ABCDEF
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CMIP VariableDescriptionRealmMulti-levelLevel(s)Frequency
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prPrecipitation RateAtmosphereDaily
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pslSea Level PressureAtmosphereDaily
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rsdsSurface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationAtmosphereDaily
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tasNear-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 mDaily
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tasmaxDaily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 mDaily
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tasminDaily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 m Daily
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uasEastward Near-Surface Wind SpeedAtmosphere10 mDaily
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vasNorthward Near-Surface Wind SpeedAtmosphere10 mDaily
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prPrecipitation RateAtmosphereMonthly
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pslSea Level PressureAtmosphereMonthly
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rlutTop of Atm. Outgoing Longwave RadiationAtmosphereMonthly
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rsdsSurface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationAtmosphereMonthly
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rsdtTop of Atm. Incoming Shortwave RadiationAtmosphereMonthly
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sfcwindNear-Surface Wind SpeedAtmosphere10 mMonthly
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tasNear-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 mMonthly
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tasmaxDaily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 mMonthly
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tasminDaily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureAtmosphere2 mMonthly
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uasEastward Near-Surface Wind SpeedAtmosphere10 mMonthly
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uaEastward WindAtmosphere✓1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10, 5, 1 hPaMonthly
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vaNorthward WindAtmosphere✓1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10, 5, 1 hPaMonthly
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vasNorthward Near-Surface Wind SpeedAtmosphere10 mMonthly
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zgGeopotential HeightAtmosphere✓1000, 925, 850, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 30, 20, 10, 5, 1 hPaMonthly
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hfdsOcean surface downward heat fluxOceanMonthly
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mlotstOcean mixed layer thicknessOceanMonthly
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msftyzMeridional overturning mass streamfunctionOceanMonthly
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soSea water salinityOcean✓Model dependentMonthly
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sosSea surface salinityOceanMonthly
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thetaoSea water potential temperatureOcean✓Model dependentMonthly
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tosSea surface temperatureOceanMonthly
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uoSea water zonal velocityOcean✓Model dependentMonthly
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voSea water meridional velocityOcean✓Model dependentMonthly
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zosSea surface height above geoidOceanMonthly
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areacelloOcean grid cell areaOceanInvariant
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basinOcean basin regions or maskOceanInvariant
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depthoSea floor depth below geoidOceanInvariant