pflw type: real !---------------------------------- !