CESM Ocean Diagnostics Plots Model vs. Observations

CESM Version: undefined
Diagnostics Generated by: cmip6
Diagnostics Generated on: 2019-09-06 01:33:20
Case Name: b.e21.BWSSP585cmip6.f09_g17.CMIP6-G6solar-WACCM.002
Years: 2021 - 2049

2D Surface Flux Fields

Surface Fluxes (Lat, Lon)
SHF_TOTAL SHF_QSW MELTH_F SENH_F LWUP_F LWDN_F QFLUX
SFWF_TOTAL EVAP_F PREC_F SNOW_F MELT_F SALT_F ROFF_F
TAUX TAUY CURL

Global Zonal Average
SHF_GLO_za SHF_QSW_GLO_za MELTH_F_GLO_za SENH_F_GLO_za LWUP_F_GLO_za LWDN_F_GLO_za QFLUX_GLO_za
SFWF_GLO_za EVAP_F_GLO_za PREC_F_GLO_za SNOW_F_GLO_za MELT_F_GLO_za SALT_F_GLO_za ROFF_F_GLO_za

2D Surface Fields

2D Fields (Lat, Lon)
SSH HBLT HMXL DIA_DEPTH TLT INT_DEPTH
SU SV BSF

Global Zonal Average
SSH_GLO_za HBLT_GLO_za HMXL_GLO_za DIA_DEPTH_GLO_za TLT_GLO_za INT_DEPTH_GLO_za

3D Fields, Zonally Averaged

3D Fields, Zonally-Averaged
Global TEMP_GLO_za SALT_GLO_za IAGE_GLO_za KAPPA_ISOP_GLO_za
Atlantic TEMP_ATL_za SALT_ATL_za IAGE_ATL_za KAPPA_ISOP_ATL_za
Pacific TEMP_PAC_za SALT_PAC_za IAGE_PAC_za KAPPA_ISOP_PAC_za
Indian TEMP_IND_za SALT_IND_za IAGE_IND_za KAPPA_ISOP_IND_za
Southern TEMP_SOU_za SALT_SOU_za IAGE_SOU_za KAPPA_ISOP_SOU_za

Meridional Overturning Circulation - Meridional Heat & Freshwater Transports

MOC MOC_TOTAL MOC_EI HT FWT

Western Boundary Currents

DWBC

Seasonal Cycle Plots

EQ_PAC_SST_SEASONAL_CYCLE

Mixed Layer Depth Plots

MLD.03 MLD.125

Temperature and Salinity at Depth Levels

TEMP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
SALT: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Passive Tracers at Depth Levels

IAGE: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Eulerian Velocity Components at Depth Levels

UVEL: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
VVEL: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
WVEL: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Bolus Velocity Components at Depth Levels

UISOP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
VISOP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
WISOP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Diffusion Coefficients at Depth Levels

KAPPA_ISOP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
KAPPA_THIC: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Equatorial Upperocean

Longitude-Depth
TEMP (Glo) SALT (Glo) UVEL (Pac) UVEL (Atl) UVEL (Ind)

Latitude-Depth
143°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
156°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
165°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
180°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
190°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
205°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
220°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
235°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
250°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL
265°E: TEMP SALT PD UVEL

Horizontal Vector Fields at Depth

VELOCITY: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Polar Temperature and Salinity at Depth Levels

Arctic_TEMP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
Arctic_SALT: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
Antarctic_TEMP: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m
Antarctic_SALT: 0m 50m 100m 200m 300m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m

Depth Profiles of Basin-average Temperature and Salinity

Eurasian_Basin Makarov_Basin Canada_Basin

Regional Average Temperature and Salinity anomaly vs. depth

0-500m: TEMP SALT
500-2000m: TEMP SALT

Glossary
ADVS Vertically-Integrated S Advection Tendency
ADVT Vertically-Integrated T Advection Tendency
BSF Diagnostic barotropic streamfunction
EVAP_F Evaporation Flux from Coupler
FW Freshwater Flux
HBLT Boundary-Layer Depth
HDIFS Vertically-Integrated Horz Diff S tendency
HDIFT Vertically-Integrated Horz Diff T tendency
HMXL Mixed-Layer Depth
LWDN_F Longwave Heat Flux (dn) from Coupler
LWUP_F Longwave Heat Flux (up) from Coupler
MELTH_F Melt Heat Flux from Coupler
MELT_F Melt Flux from Coupler
PD Potential Density Ref to Surface
PREC_F Precipitation Flux from Cpl (rain+snow)
Q Static Stability (d(rho(p_r))/dz)
QSW_HBL Solar Short-Wave Heat Flux in bndry layer
QSW_HTP Solar Short-Wave Heat Flux in top layer
RESID_S Free-Surface Residual Flux (S)
RESID_T Free-Surface Residual Flux (T)
RHO In-Situ Density
ROFF_F Runoff Flux from Coupler
SALT Salinity
SALT_F Salt Flux from Coupler (kg of salt/m^2/s)
SENH_F Sensible Heat Flux from Coupler
SFWF Virtual Salt Flux in FW Flux formulation
SHF Total Surface Heat Flux, Including SW
SHF_QSW Solar Short-Wave Heat Flux
SNOW_F Snow Flux from Coupler
SSH Sea Surface Height
SU Vertically Integrated Velocity in grid-x direction
SV Vertically Integrated Velocity in grid-y direction
TAUX Windstress in grid-x direction
TAUY Windstress in grid-y direction
TBLT Minimum Boundary-Layer Depth
TEMP Potential Temperature
TFW_S S flux due to freshwater flux (kg of salt/m^2/s)
TFW_T T flux due to freshwater flux
TMXL Minimum Mixed-Layer Depth
UES Salt Flux in grid-x direction
UET Flux of Heat in grid-x direction
UVEL Velocity in grid-x direction
VNS Salt Flux in grid-y direction
VNT Flux of Heat in grid-y direction
VVEL Velocity in grid-y direction
WTS Salt Flux Across Top Face
WTT Heat Flux Across Top Face
WVEL Vertical Velocity
XBLT Maximum Boundary-Layer Depth
XMXL Maximum Mixed-Layer Depth