| | | | | Availability for the following datasets: | Required by: |
|
| Short name | Variable description | Frequency | Aggregation | System4 seasonal_15 & System4 seasonal_51 | System4 annual_15 | CFSv2 seasonal_16 | SPECS-ESGF | EUP_WP21 | EUP_WP22 | EUP_WP23 | SPECS_WP6.1 | Comments
|
| tas | Near-Surface air temperature | Daily | mean | mean2t24 | No. | Derived (mean): tmp2m (6h) | tas | | GSS, HI, HyI, HDD, UDIC | AQUATOOL, E-HYPE, CGMS, LPJml, JULES, GUESS, MORDOR , (IC3) | VORTEX, ENEA |
|
| | | Monthly | mean | Derived (mean): mean2t24 (day) | No. | Derived (mean): tmp2m (6h) | tas | | | (IC3) | |
|
| tasmin | Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | Daily | minimum | mn2t24 | mn2t24 | Derived (minimum): tmin (6h) | tasmin | | T<-17ºC, CI | CGMS, GUESS, GLAM, (AQUATOOL), (E-HYPE), (MORDOR) | ULEEDS |
|
| tasmax | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature | Daily | maximum | mx2t24 | mx2t24 | Derived (maximum): tmax (6h) | tasmax | | HI, FWI | CGMS, GUESS, GLAM, (AQUATOOL), (E-HYPE), (MORDOR) | ULEEDS, ENEA |
|
| tp | Total precipitation amount | Daily | accumulated | tp | tp | Derived (rate2dly): prate(6h) | pr | | GSP, HyI | AQUATOOL, E-HYPE, CGMS, LPJml, JULES, GUESS, GLAM, MORDOR, (IC3) | ULEEDS, IC3 | Accumulated or flux, which is preferred?
|
| | | Monthly | accumulated | Derived (rate2mon): tp (day) | Derived (rate2mon): tp (day) | Derived (rate2mon): prate (6h) | pr | | | (IC3) | |
|
| psl | Sea Level Pressure | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): msl (6h) | Derived (mean): msl (12h) | Proxy: pressfc (6h) | Derived (mean): psl (6h) | | | | VORTEX |
|
| ps | Surface Air Pressure | Daily | mean | Proxy: msl (6h) | Proxy: msl (12h) | Derived (mean): pressfc (6h) | Proxy: psl (day) | | | JULES, (IC3, E-HYPE) | |
|
| | | Monthly | mean | Proxy: msl (6h) | Proxy: msl (12h) | Derived (mean): pressfc (6h) | Proxy: psl (day) | | | (IC3) | |
|
| sst | Sea Surface Temperature | Daily | mean | sst | sst | No. | Proxy: tos (mon) | | | | VORTEX |
|
| uas | Eastward Near-Surface Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): 10u (6h) | Derived (mean): 10u (12h) | Derived (mean): u-wnd10m (6h) | uas | | | | VORTEX, ENEA |
|
| vas | Northward Near-Surface Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): 10v (6h) | Derived (mean): 10v (12h) | Derived (mean): v-wnd10m (6h) | vas | | | | VORTEX, ENEA |
|
| wsp | Wind speed (at 10m) | Daily | mean | Derived (module, mean):10u (6h), 10v (6h) | Derived (module, mean):10u (12h), 10v (12h) | Derived (module, mean): u-wnd10m (6h), v-wnd10m (6h) | Derived (module, mean): uas (day), vas (day) | | FWI | CGMS, JULES, (AQUATOOL), (E-HYPE) | |
|
| | | Monthly | mean | Derived (module,mean): 10u (6h), 10v (6h) | Derived (module,mean): 10u (12h), 10v (12h) | Derived (module, mean): u-wnd10m (6h), v-wnd10m (6h) | Derived (module): uas (mon), vas (mon) | | CFU | | |
|
| wspmax | Wind speed (at 10m) | Daily | maximum | Derived (module, maximum): 10u (6h), 10v (6h) | Derived (module, maximum): 10u (12h), 10v (12h) | Derived (module, maximum): u-wnd10m (6h), v-wnd10m (6h) | Derived (module, maximum): uas (day), vas (day) | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| wgust | Wind Gust | Daily | maximum | 10fg | No. | No. | No. | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| tdps | 2M Dewpoint Temperature | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): 2d (6h) | No. | Proxy (Clapeyron): q2m (6h), tmp2m (6h), pressfc (6h) | Derived (mean): tdps (6h) | | UDIC | (E-HYPE) | |
|
| mrso | Total Soil Moisture Content | Daily | mean | Proxy: swvl1, swvl2, swvl3, swvl4 (day) | No. | Derived (sum): soilm1, soilm2, soilm3, soilm4)(6h) | mrso | | | (AQUATOOL) | |
|
| huss | Surface (2m) specific humidity | Daily | mean | No. | No. | Derived (mean): q2m (6h) | No. | | | JULES, (AQUATOOL), (GUESS), (GLAM) | |
|
| rsds | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | Daily | mean | ssrd | No. | Derived (mean): dswsfc (6h) | rsds | | | CGMS, LPJml, JULES, GLAM, (MORDOR) | ULEEDS, ENEA, IC3 |
|
| rlds | Net Longwave Surface Radiation | Daily | mean | strd | No. | Derived (mean): dlwsfc (6h) | rlds | | | CGMS, LPJml, JULES | |
|
| mrros | Surface Runoff flux | Daily | accumulated | sro | No. | Derived (mean): runoff (6h) | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | |
|
| mrro | Total Runoff | Monthly | mean | Derived (mean): ro (day) | No. | No. | mrro | | | (AQUATOOL) | | Monthly?
|
| ssro | Sub-surface runoff rate | Daily | mean | ssro | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | | Acording to System4 documentation, they are only available from 1981-1990 and 2009 to present
|
| prsn | Snowfall flux | Daily | mean | sf | No. | No. | prsn | | | GUESS, (E-HYPE) | |
|
| wcsl | Water Content of Soil Layer | Daily | mean | Derived (sum): swvl1, swvl2, swvl3, swvl4 (day) | No. | Proxy: soilm1, soilm2, soilm3, soilm4 (6h) | No. | | | (GUESS) | | Total?
|
| | | Monthly | mean | Derived (sum, mean): swvl1, swvl2, swvl3, swvl4 (day) | No. | Proxy: soilm1, soilm2, soilm3, soilm4 (6h) | No. | | | GUESS, (AQUATOOL) | | Monthly?
|
| z850 | Geopotential 850mb | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): z850 (12h) | Derived (mean): z850 (12h) | Proxy: z850 (6h) | Proxy: zg850 (mon) | | | | VORTEX, ENEA |
|
| z925 | Geopotential 925mb | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): z925 (12h) | No. | No. | No. | | | | VORTEX, ENEA |
|
| ua850 | Eastward Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): u850 (12h) | Derived (mean): u850 (12h) | Derived (mean): wnd850 (6h) | Proxy: ua850 (mon) | | | | VORTEX |
|
| va850 | Northward Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): v850 (12h) | Derived (mean): v850 (12h) | Derived (mean): wnd850 (6h) | Proxy: va850 (mon) | | | | VORTEX |
|
| ua925 | Eastward Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): u925 (12h) | No. | Derived (mean): wnd925 (6h) | No. | | | | VORTEX |
|
| va925 | Northward Wind | Daily | mean | Derived (mean): v925 (12h) | No. | Derived (mean): wnd925 (6h) | No. | | | | VORTEX |
|
| zg700 | Geopotential Height | Daily | At 12 UTC | Proxy: z700 (12h) | Proxy: z700 (12h) | Derived (mean): z700 (6h) | No. | X | | MORDOR | |
|
| zg1000 | Geopotential Height | Daily | At 12 UTC | Proxy: z1000 (12h) | No. | Derived (mean): z1000 (6h) | No. | X | | MORDOR | |
|
| | Water Evaporation from Soil | Daily | mean | e | No. | No. | evlwr | | | (GUESS) | | *Find out if they include transpiration
|
| | | Monthly | mean | Derived (mean): e (day) | No. | No. | evlwr | | | GUESS, (AQUATOOL) | | *Find out if they include transpiration.Monthly?
|
| | Precipitation | At noon | Accumulated in the last 24h | No. | No. | Derived (rate2dly): prate (6h) | pr (day) | | FWI | | |
|
| | Moisture in Upper Portion of Soil Column | Monthly | mean | Proxy: swvl1 (day) | No. | Derived (mean): soilm1 (6h) | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | | What does Upper Portion mean?, Monthly?
|
| | Surface downwelling longwave flux in air | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: strd (day) | No. | Proxy: dlwsfc(6h) | No. | | PET | | |
|
| | Surface downwelling shortwave flux in air | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: ssrd (day) | No. | Proxy: dswsfc (6h) | No. | | PET | | |
|
| | Cloud area fraction | Daily | mean | Proxy: tcc(6h) | No. | No. | Derived (mean): clt (6h) | | | | ENEA |
|
| | Air temperature | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: 2t (6h) | No. | Proxy: tmp2m (6h) | Proxy: tas (6h) | | PET | | |
|
| | Relative humidity | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: 2d (6h) | No. | Proxy (Clapeyron): q2m(6h), tmp2m (6h), pressfc (6h) | Proxy:tdps (day) | | PET | | |
|
| | | At noon local standard time or daily mean | point | Proxy: 2d (6h) | No. | Proxy (Clapeyron): q2m (6h), tmp2m (6h), pressfc (6h) | Proxy: tdps (day) | | FWI | | |
|
| | | Daily | mean | Proxy: 2d(6h) | No. | Proxy (Clapeyron): q2m (6h), tmp2m (6h), pressfc (6h) | Proxy: tdps (day) | | | CGMS, (E-HYPE) | |
|
| | Wind speed (at 10m) | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: 10u (6h), 10v (6h) | Proxy: 10u (12h), 10v (12h) | Proxy: u-wnd10m (6h), v-wnd10m (6h) | Proxy: uas (day), vas (day) | | PET | | |
|
| | | At noon local standard time | point | Proxy: 10u (6h), 10v (6h) | Proxy: 10u (12h), 10v (12h) | Proxy: u-wnd10m (6h), v-wnd10m (6h) | Proxy: uas (day), vas (day) | | FWI | | |
|
| | Cloudiness (in octas) | At 7am, 2pm and 9pm (local time) | point | Proxy: tcc (6h) | No. | No. | Proxy: clt (day) | | PET | | |
|
| | Relative humidity at 300mb | Daily | mean | Proxy: t (12h),q (12h) | No. | No. | No. | | | | VORTEX |
|
| | Ozone | Daily | mean | Proxy: O3.Ozone max mixing ratio (12h) or Proxy: tco3.Total column ozone (day) | No. | No. | No. | | | (JULES) | | It needs clarification
|
| | Skin temperature | Daily | mean | No. | No. | Proxy: tmpsfc (6h) | No. | | | Meteoswiss | |
|
| | Air temperature | At noon local standard time | point | No. | No. | No. | No. | | FWI | | |
|
| | 1.5M Temperature over tiles | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| | | Daily | maximum | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| | | Daily | minimum | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| | Precipitation | hourly rate | maximum | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | GUESS | |
|
| | 50 metre wind u-component B grid | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3, (MORDOR) | |
|
| | | Monthly | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3 | |
|
| | 50 metre wind v-component B grid | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3, (MORDOR) | |
|
| | | Monthly | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3 | |
|
| | U-component 100 metre wind speed | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | | VORTEX, ENEA, IC3 |
|
| | V-component 100 metre wind speed | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | | VORTEX, ENEA, IC3 |
|
| | Surface snow amount | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | GUESS | |
|
| | Surface moisture | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | UDIC | | | What does it refer to? Humidity? Water in soil?
|
| | Clear-sky (II) down surface SW flux | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3, (GUESS) | | What does (II) refer to?
|
| | | Monthly | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | IC3 | |
|
| | Water sublimation flux | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | E-HYPE | |
|
| | 1.5M Specific humidity over tiles | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (GUESS) | |
|
| | Gridbox outflow | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (Metoffice) | | This variable needs clarification
|
| | Net primary productivity | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (Metoffice) | | What does it mean?
|
| | Net primary productivity on PFTS | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (Metoffice) | | What does it mean?
|
| | Net down surface LW rad. flux (used for rlus) | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (JULES) | |
|
| | Diffuse flux | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (JULES) | |
|
| | Canopy throughfall rate | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | |
|
| | Evaporation from Canopy | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | |
|
| | Transpiration+soil evp on tiles | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | |
|
| | Transpiration | Monthly | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | | Monthly?
|
| | Soil Frozen Water Content | Monthly | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | (AQUATOOL) | | Monthly?
|
| | Solar Radiation (Global Horizontal Radiation) | Daily | mean | No. | No. | No. | No. | | | | ULEEDS, ENEA, IC3 | It needs clarification. Horizontal?
|
