Sample Diagnostic Variables Available for Use with EdGCM
EdGCM offers the ability to view hundreds of diagnostic variables produced by the Global Climate Model. Below is a list of typical variables that can be used in lab exercises with most students. (Unless otherwise noted, all variables listed are shown in the default variables list.)
Map Variables:Values are represented in a latitude x longitude grid at the Earth’s surface.
Map variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Snow Depth
Snow and Ice Coverage
Ocean Ice Coverage
Precipitation
Evaporation
Surface Wind Speed
Low Level Cloud Cover
High Level Cloud Cover
Total Cloud Cover
Planetary Albedo
Net Radiation of Planet
Soil Moisture
Ocean Mixed-Layer Temperature
Max. Surface Temperature
Min. Surface Temperature
Length of Growing Season (requires "all variables" list view)
Times Series: Values are shown as a function of time over the course of the simulation.
Time series variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Precipitation
Evaporation
Snow Cover
Ocean Ice Cover
Total Cloud Cover
Water Content of the Atmosphere
Planetary Albedo
Net Radiation Absorbed by Planet
Net Heating at Ground Surface
Vertical Slices: Variable values are indicated by color and are shown as a function of atmospheric height (in pressure coordinates) across the range of latitudes.
Vertical Slice variables include:
Temperature
Specific Humidity
Relative Humidity
Zonal Wind Speed
Meridional Wind Speed
Stream Function
Total Cloud Cover
Zonal Averages: Variables are shown as average values along lines of latitude, for the full range of latitudes.
Zonal average variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Precipitation
Evaporation
Total Cloud Cover
Incoming SW Radiation
Ocean Ice Cover
Snow Depth
Snow Cover
Planetary Albedo
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Sample Diagnostic Variables Available for Use with EdGCM
EdGCM offers the ability to view hundreds of diagnostic variables produced by the Global Climate Model. Below is a list of typical variables that can be used in lab exercises with most students. (Unless otherwise noted, all variables listed are shown in the default variables list.)
Map Variables:Values are represented in a latitude x longitude grid at the Earth’s surface.
Map variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Snow Depth
Snow and Ice Coverage
Ocean Ice Coverage
Precipitation
Evaporation
Surface Wind Speed
Low Level Cloud Cover
High Level Cloud Cover
Total Cloud Cover
Planetary Albedo
Net Radiation of Planet
Soil Moisture
Ocean Mixed-Layer Temperature
Max. Surface Temperature
Min. Surface Temperature
Length of Growing Season (requires "all variables" list view)
Times Series: Values are shown as a function of time over the course of the simulation.
Time series variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Precipitation
Evaporation
Snow Cover
Ocean Ice Cover
Total Cloud Cover
Water Content of the Atmosphere
Planetary Albedo
Net Radiation Absorbed by Planet
Net Heating at Ground Surface
Vertical Slices: Variable values are indicated by color and are shown as a function of atmospheric height (in pressure coordinates) across the range of latitudes.
Vertical Slice variables include:
Temperature
Specific Humidity
Relative Humidity
Zonal Wind Speed
Meridional Wind Speed
Stream Function
Total Cloud Cover
Zonal Averages: Variables are shown as average values along lines of latitude, for the full range of latitudes.
Zonal average variables include:
Surface Air Temperature
Precipitation
Evaporation
Total Cloud Cover
Incoming SW Radiation
Ocean Ice Cover
Snow Depth
Snow Cover
Planetary Albedo
Are you absolutely sure you want to delete this article? This process cannot be undone and is permanent.
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