varinfo.dat

varinfo.dat

The varinfo.dat file specifies many things about the input/output rules for ROMS. Read the comments at the beginning of varinfo.dat for an introduction to the meaning of the various entries Vinfo(1) through Vinfo(7) and scale.

 This file contains all ROMS/TOMS Input/Output variables information. It is used to manage NetCDF files. 
 The following information is needed for any IO variable:
!
       Vinfo(1)      Field variable name.
       Vinfo(2)      Long-name attribute.
       Vinfo(3)      Units attribute.
       Vinfo(4)      Field type attribute.
       Vinfo(5)      Associated time variable name.
       Vinfo(6)      Index variable name used in information arrays.
       Vinfo(7)      Staggered C-grid variable type:
                           'nulvar' => non-grided variable.
                           'p2dvar' => 2D PHI-variable.
                           'r2dvar' => 2D RHO-variable.
                           'u2dvar' => 2D U-variable.
                           'v2dvar' => 2D V-variable.
                           'p3dvar' => 3D PHI-variable.
                           'r3dvar' => 3D RHO-variable.
                           'u3dvar' => 3D U-variable.
                           'v3dvar' => 3D V-variable.
                           'w3dvar' => 3D W-variable.
                           'b3dvar' => 3D BED-sediment.
       scale         Scale to convert data to model input units.
!
   Enclose Vinfo variables with single quotes so this file can be read with a free format statement. The Vinfo(6) variable must be    
   unique and case sensitive. It is checked in "mod_ncparm" to set the appropiate ID index for the information arrays.
   Notice that there is commented information for each variable  including input/output type and internal model units in brackets.     
   There are some variables that are special and require a particular units for input and output. 

Vinfo() entries

Vinfo(1): The principal role of varinfo.dat is to make the connection between the unique index variable name that ROMS uses (Vinfo(6)) and the name of the corresponding variable in the NetCDF file (Vinfo(1)).

Example: The default varinfo.dat uses the name swrad for the solar shortwave radiation flux in the forcing NetCDF file. If you have a forcing NetCDF file that uses a different name, say shortwave, you don’t need to rename the variable in the forcing file. Just change the Vinfo(1) entry in varinfo.dat to shortwave and ROMS will find it.

Vinfo(6): This the only entry in varinfo.dat that you must not change. This is the name by which variables are referred to internally in ROMS.

Vinfo(5): This is the time variable name associated with the data. If your NetCDF file uses a different name from the default you don’t need to rename it in the NetCDF file, just in varinfo.dat.

Example: If your file of shortwave radiation data is a time series defined at times given by variable shortwave_time then change the Vinfo(5) entry to this from the default srf_time.

Note: If the data in your NetCDF file has an attribute of time the entry in Vinfo(5) is ignored, and the time variable indicated in the NetCDF is used instead.

Vinfo(3) and scale: This is possibly the trickiest part of varinfo.dat and a place where one can easily make an error.

Note: For output only variables, the Vinfo(3) units string is used on output to describe the data in an output NetCDF file units attribute.

For variables that are used on input only, such as meteorological data, we have assumed a convention that Vinfo(3) describes the units that you have in your NetCDF file. It does not strictly describe the units ROMS assumes internally (though this is generally true if the scale factor is 1). The scale can be used to make ROMS modify the data during input to be consistent with ROMS internal units without the need to re-create a new forcing file with adjusted units.

Example: ROMS assumes surface air pressure is given in millibars. The COARE bulk formulae in subroutine bulk_flux demand this. If your input file is in Pascals you can convert these using the scale entry. You would change scale from its default of 1.0d0 to 0.01d0 because 1 Pascal = 0.01 millibar. Note that the rule is

ROMS_internal_units = (your_units) x (scale)

Hint: if you google search the string convert pascal to millibar you’ll get the necessary scale factor without overly taxing your brain.

If you change the scale factor in your varinfo.dat, I recommend you change the units string in Vinfo(2) to be consistent with your data file, and insert a comment to remind yourself what you’ve done in using a new scale factor. You can append a comment using a ! after anyentry in varinfo.dat.

Here is a table of common conversions that might be required:

Index     Default NetCDF  Long Name               Units required      Other     Scale
Vinfo(5)  variable name                           Internally by ROMS  units             
!   
!
idPair       Pair         surface air pressure       millibar          Pascal    0.01
!
idTair       Tair         surface air temperature    Celsius           Kelvin    can't do it
!
idQair       Qair         surface air relative       Fraction          Percent   0.01
                          humidity
!
idCfra       cloud        cloud fraction             Fraction          Percent   0.01
!
idSrad       swrad        solar shortwave            Watt/m2 (input)             1.0
                          radiation                  Celsius m/s
!
idrain       rain         rain fall rate             kg/m2/s           m/s       0.001
                                                                                (1/rhow)
!
idsdwf       swflux       surface net freshwater     m/s               cm/day    0.01/86400
                          flux (E-P)
!
idUsms       sustr        surface u-momentum         N/m2 (input)      dyne/cm2  0.1
                          stress                     m2/s2

Input and output variables

Some variables described in varinfo.dat are both input and output variables. The model state variables zeta, temp, salt, u, v…etc. are obviously in this category. Certain surface flux variables can be either input forcing data, or output results computed internally.

Example: In some ROMS configurations, such as #define BULK_FLUX, surface u-stress, sustr, is an output having been computed internally. It is written to the output NetCDF file if Hout(idUsms) = T in the roms.in file.

In other configurations sustr is an input, and drives the surface momentum input directly.

The scale factor is only used on input. It is ignored on output. Output data are always written in default ROMS internal units with a few exceptions: namely, heat fluxes and surface and bottom stresses. The output scale factors applied can be seen in the source code (e.g. wrt_his.F). This re-scaling is made to give geophysically meaningful units of Watt/m2 for heat, and N/m2 (or Pa) for stresses.

We will add more documentation on the default internal units, and the distinction between input and output varibales, in the next model release.

CAUTION: You must be very careful here if you start tinkering with varinfo.dat entries for mixed I/O variables.

Example: If you intend surface wind stress tau, sustr, as an input but have a data file in dynes/cm2 (= 0.1 N/m2 or Pa), you need to convert these to ROMS internal units of kinematic stress tau/rho0 (like u*2) of m2/s2. The scale factor is 0.1/1025 = 9.8x10-5 where the numerator 0.1 converts dynes/cm2 to Pa and the reference density of seawater is 1025 kg/m3.

The conversion of momentum (in Pa) and heat flux (in Watts/m2) to kinematic units (of m2/s2 and degC m/s, respectively) is why the report of min/max values sent to stdout shows different values to those you have in your input NetCDF file. You should always carefully inspect the range of data values read when working with a new model set-up or new forcing netCDF files to make sure the data you are reading are what you expect. In the next version of the model will will clarify these procedures by documenting within varinfo.dat the default input and output units, and the internal units.

If you intend sustr to be an output you should keep the units string Vinfo(3) as newton meter-2 because this string will be the units attribute in the output NetCDF file. The scale value is irrelevant because it will not be applied on output. You can’t use it to alter the units of the output.

If you specify sustr as input and output (which you can do: ROMS will read forcing sustr from a forcing NetCDF file and write sustr to history, averages, stations file etc.) even if you do a scale factor conversion you’d better keep the Vinfo(3) units as Newton meter-2 so that the output files have the correct metadata in the NetCDF attributes.

Surface fluxes of tracers are always output in units of tracer_units m/s. This is true also for the surface salt flux. It is not converted to an equivalent freshwater flux. The variable swflux is an input variable only. You can do the conversion yourself if you wish using a suitable surface salinity value. We do not do this conversion within ROMS because in order to perform a tracer budget analysis you would want fluxes in tracer units.

However, if you are using the BULK_FLUXES option, you can have the computed evaporation rate (in kg m/s) saved to the output file, and perform a freshwater budget calculation accordingly.

We don’t recommend mixing the units of state variables on input and output. A user could give an initial condition file with sea level zeta in centimeters by setting the scale to 0.01. The output history, averages, restart etc. files will nevertheless be written with zeta in units of meters. So you would want the Vinfo(3) string to reflect this. The risk here is that if you subsequently restart the model from one of these files, you would need to remember to re-set the scale for zeta in varinfo.dat.

Note also that in if you specify stresses or heat fluxes through analytical.F that they must be converted to kinematic units within analytical.F, i.e. stress in Pa must be divided by rho0, and heat fluxes by rho0*cp.

A nifty varinfo.dat trick

Vinfo(1) does not have to be unique. You can direct more than one variable index name (Vinfo(6)) to read the data from the same NetCDF variable in the input files. The scale entry let’s you apply different scaling to each.

Example: Suppose you wish to specify a constant value for the open boundary values for biological tracers. Rather than make a NetCDF file with data for all of NO3_west, NH4_west, phyt_west etc you could make a NetCDF file with a single variable named, say ones_west, which is filled with nothing but 1.0 for all time, s_rho and eta_rho.

In varinfo.dat, there must still be one entry for each unique index but you can have each entry point to the same ONES_west data. Assign the value you want for each variable in the scale entry. This scale will be multiplied by the 1.0 on input to set the open boundary values.

 'ONES_west'
  'ammonium western boundary condition'
  'millimole_nitrogen meter-3'
  'NH4_east, scalar, series'
  'NH4_time'
  'idTbry(iwest,iNH4_)'
  'nulvar'
  0.1d0          ! make all values equal to 0.1 millimole meter-3
!
 'ONES_west'
  'phytoplankton western boundary condition'
  'millimole_nitrogen meter-3'
  'phyt_west, scalar, series'
  'phyt_time'
  'idTbry(iwest,iPhyt)'
  'nulvar'
  0.08d0        ! make all values equal to 0.08 millimole meter-3

Metadata

Variable	standard_name
active_layer_thickness	sea_bed_active_layer_thickness
aice	sea_ice_area_fraction
AKk	vertical_diffusion_coefficient_of_turbulent_kinetic_energy_of_sea_water
AKp	vertical_diffusion_coefficient_of_turbulent_length_scale_of_sea_water
AKs	vertical_diffusion_coefficient_of_salinity_in_sea_water
AKt	vertical_diffusion_coefficient_of_temperature_in_sea_water
AKv	vertical_viscosity_coefficient_of_sea_water
alkalinity	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
alkalinity_east	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
alkalinity_north	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
alkalinity_south	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
alkalinity_west	sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
Bac_C	mole_concentration_of_bateria_expressed_as_carbon_group_
Bac_F	mole_concentration_of_bateria_expressed_as_iron_group_
Bac_N	mole_concentration_of_bateria_expressed_as_nitrogen_group_
Bac_P	mole_concentration_of_bateria_expressed_as_phosphorus_group_
bath	sea_floor_depth
bedload_Umud_	sea_bottom_bedload_x_flux_of_cohesive_sediment_
bedload_Usand_	sea_bottom_bedload_x_flux_of_noncohesive_sediment_
bedload_Vmud_	sea_bottom_bedload_y_flux_of_cohesive_sediment_
bedload_Vsand_	sea_bottom_bedload_y_flux_of_noncohesive_sediment_
bed_age	sea_bed_sediment_layer_age
bed_biodiff	sea_bottom_biodiffusivity_in_bed_layer
bed_porosity	sea_bed_sediment_layer_porosity
bed_tau_crit	sea_bottom_critical_shields_stress_in_bed_layer
bed_thickness	sea_bed_sediment_layer_thickness
bed_wave_amp	sea_bottom_wave_excursion_amplitude
BgError_value	background_error_standard_deviation_at_observation_locations
BgThresh_value	number_of_standard_deviation_threshold_for_background_quality_control
bhflux	sea_bottom_upward_heat_flux
bustr	sea_bottom_upward_x_stress
bustrc	sea_bottom_upward_x_stress_due_to_current
bustrcwmax	maximum_sea_bottom_upward_x_stress_due_to_waves_and_current
bustrw	sea_bottom_upward_x_stress_due_to_waves
bvstr	sea_bottom_upward_y_stress
bvstrc	sea_bottom_upward_y_stress_due_to_current
bvstrcwmax	maximum_sea_bottom_upward_y_stress_due_to_waves_and_current
bvstrw	sea_bottom_upward_y_stress_due_to_waves
bwflux	sea_bottom_upward_water_flux
CDC_absorption	sea_water_color_degradational_matter_light_optical_absorption
cdd	momentum_shear_stress_transfer_coefficient_from_file
cdm	momentum_shear_stress_transfer_coefficient_from_model
CDM_C	mole_concentration_of_color_degradational_matter_expressed_as_carbon_group_
ced	latent_heat_transfer_coefficient_from_file
cem	latent_heat_transfer_coefficient_from_file
chd	sensible_heat_transfer_coefficient_from_file
chlorophyll	mole_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
chlo_east	mole_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
chlo_north	mole_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
chlo_south	mole_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
chlo_west	mole_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
chm	sensible_heat_transfer_coefficient_from_model
chu_iw	sea_ice_and_sea_water_transfer_coefficient
cloud	cloud_area_fraction
CO2_airsea	suface_mole_concentration_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_between_air_and_sea_water
cohesive_behavior	sea_bottom_cohesive_sediment_behavior
CosW	cosine_of_tidal_period_times_time
CosWCosW	square_of_cosine_of_tidal_period_times_time
cyst_bottom	cell_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_bottom_cyst_in_sea_water
Db_max	nulvar
Db_mm	nulvar
Db_zm	nulvar
Db_zphi	nulvar
Db_zs	nulvar
denitrification	mole_concentration_of_denitrification_flux_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
dep_net	sea_bed_sediement_erosion_or_deposition_thickness
detrital_absorption	sea_water_detrital_light_optical_absorption
detritus	mole_concentration_of_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
detritus_east	mole_concentration_of_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
detritus_north	mole_concentration_of_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
detritus_south	mole_concentration_of_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
detritus_west	mole_concentration_of_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
diatom	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
diatom_east	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
diatom_north	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
diatom_south	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
diatom_west	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
DIC	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
dinoflagellate	cell_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_in_sea_water
dinoflagellate_east	mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_in_sea_water
dinoflagellate_north	mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_in_sea_water
dinoflagellate_south	mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_in_sea_water
dinoflagellate_west	mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellate_in_sea_water
DIN_obs	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_inorganic_nutrient
dmix_offset	sea_bottom_erodibility_profile_offset
dmix_slope	sea_bottom_erodibility_profile_slope
dmix_time	sea_bottom_erodibility_profile_time_scale
DOM_C	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon_group_
DOM_N	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_matter_expressed_as_nitrogen_group_
DOM_P	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_matter_expressed_as_phosphorus_group_
DON	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
DON_east	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
DON_north	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
DON_south	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
DON_west	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
downward_irradiance	mole_concentration_of_downward_spectral_light_irradiance_in_sea_water
dQdSST	derivative_of_surface_downward_heat_flux_wrt_sea_surface_temperature
DU_avg1	sea_water_time_average_of_barotropic_x_velocity_flux
DU_avg2	sea_water_correct_barotropic_x_velocity_flux_for_coupling
DV_avg1	sea_water_time_average_of_barotropic_y_velocity_flux
DV_avg2	sea_water_correct_barotropic_y_velocity_flux_for_coupling
Dwave	sea_surface_wind_wave_to_direction
dye_	mass_concentration_of_dye_
dye_east_	mass_concentration_of_dye_
dye_north_	mass_concentration_of_dye_
dye_south_	mass_concentration_of_dye_
dye_west_	mass_concentration_of_dye_
EminusP	surface_upward_water_flux
erosion_stress	sea_bottom_sediment_median_critical_erosion_stress
ero_flux	sea_bed_sediment_erosion_flux
evaporation	water_evaporation_flux_out_of_sea_water
Fec_C	mole_concentration_of_fecal_matter_expressed_as_carbon_group_
Fec_F	mole_concentration_of_fecal_matter_expressed_as_iron_group_
Fec_N	mole_concentration_of_fecal_matter_expressed_as_nitrogen_group_
Fec_P	mole_concentration_of_fecal_matter_expressed_as_phosphorus_group_
Fec_S	mole_concentration_of_fecal_matter_expressed_as_silica_group_
FeO	mole_concentration_of_iron_oxide_in_sea_water
ghat_salt	nonlocal_transport_of_salinity_in_sea_water
ghat_temp	nonlocal_transport_of_temperature_in_sea_water
gls	turbulent_mixing_generic_length_of_sea_water
grain_density	sea_water_sediment_grain_diameter_density
grain_diameter	sea_water_sediment_grain_diameter_size
Hbbl	ocean_bottom_boundary_layer_thickness
hice	sea_ice_thickness
Hsbl	ocean_surface_boundary_layer_thickness
Huon	ocean_volume_x_transport
Huontracer	ocean_volume_x_transport_of_
Hvom	ocean_volume_y_transport
Hvomtracer	ocean_volume_y_transport_of_
Hwave	sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height
icec	sea_ice_concentration
increment	data_assimilation_increment
innovation	data_assimilation_innovation
iomflx	water_flux_out_of_sea_ice_and_sea_water
iron	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water
iron_east	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water
iron_north	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water
iron_south	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water
iron_west	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_iron_in_sea_water
Kh	error_covariance_horizontal_convolution_coefficient
Kv	error_covariance_vertical_convolution_coefficient
latent	surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
LdeC_east	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
LdeC_north	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
LdeC_south	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
LdeC_west	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
LDeN_east	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
LDeN_north	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
LDeN_south	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
LDeN_west	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
LdetritusC	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
LdetritusN	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
light_attenuation	diffuse_light_attenuation_below_sea_surface
light_cosine	light_spectral_average_cosine_of_zenith_angle_below_sea_surface
Lscale	turbulent_length_scale_due_to_vertical_mixing_of_sea_water
Lwave	sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_wavelength
lwrad	surface_net_downward_longwave_flux
lwrad_down	surface_downward_longwave_flux
M2_NudgeCoef	sea_surface_barotropic_current_inverse_nudging_coefficient
M3_NudgeCoef	sea_water_current_inverse_nudging_coefficient
mesozooplankton	mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
mesozoo_east	mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
mesozoo_north	mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
mesozoo_south	mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
mesozoo_west	mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
microzooplankton	mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
microzoo_east	mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
microzoo_north	mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
microzoo_south	mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
microzoo_west	mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
misfit_final	final_model-observation_misfit
misfit_initial	initial_model-observation_misfit
mudfrac_	sea_bottom_cohesive_sediment_
mudmass_	sea_bottom_cohesive_sediment_
mud_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_mud_
mud_east_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_mud_
mud_north_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_mud_
mud_south_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_mud_
mud_west_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_mud_
nanophytoplankton	mole_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
nanophy_east	mole_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
nanophy_north	mole_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
nanophy_south	mole_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
nanophy_west	mole_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NH4	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NH4_east	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NH4_north	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NH4_south	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NH4_west	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Nitrif_flux	mole_concentration_of_denitrification_flux_expressed_as_nitrogen_at_sea_bottom
NLmodel_final	final_nonlinear_model_value_at_observation_location
NLmodel_initial	initial_nonlinear_model_value_at_observation_location
NLmodel_unvetted	unvetted_nonlinear_model_value_at_observation_location
NLmodel_value	nonlinear_model_value_at_observation_location_per_outer_loop
NLmodel_value_unvetted	unvetted_nonlinear_model_value_at_observation_location_per_outter_loop
NO3	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NO3_east	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NO3_north	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NO3_south	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NO3_uptake	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_uptake_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
NO3_west	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Nobs	number_of_observations_per_survey_time
O2_airsea	surface_downward_mole_flux_of_molecular_oxygen
obs_depth	depth_of_observation_below_sea_surface
obs_error	observation_error_covariance
obs_lat	observation_latitude
obs_lon	observation_longitude
obs_meta	observation_meta_value
obs_provenance	observation_provenance
obs_scale	observation_quality_control_flag
obs_time	observation_time
obs_type	observation_type_indentifier_according_to_state_variable
obs_value	observation_value
obs_Xgrid	observation_grid_cell_fractional_x_location
obs_Ygrid	observation_grid_cell_fractional_y_location
obs_Zgrid	observation_grid_cell_fractional_z_location
ocean_time	time
omega	upward_sea_water_omega_velocity
opal	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_silica_in_sea_water
opal_east	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_silica_in_sea_water
opal_north	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_silica_in_sea_water
opal_south	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_silica_in_sea_water
opal_west	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_silica_in_sea_water
oxygen	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_in_sea_water
oxygen_east	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_in_sea_water
oxygen_north	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_in_sea_water
oxygen_south	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_in_sea_water
oxygen_west	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_in_sea_water
Pair	surface_air_pressure
pCO2	partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water
phytFe_east	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water
phytFe_north	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water
phytFe_south	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water
phytFe_west	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water
phytoplankton	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
phytoplanktonFe	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_in_sea_water
phytoplanktonFe	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_in_expressed_as_iron_sea_water
phyt_east	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
phyt_north	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
phyt_south	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
phyt_west	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Phy_absorption	sea_water_phytoplankton_light_optical_absorption
Phy_backscattering	sea_water_phytoplankton_light_optical_backscattering
Phy_C	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_group_
Phy_F	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_iron_group_
Phy_N	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_group_
Phy_P	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_phosphorus_group_
Phy_S	mole_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_silica_group_
Phy_scattering	sea_water_phytoplankton_light_optical_scattering
Pigs_	mass_concentration_of_
PO4	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
PO4_east	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
PO4_north	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
PO4_south	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
PO4_west	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
PON	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
PON_east	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
PON_north	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
PON_south	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
PON_west	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_in_sea_water
prate	precipitation_flux
pvorticity	ocean_potential_vorticity
pvorticity_bar	ocean_barotropic_potential_vorticity
Pwave_bot	sea_bottom_wind_wave_period
Pwave_top	sea_surface_wind_wave_peak_period
Pzooplankton	mole_concentration_of_predactor_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Pzoo_east	mole_concentration_of_predator_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Pzoo_north	mole_concentration_of_predator_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Pzoo_south	mole_concentration_of_predator_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Pzoo_west	mole_concentration_of_predator_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
P_Production	sea_water_primary_production_of_biomass_expressed_as_nitrogen
Qair	surface_relative_humidity
rain	precipitation_flux
RDeC_east	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
RDeC_north	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
RDeC_south	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
RDeC_west	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
RDeN_east	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
RDeN_north	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
RDeN_south	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
RDeN_west	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
RdetritusC	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
RdetritusN	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
rdrag	sea_bottom_linear_drag_coefficient
rdrag2	sea_bottom_quadratic_drag_coefficient
residual	data_assimilation_residual
respiration	mole_concentration_flux_of_total_respiration_expressed_as_oxygen_in_sea_water
rho	sea_water_density_anomaly
rhoa	surface_air_density
ripple_height	sea_bottom_sediment_ripple_height
ripple_length	sea_bottom_sediment_ripple_length
river_alkalinity	alkalinity_transport_expressed_as_mole_equivalent_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_detritus	mole_concentration_of_detritus_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_direction	direction_of_river_transport
river_DON	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_nitrogen_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_dye_	mass_concetration_of_dye_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_Eposition	river_runoff_y_grid_cell_location
river_flag	river_status_flag
river_LDeC	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_transport__expressed_as_carbon_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_LDeN	mole_concentration_of_large_detritus_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_mud_	mass_concetration_of_mud_
river_NH4	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_NO3	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_nutrient	mole_concentration_of_nutrient_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_Oxyg	mole_concentration_of_dissolved_oxygen_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_PO4	mole_concentration_of_phosphate_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_PON	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_nitrogen_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_RDeC	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_transport_expressed_as_carbon_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_RDeN	mole_concentration_of_river_detritus_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_salt	sea_water_practical_salinity
river_sand_	mass_concetration_of_sand_
river_SDeC	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_transport_expressed_as_carbon_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_SDeN	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_transport_expressed_as_nitrogen_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_temp	sea_water_potential_temperature
river_TIC	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_transport	water_volume_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_Vshape	water_volume_vertical_transport_profile_into_sea_water_from_rivers
river_Xposition	river_runoff_x_grid_cell_location
ru	sea_water_x_velocity_right_hand_side
rubar	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_right_hand_side
rufrc	integral_of_sea_water_x_velocity_right_hand_side
rv	sea_water_y_velocity_right_hand_side
rvbar	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_right_hand_side
rvfrc	integral_of_sea_water_y_velocity_right_hand_side
rvorticity	ocean_relative_vorticity
rvorticity_bar	ocean_barotropic_relative_vorticity
rzeta	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly_right_hand_side
s0mk	salinity_of_molecular_sub_layer_under_sea_ice
salt	sea_water_practical_salinity
salt	sea_water_practical_salinity_impulse
saltation	sea_bottom_saltation_height
salt_detided	detided_sea_water_practical_salinity
salt_east	sea_water_practical_salinity
salt_north	sea_water_practical_salinity
salt_south	sea_water_practical_salinity
salt_sur	sea_surface_salinity
salt_tide	sea_water_practical_salinity_per_tide_constituent
salt_west	sea_water_practical_salinity
sandfrac_	sea_bottom_noncohesive_sediment_
sandmass_	sea_bottom_noncohesive_sediment_
sand_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_sand_
sand_east_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_sand_
sand_north_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_sand_
sand_south_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_sand_
sand_west_	mass_concentration_of_suspended_sand_
scalar_irradiance	mole_concentration_of_scalar_spectral_light_irradiance_in_sea_water
SdeC_east	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
SdeC_north	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
SdeC_south	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
SdeC_west	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
SDeN_east	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
SDeN_north	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
SDeN_south	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
SDeN_west	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
SdetritusC	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
SdetritusN	mole_concentration_of_small_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
sensible	surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
settling_vel	sea_water_sediment_median_grain_setting_velocity
sfwat	melt_sea_water_tickness_on_sea_ice
shflux	surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water
sig11	sea_ice_internal_xx_stress
sig12	sea_ice_internal_xy_stress
sig22	sea_ice_internal_yy_stress
SinW	sine_of_tidal_period_times_time
SinWCosW	product_of_sine_and_cosine_of_tidal_period_times_time
SinWSinW	square_of_sine_of_tidal_period_times_time
SiO	mole_concentration_of_silica_in_sea_water
SiOH4	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
SiOH4_east	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
SiOH4_north	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
SiOH4_south	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
SiOH4_west	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
skt	sea_surface_skin_temperature
snow_thick	snowfall_thickness_above_sea_ice
ssflux	salt_flux_into_sea_water
SSS	sea_surface_salinity
SST	sea_surface_temperature
surface_irradiance	mole_concentration_of_spectral_light_irradiance_in_surface_sea_water
survey_time	observation_survey_time
sustr	surface_downward_x_stress
svstr	surface_downward_y_stress
swflux	surface_upward_water_flux_from_file
swrad	net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surface
swrad_avg	time_averaged_net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surfacer
Sxx	sea_water_horizontal_xx_wave_radiation_stress
Sxx_bar	sea_water_barotropic_horizontal_xx_wave_radiation_stress
Sxy	sea_water_horizontal_xy_wave_radiation_stress
Sxy_bar	sea_water_barotropic_horizontal_xy_wave_radiation_stress
Syy	sea_water_horizontal_yy_wave_radiation_stress
Syy_bar	sea_water_barotropic_horizontal_yy_wave_radiation_stress
Szx	sea_water_vertical_zx_wave_radiation_stress
Szy	sea_water_vertical_zy_wave_radiation_stress
t0mk	temperature_of_molecular_sub_layer_under_sea_ice
Tair	surface_air_temperature
tau_crit_off	sea_bed_sediment_critical_shear_stress_offset
tau_crit_offset_c	sea_bottom_sediment_critical_shields_stress_offset
tau_crit_rtime	sea_bottom_sediment_critical_shields_time_scale
tau_crit_slope	sea_bed_sediment_critical_shear_stress_slope
tau_crit_slope_c	sea_bottom_sediment_critical_shields_stress_slope
tau_crit_time	sea_bed_sediment_critical_shear_stress_nudging_time
tau_iw	sea_ice_and_sea_water_friction_velocity
temp	sea_water_potential_temperature
temp	sea_water_potential_temperature_impulse
temp_detided	detided_sea_water_potential_temperature
temp_east	sea_water_potential_temperature
temp_north	sea_water_potential_temperature
temp_south	sea_water_potential_temperature
temp_sur	sea_surface_temperature
temp_tide	sea_water_potential_temperature_per_tide_constituent
temp_west	sea_water_potential_temperature
ti	sea_ice_temperature
TIC	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
TIC_east	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
TIC_north	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
TIC_south	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
TIC_west	mole_concentration_of_total_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
tide_Cangle	ocean_tidal_constituent_current_inclination_angle
tide_Cmax	ocean_tidal_constituent_major_axis_maximum_current_velocity
tide_Cmin	ocean_tidal_constituent_major_axis_minimum_current_velocity
tide_Cphase	ocean_tidal_constituent_current_phase_angle
tide_Eamp	ocean_tidal_constituent_elevation_amplitude
tide_Ephase	ocean_tidal_constituent_elevation_phase_angle
tide_period	ocean_tidal_constituent_period
tisrf	sea_ice_surface_temperature
tke	turbulent_kinetic_energy_due_to_vertical_mixing_of_sea_water
TLmodel_value	tangent_linear_model_value_at_observation_location
total_backscattering	sea_water_total_light_optical_backscattering
total_scattering	sea_water_total_light_optical_scattering
tracer2	square_of_
tracer_NudgeCoef	sea_surface_tracer_inverse_nudging_coefficient
u	sea_water_x_velocity
u	sea_water_x_velocity_impulse
ubar	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_impulse
ubar2	square_of_barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_accel	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency
ubar_bstr	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_bottom_stress
ubar_cor	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_coriolis
ubar_detided	detided_barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_east	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_eastward	barotropic_sea_water_eastward_velocity
ubar_hadv	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_advection
ubar_hrad	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_radiation_stress
ubar_hvisc	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_viscosity
ubar_north	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_prsgrd	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_pressure_gradient
ubar_Rstress	sea_surface_barotropic_x_wave_radiation_stress
ubar_south	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_sstr	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_surface_stress
ubar_stokes	sea_surface_barotropic_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity
ubar_tide	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_per_tide_constituent
ubar_west	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity
ubar_xadv	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_advection
ubar_xvisc	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_viscosity
ubar_yadv	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_advection
ubar_yvisc	barotropic_sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_viscosity
Ubot	sea_bed_orbital_x_velocity_due_to_waves
Ub_swan	modeled_sea_bottom_wind_wave_orbital_velocity
uice	sea_ice_x_velocity
Ur	sea_water_above_bed_x_velocity
utracer	product_of_x_velocity_and_
uu	square_of_sea_water_x_velocity
uv	product_of_x_velocity_and_y_velocity_in_sea_water
Uwind	surface_eastward_wind
u_accel	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency
u_cor	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_coriolis
u_detided	detided_sea_water_x_velocity
u_east	sea_water_x_velocity
u_eastward	eastward_sea_water_velocity
u_hadv	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_advection
u_hrad	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_radiation_stress
u_hvisc	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_viscosity
u_north	sea_water_x_velocity
u_prsgrd	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_pressure_gradient
u_Rstress	sea_water_x_wave_radiation_stress
u_south	sea_water_x_velocity
u_stokes	sea_water_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity
u_sur	sea_water_surface_x_velocity
u_sur_eastward	surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity
u_tide	sea_water_x_velocity_per_tide_constituent
u_vadv	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_advection
u_vrad	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_radiation_stress
u_vvisc	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_viscosity
u_west	sea_water_x_velocity
u_xadv	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_advection
u_xvisc	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_viscosity
u_yadv	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_advection
u_yvisc	sea_water_x_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_viscosity
v	sea_water_y_velocity
v	sea_water_y_velocity_impulse
vbar	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_impulse
vbar2	square_of_barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_accel	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency
vbar_bstr	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_bottom_stress
vbar_cor	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_coriolis
vbar_detided	detided_barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_east	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_hadv	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_advection
vbar_hrad	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_radiation_stress
vbar_hvisc	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_viscosity
vbar_north	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_northward	barotropic_sea_water_northward_velocity
vbar_prsgrd	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_pressure_gradient
vbar_Rstress	sea_surface_barotropic_y_wave_radiation_stress
vbar_south	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_sstr	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_surface_stress
vbar_stokes	sea_surface_barotropic_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity
vbar_tide	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_per_tide_constituent
vbar_west	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity
vbar_xadv	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_advection
vbar_xvisc	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_viscosity
vbar_yadv	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_advection
vbar_yvisc	barotropic_sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_viscosity
Vbot	sea_bed_orbital_y_velocity_due_to_waves
vice	sea_ice_y_velocity
Vr	sea_water_above_bed_y_velocity
vtracer	product_of_y_velocity_and_
vv	square_of_sea_water_y_velocity
Vwind	surface_northward_wind
v_accel	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency
v_cor	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_coriolis
v_detided	detided_sea_water_y_velocity
v_east	sea_water_y_velocity
v_hadv	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_advection
v_hrad	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_radiation_stress
v_hvisc	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_viscosity
v_north	sea_water_y_velocity
v_northward	northward_sea_water_velocity
v_prsgrd	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_pressure_gradient
v_Rstress	sea_water_y_wave_radiation_stress
v_south	sea_water_y_velocity
v_stokes	sea_water_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity
v_sur	sea_water_surface_y_velocity
v_sur_northward	surface_northward_sea_water_velocity
v_tide	sea_water_y_velocity_per_tide_constituent
v_vadv	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_advection
v_vrad	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_radiation_stress
v_vvisc	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_vertical_viscosity
v_west	sea_water_y_velocity
v_xadv	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_advection
v_xvisc	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_viscosity
v_yadv	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_advection
v_yvisc	sea_water_y_velocity_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_viscosity
w	upward_sea_water_velocity
Wave_break	sea_surface_wave_breaking_percent_fraction
Wave_dissip	sea_bottom_wave_dissipation_due_to_friction
wetdry_mask_psi	wet_dry_mask_at_cell_corners
wetdry_mask_rho	wet_dry_mask_at_cell_center
wetdry_mask_u	wet_dry_mask_at_cell_y_edges
wetdry_mask_v	wet_dry_mask_at_cell_x_edges
wg2d	square_of_surface_wind_gustiness_from_file
wg2m	squared_surface_wind_gustiness_from_model
zero_phase_date	ocean_tidal_reference_date_for_zero_phase
zeta	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly_impulse
zeta2	square_of_sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta_detided	detided_sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta_east	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta_north	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta_south	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
zeta_tide	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly_per_tide_constituent
zeta_west	sea_surface_elevation_anomaly
ZoBot	sea_bottom_roughness_length_scale
zooplankton	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
zoop_east	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
zoop_north	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
zoop_south	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
zoop_west	mole_concentration_of_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Zo_app	sea_bottom_apparent_roughness_length_scale
Zo_bedform	sea_bottom_bedform_roughness_length_scale
Zo_bedload	sea_bottom_bed_load_roughness_length_scale
Zo_bio	sea_bottom_biological_roughness_length_scale
Zo_def	sea_bottom_default_roughness_length_scale
Zo_Nik	sea_bottom_nikaradse_roughness_length_scale
Zo_wbl	sea_bottom_wave_boundary_layer_roughness_length_scale
z_rho	model_level_depth_at_cell_center
z_u	model_level_depth_at_cell_y_edges
z_v	model_level_depth_at_cell_x_edges
z_w	model_level_depth_at_cell_top_face
<tracer>_hadv	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_advection
<tracer>_hdiff	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_diffusion
<tracer>_rate	<tracer>_tendency
<tracer>_sdiff	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_s_diffusion
<tracer>_vadv	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_vertical_advection
<tracer>_vdiff	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_vertical_diffusion
<tracer>_xadv	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_advection
<tracer>_xdiff	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_x_diffusion
<tracer>_yadv	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_advection
<tracer>_ydiff	<tracer>_tendency_due_to_horizontal_y_diffusion