This document contains the diagnostic variables in CliMA.
| short name | description |
|---|
| u | x-velocity |
| v | y-velocity |
| w | z-velocity |
| avg_rho | density |
| rho | (density-averaged) density |
| qt | total specific humidity |
| ql | liquid water specific humidity |
| qv | water vapor specific humidity |
| thd | potential temperature |
| thv | virtual potential temperature |
| thl | liquid-ice potential temperature |
| et | total specific energy |
| ei | specific internal energy |
| ht | total specific enthalpy |
| hm | specific enthalpy |
| var_u | variance of x-velocity |
| var_v | variance of y-velocity |
| var_w | variance of z-velocity |
| w3 | the third moment of z-velocity |
| tke | turbulence kinetic energy |
| var_qt | variance of total specific humidity |
| var_thl | variance of liquid-ice potential temperature |
| var_ei | variance of specific internal energy |
| cov_w_u | vertical eddy flux of x-velocity |
| cov_w_v | vertical eddy flux of y-velocity |
| cov_w_rho | vertical eddy flux of mass |
| cov_w_qt | vertical eddy flux of total specific humidity |
| cov_w_ql | vertical eddy flux of liuqid water specific humidity |
| cov_w_qv | vertical eddy flux of water vapor specific humidity |
| cov_w_thd | vertical eddy flux of potential temperature |
| cov_w_thv | vertical eddy flux of virtual temperature |
| cov_w_thl | vertical eddy flux of liquid-ice potential temperature |
| cov_w_ei | vertical eddy flux of specific internal energy |
| cov_qt_thl | covariance of total specific humidity and liquid-ice potential temperature |
| cov_qt_ei | covariance of total specific humidity and specific internal energy |
| w_qt_sgs | vertical sgs flux of total specific humidity |
| w_ht_sgs | vertical sgs flux of total specific enthalpy |
| cld_frac | cloud fraction |
| cld_cover | cloud cover |
| cld_top | cloud top |
| cld_base | cloud base |
| lwp | liquid water path |
| short name | description |
|---|
| u_core | cloud core x-velocity |
| v_core | cloud core y-velocity |
| w_core | cloud core z-velocity |
| avg_rho_core | cloud core density |
| rho_core | cloud core (density-averaged) density |
| qt_core | cloud core total specific humidity |
| ql_core | cloud core liquid water specific humidity |
| thv_core | cloud core virtual potential temperature |
| thl_core | cloud core liquid-ice potential temperature |
| ei_core | cloud core specific internal energy |
| var_u_core | cloud core variance of x-velocity |
| var_v_core | cloud core variance of y-velocity |
| var_w_core | cloud core variance of z-velocity |
| var_qt_core | cloud core variance of total specific humidity |
| var_thl_core | cloud core variance of liquid-ice potential temperature |
| var_ei_core | cloud core variance of specific internal energy |
| cov_w_rho_core | cloud core vertical eddy flux of mass |
| cov_w_qt_core | cloud core vertical eddy flux of total specific humidity |
| cov_w_thl_core | cloud core vertical eddy flux of liquid-ice potential temperature |
| cov_w_ei_core | cloud core vertical eddy flux of specific internal energy |
| cov_qt_thl_core | cloud core covariance of total specific humidity and liquid-ice potential temperature |
| cov_qt_ei_core | cloud core covariance of total specific humidity and specific internal energy |
| core_frac | cloud core (q_liq > 0 and w > 0) fraction |