Variable Name
|
Description
|
Units
|
EMIS
|
Surface emissivity
|
fraction
|
TS |
Surface skin temperature |
K |
ALBEDO
|
Surface albedo
|
fraction
|
ALBNIRDF
|
Diffuse beam NIR surface albedo
|
fraction
|
ALBNIRDR
|
Direct beam NIR surface albedo
|
fraction
|
ALBVISDF
|
Diffuse beam VIS-UV surface albedo
|
fraction
|
ALBVISDR
|
Direct beam VIS-UV surface albedo
|
fraction
|
LWGEM
|
Emitted longwave at the surface
|
W m-2
|
LWGAB
|
Absorbed longwave at the surface
|
W m-2
|
LWGABCLR
|
Absorbed longwave at the surface with no clouds
|
W m-2
|
LWGABCLRCLN
|
Absorbed longwave at the surface with no clouds or aerosol
|
W m-2
|
LWGNT
|
Net downward longwave flux at the surface
|
W m-2
|
LWGNTCLR
|
Net downward longwave flux at the surface for cloud-free sky
|
W m-2
|
LWGNTCLRCLN
|
Net downward longwave flux at the surface for clear sky
|
W m-2
|
LWTUP
|
Upward longwave flux at top of atmosphere (TOA)
|
W m-2
|
LWTUPCLR
|
Upward longwave flux at TOA assuming clear sky
|
W m-2
|
LWTUPCLRCLN
|
Upward longwave flux at TOA assuming clear clean sky
|
W m-2
|
SWTDN
|
TOA incident shortwave flux
|
W m-2
|
SWGDN
|
Surface incident shortwave flux
|
W m-2
|
SWGDNCLR
|
Surface incident shortwave flux assuming clear sky
|
W m-2
|
SWGNT
|
Surface net downward shortwave flux
|
W m-2
|
SWGNTCLR
|
Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clear sky
|
W m-2
|
SWGNTCLN
|
Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clean sky
|
W m-2
|
SWGNTCLRCLN
|
Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clear clean sky
|
W m-2
|
SWTNT
|
TOA net downward shortwave flux
|
W m-2
|
SWTNTCLR
|
TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clear sky
|
W m-2
|
SWTNTCLN
|
TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clean sky
|
W m-2
|
SWTNTCLRCLN
|
TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clear clean sky
|
W m-2
|
TAUHGH |
Optical thickness of high clouds |
dimensionless |
TAULOW |
Optical thickness of low clouds |
dimensionless |
TAUMID |
Optical thickness of mid-level clouds |
dimensionless |
TAUTOT |
Optical thickness of all clouds |
dimensionless |
CLDHGH |
High-level (above 400 hPa) cloud fraction |
fraction |
CLDLOW |
Low-level (1000-700 hPa) cloud fraction |
fraction |
CLDMID |
Mid-level (700-400 hPa) cloud fraction |
fraction |
CLDTOT |
Total cloud fraction |
fraction |