Since I get many questions on what's contained in FOAM output, here's a list of all the variables contained in the standard atmosphere, coupler, and ocean output files.
Atmosphere Output |
ALB |
Albedo |
ALBCLR |
Clear sky albedo |
CLDHGH |
Vertically-integrated, random overlap, total cloud amount |
CLDLOW |
Vertically-integrated, random overlap, low cloud amount |
CLDMED |
Vertically-integrated, random overlap, mid-level cloud amount |
CLDTOT |
Vertically-integraed, random overlap, total cloud amount |
CLOUD |
Cloud fraction |
CMFDQ |
Q tendency – moist convetsion |
CMFDT |
T tendency-moist convection |
CMFMC |
Moist convection mass flux |
CNVCLD |
Random overlap total convective cloud amount |
DC01 |
convective adjustment tendency |
DTCOND |
T tendency – convective adjustment |
DTH |
T horizontal diffusive heating |
DTV |
T vertical diffusion |
FLNS |
Net longwave flux at surface |
FLNSC |
Clearsky net longwave flux at surface |
FLNT |
Net longwave flux at top |
FLNTC |
Clearsky net longwave flux at top |
FLUT |
Top of Atmosphere Outgoing Longwave Flux |
FLUTC |
Clearsky Top of Atmosphere Outgoing Longwave Flux |
FSDS |
Flux Shortwave Downwelling at Surface |
FSDSC |
Clearsky Flux Shortwave Downwelling at Surface |
FSNS |
Net solar flux at surface |
FSNSC |
Clearsky net solor flux at surface |
FSNT |
Net solar flux at top |
FSNTC |
Clearsky net solar flux at top |
FSNTOA |
Net Solar Flux at the Top of the Atmosphere |
FSNTOAC |
Clearsky Net Solar Flux at the Top of the Atmosphere |
LHFLX |
Surface latent heat flux |
LWCF |
Longwave Cloud Forcing |
OMEGA |
Vertical pressure velocity |
ORO |
ocean(0), land(1), sea ice(2) |
PBLH |
Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
PHIS |
surface geopotential |
PRECC |
Convective precipitation rate |
PRECL |
Large-scale (stable) precipitation rate |
PRECSC |
Convective snow rate (water equivalent) |
PRECSL |
Large-scale (stable) snow rate (water equivalent) |
PS |
surface pressure |
PSL |
Sea level pressure |
Q |
specific humidity |
QFLX |
Surface water flux |
QPERT |
Perturbation specific humidity (eddies in PBL) |
QRL |
Longwave heating rate |
QRS |
Solar heating rate |
RELHUM |
Relative humidity |
SHFLX |
Surface sensible heat flux |
SNOWH |
Water equivalent snow depth |
SOLIN |
Solar insolation |
SRFRAD |
Net radiative flux at surface |
SWCF |
Shortwave Cloud Forcing |
T |
temperature |
TAUGWX |
East-west gravity wave drag surface stress |
TAUGWY |
North-south gravity wave drag surface stress |
TAUX |
X-component (eat-weat) at surface stress |
TAUY |
Y-component (north-south) of surface stress |
TMQ |
Water Vapor |
TPERT |
Perturbation temperature (eddies in PBL) |
TS1 |
Surface temperature (level 1) |
TS2 |
Subsurface temperature (level 2) |
TS3 |
Subsurface temperature (level 3) |
TS4 |
Subsurface temperature (level 4) |
U |
zonal wind component |
USTAR |
Surface friction velocity |
UTGW |
U tendency – gravity wave drag |
V |
meridional wind component |
VD01 |
vertical diffusion tenency of water vapor |
VQ |
Meridional water transport |
VT |
Meridional heat transport |
VTGW |
V tendency – gravity wave drag |
VVPUU |
Kenetic Energy |
VZ |
Meridional transport |
WET |
Soil moisture |
Z3 |
Geopotential Height |
CONVEC |
Upper Ocean Convective adjustment frequencey |
CONVEC2 |
Deep Ocean Convective adjustment frequencey |
Currents |
Currents |
HEATF |
Ocean heat forcing |
P |
Normalized perturbation presure |
S |
Salinity |
SALTF |
Sfc salinity tendency due to freshwater forcing |
Sconv |
Surface layer S convective adjustment |
Sconvm1 |
Near surface layer S convective adjustment |
Szz |
Surface layer S vertical mixing |
Szzm1 |
Near surface layer S vertical mixing |
T |
Temperature |
TAUX |
X-component (east-west) of surface stress |
TAUY |
Y-component (north-south) of surface stress |
Tconv |
Surface layer T convective adjustment |
Tconvm1 |
Near surface layer T convective adjustment |
Tzz |
Surface layer T vertical mixing |
Tzzm1 |
Near surface layer T vertical mixing |
U |
Zonal current component |
V |
Meridional current component |
W |
Vertical velocity |