info about what is contained in the output files

text files over time

tmsurf.001 ( time ust tst qst obukh thls z0 wthls wthvs wqls )
tmser1.001 ( time cc z_cbase z_ctop_avg z_ctop_max zi we <> <>_max w_max tke ql_max)
tmlsm.001 ( time Qnet H LE G0 tendskin rs ra tskin cliq Wl rssoil rsveg Resp wco2 An gcco2)

text files over height and time (output every 5)

flux1.001 (LEV HEIGHT PRES | WTHL_SUB WTHL_RES WTHL_TOT WQT_SUB WQT_RES WQT_TOT )
field.001 (LEV HGHT PRES TEMP TH_L THETA TH_V QT_AV QL_AV U V CLOUD FRACTION CS)
moments.001 ( LEV HGHT PRES THL2 THV2 TH2 QT2 UU VV HGHT W*W SKEWW SFS-TKE)
flux2.001 (LEV HEIGHT PRES | UW_TOT VW_TOT UW_SGS VW_SGS UW_RES VW_RES WTH_TOT WQ_L WTHV_SUB WTHV_RES WTHV_TOT)
radstat.001 (LEV RAD_FLX_HGHT THL_HGHT LW_UP LW_DN SW_UP SW_DN TL_LW_TEND TL_SW_TEND TL_LS_TEND TL_TEND)
budget.001 (LEV HEIGHT | TKE SHEAR BUOYANCY TRANSP PRES_TRSP DISS BUDGET STORAGE RESID)
sbbudget.001 (LEV HEIGHT | SBTKE SBSHEAR BUOYANCY SBDISS SBSTORAGE SBBUDGET SBRESID EKM KH/KM )

net cdf files

profiles.001.nc (

dimensions: 
time = UNLIMITED ;   // (120 currently) 
zt = 64 ;  
zm = 64 ;  
zts = 4 ;  

variables:

float zt(zt) ;  
	zt:longname = "Vertical displacement of cell centers" ;  
	zt:units = "m" ;  
  
    
float zm(zm) ;  
	zm:longname = "Vertical displacement of cell edges" ;  
	zm:units = "m" ;  
  
    
float zts(zts) ;  
	zts:longname = "Soil level depth of cell centers" ;  
	zts:units = "m" ;  
  
    
float time(time) ;  
	time:longname = "Time" ;  
	time:units = "s" ;  
	time:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rhof(time, zt) ;  
	rhof:longname = "Full level slab averaged density" ;  
	rhof:units = "kg/m^3" ;  
	rhof:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rhobf(time, zt) ;  
	rhobf:longname = "Full level base-state density" ;  
	rhobf:units = "kg/m^3" ;  
	rhobf:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rhobh(time, zm) ;  
	rhobh:longname = "Half level base-state density" ;  
	rhobh:units = "kg/m^3" ;  
	rhobh:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float presh(time, zt) ;  
	presh:longname = "Pressure at cell center" ;  
	presh:units = "Pa" ;  
	presh:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float u(time, zt) ;  
	u:longname = "West-East velocity" ;  
	u:units = "m/s" ;  
	u:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float v(time, zt) ;  
	v:longname = "South-North velocity" ;  
	v:units = "m/s" ;  
	v:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thl(time, zt) ;  
	thl:longname = "Liquid water potential temperature" ;  
	thl:units = "K" ;  
	thl:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thv(time, zt) ;  
	thv:longname = "Virtual potential temperature" ;  
	thv:units = "K" ;  
	thv:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float qt(time, zt) ;  
	qt:longname = "Total water specific humidity" ;  
	qt:units = "kg/kg" ;  
	qt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ql(time, zt) ;  
	ql:longname = "Liquid water specific humidity" ;  
	ql:units = "kg/kg" ;  
	ql:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthls(time, zm) ;  
	wthls:longname = "SFS-Theta_l flux" ;  
	wthls:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthls:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthlr(time, zm) ;  
	wthlr:longname = "Resolved Theta_l flux" ;  
	wthlr:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthlr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthlt(time, zm) ;  
	wthlt:longname = "Total Theta_l flux" ;  
	wthlt:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthlt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthvs(time, zm) ;  
	wthvs:longname = "SFS-buoyancy flux" ;  
	wthvs:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthvs:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthvr(time, zm) ;  
	wthvr:longname = "Resolved buoyancy flux" ;  
	wthvr:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthvr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthvt(time, zm) ;  
	wthvt:longname = "Total buoyancy flux" ;  
	wthvt:units = "Km/s" ;  
	wthvt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqts(time, zm) ;  
	wqts:longname = "SFS-moisture flux" ;  
	wqts:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqts:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqtr(time, zm) ;  
	wqtr:longname = "Resolved moisture flux" ;  
	wqtr:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqtr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqtt(time, zm) ;  
	wqtt:longname = "Total moisture flux" ;  
	wqtt:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqtt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqls(time, zm) ;  
	wqls:longname = "SFS-liquid water flux" ;  
	wqls:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqls:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqlr(time, zm) ;  
	wqlr:longname = "Resolved liquid water flux" ;  
	wqlr:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqlr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wqlt(time, zm) ;  
	wqlt:longname = "Total liquid water flux" ;  
	wqlt:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wqlt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float uws(time, zm) ;  
	uws:longname = "SFS-momentum flux (uw)" ;  
	uws:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	uws:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float uwr(time, zm) ;  
	uwr:longname = "Resolved momentum flux (uw)" ;  
	uwr:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	uwr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float uwt(time, zm) ;  
	uwt:longname = "Total momentum flux (vw)" ;  
	uwt:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	uwt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float vws(time, zm) ;  
	vws:longname = "SFS-momentum flux (vw)" ;  
	vws:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	vws:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float vwr(time, zm) ;  
	vwr:longname = "Resolved momentum flux (vw)" ;  
	vwr:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	vwr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float vwt(time, zm) ;  
	vwt:longname = "Total momentum flux (vw)" ;  
	vwt:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	vwt:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float w2s(time, zm) ;  
	w2s:longname = "SFS-TKE" ;  
	w2s:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	w2s:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float w2r(time, zm) ;  
	w2r:longname = "Resolved vertical velocity variance" ;  
	w2r:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	w2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float skew(time, zm) ;  
	skew:longname = "vertical velocity skewness" ;  
	skew:units = "-" ;  
	skew:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float u2r(time, zt) ;  
	u2r:longname = "Resolved horizontal velocity variance (u)" ;  
	u2r:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	u2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float v2r(time, zt) ;  
	v2r:longname = "Resolved horizontal velocity variance (v)" ;  
	v2r:units = "m^2/s^2" ;  
	v2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thl2r(time, zt) ;  
	thl2r:longname = "Resolved theta_l variance" ;  
	thl2r:units = "K^2" ;  
	thl2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thv2r(time, zt) ;  
	thv2r:longname = "Resolved buoyancy variance" ;  
	thv2r:units = "K^2" ;  
	thv2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float th2r(time, zt) ;  
	th2r:longname = "Resolved theta variance" ;  
	th2r:units = "K^2" ;  
	th2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float qt2r(time, zt) ;  
	qt2r:longname = "Resolved total water variance" ;  
	qt2r:units = "(kg/kg)^2" ;  
	qt2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ql2r(time, zt) ;  
	ql2r:longname = "Resolved liquid water variance" ;  
	ql2r:units = "(kg/kg)^2" ;  
	ql2r:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float cs(time, zt) ;  
	cs:longname = "Smagorinsky constant" ;  
	cs:units = "-" ;  
	cs:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thltend(time, zt) ;  
	thltend:longname = "Total radiative tendency" ;  
	thltend:units = "K/s" ;  
	thltend:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thllwtend(time, zt) ;  
	thllwtend:longname = "Long wave radiative tendency" ;  
	thllwtend:units = "K/s" ;  
	thllwtend:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thlswtend(time, zt) ;  
	thlswtend:longname = "Short wave radiative tendency" ;  
	thlswtend:units = "K/s" ;  
	thlswtend:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thlradls(time, zt) ;  
	thlradls:longname = "Large scale radiative tendency" ;  
	thlradls:units = "K/s" ;  
	thlradls:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwu(time, zm) ;  
	lwu:longname = "Long wave upward radiative flux" ;  
	lwu:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	lwu:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwd(time, zm) ;  
	lwd:longname = "Long wave downward radiative flux" ;  
	lwd:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	lwd:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float swu(time, zm) ;  
	swu:longname = "Short wave upward radiative flux" ;  
	swu:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	swu:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float swd(time, zm) ;  
	swd:longname = "Short wave downward radiative flux" ;  
	swd:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	swd:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwuca(time, zm) ;  
	lwuca:longname = "Long wave clear air upward radiative flux" ;  
	lwuca:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	lwuca:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwdca(time, zm) ;  
	lwdca:longname = "Long wave clear air downward radiative flux" ;  
	lwdca:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	lwdca:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float swuca(time, zm) ;  
	swuca:longname = "Short wave clear air upward radiative flux" ;  
	swuca:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	swuca:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float swdca(time, zm) ;  
	swdca:longname = "Short wave clear air downward radiative flux" ;  
	swdca:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	swdca:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float tker(time, zt) ;  
	tker:longname = "Resolved TKE" ;  
	tker:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	tker:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float shr(time, zt) ;  
	shr:longname = "Resolved Shear" ;  
	shr:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	shr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float buo(time, zt) ;  
	buo:longname = "Resolved Buoyancy" ;  
	buo:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	buo:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float trsp(time, zt) ;  
	trsp:longname = "Resolved Transport" ;  
	trsp:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	trsp:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ptrsp(time, zt) ;  
	ptrsp:longname = "Resolved Pressure transport (redistribution)" ;  
	ptrsp:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	ptrsp:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float diss(time, zt) ;  
	diss:longname = "Resolved Dissipation" ;  
	diss:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	diss:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float budg(time, zt) ;  
	budg:longname = "Resolved Storage = dE/dt" ;  
	budg:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	budg:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float stor(time, zt) ;  
	stor:longname = "Resolved Budget = sum of contributions excl storage" ;  
	stor:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	stor:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float resid(time, zt) ;  
	resid:longname = "Resolved Residual = budget - storage" ;  
	resid:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	resid:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbtke(time, zt) ;  
	sbtke:longname = "Subgrid TKE" ;  
	sbtke:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbtke:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbshr(time, zt) ;  
	sbshr:longname = "Subgrid Shear" ;  
	sbshr:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbshr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbbuo(time, zt) ;  
	sbbuo:longname = "Subgrid Buoyancy" ;  
	sbbuo:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbbuo:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbdiss(time, zt) ;  
	sbdiss:longname = "Subgrid Dissipation" ;  
	sbdiss:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbdiss:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbstor(time, zt) ;  
	sbstor:longname = "Subgrid Storage = dE/dt" ;  
	sbstor:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbstor:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbbudg(time, zt) ;  
	sbbudg:longname = "Subgrid Budget = sum of contributions excl storage" ;  
	sbbudg:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbbudg:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float sbresid(time, zt) ;  
	sbresid:longname = "Subgrid Residual = budget - storage" ;  
	sbresid:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	sbresid:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ekm(time, zt) ;  
	ekm:longname = "Turbulent exchange coefficient momentum" ;  
	ekm:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	ekm:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float khkm(time, zt) ;  
	khkm:longname = "Kh / Km, in post-processing used to determine filter-grid ratio" ;  
	khkm:units = "m/s^2" ;  
	khkm:_FillValue = -999.f ;  

) tmser.001.nc ( dimensions:
time = UNLIMITED ; // (600 currently) variables:

float time(time) ;  
	time:longname = "Time" ;  
	time:units = "s" ;  
	time:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float cfrac(time) ;  
	cfrac:longname = "Cloud fraction" ;  
	cfrac:units = "-" ;  
	cfrac:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float zb(time) ;  
	zb:longname = "Cloud-base height" ;  
	zb:units = "m" ;  
	zb:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float zc_av(time) ;  
	zc_av:longname = "Average Cloud-top height" ;  
	zc_av:units = "m" ;  
	zc_av:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float zc_max(time) ;  
	zc_max:longname = "Maximum Cloud-top height" ;  
	zc_max:units = "m" ;  
	zc_max:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float zi(time) ;  
	zi:longname = "Boundary layer height" ;  
	zi:units = "m" ;  
	zi:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float we(time) ;  
	we:longname = "Entrainment velocity" ;  
	we:units = "m/s" ;  
	we:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwp_bar(time) ;  
	lwp_bar:longname = "Liquid-water path" ;  
	lwp_bar:units = "kg/m^2" ;  
	lwp_bar:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lwp_max(time) ;  
	lwp_max:longname = "Maximum Liquid-water path" ;  
	lwp_max:units = "kg/m^2" ;  
	lwp_max:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wmax(time) ;  
	wmax:longname = "Maximum vertical velocity" ;  
	wmax:units = "m/s" ;  
	wmax:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float vtke(time) ;  
	vtke:longname = "Vertical integral of total TKE" ;  
	vtke:units = "kg/s" ;  
	vtke:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float lmax(time) ;  
	lmax:longname = "Maximum liquid water specific humidity" ;  
	lmax:units = "kg/kg" ;  
	lmax:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ustar(time) ;  
	ustar:longname = "Surface friction velocity" ;  
	ustar:units = "m/s" ;  
	ustar:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float tstr(time) ;  
	tstr:longname = "Turbulent temperature scale" ;  
	tstr:units = "K" ;  
	tstr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float qtstr(time) ;  
	qtstr:longname = "Turbulent humidity scale" ;  
	qtstr:units = "K" ;  
	qtstr:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float obukh(time) ;  
	obukh:longname = "Obukhov Length" ;  
	obukh:units = "m" ;  
	obukh:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float thlskin(time) ;  
	thlskin:longname = "Surface liquid water potential temperature" ;  
	thlskin:units = "K" ;  
	thlskin:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float z0(time) ;  
	z0:longname = "Roughness height" ;  
	z0:units = "m" ;  
	z0:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wtheta(time) ;  
	wtheta:longname = "Surface kinematic temperature flux" ;  
	wtheta:units = "K m/s" ;  
	wtheta:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wthetav(time) ;  
	wthetav:longname = "Surface kinematic virtual temperature flux" ;  
	wthetav:units = "K m/s" ;  
	wthetav:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float wq(time) ;  
	wq:longname = "Surface kinematic moisture flux" ;  
	wq:units = "kg/kg m/s" ;  
	wq:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float twp_bar(time) ;  
	twp_bar:longname = "Total water path" ;  
	twp_bar:units = "kg/m^2" ;  
	twp_bar:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rwp_bar(time) ;  
	rwp_bar:longname = "Rain water path" ;  
	rwp_bar:units = "kg/m^2" ;  
	rwp_bar:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float Qnet(time) ;  
	Qnet:longname = "Net radiation" ;  
	Qnet:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	Qnet:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float H(time) ;  
	H:longname = "Sensible heat flux" ;  
	H:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	H:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float LE(time) ;  
	LE:longname = "Latent heat flux" ;  
	LE:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	LE:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float G0(time) ;  
	G0:longname = "Ground heat flux" ;  
	G0:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	G0:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float tendskin(time) ;  
	tendskin:longname = "Skin tendency" ;  
	tendskin:units = "W/m^2" ;  
	tendskin:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rs(time) ;  
	rs:longname = "Surface resistance" ;  
	rs:units = "s/m" ;  
	rs:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float ra(time) ;  
	ra:longname = "Aerodynamic resistance" ;  
	ra:units = "s/m" ;  
	ra:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float cliq(time) ;  
	cliq:longname = "Fraction of vegetated surface covered with liquid water" ;  
	cliq:units = "-" ;  
	cliq:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float Wl(time) ;  
	Wl:longname = "Liquid water reservoir" ;  
	Wl:units = "m" ;  
	Wl:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rssoil(time) ;  
	rssoil:longname = "Soil evaporation resistance" ;  
	rssoil:units = "s/m" ;  
	rssoil:_FillValue = -999.f ;  
  
    
float rsveg(time) ;  
	rsveg:longname = "Vegitation resistance" ;  
	rsveg:units = "s/m" ;  
	rsveg:_FillValue = -999.f ;  

)