CMIP5 Land/Land Ice Variables#

Realm: atmos - land/landIce - ocean/seaIce - ocnBgchem

A full list of CMIP5 requested variables is available at: CERA codelist

Realm: land#

Variable Short-Name	CF Standard Name	Frequencies
baresoilFrac	area_fraction	mon
burntArea	area_fraction	mon
c3PftFrac	area_fraction	mon
c4PftFrac	area_fraction	mon
cLitter	litter_carbon_content	mon
cSoil	soil_carbon_content	mon
cVeg	vegetation_carbon_content	mon
cropFrac	area_fraction	mon
fFire	surface_upward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon_\ due_to_emission_from_fires_excluding_anthropogenic_ land_use_change	mon
fLuc	surface_net_upward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon_\ due_to_emission_from_anthropogenic_land_use_cha nge	mon
fVegLitter	litter_carbon_flux	mon
gpp	gross_primary_productivity_of_carbon	mon
grassFrac	area_fraction	mon
lai	leaf_area_index	mon
landCoverFrac	area_fraction	mon
mrro	runoff_flux	day mon
mrros	surface_runoff_flux	mon
mrso	soil_moisture_content	mon
mrsofc	soil_moisture_content_at_field_capacity	fx
nbp	surface_net_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_\ expressed_as_carbon_due_to_all_land_processes	mon
npp	net_primary_productivity_of_carbon	mon
pastureFrac	area_fraction	mon
ra	plant_respiration_carbon_flux	mon
residualFrac	area_fraction	mon
rh	heterotrophic_respiration_carbon_flux	mon
sftgif	land_ice_area_fraction	fx
shrubFrac	area_fraction	mon
snw	surface_snow_amount	day
tran	transpiration_flux	mon
treeFrac	area_fraction	mon
tsl	soil_temperature	mon
tslsi	surface_temperature	day