Difference between revisions of "List of GEOS-5 met fields"
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| − | + | == Met Fields == | |
| + | === GMAO Documentation === | ||
| + | * [[http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/operations/GEOS5_V1_File_Specification.pdf|GEOS-5 File Specification Document]] | ||
| − | === | + | === List of GEOS-5 Fields used in GEOS-Chem === |
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| − | + | '''Instantaneous 6-hr (aka "I6") Fields''' | |
| − | + | {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 | |
| − | | LWI | 2-D land / water / ice flags | unitless | LWI | SURFTYPE | | + | |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" |
| − | | PS | 2-D surface pressure | hPa | PS | PS | | + | ! GEOS-5 Field |
| − | | SLP | 2-D sea level pressure | hPa | SLP | SLP | | + | ! Description |
| − | | TO3 | 2-D total ozone column | DU | none | none | | + | ! Units |
| − | | TTO3 | 2-D total tropospheric ozone column | DU | none | none | | + | ! 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 | ||
| + | |} | ||
**Average 3-hr (aka "A3") Fields** | **Average 3-hr (aka "A3") Fields** | ||
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| V | 3-D meridional wind | m/s | V | VWND | | | V | 3-D meridional wind | m/s | V | VWND | | ||
| − | + | == Wet scavenging in GEOS-5 == | |
| + | === 09-Jan-2008 === | ||
| − | + | There can be significant differences in the amount of tracer lost to wet scavenging in GEOS-5 as compared to the equivalent run in GEOS-4. Click [[http://www.as.harvard.edu/ctm/geos/ppt/GEOS_5_precip_comparison.ppt|HERE]] to view a powerpoint that describes some of the differences. | |
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| − | There can be significant differences in the amount of tracer lost to wet scavenging in GEOS-5 as compared to the equivalent run in GEOS-4. Click [[http://www.as.harvard.edu/ | + | |
Revision as of 21:08, 26 March 2008
Contents
Met Fields
GMAO Documentation
List of GEOS-5 Fields used in GEOS-Chem
Instantaneous 6-hr (aka "I6") Fields
| 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 |
- Average 3-hr (aka "A3") Fields**
^ GEOS-5 Field ^ Description ^ Units ^ GEOS-4 Equivalent ^ GEOS-3 Equivalent ^ | ALBEDO | 2-D surface albedo | unitless | ALBEDO | ALBEDO | | CLDTOT | 2-D column cloud fraction | fraction | CLDFRC | CLDFRC | | EVAP | 2-D evapotranspiration flux | kg/m2/s | EVAP | EVAP | | GRN | 2-D greenness index | fraction | none | none | | GWETROOT | 2-D root zone soil moisture | fraction | GWETROOT | GWETROOT (not used) | | GWETTOP | 2-D top soil moisture | fraction | GWETTOP | GWETTOP | | HFLUX | 2-D sensible heat flux | W/m2 | HFLUX | HFLUX | | LAI | 2-D leaf area index | m2/m2 | LAI | LAI | | LWGNET | 2-D net longwave radiation @ ground | W/m2 | RADLWG | RADLWG | | PARDF | 2-D diffuse photosyn active rad | W/m2 | PARDF | PARDF | | PARDR | 2-D direct photosyn active rad | W/m2 | PARDR | PARDR | | PBLH | 2-D PBL thickness | m | PBLH | PBL | | PRECCON | 2-D total convective precip @ ground | kg/m2/s | PRECON | PRECON | | PRECTOT | 2-D total precipitation @ ground | kg/m2/s | PREACC | PREACC | | PRECSNO | 2-D total snow precipitation @ ground | kg/m2/s | none | none | | SNOMAS | 2-D snow depth (H2O equivalent | m | SNOW | SNOW | | SNODP | 2-D snow depth (geometric) | m | none | none | | SWGNET | 2-D net shortwave rad @ ground | W/m2 | RADSWG | RADSWG | | T2M | 2-D air temperature @ 2m above ground | K | T2M | TS | | TROPP | 2-D tropopause pressure | hPa | TROPP | TROPP | | TSKIN | 2-D ground (skin) temperature | K | TSKIN | TGROUND | | U10M | 2-D U-wind @ 10m above ground | m/s | U10M | U10M | | USTAR | 2-D Friction velocity | m/s | USTAR | USTAR | | V10M | 2-D V-wind @ 10m above ground | m/s | V10M | V10M | | Z0M | 2-D Roughness height | m | Z0M | Z0 |
- Average 6-hr (aka "A6") Fields**
^ 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 | | PLE | 3-D pressure at grid box edges | hPa | none | none | | 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 | percent | 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 |
Wet scavenging in GEOS-5
09-Jan-2008
There can be significant differences in the amount of tracer lost to wet scavenging in GEOS-5 as compared to the equivalent run in GEOS-4. Click [[1]] to view a powerpoint that describes some of the differences.
