CMIP5 Ocean/Sea Ice Variables

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

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

Realm: ocean

Variable Short-Name	CF Standard Name	Frequencies
areacello	cell_area	fx
basin	region	fx
deptho	sea_floor_depth_below_geoid	fx
difvho	ocean_vertical_heat_diffusivity	monClim
difvmo	ocean_vertical_momentum_diffusivity	monClim
difvso	ocean_vertical_salt_diffusivity	monClim
hfds	surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water	mon
hfsithermds	heat_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_sea_ice_thermodynamics	mon
hfx	ocean_heat_x_transport	mon
hfxba	ocean_heat_x_transport_due_to_bolus_advection	mon
hfxdiff	ocean_heat_x_transport_due_to_diffusion	mon
hfy	ocean_heat_y_transport	mon
hfyba	ocean_heat_y_transport_due_to_bolus_advection	mon
hfydiff	ocean_heat_y_transport_due_to_diffusion	mon
masso	sea_water_mass	mon
mfo	sea_water_transport_across_line	mon
mlotst	ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t	mon
mlotstsq	square_of_ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t	mon
msftbarot	ocean_barotropic_mass_streamfunction	mon
msftmyz	ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction	mon
omldamax	ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme	day   mon
omlmax	ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme	mon
pbo	sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor	mon
rhopoto	sea_water_potential_density	mon
rsntds	net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surface	mon
sftof	sea_area_fraction	fx
so	sea_water_salinity	mon
soga	sea_water_salinity	mon
sos	sea_surface_salinity	mon
tauuo	surface_downward_x_stress	mon
tauvo	surface_downward_y_stress	mon
thetao	sea_water_potential_temperature	mon
thetaoga	sea_water_potential_temperature	mon
thkcello	cell_thickness	mon
tos	sea_surface_temperature	day   mon
tossq	square_of_sea_surface_temperature	day   mon
umo	ocean_mass_x_transport	mon
uo	sea_water_x_velocity	mon
vmo	ocean_mass_y_transport	mon
vo	sea_water_y_velocity	mon
volcello	ocean_volume	fx
volo	sea_water_volume	mon
wfo	water_flux_into_sea_water	mon
wmo	upward_ocean_mass_transport	mon
wmosq	square_of_upward_ocean_mass_transport	mon
zos	sea_surface_height_above_geoid	mon
zosga	global_average_sea_level_change	mon
zossga	global_average_steric_sea_level_change	mon
zossq	square_of_sea_surface_height_above_geoid	mon
zostoga	global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change	mon

Realm: seaIce

Variable Short-Name	CF Standard Name	Frequencies
prsn	snowfall_flux	mon
sic	sea_ice_area_fraction	day   mon
sim	sea_ice_and_surface_snow_amount	mon
sit	sea_ice_thickness	day   mon
snd	surface_snow_thickness	mon
strairx	surface_downward_x_stress	mon
strairy	surface_downward_y_stress	mon
strocnx	upward_x_stress_at_sea_ice_base	mon
strocny	upward_y_stress_at_sea_ice_base	mon
transifs	sea_ice_transport_across_line	mon
transix	sea_ice_x_transport	mon
transiy	sea_ice_y_transport	mon
usi	sea_ice_x_velocity	day
vsi	sea_ice_y_velocity	day