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! Description
 
! Description
 
! Units
 
! Units
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! File collection
 
! GEOS-4 Equivalent
 
! GEOS-4 Equivalent
 
! GEOS-3 Equivalent
 
! GEOS-3 Equivalent
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| ALBEDO       
 
| ALBEDO       
 
| 2-D surface albedo                     
 
| 2-D surface albedo                     
−
| unitless  
+
| unitless
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| ALBEDO             
 
| ALBEDO             
 
| ALBEDO               
 
| ALBEDO               
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| CLDTOT       
 
| CLDTOT       
 
| 2-D column cloud fraction             
 
| 2-D column cloud fraction             
−
| fraction  
+
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| CLDFRC             
 
| CLDFRC             
 
| CLDFRC               
 
| CLDFRC               
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| EVAP         
 
| EVAP         
 
| 2-D evapotranspiration flux           
 
| 2-D evapotranspiration flux           
−
| kg/m2/s
+
| kg/m2/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| EVAP               
 
| EVAP               
 
| EVAP                 
 
| EVAP                 
 +
|-
 +
| EFLUX       
 +
| Latent heat flux
 +
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none 
 +
|-
 +
| FRLAKE     
 +
| Fraction of grid box that is lakes
 +
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none 
 +
|-
 +
| FRLAND   
 +
| Fraction of grid box that is land
 +
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none
 +
|-
 +
| FRLANDICE   
 +
| Fraction of grid box that is land ice
 +
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none
 +
|-
 +
| FROCEAN 
 +
| Fraction of grid box that is ocean
 +
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none
 
|-
 
|-
 
| GRN           
 
| GRN           
 
| 2-D greenness index                   
 
| 2-D greenness index                   
−
| fraction  
+
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| none               
 
| none               
 
| none                 
 
| none                 
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| GWETROOT     
 
| GWETROOT     
 
| 2-D root zone soil moisture           
 
| 2-D root zone soil moisture           
−
| fraction  
+
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| GWETROOT           
 
| GWETROOT           
 
| GWETROOT (not used)  
 
| GWETROOT (not used)  
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| GWETTOP       
 
| GWETTOP       
 
| 2-D top soil moisture                 
 
| 2-D top soil moisture                 
−
| fraction  
+
| fraction
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| GWETTOP           
 
| GWETTOP           
 
| GWETTOP             
 
| GWETTOP             
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| HFLUX         
 
| HFLUX         
 
| 2-D sensible heat flux                 
 
| 2-D sensible heat flux                 
−
| W/m2    
+
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x 
 
| HFLUX             
 
| HFLUX             
 
| HFLUX               
 
| HFLUX               
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| LAI           
 
| LAI           
 
| 2-D leaf area index                   
 
| 2-D leaf area index                   
−
| m2/m2  
+
| m2/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| LAI               
 
| LAI               
 
| LAI                 
 
| LAI                 
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| LWGNET       
 
| LWGNET       
 
| 2-D net longwave radiation @ ground   
 
| 2-D net longwave radiation @ ground   
−
| W/m2    
+
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x 
 
| RADLWG             
 
| RADLWG             
−
| RADLWG            
+
| RADLWG
 +
|-
 +
| LWTUP
 +
| Outgoing longwave radiation
 +
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| OLR
 +
| OLR             
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PARDF         
 
| PARDF         
 
| 2-D diffuse photosyn active rad       
 
| 2-D diffuse photosyn active rad       
−
| W/m2    
+
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| PARDF             
 
| PARDF             
 
| PARDF               
 
| PARDF               
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| PARDR         
 
| PARDR         
 
| 2-D direct photosyn active rad         
 
| 2-D direct photosyn active rad         
−
| W/m2    
+
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| PARDR             
 
| PARDR             
 
| PARDR               
 
| PARDR               
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| PBLH         
 
| PBLH         
 
| 2-D PBL thickness                     
 
| 2-D PBL thickness                     
−
| m      
+
| m
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| PBLH               
 
| PBLH               
 
| PBL                 
 
| PBL                 
 +
|-
 +
| PRECANV       
 +
| Surface precipitation flux from anvils                 
 +
| kg/m2/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| none
 +
| none
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PRECCON       
 
| PRECCON       
 
| 2-D total convective precip @ ground   
 
| 2-D total convective precip @ ground   
−
| kg/m2/s
+
| kg/m2/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| PRECON             
 
| PRECON             
 
| PRECON
 
| PRECON
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| PRECTOT       
 
| PRECTOT       
 
| 2-D total precipitation @ ground       
 
| 2-D total precipitation @ ground       
−
| kg/m2/s
+
| kg/m2/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| PREACC             
 
| PREACC             
 
| PREACC               
 
| PREACC               
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| PRECSNO       
 
| PRECSNO       
 
| 2-D total snow precipitation @ ground  
 
| 2-D total snow precipitation @ ground  
−
| kg/m2/s
+
| kg/m2/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| none               
 
| none               
 
| none                 
 
| none                 
 +
|-
 +
| QV2M       
 +
| Specific humidity at 2 m above displacement height 
 +
| kg/kg
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 +
| Q2M
 +
| Q2M
 
|-
 
|-
 
| SNOMAS       
 
| SNOMAS       
 
| 2-D snow depth (H2O equivalent         
 
| 2-D snow depth (H2O equivalent         
−
| m      
+
| m
 +
| tavg2d_met_x   
 
| SNOW               
 
| SNOW               
 
| SNOW                 
 
| SNOW                 
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| SNODP         
 
| SNODP         
 
| 2-D snow depth (geometric)             
 
| 2-D snow depth (geometric)             
−
| m      
+
| m
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| none               
 
| none               
 
| none                 
 
| none                 
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| SWGNET       
 
| SWGNET       
 
| 2-D net shortwave rad @ ground         
 
| 2-D net shortwave rad @ ground         
−
| W/m2    
+
| W/m2
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| RADSWG             
 
| RADSWG             
 
| RADSWG               
 
| RADSWG               
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| T2M           
 
| T2M           
 
| 2-D air temperature @ 2m above ground  
 
| 2-D air temperature @ 2m above ground  
−
| K      
+
| K
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| T2M               
 
| T2M               
 
| TS                   
 
| TS                   
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| TROPP         
 
| TROPP         
 
| 2-D tropopause pressure               
 
| 2-D tropopause pressure               
−
| hPa    
+
| hPa
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| TROPP             
 
| TROPP             
 
| TROPP               
 
| TROPP               
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| TSKIN         
 
| TSKIN         
 
| 2-D ground (skin) temperature         
 
| 2-D ground (skin) temperature         
−
| K      
+
| K
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| TSKIN             
 
| TSKIN             
 
| TGROUND             
 
| TGROUND             
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| U10M         
 
| U10M         
 
| 2-D U-wind @ 10m above ground         
 
| 2-D U-wind @ 10m above ground         
−
| m/s    
+
| m/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| U10M               
 
| U10M               
 
| U10M                 
 
| U10M                 
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| USTAR         
 
| USTAR         
 
| 2-D Friction velocity                 
 
| 2-D Friction velocity                 
−
| m/s    
+
| m/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| USTAR             
 
| USTAR             
 
| USTAR               
 
| USTAR               
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| V10M         
 
| V10M         
 
| 2-D V-wind @ 10m above ground         
 
| 2-D V-wind @ 10m above ground         
−
| m/s    
+
| m/s
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| V10M               
 
| V10M               
 
| V10M                 
 
| V10M                 
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| Z0M           
 
| Z0M           
 
| 2-D Roughness height                   
 
| 2-D Roughness height                   
−
| m      
+
| m
 +
| tavg2d_met_x
 
| Z0M               
 
| Z0M               
 
| Z0
 
| Z0
−
|-
 
−
| EFLUX       
 
−
| Latent heat flux
 
−
| W/m2
 
−
| none
 
−
| none 
 
−
|-
 
−
| FRLAKE     
 
−
| Fraction of grid box that is lakes
 
−
| fraction
 
−
| none
 
−
| none 
 
−
|-
 
−
| FRLAND   
 
−
| Fraction of grid box that is land
 
−
| fraction
 
−
| none
 
−
| none
 
−
|-
 
−
| FRLANDICE   
 
−
| Fraction of grid box that is land ice
 
−
| fraction
 
−
| none
 
−
| none
 
−
|-
 
−
| FROCEAN 
 
−
| Fraction of grid box that is ocean
 
−
| fraction
 
−
| none
 
−
| none
 
−
|-
 
−
| LWTUP
 
−
| Outgoing longwave radiation
 
−
| W/m2
 
−
| OLR
 
−
| OLR 
 
−
|-
 
−
| PRECANV       
 
−
| Surface precipitation flux from anvils                 
 
−
| kg/m2/s
 
−
| none
 
−
| none
 
−
|-
 
−
| QV2M       
 
−
| Specific humidity at 2 m above displacement height 
 
−
| kg/kg
 
−
| Q2M
 
−
| Q2M
 
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
--[[User:Bmy|Bob Y.]] 15:33, 7 February 2012 (EST)
  
 
== A-6 Fields ==
 
== A-6 Fields ==

Revision as of 20:33, 7 February 2012

On this page we list the GMAO GEOS-5 met fields that are currently archived for use with GEOS-Chem. This is only a subset of the entire GEOS-5 met field data archive.

For the latest information about GEOS-5, please consult the following GEOS-5 resources:

A-3 Fields

  • These are 3-hr time-averaged fields.
  • Data times: 01:30, 04:30, 07:30, 10:30, 13:30, 16:30, 19:30, 22:30 GMT
  • All A-3 fields are 2-dimensional (lon,lat)
GEOS-5 Field Description Units File collection GEOS-4 Equivalent GEOS-3 Equivalent
ALBEDO 2-D surface albedo unitless tavg2d_met_x ALBEDO ALBEDO
CLDTOT 2-D column cloud fraction fraction tavg2d_met_x CLDFRC CLDFRC
EVAP 2-D evapotranspiration flux kg/m2/s tavg2d_met_x EVAP EVAP
EFLUX Latent heat flux W/m2 tavg2d_met_x none none
FRLAKE Fraction of grid box that is lakes fraction tavg2d_met_x none none
FRLAND Fraction of grid box that is land fraction tavg2d_met_x none none
FRLANDICE Fraction of grid box that is land ice fraction tavg2d_met_x none none
FROCEAN Fraction of grid box that is ocean fraction tavg2d_met_x none none
GRN 2-D greenness index fraction tavg2d_met_x none none
GWETROOT 2-D root zone soil moisture fraction tavg2d_met_x GWETROOT GWETROOT (not used)
GWETTOP 2-D top soil moisture fraction tavg2d_met_x GWETTOP GWETTOP
HFLUX 2-D sensible heat flux W/m2 tavg2d_met_x HFLUX HFLUX
LAI 2-D leaf area index m2/m2 tavg2d_met_x LAI LAI
LWGNET 2-D net longwave radiation @ ground W/m2 tavg2d_met_x RADLWG RADLWG
LWTUP Outgoing longwave radiation W/m2 tavg2d_met_x OLR OLR
PARDF 2-D diffuse photosyn active rad W/m2 tavg2d_met_x PARDF PARDF
PARDR 2-D direct photosyn active rad W/m2 tavg2d_met_x PARDR PARDR
PBLH 2-D PBL thickness m tavg2d_met_x PBLH PBL
PRECANV Surface precipitation flux from anvils kg/m2/s tavg2d_met_x none none
PRECCON 2-D total convective precip @ ground kg/m2/s tavg2d_met_x PRECON PRECON
PRECTOT 2-D total precipitation @ ground kg/m2/s tavg2d_met_x PREACC PREACC
PRECSNO 2-D total snow precipitation @ ground kg/m2/s tavg2d_met_x none none
QV2M Specific humidity at 2 m above displacement height kg/kg tavg2d_met_x Q2M Q2M
SNOMAS 2-D snow depth (H2O equivalent m tavg2d_met_x SNOW SNOW
SNODP 2-D snow depth (geometric) m tavg2d_met_x none none
SWGNET 2-D net shortwave rad @ ground W/m2 tavg2d_met_x RADSWG RADSWG
T2M 2-D air temperature @ 2m above ground K tavg2d_met_x T2M TS
TROPP 2-D tropopause pressure hPa tavg2d_met_x TROPP TROPP
TSKIN 2-D ground (skin) temperature K tavg2d_met_x TSKIN TGROUND
U10M 2-D U-wind @ 10m above ground m/s tavg2d_met_x U10M U10M
USTAR 2-D Friction velocity m/s tavg2d_met_x USTAR USTAR
V10M 2-D V-wind @ 10m above ground m/s tavg2d_met_x V10M V10M
Z0M 2-D Roughness height m tavg2d_met_x Z0M Z0

--Bob Y. 15:33, 7 February 2012 (EST)

A-6 Fields

  • These are 6-hr time-averaged fields.
  • Data times: 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 GMT
  • All A-6 fields are 3-dimensional (lon,lat,alt)
GEOS-5 Field Description Units GEOS-4 Equivalent GEOS-3 Equivalent
DQIDTMST 3-D tendency of QV in ice processes kg/kg/s none none
DQLDTMST 3-D tendency of QV in moist processes kg/kg/s none none
DQVDTMST 3-D tendency of QV in vapor processes kg/kg/s none none
MOISTQ 3-D overall tendency of QV g/kg/day MOISTQ MOISTQ
CMFMC 3-D convective mass flux kg/m2/s none CLDMAS
DTRAIN 3-D detrainment mass flux kg/m2/s none DTRAIN
DQRCON 3-D precip from conv processes kg/m2/s none none
DQRLSC 3-D precip from lg scl processes kg/m2/s none none
CLOUD 3-D cloud fraction unitless CLDTOT CLDF
TAUCLI 3-D grid box opt depth, ice-path unitless TAUCLI TAUCLD
TAUCLW 3-D grid box opt depth, H2O-path unitless TAUCLW TAUCLD
OPTDEPTH 3-D overall optical depth unitless OPTDEPTH OPTDEPTH
PV 3-D Ertel potential vorticity K*m2/kg/s PV (not used) none
QI 3-D ice mixing ratio kg/kg none none
QL 3-D water mixing ratio kg/kg none none
QV 3-D specific humidity kg/kg Q SPHU
RH 3-D relative humidity unitless RH RH (not used)
T 3-D temperature K T TMPU
U 3-D zonal wind m/s U UWND
V 3-D meridional wind m/s V VWND
OMEGA Vertical pressure velocity Pa/s OMEGA OMEGA

I-6 Fields

  • These are instantaneous 6-hr fields.
  • Data times: 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 GMT
  • All I-6 fields are 2-dimensional (lon,lat)
GEOS-5 Field Description Units GEOS-4 Equivalent GEOS-3 Equivalent
LWI 2-D land / water / ice flags unitless LWI SURFTYPE
PS 2-D surface pressure hPa PS PS
SLP 2-D sea level pressure hPa SLP SLP
TO3 2-D total ozone column DU none none
TTO3 2-D total tropospheric ozone column DU none none
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