CMIP5 Ocean Biogeochemical Variables

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

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

Realm: ocnBgchem

Variable Short-Name	CF Standard Name	Frequencies
bfe	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water	mon   yr
bsi	mole_concentration_of_particulate_matter_expressed_as_silicon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
calc	mole_concentration_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
chl	mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water	mon   yr
co3	mole_concentration_of_carbonate_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
co3satcalc	mole_concentration_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water_at_saturation	mon   yr
dcalc	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_calcite_\ expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water_due_to_dissolution	yr
detoc	mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
dfe	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water	mon   yr
dissic	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
dissoc	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
dms	mole_concentration_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_sea_water	mon   yr
dpco2	surface_carbon_dioxide_partial_pressure_difference_between_sea_water_and_air	mon
dpo2	surface_molecular_oxygen_partial_pressure_difference_between_sea_water_and_air	mon
epc100	sinking_mole_flux_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon
epcalc100	sinking_mole_flux_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon
epfe100	sinking_mole_flux_of_particulate_iron_in_sea_water	mon
epsi100	sinking_mole_flux_of_particulate_silicon_in_sea_water	mon
fddtalk	integral_wrt_depth_of_tendency_of_sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent	mon
fddtdic	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_carbon	mon
fddtdife	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_iron	mon
fddtdin	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_nitrogen	mon
fddtdip	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_phosphorus	mon
fddtdisi	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_silicon	mon
fgco2	surface_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon	mon
fgdms	surface_upward_mole_flux_of_dimethyl_sulfide	mon
fgo2	surface_downward_mole_flux_of_molecular_oxygen	mon
frc	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_carbon_due_to_sedimentation	mon
frfe	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_iron_due_to_sedimentation	mon
frn	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_elemental_nitrogen_due_to_denitrification_\ and_sedimentation	mon
fsfe	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_iron_due_to_deposition_and_runoff_\ and_sediment_dissolution	mon
graz	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water_due_to_\ grazing_of_phytoplankton	yr
intdic	ocean_mass_content_of_dissolved_inorganic_carbon	mon
intpbfe	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_iron_due_to_biological_production	mon
intpbsi	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_silicon_due_to_biological_production	mon
intpcalc	net_primary_mole_productivity_of_carbon_by_calcareous_phytoplankton	mon
intpcalcite	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_due_to_\ biological_production	mon
intpn2	tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_elemental_nitrogen_due_to_fixation	mon
intpp	net_primary_mole_productivity_of_carbon_by_phytoplankton	mon
no3	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water	mon   yr
o2	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_water	mon   yr
o2min	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_water_\ at_shallowest_local_minimum_in_vertical_profile	mon
pbfe	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_iron_in_sea_water_due_to_\ biological_production	yr
pbsi	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_silicon_in_sea_water_due_to_\ biological_production	yr
pcalc	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_calcite_\ expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water_due_to_biological_production	yr
ph	sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale	mon   yr
phyc	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
phyfe	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water	mon   yr
phyn	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water	mon   yr
phyp	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_phosphorus_in_sea_water	mon   yr
po4	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water	mon   yr
pon	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_\ nitrogen_in_sea_water	mon   yr
pop	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_\ phosphorus_in_sea_water	mon   yr
pp	tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_\ expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water_due_to_net_primary_p roduction	yr
si	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water	mon   yr
spco2	surface_partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water	mon
talk	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent	mon   yr
zo2min	depth_at_shallowest_local_minimum_in_vertical_profile_of_\ mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_w ater	mon
zooc	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water	mon   yr
zsatcalc	minimum_depth_of_calcite_undersaturation_in_sea_water	mon